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poolie · **Joined:** Thu Nov 13, 2014 4:31 pm **Posts:** 879

Very disappointing no spark in the team hope donaldson is not out for long other than that not much else to say.

Chrissy Stevo · **Posted:** Sat Sep 15, 2018 5:31 pm

We looked flat from the off. Also hope Donaldson isn’t to badly injured as Richardson simply didn’t look good enough.

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tREE_wiTH_hAMStER · **Joined:** Sat May 19, 2007 11:00 am **Posts:** 20758

Need some creativity badly. Hopefully Williams 'tonsiltitus' clears up before Christmas.

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37553

We were ok till Donaldson had to go off. Richardson was static.
We went really close several times and their keeper kept them in the fame. Disappointing result, but early days still.

Hartleblue · **Posted:** Sat Sep 15, 2018 7:06 pm

We needed Cassidy on the bench today he would have torn a new arshole in that lumbering centre half of theirs, he gives us another option. Also thought we finally got a decent referee and assistants for a change.

HonestPoolie · **Joined:** Mon Dec 08, 2014 3:46 pm **Posts:** 663

phil wrote:

What happened with Noble and their keeper?

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He nutted the back of Nobles head in the tunnel at half time apparently.

We weren't at our best today but didn't really need to be, we still had more than enough chances to win the game, we just need to be more clinical and we'd have been out of sight by half time

Donaldson has really grown into the wing back role, hopefully Richardson can do the same. He's still only a young lad but he just needs to be more confident in possession, it looked like he couldn't wait to get rid of the ball today.

congress_tart · **Posted:** Sat Sep 15, 2018 7:31 pm

HonestPoolie wrote:

phil wrote:

What happened with Noble and their keeper?

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He nutted the back of Nobles head in the tunnel at half time apparently.

We weren't at our best today but didn't really need to be, we still had more than enough chances to win the game, we just need to be more clinical and we'd have been out of sight by half time

Donaldson has really grown into the wing back role, hopefully Richardson can do the same. He's still only a young lad but he just needs to be more confident in possession, it looked like he couldn't wait to get rid of the ball today.

Richardson wasn’t great but as you are alluding to it took Donaldson a few games to get used to it. I think Kitching is becoming more comfortable with it as well, particularly as he is adapting to being almost like a target-man wing-back. It is certainly not the easiest role to play

PJPoolie · **Joined:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:28 pm **Posts:** 15342

If Donaldson is out for a while I can see Kioso moving to right wing back when Davies is fit, he played there in some of the friendlies and looked good.

Bluestreak · **Posted:** Sat Sep 15, 2018 8:29 pm

Shame Donaldson was injured but i thought Richardson to replace was a poor decision.
Lad looked like he was not understanding the role. Hawkes,Woods or Newton would have been better options.
Opposition now seem to to managing James and Muir.
But the pork and apple pie i had this morning compensated.

Bluestreak · **Posted:** Sat Sep 15, 2018 8:37 pm

i thought the applause for the 15 away supporters was superb.

PJPoolie · **Joined:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:28 pm **Posts:** 15342

If Richardson is on the bench the only player he is going to replace in the eleven is Donaldson to get on. The issue would be if the lad is actually good enough which from what have seen he probably isn’t but if you don’t think he should have come on when the the right back got injured why is he on the bench!?

PJPoolie · **Joined:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:28 pm **Posts:** 15342

I’d forgot Hawkins even still played for us, he is a better option at right wing back than Richardson to be fair even though he’s a very limited player is he fit?

Bluestreak · **Posted:** Sat Sep 15, 2018 8:58 pm

phil wrote:

I would have rather us gone to a back 4 today, when Donaldson went off. Like has been said, Richardson hasn't impressed there yet and it's a hard position to play without a run of games to get used to it.

We have a lot of players not in the first team but around the squad that aren't match sharp and haven't played any football. They're not getting any time off the bench and, to be fair, when they do they slow the game down and we concede. But we need to start working them into game. They need to get used to our tactics and they need to be match fit so that we can rely on them when they're needed. Richardson and Dinanga looked miles off the pace when they came on.

Also, if Donaldson is out for a while I'd play Hawkins right wing back. He's the king of running about loads and getting himself in everyone's face. He won't be as good as Donaldson, but I think he'll do a job.

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Excellent post....agree

PJPoolie · **Joined:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:28 pm **Posts:** 15342

I was on about physically, he’s a handsome lad clearly.

unruly poolie · **Joined:** Sun Jun 14, 2009 11:12 pm **Posts:** 1015

Bates seems to think you should score from every chance you create which is just wrong. Why we sat back and tried to see the game out when we were clearly superior is a mystery

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37553

unruly poolie wrote:

Bates seems to think you should score from every chance you create which is just wrong.

90% of the crowd are that deluded too, so nowt new there then.
That said we had a bucketful of chances, it's just taking them.

billinghampoolie1908 · **Joined:** Thu Feb 05, 2015 5:52 pm **Posts:** 4458

We just dont look like scoring goals at home, its going to keep costing us. We are not far away from being a really decent team but cant see us challenging playing the way we are at home.

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