Well, I said after Accrington that the game (and the Chesterfield game) were like the Pesch era at its worst. This was part 3 tonight.
It was a first for me tonight. I walked out on 56 minutes with the score at 5-0. Yes, I walked out. I stayed to the bitter end at Bristol Rovers when we lost 7-1 but I really couldn't stand any more of that tonight.
It was comfortably the worst performance I have ever seen by a football team.
I left 35 minutes before the end but at that point we were lucky to have only conceded 5.
I actually saw a moment in the first half that turned my stomach a bit. Fowler gave the ball away and Vale started attacking. He stood still and watched. He actually stood on the spot and watched !
MacDonald ahead of Paterson? How does that work? MacDonald ahead of anyone is quite bizarre if you think about it.
I can find consolation in a few facts;
a) Lose 1-0 or lose 7-1 - you still get 0 points.
b) It has removed the anxiety that went with the hope of finishing 3rd.
c) I didn't stay to the end and get caught up in the traffic.
d) Our club hasn't reached the moral depths and signed that striker (who shall remain nameless).
League table later.
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posted on 6/4/13
Agree with your comments Otep & JFWqwerty6 when you lose 7-1 it has gone from bad to hilarious, when I left the Memorial ground last year at 5-1 then heard 2 more cheers as I walked up the hill my thoughts turned to my next pint rather than the result.
posted on 6/4/13
looking at your comments and me too walking away from the radio ha ha! at least i kept my money in my pocket made me feel sick to the stomach . We still need points to get into the play offs ,by my calculations and teams playing others around the top, 6 pts should be enough , our hopes of automatic i fear have gone despite results today , Bradford are almost back in the mix for the play offs ,and guess what, yes we are going to almost certainly hand them three more in a week or so when we travel there to valley parade . This next week is crucial 4pts minimum just to have a chance of the play offs im afraid unless we have to beat Gillingham on our final game . Strangely today all the sides lost around us with the exception of Bradford so dare i say we could still win automatic ,no ... looking at Nothamptons run in, they will get up to around 77pts too many for us in our current form . Exeter or us will miss out to accomodate Bradford watch this space .
posted on 6/4/13
Good results for you today, dust yourselves down and win the next 4, job done
posted on 6/4/13
Luckily i didnt go through work commitments but lets all calm down because the next match is critical.I think we will win on Tuesday with ease so that puts pressure on all the teams scrapping for the play offs.Sleep soundly calm yourselves and get ready for the play off final.
posted on 6/4/13
It's bad but...
Northampton, Cheltenham, Rotherham and Exeter all lost today.
Gillingham are promoted - and won't be desperate for poins on the last day because surely they'll have the Championship sewn up by then.
In my totally objective view there are 3 clubs with a chance of the third spot - Brewers, Northampton and Cheltenham. There's no big goal difference issue. Someone's got to take it.
It can still be done
posted on 6/4/13
It's easier for us, as 'outsiders', to be objective don
Burton are very capable of winning 4 games... Fact
worse case scenario will be the playoffs... Bradford will catch Exeter if anyone... And playoffs would still be a terrific achievement
posted on 7/4/13
I stayed to the end and applauded Paterson off the pitch. Okay we got battered but at least one player showed heart and desire. For me Sharps, Symes, MacDonald and Fowler had nightmares add to that Tommo bot dealing with anything and we got the hiding we deserved. Results have spectacularly gone our way this weekend so let's try and forget tgis and get on with winning that third automatic spot. UTBs
posted on 7/4/13
Still haven't got over it! It was such a poor performance all over the pitch. Thankfully we're still in the hunt burt Tuesdays game is a must win at all costs even if it means dropping all the ineffectual plays. Paterson has for me been outstanding this season in the games I've seen him play, he must start and fingers crossed Billy will be back so at least we will have a threat, Friday's formation was simply wrong and GR must take the blame for it. Onwards and upwards we can still do this.
posted on 7/4/13
Yes, I agree Paterson must play. We have looked woeful upfront in the last 3 games. Sure, we scored 3 at Accrington but 2 were gifts and the 3rd was scored by Zander.
I still can't believe that I saw Fowler give the ball away and just stand on the spot and watch the Vale attack. It was only 2-0 at that point aswell. He will have to be extremely good from now to earn my respect. To think we have sent Macca out on loan to York too.
posted on 7/4/13
Iam still not happy about Friday , but I have calmed down now. I would give GR some respect if he takes it on the chin and says he got the tactics wrong big time. If he would have played 4-4-2, I think we would have still lost but not a thrashing. GR 1 up front does not work for us. Not one player in the line of five behind our lone striker wanted to take charge and cut into the area. What chance was there of a goal. With no pressure on Vale they put most of there men up front and just attacked us , wave after wave. With all of our player not knowing where they sould be on the pitch, they where running around like headless chickens. Anyway , tacktics so so wrong.