FA Cup Shrewsbury 9/11/2019 Replay 19/11/2019

Them subs stink to be honest. Need a result Saturday really. Only the cups but 2 losses in a row and no win in 3 isn’t ideal.

 

Balls, extra money from a cup run would've been handy.

Glad I didn't go. Subs seemed weird, no real attacking options there

 

Bowyer isn't getting the best out of Vaughan.

However, we're in the automatic places but Bowyer has to find a way of getting the best out of his forwards.

Patrick is done here.. feel he should of been on the bench today though.

We need Donaldson back ASAP- what's the latest on him?

 

That was always the most likely outcome, unfortunately.

The feeling that we have few attacking options is a big problem for us. It shows just how much work is left to do after last season. I know we've signed a strong first XI and a few options, and injuries have hampered us, but if you look at the fat we're still carrying:

Doyle's wages
McCartan
Patrick
Anderson
Devine
Gibson

We could do much better than this - it's a shame about Devitt, Reeves, Donaldson, Riley, and the others out injured who would likely feature, but dismantling the squad that did so badly last season hasn't been easy.

Full credit to Bowyer for making a squad around that dross that can compete at the top in League Two. Now we either need a bit of luck with returning players or some wheeling and dealing in January to reinforce the team and get us promoted.

One thing is for sure, simply bringing Doyle back is almost certainly not the answer alone.

 

Is McCarten injured?

 

Yes could be back at the weekend.

 

Disappointing result. Beating a team from league one might actually boost confidence to take into our league campaign? As others say, must follow this up with a decent result or two in the league. Fair play to shrews, home to Mansfield, decent chance of the third round and maybe a money spinner, not something we evidently need these days.

 

Missing a striker as we thought when doyle left.

Let's be honest McCartan been a disater since signing.

Patrick....just release him if he cant get on bench at moment no point him being there.

 

Could do with some kind of contribution from Shay soon. Aside from the Swindon goal this season seems to be passing him by

 

Well, what a bizare game, two piss poor sides we shaved it first half and should have gone in1 - 0 up.
Continued in much the same vain second half a goal either way wins the game, nowt of a ball knocked into our box we don't deal with it and Edwards who had come on 10 minutes earlier scores.
What was disappointing was we go a goal down and we looked to have given the game up, the suba made no sense at all.
The only winners tonight besides Shrewsbury were the fans who stayed at home.

 

Swindon play doyle upfront on his own in a 4231. Difference is they use him as a goalscorer and feed the ball into him. We use Vaughan as a battering ram and create next to nothing for him. I lost count of the number of crosses tonight where he was in the box on his own with an impossible task of getting on the end of one simply because he was outnumbered.

 

I am a big loser as well - a week on Saturday afternoon in Keighley!!!!!!!!!!

 

Not at all I'll give a ballance reply as I always try to do, unlike you.

 

Don't think their keeper dirtied his gloves, an awful game settled by a poor goal and then closed down by them perfectly.
Terrible to watch, it was so cold I was almost glad we didn't equalise.
Not filled with much hope for my trip to Devon at the weekend.

 

What I don't understand is why people expect Doyle to be a returning hero, when McCartan has come back from a successful season and only really earned a P45.

 

Without doubt we struggled without a lad who could battle in an areial duel with Beckles& Williams, as @bantam2708 says Vaughan had a helpless task tonight.