Match Thread Stoke away 10th August 12:30 - Opening day! (4 Viewers)

[wingy]

Can we get a late goal..like we did a few seasons ago?

We'll never get that much time again with the change of rule's

 

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[skyblueelephant76]

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

Because the defence was out of shape

 

[Sick Boy]

Doom and gloom on CWR already.

 

[pusbccfc]

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

He was starting to run at them and Robins took him off

 

[CCFCBat]

Yes

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

He should retire from football


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[skybluegod]

Oxford beat Norwich 2-0. If we lose next week, it;'s going to look bad. Another slow start.

Just like I'm not putting a load of weight on this result I'm not putting it on the Oxford result either.

 

[Sick Boy]

Taking Simms off was 100% the wrong choice - it was a strange one.

 

[Otis]

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

Maybe we are in the wrong league?

 

[pusbccfc]

Doom and gloom on CWR already.

Which is an issue. People carried away too soon.

There will be idiots booing them off if we lose on Friday.

We cannot make it a difficult place for our own players to play again. We should have learnt that last season when they were getting stick after 5 games.

 

[Macca1987]

It’s one game


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I know it’s only one game but to me Robind got it wrong
Jamie Allen should not have been on that pitch for 90 mins
Again like last year we struggled to break down two banks of four at the back
I thought with the attacking intent from pre season and training we would see something different but again it was back to playing across the back out to the wing and back again at times
Anyway on a positive note it’s only one game and we can rectify it next friday
PUSB

 

[OldBedrocker]

Not going to shit the bed in the same way I'd not be proclaiming promotion if we won 4-0 (I probably would to be fair) but that was poor.

Very early doors but we definitely missed Sheaf today.

Agree but if Sheaf is out you 100% have to start Eccles

 

[stevefloyd]

We need a midfield General not a midfield boy scout

 

[fernandopartridge]

EMC wanted an extra touch every time, he had a few chances for a first time ball but tried to turn or have a touch every time. Hopefully that will come with playing at a better level.

 

[chickentikkamasala]

And what was Bidwell doing for their goal? Someone please explain

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

Well, that was disappointing. Thomas really let himself today with his passing, it was far too loose. The same could be said about Allen.

Definitely need another 2-3 signings. Convinced we need an experienced CB and another CM assuming Sheaf stays.

Not to panic, it’s only August and we’ll be fine.

 

[Skyblueweeman]

We missed a real leader. I rate Bidwell as a player but he's not the most vocal.

 

[PUSB-We_are_going_up]

Rudoni looked class

 

[Otis]

Well, that was disappointing. Thomas really let himself today with his passing, it was far too loose. The same could be said about Allen.

Definitely need another 2-3 signings. Convinced we need an experienced CB and another CM assuming Sheaf stays.

Not to panic, it’s only August and we’ll be fine.

Undoubtedly.

Just such a poor start to the campaign

 

[Marty]

Very poor, slow and ponderous in possession, didn't have a clue how to break them down. Need to up the tempo and s few players need to have a look at themselves, Thomas in the last 15 mins was utter atrocious.

 

[Nuskyblue]

Well, that was disappointing. Thomas really let himself today with his passing, it was far too loose. The same could be said about Allen.

Definitely need another 2-3 signings. Convinced we need an experienced CB and another CM assuming Sheaf stays.

Not to panic, it’s only August and we’ll be fine.

For me Thomas and Kitching are both wayward with their distribution, they often try and force it through the lines and loose it. That needs to improve.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Large parts of that reminded me of England in the Euros but without Jude Bellingham to bail us out.

 

[2024/25 League 1 Champs?]

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

I thought he looked good, but Haji also looked dangerous when he came on - difficult one because if you drop EMC after one game it doesn’t do his confidence much good does it.

other than Allen I’d probably say that team starts next week, Torp hopefully plays better with Eccles / Sheaf in the holding role and if not I’d bring BTA on for Torp 2nd half, with Haji for impact if needed

opening day sluggish performance but no need to worry unless it becomes a running theme - I’m sure it won’t though

 

[COVKIDSNEVERQUIT]

It's Allen and Torp, Eccles bench

This Love in Mark Robins has for Allen has got to Stop.

 

[Sick Boy]

I thought he looked good, but Haji also looked dangerous when he came on - difficult one because if you drop EMC after one game it doesn’t do his confidence much good does it.

other than Allen I’d probably say that team starts next week, Torp hopefully plays better with Eccles / Sheaf in the holding role and if not I’d bring BTA on for Torp 2nd half, with Haji for impact if needed

opening day sluggish performance but no need to worry unless it becomes a running theme - I’m sure it won’t though

If Wright is fit he should start over EMC, he's the better player.

 

[CCFCSteve]

Thomas' passing was absolutely shocking today

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

He either does a belting through ball that splits oppositions midfield or gives it away cheaply…far too many of the latter today though. Whole team was guilty of that, just thought we lacked a bit of intensity and cohesion, standard for us at start of the season

ps it was almost like robins felt he had too many options on the bench and had to use all of them. Just made us disjointed at the end after controlling most of second half

 

[2024/25 League 1 Champs?]

Agree but if Sheaf is out you 100% have to start Eccles

wasn’t great when he came on though, and was weak for their goal

what we need is another midfielder, we’ve said this since the end of last season, in fact since we lost Gus, and yet we still haven’t solved the problem

 

[OldBedrocker]

Really, it’s one game


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Yep because we created FA can’t keep doing the same and expect different can we? We checked back far to often when on the attack and lost he midfield battle from start to finish

 

[Paxman II]

It was just a poor day at the office all round. No one player justified his selection today. It's not about missing Sheaf. It's more about the balance and startring 11. Wright & Simms should start together. It was an optimistic selection perhaps due to some hype.
It seemed like there was a plan but when that went a bit tits up we never knew how to rectify it. They all looked like they had played a full season!

 

[PVA]

And what was Bidwell doing for their goal? Someone please explain

cc @Grendel

 

[Ashdown]

Rudoni looked class

Absolutely but needs Sheaf alongside him to cover when he goes on his forward runs. For 20 mins It looked like we could win but then bizarrely MR changed it , however you could see in that period that we are not that far away.

 

[steve101]

If we want a bit of creative impetus and someone who can take the ball on the half turn, I would play Rudoni in there with Palmer or Mason-Clark as the 10.

 

[Brylowes]

We were on top then Robins made 3 changes utter madness for me.

But every poster on here was crying out for subs

Since when should anyone listen to anyone on here

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Absolutely but needs Sheaf alongside him to cover when he goes on his forward runs. For 20 mins It looked like we could win but then bizarrely MR changed it , however you could see in that period that we are not that far away.

Even there I can’t remember Johansson being tested. Wanting to take far too many little touches and to take too much time.

Just how we ended last season, creating little clear cut and conceding more terrible goals.

 

[SkyblueTexan]

We didn't really lay a glove on them. The first half we were totally overrun. We were a little better in the second half, but the performance overall was poor. Concerns over midfield still not addressed and backline looked suspect. Need to address it in this window. Stoke deserved the win on the balance of play.

 

[StrettoBoy]

No one player justified his selection today.

Rudoni and MVE did.