Farce

[Schemer]

For me I would have played todays team on Tuesday night v Forest and put the strongest eleven out today and again on Saturday against Hull.

Lets be honest at the moment too many better teams above us to achieve promotion this year so why not have a decent cup run.

We should have called Sheff Utd's bluff and gone strong today ... It did Wigan no harm against a weakened West Ham today.

It was hardly a reserve side that Neil fielded. Presumably Pearson and Davies were unavailable through injury so apart from playing Cunningham instead of Earl, you could say the other changes were warranted after the inept performances by certain players in the Birmingham game.

 

[Town_ender]

My point is more about the other teams than us,.fullham middlesbrough Villa Derby even Norwich - quite a few teams in really neat form. We need to join them is the point, put a winning run together and it'll have to be as I day 4games+ territory - starting this week in Nottingham.

True, it's not something we aren't capable of, but agree we do need to close the gap to those teams fairly soon.

 

[Strongbow]

It's only a month since we played a good Boro team off the park in the first half, yes we didn't see it through, but with everyone fit I think we can compete with the play-off team's. The only game I've seen us outplayed was at Derby, and for that game we were missing Ben Pearson suspended and AN held his hands up and said he should have made changes after we played the last 30 minutes with 10 men at Leeds the previous Saturday. The biggest worry at the moment is lack of cover for key players most notably Ben Pearson, but the club are trying to address that in this transfer window.

In a play-off tie there would be x4 halves .... like I said tough nuts to crack await.

 

[proton]

I'd actually say the challenge for AN now is to find a sustainable winning formula, getting the players working to improve their individual and team performances and recruiting players of good enough quality to play in a team challenging for promotion.

All tricky challenges for him.

We seem to have lost our direction somewhat lately, playing quite poorly, creating few chances and resorting to long high balls to Hugill. It seems like we need to go back to basics, work on the system that brought us early success in terms of performances, results and entertainment and put that out on the pitch every match.

That last paragraph sums things up very well.
For me we need to get our strongest team on the pitch every game, as another poster commented we are not a top prem side, so talk of it being a squad game is neither here nor there, there is no real depth of quality in our squad.

 

[California_PNE]

True, it's not something we aren't capable of, but agree we do need to close the gap to those teams fairly soon.

We're on the same page no worries.
Just can't see us doing it right this minute.

Could be with say 10 games left, weather picking up for some of our off form boys, everyone fit, McGuire ready, and AN ready to adapt formation to suit our team and to cause the opposition problems maybe just maybe there will be a chance then. But it's looks a huge (hill) to climb from here.

 

[Strongbow]

Reading the BBC report it says only our 2nd defeat in 14 games ..... bit shocked at that stat tbh.

 

[paddysr]

Reading the BBC report it says only our 2nd defeat in 14 games ..... bit shocked at that stat tbh.

I know, you'd swear we were 9 points adrift at the bottom of the league the way some are reacting

 

[Strongbow]

I know, you'd swear we were 9 points adrift at the bottom of the league the way some are reacting

We are in the bottom 3 surely ? 🙂

Think i'll go around their houses and hand the Snickers out !!!!!!

 

[paddysr]

We are in the bottom 3 surely ? 🙂

Think i'll go around their houses and hand the Snickers out !!!!!!

Made me actual lol that. Cheers for that been proper feeling sorry for myself!

 

[mapping]

You've been saying the same shit for weeks "I'm done with this shit me, I've had enough...waah wah waaah" Crying your fucking eyes out. Why don't you stick to your word and fuck off for the rest of the season, you morbid cunt.

443 posts and every single one of them has been hissy fit bollocks every time we get beat.

Close the door on your way out you yellow bellied whopper.

right mate , could you please stop posting , I am developing a man crush on you , and my missus doesnt think its healthy , but I keep telling her honesty and humor mashed together are ... well .... lovely 🙂

 

[proton]

Reading the BBC report it says only our 2nd defeat in 14 games ..... bit shocked at that stat tbh.

It's the number of drawn games that has held us back.

 

[Strongbow]

You've been saying the same shit for weeks "I'm done with this shit me, I've had enough...waah wah waaah" Crying your fucking eyes out. Why don't you stick to your word and fuck off for the rest of the season, you morbid cunt.

443 posts and every single one of them has been hissy fit bollocks every time we get beat.

Close the door on your way out you yellow bellied whopper.

Just seen this .... pretty forthright and to the point that 😱

 

[California_PNE]

Emotions are running high on here tonight Mr Neil

Sort them bunch of fannies out will you!

 

[mapping]

Emotions are running high on here tonight Mr Neil

Sort them bunch of fannies out will you!

Are you at altitude ?

Edit: are you a Pads brat ?

 

[Jack Daniels]

You've been saying the same shit for weeks "I'm done with this shit me, I've had enough...waah wah waaah" Crying your fucking eyes out. Why don't you stick to your word and fuck off for the rest of the season, you morbid cunt.

443 posts and every single one of them has been hissy fit bollocks every time we get beat.

Close the door on your way out you yellow bellied whopper.

Haha, excellent.

Some of these serial moaners every Saturday on the MDT between 1500 - 1700 hrs make me wonder if they actually attend the games. Totally sour.

 

[Preston Lad]

Too easy an excuse.

Weve been dire for weeks. Other than the first half against boro theres been very little to get enthused about.

We create very little, we convert even less.

Positive football?

Yeh right.

I agree.

Neil said he was sending out a team to win that game.

It didn’t look that way from the stands I’ll tell you.

 

[26-0]

I agree.

Neil said he was sending out a team to win that game.

It didn’t look that way from the stands I’ll tell you.

Both teams played the Grayson way, very cagey for the first half but with a lively start to second half from United and attacking subs by AN more winning intent in the second.

 

[Paul Weller]

Since the draw was made for this round I have been saying to my lad that I would take fringe players and reserves today and give them a run out, so I'm definitely not going to start having a moan about AN for making changes. Fair enough, we didn't create much which is disappointing, but neither did Sheff United. It was two poor teams on the day out there today. I'm more bothered about getting the 3 pts next week. If we are as bad next week as today against a poor Hull team (I know they won today) then I might be hitting the panic button myself, but I'm certainly not over a cup game that was never our top priority. If we do get the 3 pts next week, I think today will be quickly forgotten.

It really is the trend to use the FA Cup as a run-out for fringe players for Premiership (big) clubs, of which we are not. Why can't the cup be a priority for PNE? The fans would have loved a big game in the next round. I suppose AN has to continue with the belief that the play-offs are within reach, but they're not: all in all a total disappointment.

 

[Kathryn]

Haha, excellent.

Some of these serial moaners every Saturday on the MDT between 1500 - 1700 hrs make me wonder if they actually attend the games. Totally sour.

If they’re commenting on the Match Day thread, they’re probably not at the game, unless they’re commenting after getting home.

 

[Town_ender]

We're on the same page no worries.
Just can't see us doing it right this minute.

Could be with say 10 games left, weather picking up for some of our off form boys, everyone fit, McGuire ready, and AN ready to adapt formation to suit our team and to cause the opposition problems maybe just maybe there will be a chance then. But it's looks a huge (hill) to climb from here.

Keep faith, getting cover for Pearson in this window is a must, having Maguire back available would also be a big help. Providing we don't have any more long term injuries I think we've got a decent chance of being in the play-off's, what happens then is in the lap of the gods, dodgy refereeing decisions, individual mistakes mean it can be a bit of a lottery.