Fitness

There's training and then there's training. I wouldn't imagine for a second that Adams will have them in for grueling hard yards - much more about picking through what we did wrong today and re-addressing what can be done to solve those problems for tuesday night's match.

 

Cant argue with that but would you want to be in the company of your boss/workmates every day
Mentally and physically they need some time out surely

 

After what's happened to Elsa, I'm not pinning too much hope in Angol playing an effective part in the rest of this season, which would be a shame.

 

Agree with all of your well made points Dave. Just want to add another point we seldom address - and that's what the opposition bring to the party. The Gas went for us in the second half and they did it well. We can argue as much as we want about how well or not City played, but the truth is if the opposition are being cleverer or pressing more they deserve to get something from the game. There are two teams in any match. That's football.

 

Even a 75% fit at that stage of the game Canavan would have been on Pitman's shoulder
Mr Adams tactics cost us 2 points today

 

Did you go to the game today?

 

In terms of substitution, would kelleher/canavan on for watt been a better option with songo moving into the DM role?

 

Yes, what's your point?

We did out play them but as I stated at the start of the season we will be drawing more games than we should because we lack quality.

Throw in that we have a stubborn manager. This season might not go as Sparks planned.

 

That's what's so frustrating, you have to ask why Barton set his team up as he did first half, I don't believe for one minute it was his game plan to let us dominate as we did run out of steam and then they get a point from two poor headers, when I say poor headers I mean from our point of view neither effort being seriously challenged, sick of saying it but steadier finishing and there was no way back for Bristol.

 

Would he? That's your assumption. But the truth is Bristol fought hard to get the draw. There are always two teams in a game and no matter what a manager may do, it's the players out on the pitch who decide the game.

 

Would he? That's your assumption. But the truth is Bristol fought hard to get the draw. There are always two teams in a game and no matter what a manager may do, it's the players out on the pitch who decide the game.

The reason we will be promoted this season is because we have a stubborn manager. He'll be battling this season to the very end. Knows the score, been there, done it.

 

I assume a recognised centre half would have taken up the correct position marking an attacker defending a cross rather than a converted (knackered) midfielder no slur on Songo, our manager knew Pitman was good in the air and not very mobile
Players on their knees can not affect a game in a positive way

 

You can’t play at that intensity all the game. Fitness levels are ok it’s just change the tactics when you have to. We don’t and didn’t. I knew they were going to score and to be fair paudie saved us their second goal. Just looked at their first goal v poor. And the 2 -2 header god help us

 

So fitness is not a problem ? So that must mean training at the shite school and not owning a training ground is not a problem because we are fit enough ? So next time your complaining you can’t bring these excuses up .

 

What on earth are you talking about?

 

I call it my "egg theory"

 

I drive past that way most Sunday afternoon's and I can assure you they train most Sunday's.

You would think that the extra training would improve their fitness not leave them susceptible to late goals.

 

That squad isn’t going up this season unless Eisa turns out to be a lower league Ronaldo, Angol stays fit, Gilliead does what he’s not done all his career and start providing assists and goals and most of all, there are half a dozen first team starters arriving in January all of who are better than what we have.

 

What is happening with Conditioning at this club it has hampered us now for the last few years with avoidable soft tissue injuries. It appears we won’t see Eisa again for weeks after doing his hamstring during a
Blxxdy warm up in training on Friday which is criminal. The changes in the summer are not working

 

I understood it.