The reason we are rubbish

[Don Rogers Shop]

Oh i agree with tails but we just dont seem to do it.

[janaage]

I agree with DV on his points, good posting Dev.

Also...

"Malpas turned motherwell from a decent team into a very poor one and almost got them relegated, is he doing the same thing here?"

Has anyone got the full facts on this Motherwell tale?  As I heard that Motherwell were up against it severely during MM's reign and if player's livlihoods at at risk that has a huge effect on performance.

MM is boring - Who cares, so was Sturrock yet people were happy enough with him.  Also MM is at least trying to get us playing the right way.  When Sturrock's team were getting beaten he'd rarely get out onto the touchline screaming and ranting, it's not his style, and it ain't MM's either.

Goalkeepers - Whatthe feck is going on here.  If you have a superb keeper behind you the defence breeds confidence which then goes through the whole team.   Problem is both keepers are struggling confidence wise, which in turn means our defence are a bit more nervy than usual.

[Tails]

I wouldn't be confident as a goalkeeper if I had Aljofree in front of me to be honest... My opinion of him is getting worse and worse as the season goes on.

[janaage]

He was the better centre half on Saturday (I know that's not saying much).

[DV]

Also, on the defence side of things - it could be your classic 'players that arent playing will save us' type post that JCP78 loves so much....but Im starting to think (although I havent convinced myself fully yet!!) that Lee Peacock in midfield added alot more to the team defensively than Nalis, Timlin or Easton do & we miss it!

[Tails]

Only because he was mental and ran after everything! He was caught out a lot.

Nalis does a good job I think, and I like him. I'm just really not convinced by Aljofree as captain at the moment, would be better off with Nalis as captain.

[Arriba]

but he doesn't want to play there dv.unless he was just giving a bullshit interview

[Simon Pieman]

The cover in midfield hasn't been great, I fully agree. But watch who the players are marking. The back four are all over the place and so are the midfield. I don't think putting Peacock in the middle will amend this.

[DV]

but he doesn't want to play there dv.unless he was just giving a bullshit interview

I could be wrong, but Peacock strikes we as the type of guy who would do whatever you ask of him and tell the fans what we want to hear.

Last season he kept saying he loved his new midfield role, then when he moved back up top he said how much he loved being back up front.

As I've said, I personally perfer him in midfield

[chalkies_shorts]

I wouldn't be confident as a goalkeeper if I had Aljofree in front of me to be honest... My opinion of him is getting worse and worse as the season goes on.

I don't think I'd be confident when your captain cocks up and then gives you a gob full of abuse as if its your fault. There is something very wrong with Aljofree this season. Last season he was OK - no more, no less. He just seems to be permanantly carrying an injury - unfortunately whilst it does affect his game it doesn't affect his tongue.

[Batch]

Easton can do the job, I don't think he's fully firing 100% on all cylinders yet.

I've said it before and I promise I won't say it again until next time. I think the bad defending is not just the defences fault. I think the midfield loses shape/discipline too often and lets the opposition get in the hole between out midfield and our defence. This causes confusion in the defence on who is marking who.

[janaage]

The midfield was the problem when we went down a few years ago, as they'd never break up any counter attacks, hence that awful goal against ? FC when their lad ran the whole length of the pitch without be tackled or pressured once.

[Arriba]

so do i dv.but i dont think the midfield is a problem really,easton was non-existent saturday but that was out of character for him.the fact that peacock cannot get a game for us only highlights how bad our defence has become.we are stronger upfront and midfield this season but so disorganised at the back.

[Batch]

I don't think I'd be confident when your captain cocks up and then gives you a gob full of abuse as if its your fault.

I'd imagine he was giving Ifil a gobful for not covering him in that situation in case he made a mistake. They must have been working on covering each other all week. I'm sure we are *trying* to tighten up.

I don't think it was justified in this case mind.

[janaage]

I reckon Aljofree's been sleeping with Jack Smith, Ifil (his old FB) has found out and since then finds it difficult to trust Hasney.  This is just a slight conspiracy theory, based purely on fiction.