Match Thread Stoke away 10th August 12:30 - Opening day! (9 Viewers)

[Liquid Gold]

Didn’t watch any of cos I’m on a stag but first game of the season is always a bit of a weird one.

We’ll be alright.

 

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[We'll_live_and_die]

Got what we deserved there unfortunately. Not worried about the season, it'll come.

 

[CCFCBat]

actually pissed about that. All the talk of starting well and it’s another downer of a start.

Both our CB’s look like liabilities. Allen is a waste of space

Not looking promising

It’s one game


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[mark82]

Ha ha , it’s one game


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We need more in midfield.

 

[Saddlebrains]

Absolutely the manager stopped our momentum straight off there.

I thought this. And i can't recall a time where he's done this before, please correct me if I'm wrong.

Will all the backroom staff, could it be a case of too many cooks spoil the broth? Not bedwetting btw, defeats happen, just never known Robins to change it when we get on top

 

[Grendel]

Lack of chances created is a problem - we never got the offensive players in the game at all.

 

[SkyBlueAussie]

Thought we played the sort of football where we will win more than lose. Goal definitely against the run of play. Losing the first game you can lose confidence if not careful, but we move on.

 

[SkyblueTexan]

Dovin should do better, end of.

The entire team stayed back and didn't challenge the shot..surprised Bidwell didn't do anything...Allen was also pedestrian. Dovin should have done better..it wasn't a rocket

 

[lord_garrincha]

Fuck it off. On to next week.

Indeed... Although, if we lose that one, we may as well set the stadium on fire.

 

[Skyblue Bangkok]

It is what it is. Stoke still have a wage budget twice as ours. They aren't the mugs people made out.

Referee spent 90 minutes deciding to give them whatever they wanted. It was like he was told by the police not to give anything to us as they'd spend the day smashing up their own town like last Saturday.

Midfield was poor but Sheaf will be back and it will open eyes to the importance of an extra addition.

Rudi not quite the genius he's been in pre-season and Torp was w

Shite first half, better 2nd, should of had a pen, gave a way a shite goal.

on to the next game

Didn't think it was pen myself.

 

[David O'Day]

We need more in midfield.

Hopefully a certain some never posts his better without sheaf bollocks again, which at least be a positive I guess.

 

[2024/25 League 1 Champs?]

said this the other day and I’ll say it again - can we sign Cameron Brannagan from Oxford please

 

[Razzle Dazzle Dean Gordon]

Really shit result, let's hope this loghts a fire under them and we get a very good reaction vs Oxford. I had a feeling this would be 1-0 Stoke given how excited we were foe the new season, shows what years of being a ccfc fan can do to your mind

 

[Theonlywayisskyblue]

It's the performance not the result that was most concerning

 

[Diogenes]

Last season the midfield/defence issue was clear to see and it's not been addressed.

Allen in the starting 11 today was big red flag. Not going to criticise him as I just don't think he's good enough for the level we are aiming for - that's on MR for picking him and/or Doug for not ensuring a CM was brought in before the season started.

If they are serious about top 6 they need a couple more signings through the door, and to get their arses into gear ASAP. We can't sleepwalk through the first 1/3 of the season like we did last year. Gelling/work in progress isn't an excuse now.

If we had played well but lost to a lucky goal it wouldn't really worry me, but the lacklustre performance has the same feel as the start and end of last season.

 

[CV22SBA]

Awful first half. Better second half but 1 shot on target with that strike force is poor. Allen & Torp were absolutely shocking.

MR failed to make subs when needed last season and then today we’re really on top with momentum and he makes 3 subs. Madness.

 

[skyblueelephant76]

Thought we just played with a lack of urgency. Poor final decisions. At least we stamped ourselves on it a bit better 2nd half. Van Ewijk was our best player by a mile. I think Kitching and Binks will be our long term cb pairing.

Binks was at fault for the goal. He came across to the right to make a challenge he didn't need to which left bidwell next to Thomas

 

[Otis]

This was on MR. Poor lineup to start the game. EMC can only play from the bench. Wright to start the next match. Allen and Torp need to be dropped. Sheaf/Eccles and Palmer or Lati must start. We need another CM for sure.

Yeah, you're right. Based on the 62 mins EMC was on the field in this one, single game, we have to accept for the rest of the season, he can only play from the bench.

 

[Jarvo87]

Well that was disappointment. Goal was against the run of play but too many players with below par performances over the 90 - simple misplaced passes, poor control, wrong passing decisions.
We didn’t match their physicality and generally seemed to play the game in half pace mode. Midfield area very weak, particularly first half.

 

[pusbccfc]

Didn't think it was pen myself.

Wouldn't have given us anything anyway. 27 minutes until our first free kick.

The yellow on Binks 3 minutes after their player stopped a counter attack was borderline hilarious.

 

[CCFCBat]

Yeah, you're right. Based on the 62 mins EMC was on the field in this one, single game, we have to accept for the rest of the season, he can only play from the bench.

I disagree we need to sell him before the end of the window


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[Otis]

Thought we just played with a lack of urgency. Poor final decisions. At least we stamped ourselves on it a bit better 2nd half. Van Ewijk was our best player by a mile. I think Kitching and Binks will be our long term cb pairing.

Thomas' passing was absolutely shocking today

I really rate the lad, but just how many times was his distribution awful?

 

[Mr Panda]

My takeaway is that sometimes too many options can almost be a hindrance - especially if you’re a manager who has been starved of them for most of your career.

Much prefer depth vs no depth. But three subs at once is unusual in football unless you’re chasing

 

[Johnnythespider]

After having a much more competitive pre season to start the season so lack lustre is disappointing, but Norwich have just lost at Oxford so we're in good company, I don't think Allen should be starting for us ever so the squad still needs more depth

 

[Telfer85]

Not a good start at all too many players just not at the races for whatever reason. The starting line up I have no arguments over and it’s one several people would have picked beforehand. For me if there’s any criticism of MR it’s making his subs at the wrong time today. I felt we were getting on top and building momentum when the 3 come on. Emc had started getting at his man and simms didn’t do too much wrong. You could have argued for 1 sub at that point in Eccles for Torp but it didn’t need 3 and killed our momentum a bit whilst the subs adapted to the game.

Goal was a poor one to concede albeit against run of play the time. Dovin, Binks and bid well not covering themselves in any glory over that.

But let’s not panic we need to be a lot better for sure but we know those players are capable of better than that. An energetic combative cm and dominating cb for me would still be ideal but it’s only the 1st game I’m sure we will kick on.

 

[Ashdown]

MVE excellent , Rudoni was industrious but the biggest disappointment for me was Mason Clarke….Is he just slow or not that fit right now ?

 

[stevefloyd]

Thought we just played with a lack of urgency. Poor final decisions. At least we stamped ourselves on it a bit better 2nd half. Van Ewijk was our best player by a mile. I think Kitching and Binks will be our long term cb pairing.

They can't both play on the left

 

[HuckerbyDublinWhelan]

Still haven’t replaced Hamer and with Sheaf missing our Central Midfield was the obvious weakness. Still confident - but we desperately need to sign a central Midfielder that’s in the Hamer mold

 

[fernandopartridge]

Really poor performance, no positives. Felt just like a continuation of the same limp play from the end of last season.

Torp needs to start playing at a higher intensity. No doubt Allen will get the criticism but Torp was as bad as it gets today.

The subs were unnecessary and took any momentum we had.

 

[David O'Day]

Binks was at fault for the goal. He came across to the right to make a challenge he didn't need to which left bidwell next to Thomas

Nah, there was also the fact we the scorer saunter at leisure into the area untracked

 

[JohnWH]

Best moment of match was the comms on iFollow, indicating Sunderland set to make another substitution.

 

[Otis]

I disagree we need to sell him before the end of the window


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Yes

Awful signing and he needs sacking off now and his contract tearing up.

 

[Sick Boy]

MVE excellent , Rudoni was industrious but the biggest disappointment for me was Mason Clarke….Is he just slow or not that fit right now ?

Give him a chance, he's playing at this level for the first time in his career. There's probably been too much hype/expectation put on him.

 

[StrettoBoy]

It’s one game


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I was joking!

Needed to cheer myself up after a disappointing performance

 

[chickentikkamasala]

Lack of chances created is a problem - we never got the offensive players in the game at all.

Exactly, cannot have a good forward line, and then the midfield so poor

too much tip tap tip tap backwards for my liking too

wrong starting line up, wrong substitutions and wrong formation as I see it