Barrow v Swindon Town Pre-match and Match day thread

[Ƭ̵̬̊: The Artist Formerly Known as CWIG]

Not yet they havnt Duke. Reckon there's still a year at least of this 🙁

I genuinely can't see any end. I'd take a year, even if we went down and got new decent owners. A year I would take. I think it could be much much worse than that.

[Quagmire]

I think it is going to take relegation until the rest of the fanbase wake up and realise how bad Morfuni and co are, unfortunately.

[DV]

We look at least as bad as late last season and without the good start......so doesn't look good.

We look worse.
Think this squad is capable of more than its showing but really starting to think Kennedy is on a different planet.
I get what he *says* might not actually be what he *thinks* but we’ve been rotten this season, absolutely fucking rotten.

Whether we stay up might depend on how soon we pull the trigger & who we replace him with.

[molepar]

I’m sure I’m not alone in thinking this but when they went down to 10 with a non-keeper I still had very little belief that we would actually pull it off. Why did Glatzel go off? Was it injury? I thought Sobowale was doing okay and I think if Kennedy is in the habit of double subbing and dropping people like Oforborh then it won’t be long until the toxicity seeps into the dressing room.

[Ƭ̵̬̊: The Artist Formerly Known as CWIG]

I think it is going to take relegation until the rest of the fanbase wake up and realise how bad Morfuni and co are, unfortunately.

Will they then? I genuinely don't think a portion of the fan base ever will. If not now, then I don't think they ever will.

[molepar]

If any of LSPOD are reading; please get Terry on for this analysis  

[Freeloader]

I’m sure I’m not alone in thinking this but when they went down to 10 with a non-keeper I still had very little belief that we would actually pull it off. Why did Glatzel go off? Was it injury? I thought Sobowale was doing okay and I think if Kennedy is in the habit of double subbing and dropping people like Oforborh then it won’t be long until the toxicity seeps into the dressing room.

Glatzel had a nasty bang on the head, requiring bandaging to deal with a cut.  He may have been concussed and was pulled after a few minutes after being patched up.  Sobowale has been criticized for not going outside and typically turning back and inside (a la Shade).  So, presumably, Sobowale wasn't crossing sufficiently.

[TheDukeOfBanbury]

I’m sure I’m not alone in thinking this but when they went down to 10 with a non-keeper I still had very little belief that we would actually pull it off. Why did Glatzel go off? Was it injury? I thought Sobowale was doing okay and I think if Kennedy is in the habit of double subbing and dropping people like Oforborh then it won’t be long until the toxicity seeps into the dressing room.

Concussion protocol I believe and if deemed as accepted misses next game.

[molepar]

I thought that may be the case with Glatzel. Sobowale looks like one of our good acquisitions so I hope that Kennedy hasn’t sent him to the bomb squad already.

[Wobbly Bob]

I didn't celebrate with much gusto, kind of knew what would happen once an outfield player went in goal.

Yeah, it was good when their sponsors motm let the goal in & for the town fans to give some back to their lot, but that's it.

Two points dropped for Barrow.
They win that without breaking sweat if they'd had a keeper on the bench.

Most of Kennedy's comments were technically correct, but come on, everyone involved from players to management will go to bed knowing that under the circumstances that should have been 3pts in the bag.

The performance of Cox was a positive, but the team looks like it hasn’t played together very much.

Might not be a bad thing if Clarke is also missing along with Smith for the next game.

[Bob1978]

I didn't celebrate with much gusto, kind of knew what would happen once an outfield player went in goal.

Yeah, it was good when their sponsors motm let the goal in & for the town fans to give some back to their lot, but that's it.

Two points dropped for Barrow.
They win that without breaking sweat if they'd had a keeper on the bench.

Most of Kennedy's comments were technically correct, but come on, everyone involved from players to management will go to bed knowing that under the circumstances that should have been 3pts in the bag.

The performance of Cox was a positive, but the team looks like it hasn’t played together very much.

Might not be a bad thing if Clarke is also missing along with Smith for the next game.

Nice to read a balanced opinion from someone who went to the match. Kennedy would be stupid to do a Sheridan and start throwing players under the bus publicly

[Berniman]

Stop calling him Clem. we’re not friendly with that thief. Morfuni out the twat.

Because that is the most critical thing to worry about..    calling him Morfuni will show him and convince him to sell..

[4D]

I prefer Clam

[Batch]

4. Smith was naive in getting sent off.

That's not what I'd call it. He's 29 years old. He's tetchy and a total twat for rising to it.

We are now without Smith, Hall, Glatzel and probably Clarke for Newport. Delaney shouldn't be starting games yet either.

[Pookemon]

I know it's early but I am really starting to question Kennedy tactically already.

Ofoborh in advanced role
Cotterill deep
Clark playing out wide

Today was even weirder, Starts with Cain with 2 left backs on the bench, brings one on in first half which was needed but to then sub him is mental

Added to that he's not changed shape once today and persisted with leaving 3 centre halves on the pitch against 10 men and then says after the game he's happy we weren't just shooting at goal despite them having a defender in goal for 68 mins

Very worried if I'm honest

So am I.  There's just a complete lack of pragmatism.  Kennedys primary focus should be on winning games, not on a fixation on formations, ball playing number 6s etc.  It's concerning that he says we are 3 weeks behind as though it's not as if any other team will improve over the 3 next weeks, and that he "didn't build a team for September" when August has already fucked off so 20% of the season has been written off.

Take off the blinkers and make the best out of the shite you are dealt.  This feels like a better squad than last year, the bench has first team players on it and experience, but collectively they are shite as, fundamentally, they don't seem to know what they are suppose to do.