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Birdie

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  1. Has anyone looked at the match highlights on the MFC website. There are several views of the disallowed goal, including from just behind the goal line, and I'm not convinced the ball was fully over the line when Crooks crossed it. The assistant referee was still running back towards the goal line when he flagged it as out. 

    Another comment, something I've noticed many times last season, and during yesterday's game, is how poor our marking/awareness is of opposition players coming into the box from the opposite side of the goal to the player with the ball. Everyone seems to get drawn to the ball or the area in front of goal. 

  2. 3 hours ago, Bruce said:

    Edinburgh. Born in Saltburn but moved a lot...

    (Marske > Lossiemouth > Singapore > Redcar > Lossiemouth > Weymouth > Watton (Norfolk) > Yeovil > Gosport > Edinburgh > St John's, Newfoundland > Little Rock, Arkansas > Cardiff > St John's, Newfoundland > Cardiff > Melton Mowbray > Edinburgh)

    Witness protection, or on the run? 

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  3. I think the problem Wilder has, and his comments to some extent support this, is that we do not move the ball forward quickly enough. Teams come to Riverside to sit back and hit us on the break. Reading even did it at home to us. It's proven more successful for teams than trying to attack us. Any manager bringing a team to the Riverside is likely to be happy with a draw, so not conceding is their priority. Unfortunately his reliance on attacking CDs has been stymied, either by injury, poor team selection, or disappointing recruitment. Dael Fry defends well but is reluctant to make positive forward movements or passes. Clarke has been disappointing after his first game. Hopefully Dijksteel has regained his place after disappointing performances in that position by McNair. Also, hopefully, Coventry don't adopt the same approach as Reading. 

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  4. 47 minutes ago, J.T. said:

    To be fair, the club have been playing this game for years, so I really am not surprised by the way it’s unfolded…

     

    Loads of hype around season ticket sales time (“marquee signing”, “going to smash the league”, etc.)

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    Sell our saleable assets

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    ‘Try’ to sign players that excite the fans

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    Deadline passes

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    “We worked tirelessly to make it happen but unfortunately the club wanted too much/another club came in last minute/ the goalposts were changed late in the day”

     

     

    What's all the fuss about? We got our marquee signing, albeit a year later and only on loan. 

  5. 1 hour ago, Tudders80 said:

    But even here you are saying that Fry only plays in the "tough" games. 

    Whether we like it or not wilder seems to prefer lenihan in the central role to Fry. That's the position wilder sees Lenihan in. We have said for years that one of our biggest downfalls is square pegs in round holes. I'm not saying lenihan can't play rcb, but his best position is centre half. Simply him there. There are two players vying for that 1 position. And wilder wants lenihan in that position. Whether thats  because of leadership qualities, better positional sense or any other reason, that's wilders choice. 

     

    Wilder's declared aim is to have at least two players vying for every position. 

  6. 55 minutes ago, Redcar Rioja said:

    I think our defensive frailties are more tactical rather than personnel. No doubt a LCB would improve things but Dijksteel is as good as we will get in Wilder's formation. I don't think it matters a great deal between Fry/Lenihan although after being an advocate for Lenihan's experience I think Wilder needs to revert back to Dijksteel, Fry and McNair as his back three. They may not be ideal or balanced in his eyes but they were far more effective than we are currently witnessing even allowing for Lumley being behind them.

    Watching us at times is bordering on playground kick and rush football, when you see 40 plus 8 year olds all chasing the football. Attacking is great to watch but leaving your soft underbelly exposed every single time is inviting being punished. Wilder's game plan has been sussed by opposing Managers and unless he tweaks it and makes some fine adjustments it's going nowhere. More importantly he has to realise that he can't stick to the same tactics and set up when our opponents have changed to counter it. You can't expect to win games if you are conceding at least two goals per game, in that lies madness!

     

    The issue to me seems to be a lack of discipline or cohesion in our centre backs, inasmuch that when we get caught out by a breakdown in our attack we have two of our centre backs too far upfield. Maybe that's Wilder's intention but I would have expected that if one of our centre backs goes forward the other two stay back to cover. If one overlaps down the left the one on the right drops back and vice versa. 

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