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Post by turbo2 on Aug 24, 2024 17:34:55 GMT 1
We can’t continue to miss so many decent chances. It will costs us in the long run.
Gave the ball away in too many dangerous situations all afternoon.
3 points in the bag and move on
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Post by detox on Aug 24, 2024 17:35:05 GMT 1
Every team will know that throttle the midfield and we'll struggle.
Subs improved things but before that...
Evans bad day, Wiles erratic, Hogg..is Hogg....
Plus side Sorensen,Miller... thought Ward worked hard too
KN will see from last 2 games where we need to strengthen, I hope.
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Post by Detective Boyle on Aug 24, 2024 17:35:36 GMT 1
Hogg was so bad today. Slow and ponderous in possession and a walking yellow/red.
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Post by philstarbuckscoffee on Aug 24, 2024 17:35:44 GMT 1
I’d say we got away with one today. Really disappointed with Evans the last couple of games and a shame Kane was injured as if so I would have swapped them at half time. Sure Evans will come good but he started well v Posh and hasn’t got close to same level since.
Spencer seems to keep turning into trouble as he is so right footed and think if he and Lees swapped then Lees would be no worse and Spencer would look more comfortable. But looked like a shoulder issue so he may be out for a while if so.
Thought Sorensen was great, especially first half and Miller is very effective but could just do with looking up before he delivers, he has it all in his game but that bit of composure would transform him.
Lucky to win and Shrews were much better than the league position suggested. Thought they had some great moments and on balance are unlucky not to come away with at least a point.
Hopefully the nature of the victory will get Nagle to splash the cash and get the 2-3 in that could transform this team. UTT
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Post by rougeboy31 on Aug 24, 2024 17:37:35 GMT 1
Funny how many on here slate Hogg and want him out of the team yet every manager we've had whilst he's been at Town have picked Hogg on a regular basis. Who knows best? problem is some people think fans don’t know anything. We have eyes. Who cares if they think he’s good, he’s only had 3 good seasons in 10 years. There’s also people on here who are stuck in the past. If kasumu played like Hogg today there’d be people saying he can’t trap sand, he couldn’t pass gas etc. but people will defend Hogg no matter what |
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Post by kennyk2 on Aug 24, 2024 17:37:59 GMT 1
We can’t continue to miss so many decent chances. It will costs us in the long run. Gave the ball away in too many dangerous situations all afternoon. 3 points in the bag and move on As Mick Buxton said, something like, "If the strikers are getting into the right positions to score, I won't criticise them". They... will... score. |
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Post by tepidterrier on Aug 24, 2024 17:39:17 GMT 1
I think Spencer was terrible, so risk averse. I haven’t liked Hogg for years and today is the kind of reason why. Danny ward is actually ok if you look at him purely as a support striker who does the hard work. Still need a big man up front, and a left footer in both defence and midfield. Ultimately he's playing as a centre back and often had the ball well into the opposition half, it's not really his job to take risks when he has the ball in those situations. It was his ball into the box that we scored the goal from. Yes he was sloppy and made mistakes, but often made good recoveries from said mistakes. The fans got right on his back today and it wound me up. Yeah not the best performance but he's 20 years old playing out of position and was jeered way too often for my liking. Midfielders not showing for it when he had the ball was a big problem. |
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Post by Million Dollar Babies on Aug 24, 2024 17:40:24 GMT 1
I’d say we got away with one today. Really disappointed with Evans the last couple of games and a shame Kane was injured as if so I would have swapped them at half time. Sure Evans will come good but he started well v Posh and hasn’t got close to same level since. Spencer seems to keep turning into trouble as he is so right footed and think if he and Lees swapped then Lees would be no worse and Spencer would look more comfortable. But looked like a shoulder issue so he may be out for a while if so. Thought Sorensen was great, especially first half and Miller is very effective but could just do with looking up before he delivers, he has it all in his game but that bit of composure would transform him. Lucky to win and Shrews were much better than the league position suggested. Thought they had some great moments and on balance are unlucky not to come away with at least a point. Hopefully the nature of the victory will get Nagle to splash the cash and get the 2-3 in that could transform this team. UTT Wouldn't make a difference if he was on the right side. He's a very poor player on the ball, doesn't see things quick enough and constantly makes mistakes. Defensively he is decent as he is quick and good in the air. |
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Post by Christ in Shades (art) on Aug 24, 2024 17:40:25 GMT 1
Well that's puts the 6 or 7 nil predictions in to stark perspective. Dire stuff really but a clean sheet and 3 points, move on to Walsall now. Poor all over the park and got a lucky goal, there's no way a keeper should be beaten there but credit to a good finish. Crap in every department and despite Shrewsbury hanging in there doggedly they never looked like scoring, although they had one or two presentable chances in the first half.
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Post by bigtruck on Aug 24, 2024 17:44:32 GMT 1
Hogg was so bad today. Slow and ponderous in possession and a walking yellow/red. And yet didn’t even get booked. Muppet. |
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Post by theterrier42 on Aug 24, 2024 17:47:12 GMT 1
Rotherham started the season horribly too, we need to get at them early doors next game and hopefully be another 3 points before international break
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Post by sabailand on Aug 24, 2024 17:48:04 GMT 1
A lot tougher match than many thought today, some predictions of an high scoring win were miles out, we're a third tier side and we're a third tier side for a reason, not an impressive performance but later in the season if we're up there challenging we'll look back at this narrow win and be gratefull.
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Post by rougeboy31 on Aug 24, 2024 17:50:49 GMT 1
I think Spencer was terrible, so risk averse. I haven’t liked Hogg for years and today is the kind of reason why. Danny ward is actually ok if you look at him purely as a support striker who does the hard work. Still need a big man up front, and a left footer in both defence and midfield. Ultimately he's playing as a centre back and often had the ball well into the opposition half, it's not really his job to take risks when he has the ball in those situations. It was his ball into the box that we scored the goal from. Yes he was sloppy and made mistakes, but often made good recoveries from said mistakes. The fans got right on his back today and it wound me up. Yeah not the best performance but he's 20 years old playing out of position and was jeered way too often for my liking. Midfielders not showing for it when he had the ball was a big problem. I get that he’s young and all that but I just look at it like if matty Pearson was playing like that he’d be getting called a shite clogger. Think brodie looked decent in a bad team last seasons as he didn’t have much pressure, but now he’s looking worse because majority of the players are better |
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Post by rab030 on Aug 24, 2024 17:51:53 GMT 1
Poor that We are at least 3 signings away or we will get found out Extremely poor, probably one of the worst performances I've seen for a very long time  Assume you didn’t watch us much last season? |
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Post by kennyk2 on Aug 24, 2024 17:53:35 GMT 1
Extremely poor, probably one of the worst performances I've seen for a very long time Assume you didn’t watch us much last season? Sigh! Again... I apologise, irony doesn't work on the socials. |
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Post by utttrooper on Aug 24, 2024 17:55:18 GMT 1
Not too unhappy.
The chances came despite us playing poorly and Hogg, Marshall and Healey (twice) should've scored.
Also the reason we probably looked so much better against the Posh than the last 2 games is because we weren't against a low block and the midfield were more involved because we weren't just crossing it in like we have the last 2 games because crossing is the easiest way to beat a low block.
All in all, it's another 3 points and 2nd in the table having only conceded a penalty
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Post by rab030 on Aug 24, 2024 17:58:59 GMT 1
Apologies too - I often forget to look at who actually posted the message. It’s very easy on here to confuse irony with bellend 🤦♂️
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Post by richhtfc on Aug 24, 2024 18:00:50 GMT 1
Good three points but not a pretty watch. Duff praised us for winning ugly after the game, saying it’s never easy to play against a low block, but I don’t think that quite told the story.
I thought we pushed up too high and condensed the playing area too much. It left us really vulnerable to their counter and it put the onus on our defenders to try and open them up rather than our midfielders. Evans and Wiles struggled to get on the ball because they were too high. On another day we’d have lost that.
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Post by rockwall on Aug 24, 2024 18:03:57 GMT 1
Apologies too - I often forget to look at who actually posted the message. It’s very easy on here to confuse irony with bellend 🤦♂️ I would have thought that the wink emoji clarified the sarcasm..... |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2024 18:05:35 GMT 1
Brodie was our outlet from the back. Shrewsbury flooded midfield and marked really tightly so he had no pass to play inside so he had to either go forward himself, and leave a hole behind him, or go wide. Our midfield was almost invisible. Partly Shrewsbury’s tactics and partly our lack of movement. Our passing was well below standard though.
With Evans and Wiles in there it was surprising how easy it was for them to close it down. They were a big team, not without skill, but the starting lineup all looked 6’ plus.
Because Hogg hasn’t got the range of skills required in that setup we had no out ball in midfield. I hope Kasumu & Iorpenda start on Tuesday because I think they will have better movement.
We missed some really good opportunities but defended well enough that it didn’t actually stop us winning.
I do like young Marshall. I think we have a really good player there.
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Post by alexdire on Aug 24, 2024 18:06:25 GMT 1
First game I've been to. Yep that's how I remembered third tier football.
The midfield was a mess. So many awful balls and were static.
Spencer was very lax.
Ward, just not good enough anymore, even for this level.
We looked better when the subs came on.
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Post by King Neil on Aug 24, 2024 18:08:19 GMT 1
Assume you didn’t watch us much last season? Sigh! Again... I apologise, irony doesn't work on the socials. Too many posters to keep up with who is being sarcastic Obviously from now on in I'll pair you with hokey kokey as he too likes to be sarcastic all the time |
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Post by rab030 on Aug 24, 2024 18:10:11 GMT 1
That was a very tough game to watch but 3 points is 3 points.
Not sure 3 at the back works with a high midfield and too many gaps for me. I guess they are still learning but hope Duff has got plan a for the better teams.
Hogg does a job but shouldn’t start against weaker opposition.
Ward should just play golf.
DK and JK made an impact.
New players look better than the old ones so don’t stop with the clear out process - one more week to improve the squad/ team.
Thought the atmosphere in the ground was good but still a few getting on the players backs - not helpful.
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Post by Wingman on Aug 24, 2024 18:11:21 GMT 1
From where I was sat, it was painfully obvious Spencer isn’t comfortable at LCB. Midfield was poor generally and Ward isn’t up to it.
We desperately need a LCB, front man and maybe another centre mid. The chances we missed will cost us soon and, as last week, the away team cut us open a few times.
Helik and Lees, I’ve seen faster drunkards and with the uncomfortable Spencer, we look exposed at the back to pace or a hoof ball over.
Take the three points but if we play the same next week, we won’t get anything IMO.
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Post by rab030 on Aug 24, 2024 18:11:27 GMT 1
Apologies too - I often forget to look at who actually posted the message. It’s very easy on here to confuse irony with bellend 🤦♂️ I would have thought that the wink emoji clarified the sarcasm..... I agree it should - thus the apology |
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Post by malcolmbrown on Aug 24, 2024 18:11:35 GMT 1
That Healy miss was godawful. How the hell didn't he slot it home? Easier than a penalty.
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Post by Million Dollar Babies on Aug 24, 2024 18:12:11 GMT 1
That Healy miss was godawful. How the hell didn't he slot it home? Easier than a penalty. Should have just sat the keeper down and gone around him |
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Post by Terriersmad on Aug 24, 2024 18:13:15 GMT 1
Not too unhappy. The chances came despite us playing poorly and Hogg, Marshall and Healey (twice) should've scored. Also the reason we probably looked so much better against the Posh than the last 2 games is because we weren't against a low block and the midfield were more involved because we weren't just crossing it in like we have the last 2 games because crossing is the easiest way to beat a low block. All in all, it's another 3 points and 2nd in the table having only conceded a penalty I'm not dissimilar in view. I thought the midfield weren't on it enough. Evans had a bit of a stinker in truth, second to everything and lacking in sharpness. No lack of effort, just not on it today. Wiles busy but never really influential. Hogg saw too much of the ball and never had options for him. Sorensen also lacked sharpness today and got squeezed out of the game. We really needed Kane's cleverness on the ball to dictate and control, and we never looked like having the control we needed. But, as you say, we created chances. Marshall should have had a hat-trick with the one he never connected with and the one he did before he scored. Healey had two good chances. Hogg had a good chance. Had Koroma stayed onside, he had a good chance. But when you don't concede - and barring that very good Nicholls save and a couple of half-scares, we looked relatively comfortable, especially in the second half - you only need to score one to win. Frustrating as it was to miss chances, we did create half-a-dozen good ones despite not playing well. Miller was the stand-out today. Dangerous going forward, he was also solid at the back. He was the one player who provided consistent quality during the game, and his deliveries into the box were, to an example, excellent. |
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Post by incognito on Aug 24, 2024 18:14:09 GMT 1
Duff's teams typically start slowly and become increasingly cohesive as the season progresses. His record to hit 9 points:
Cheltenham: 11 games
Barnsley: 7 games
Swansea: 9 games
HTAFC: 3 games
This side has another couple of gears to go. That they're winning while they learn is a pretty encouraging sign, and hopefully with one or two personnel upgrades to come this week...
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Post by mrsoft on Aug 24, 2024 18:15:06 GMT 1
First time down this season and I enjoyed it!
First half, Miller outstanding, Sorensen dangerous.
Helik is imperious, the opposition don't even bother going near him.
Thought Danny Ward put a shift in moving their defenders around, but Ward and Marshall doesn't really work. Much better when Healey came on, he fluffed his chances but is a poacher who gets in the right places. How nice that we actually attack the 6 yard box.
Evans not great, constantly giving the ball away. Sorensen seemed to sulk all 2nd half, no idea why
Most of all, I was glad to see Duff making purposeful subs, all three made a big difference. After years of crap non subs managers. Matty was really excellent!
We are close to being an excellent side and the squad depth is pretty good.
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