Match Thread Home v Hartlepool Tues 19 Oct @ 19.45pm (Also on ifollow)

Where do I start with today’s performance?

Well……

Now that the positives are out of the way with we can get onto the negatives

What the actual feck was that performance?
Conceding within 50 seconds
No Urgency, No desire, No commitment

We had 5 midfielders on the pitch today. Makes it even more ironic that we had no midfield in that game whatsoever. Just punt the ball up field an hope for the best.

O’Donnell is the usual scape goat but besides the first goal we can’t really be faulted for that performance, There were bigger culprits involved.

Therkeld - Never seen a full back who doesn’t look anything like a full back. Cant defend, Shocking positioning, Abysmal ball control, fecking useless at crossing a ball. What actual good is he? He was being outshone by Foulds on the opposite flank who isn’t even a fullback. You could see that he wasn’t comfortable in that position yet he still played better than our “experienced” right back

Songo is actually a good player. Covers for a lot of the feck ups his defensive counterparts make. Very unlucky with the own goal.

I really don’t see the Favouritism amongst fans for Paudie. Hes a btec McCardle, an thats putting things lightly. He’s so bleeding slow its appalling, an makes you wonder what the feck the full backs were doing for allowing their team mate to be left isolated so many times when Hartlepool countered.

As for the midfield, Sutton showed a bit of desire, but looked off the pace, as did the rest of the team.

Watt - I think we’re seeing a repeat of the Connor Wood situation we had recently. A player with potential an experience but he’s clearly had his head turned. What the feck is up with all these hollywood esq passes hes making? just keep it simple ffs. I wont be suprised if hes off in January tbh, Wont complain either. He doesn’t fit this system an imo songo an sutton would compliment one another a lot better in terms of a midfield partnership

Cooke - If he’s not having a good day, we’re fecked. Poor delivieries most of the game, Albeit he kept things simple an the team somewhat ticking. Needs cover when he gets injured.

Vernham - Didnt link with Foulds at all. Neither are to blame for that. He didnt have many chances that game but at least tried to make things happen

Cook - He’s a poacher being deployed as a target man. I feel sorry for him, no wonder he’s been off the pace since august.

Saved the Biggest culprit in my opinion for last

Gilliead - What is he? Like really? what is he of use to in this team?
Hes not a traditional winger, cus if he was he would be able to take a man on from time to time an get a ball in the box. He cant do that

Hes not a inverted winger, he couldn’t hit a barn door with a bazooka. Not that hes ever in a place to score goals anyways

Hes not an attacking midfielder who links the midfield an the attack. He’s neither astute enough to get in the right attacking positions, nor is he capable of threading through defence opening passes.

He spent all game on the field an did the equivalent of jack shit. What is his actual position? because from that game he looked like the wandering jew for 90 minutes

all in all. Shocking. Plenty of blame to go around. The players for being a bunch of lazy entitled bastards. The management for persisting with such god awful tactics an the CEO for not giving the management the right tools to work with

January couldn’t come soon enough

 

Great observations

 

And the division 2 champ and division 3 north champ.

All under the great peter O'rourke

 

Great summary of tonight's debacle
What makes you think Mr Rupp will splash the cash in January or any other club will be daft enough to buy some of our players

 

That actually made me laugh... You gotta laugh...

Little snippet... Gills went off after an hour

 

And hardly anyone realised

 

Totally agree and Gilliead is utterly pointless and a waste of a forward spot

 

I feel for Adams that he doesn’t have the tools to complete the job but on the other hand its glaringly obvious that things aren’t working out due to his decisions. Primarily the attacking setup. Cook isn’t a target man, hes a poacher. Give him chances in the box an on his day he’l put them away. I can see playing him as a target man has knocked his confidence. Why wouldn’t it? You spend 90 minutes every Saturday getting battered by 2 big CBs. We need Angol back ideally, But I really don’t see why Adams isn’t trying Robinson up front a big more. Ik he aint the best of target men but its a start, It’l still take the pressure off cook. Furthermore, It can actually help us keep the ball. We lose it too easily in the attacking 3rd. This isn’t just this game solely but more or less every game since Angol got injured

 

The fact that nobody noticed is quite telling.

 

Hope you allowed yourself a very well deserved stiff drink after that mate!

 

Tonight will be remembered as the night the mighty Hartlepool came to town and took the piss..

 

None of the hartlepools lads will be on owt like that though....

 

Has a manager ever said such a bold statement twice about the ceo and owner and NOT got the sack?

I do not think sparks is spineless. If he did tell him not to say those things again and then say them again he would already be out the door.


Its just common sense.

 

We still have his players though… they didnt leave with him.

 

Do you really think sparks or rupp is that spineless? Grow up fordy!

 

Yes, I do.

I think Rupp doesn't give a shi@te and Sparks is all about the title for his CV.

 

A shit show. On every possible level of the club.

 

Superb summary of the squad.

 

People have to notice that he's actually on the pitch before they can notice that he's no longer there.

 

He also said he was going to address it.

So if he is referring to the ownership, as some people desperately want him to be, I assume he's going to buy them out?