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Really impressed tonight

Really impressed tonight

Durutti

Durutti

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Some fantastic football played by our lads tonight and should have won by a greater margin. We are frustratingly inconsistent but it's just so clear that all the players, even the contract rebels are still behind the manager. What a better team we are when Fisher is in it. Gallagher superb, Sinclair did great for the pen and DJ did well.
 
Let's not get carried away.

We played well in the first half and had total control of the game. We should probably have taken a couple more chances.

In the second half we weren't great with O Dowda and Hunt running the game.

Gally was excellent and we defended well but needed to relie on Rudd at his best.

Delighted with the win and pleased with a clean sheet.

Lads get a rest now before three very important games.
 
I thought we were mostly very average. Not as crap as usual and Bristol were unlucky really.

It will be a slow tedious grind all season. Can’t wait.
 
Considering Bristol have been in top 6 for practically the whole season (o.k they're slumping back to mid table now) I was pretty happy with what I saw in the first hour. Just needed that second but it didn't come and had to grind it out.

Team has woken up at home now so should make mid table that bit more comfortable.
 
It was a much needed win but we still saw some of the same problems we’ve seen for a while, a penalty doesn’t change that. Thought we could have taken the game to them more in the second half and obviously made changes earlier. I like maguire but we can’t persist with him upfront on his own. Paired with Riis in a 4-4-2 I think we’d see the best of him but Neil will never go for this.

Defensively it was the most balanced performance for a long time and credit goes to Earl for that, that LB spot has to be his own now.

Hoping it’s not a false dawn we have to put a run together or we’re just treading water.
 
Durutti said:
Some fantastic football played by our lads tonight and should have won by a greater margin. We are frustratingly inconsistent but it's just so clear that all the players, even the contract rebels are still behind the manager. What a better team we are when Fisher is in it. Gallagher superb, Sinclair did great for the pen and DJ did well.
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Fisher is a liability and having to take him off after 69 minutes to avoid a red card proves that
 
From91 said:
It was a much needed win but we still saw some of the same problems we’ve seen for a while, a penalty doesn’t change that. Thought we could have taken the game to them more in the second half and obviously made changes earlier. I like maguire but we can’t persist with him upfront on his own. Paired with Riis in a 4-4-2 I think we’d see the best of him but Neil will never go for this.

Defensively it was the most balanced performance for a long time and credit goes to Earl for that, that LB spot has to be his own now.

Hoping it’s not a false dawn we have to put a run together or we’re just treading water.
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Did you not think that Earl struggled defensively a bit in the second half, particularly against O’ Dowda?
 
I thought we played really well tonight.

Earl looked like he's progressing very well.

Fisher. Still a wanker imho.

Gally solid performance.

4-4-2 was the way to go but we should have done it earlier.

Rudd had a very good game. I think we'd be in the bottom three without him this season.

A clean sheet and 3 points; I'll take that thanks vm.
 
good win, just about deserved on 1st Half performance, why Earl hasn’t been a regular this season is beyond me?
he oozes class, and will only get better with a run of games. One thing I noticed on a few occasions was players falling over at crucial moments ....get some proper studs in. One more thing that got me totally wound up was players receiving the ball in good positions and instead of moving forward with the ball, passed it backwards instead ! Does my head in, good 3 points tho 👍🏻
 
rem said:
Did you not think that Earl struggled defensively a bit in the second half, particularly against O’ Dowda?
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O’Dowda has well over 200 league appearances under his belt and is clearly a quality player.

Earl has played a fraction of that number in going on two years. Think we need to cut the lad some slack and allow him to accrue some experience.

He clearly has talent.
 
Pumba said:
O’Dowda has well over 200 league appearances under his belt and is clearly a quality player.

Earl has played a fraction of that number in going on two years. Think we need to cut the lad some slack and allow him to accrue some experience.

He clearly has talent.
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Exactly, lets not forget how little football Earl has played too. You can’t expect his fitness levels to be sharp for 90mins after playing mid week too. He’s been terrific these last 2 games & he’s only going to get better. He needs to keep that LB position for me.
 
rem said:
Did you not think that Earl struggled defensively a bit in the second half, particularly against O’ Dowda?
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Yes but I'd rather see Earl get the game time and have these learning curves than someone like Rafferty as a more "defensive" option who totally limits us.

We look much more comfortable on that left hand side with an actual left footer there - Earl deserves a run of games.
 
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