Match Thread vs Cardiff (A) 19/09/23 (11 Viewers)

[Matt smith]

Real bad

Oh same

let’s finish above the dotted line

 

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[SBT]

Sakamoto gives defenders a right headache as he goes both ways, need to find a system to get him in

He’s stuck in limbo really - a bit too good to leave on the bench, but not quite so good as to justify tearing up the whole gameplan just to accommodate him. As it stands I have no idea why we’ve signed him.

 

[mark82]

Positives - Ayari, Sakamoto, Allen & Godden. The rest was pretty woeful.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

We only lost two of the next 14 after that. Like I said earlier, hopefully this is a galvanizing result.

Correct, but that Norwich team was far better than the Cardiff side we couldn't lay a glove on for most of tonight.

 

[Greggs]

Worse than we were when we first got promoted.

 

[Deleted member 5849]

Makes me think we’ve signed players off the back of XG bollocks or whatever and nothing else. I’m sure Allen’s stats look shite on a spreadsheet.

Well... Many better stats than Hamer fwiw

 

[Matt smith]

He’s stuck in limbo really - a bit too good to leave on the bench, but not quite so good as to justify tearing up the whole gameplan just to accommodate him. As it stands I have no idea why we’ve signed him.

No offence, the gameplan needs tearing up

 

[Evo1883]

About right

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

He’s stuck in limbo really - a bit too good to leave on the bench, but not quite so good as to justify tearing up the whole gameplan just to accommodate him. As it stands I have no idea why we’ve signed him.

He should take Palmer's place on Monday.

 

[Rugby Sky Blue]

Crap, too easy to create chance against at the moment.

 

[coop]

How about lyle Taylor he's available on a free?

 

[SBT]

No offence, the gameplan needs tearing up

It’s got to change but I somehow doubt we’re going to build the team around Sakamoto.

 

[pusbccfc]

Worse than we were when we first got promoted.

That side was build of players desperate to grind out results. Polar opposite now.

 

[steve101]

I also believe our problems are midfield. Two midfielders who don't want to show for the ball and don't want to take risks. Both like getting stuck in and tracking back, which is fine, but that's not a balanced midfield. On tonight's showing Kelly would stay in to do that job.

Playing Wright and Godden together is strange because neither of them particularly want to show for the ball either. They both like to run on to perfect passes through the lines - which we're not doing with our current midfield set up.

I was closely watching the movement of Kelly and Eccles. Kelly was always showing for the ball and getting into good positions to receive. Eccles movement was lacklustre as though he wanted to be seen to be looking but didn't really want it. Eccles looked low on confidence. He improved a little after a crunching tackle he made and seemed to improve again when there was little to play for and there was more urgency.

 

[Deleted member 9744]

He’s off and running before it’s even come to him like he thinks the defender isn’t there. Infuriating. And he’s lightweight. Can’t control, can’t shoot, can’t pass. Doesn’t know where to be. The midfield don’t want to pass to him as they know it’s coming straight back. He needs serious work. £7 fucking million or whatever it is. Jesus fucking christ.

This is the problem. People are complaining at Eccles and Kelly but there's little point playing it forward when it's not going to stick. None of the forwards hold the ball well but Godden at least scores goals. Wright and Simms look so poor signings.

 

[pusbccfc]

How about lyle Taylor he's available on a free?

League 1 clubs are turning him down.

 

[coop]

Wilson made no attempt for there 3rd goal.

 

[tom88]

Next international break we can give them all a week off again….

Get the cunts in and beast them and get some fight and passion in them

 

[DrPoolittle]

Someone else said it earlier but it’s an intriguing thought.
Doug King is new to football.
At what point does he lose his patience and seek to stamp his authority on the club.
The only millionaires I know are extremely mean with their cash. I guess that’s why they are millionaires

 

[Grendel]

This is the problem. People are complaining at Eccles and Kelly but there's little point playing it forward when it's not going to stick. None of the forwards hold the ball well but Godden at least scores goals. Wright and Simms look so poor signings.

Not missing sheaf yet?

 

[hill83]

This is the problem. People are complaining at Eccles and Kelly but there's little point playing it forward when it's not going to stick. None of the forwards hold the ball well but Godden at least scores goals. Wright and Simms look so poor signings.

I think Simms will come good. He at least looks to try and hold it up.

 

[Ccfcisparks]

Can someone post on here what Robins says in his interview

 

[CCFCSteve]

One minor defence of Wright is he looks like the type of striker you want to hit earlier down the channels…unfortunately we spent most of the match strolling round the pitch passing it sideways and backwards at a friendly pace

Let’s hope Robins has words, makes some changes and sorts them out for next week as that was poor. I accept its a period of transition and always going to be a bit disjointed but at the very least we should get some intensity, energy and movement

 

[PVA]

Wilson made no attempt for there 3rd goal.

Yeah that was really weird, like he was expecting the flag to go up and was just sticking a leg out. Really odd(/shit).

 

[Matt smith]

Shows how poor it is recruitment wise that I think we’d look good flooding the midfield with Matty up top on his own

 

[Grendel]

Can someone post on here what Robins says in his interview

It seems a taxi has been seen in Cardiff

 

[HuckerbyDublinWhelan]

Someone else said it earlier but it’s an intriguing thought.
Doug King is new to football.
At what point does he lose his patience and seek to stamp his authority on the club.
The only millionaires I know are extremely mean with their cash. I guess that’s why they are millionaires

I said it after the Wimbledon game

 

[coop]

League 1 clubs are turning him down.

We currently have a league 1 striker in Wright

 

[PVA]

One minor defence of Wright is he looks like the type of striker you want to hit earlier down the channels…unfortunately we spent most of the match strolling round the pitch passing it sideways and backwards at a friendly pace

Let’s hope Robins has words, makes some changes and sorts them out for next week as that was poor. I accept its a period of transition and always going to be a bit disjointed but at the very least we should get some intensity, energy and movement

Yeah the few times he had the ball played down the channels he looked ok. When it was played into his feet he was rubbish.

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

I'm not even convinced by Sakamoto yet. Yes, he's got a low centre of gravity and he's tricky but he slows the game down so much while he waits for the defender to catch him up, just so he can skin him again, that Cardiff had reorganised and had a box full of players every time he crossed the ball.

He was the only one apart from Da Silva that looked like getting a cross in tonight. Godden and Simms need that imo.

 

[Sick Boy]

This is the problem. People are complaining at Eccles and Kelly but there's little point playing it forward when it's not going to stick. None of the forwards hold the ball well but Godden at least scores goals. Wright and Simms look so poor signings.

Simms hasn’t really been given a proper chance and should absolutely be starting next game. As our record signing, Wright doesn’t look great so far.

 

[Ccfcisparks]

It seems a taxi has been seen in Cardiff

Hopefully we don't pay as much as Birmingham city council have for their taxi's

 

[Deleted member 9744]

Not that fussed about that. I mean we often sign players with dodgy scoring records, we nullified Chaplin, JCH and even Walker by trying to turn them into something they weren't... I'd love to know what system for the best out of Wright and what we thought we were buying. He's shown flashes, it's still really early to judge but... my that was bad from him today.

I know we should give him time but how long exactly. His last two matches have been shocking and the odd flash of pace isn't enough.

 

[Sick Boy]

Yeah that was really weird, like he was expecting the flag to go up and was just sticking a leg out. Really odd(/shit).

It looked like he jumping out of the way/scared of the ball.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

It could prove to be a terrible bit of business by the club

Hope not.