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Shade
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How many own goals has he scored? And he can't score into an empty net at the right end.
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And we somehow keep not winning 70/30 balls
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We just don’t have anyone who can put away the few chances that we make. We should have scored early on, bloody good chance but not taken……..and there’s yet another decent chance not taken!
Is there nobody in the Cheltenham League that can stick the ball in the net on a regular basis that we can borrow?
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We can only hope that Matty Taylor is a surprise inclusion on Tuesday and immediately on fire, as we're going to have to beat Carlisle, Brizzle R and Burton. In the next 10 days.
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Players that performed woefully against Exeter start the game and players that played well are on the bench or out the squad. No doubt the same next game aswell
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Garby74
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When DC first came in the players had to earn the shirt.
But that's no longer the case.
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Never ever thought Lloyd would score there
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There's the issue in a nutshell. Lloyd with a straightforward chance on his favoured right foot and had about as much confidence as the rest of us had in him scoring, and weakly hit it to the keeper. Meanwhile Orient scored two from edge of the area.
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Long is really testing my patience today
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Can't believe the Chuckle Brothers just called Davies' open goal a half chance.
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For God's sake hit the f#!$ target
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Enough chances this half to be level at least. But we don't have anyone capable of producing a good shot.
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It's got to be mental, hasn't it? How can a bunch of players be so pathetic at putting the ball in the net? At least two could have just been passed into the corner. Instead try to smash it and end up tapping it to the keeper.
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Ironically, if Keena had any of those chances I'd have been confident he'd score. His issue is not getting himself in those positions.
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HOW have we not scored yet. This is ridiculous
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Shape much better IMO 442.
Start with that Tuesday
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How is the ref giving that to orient??? Utter cvnt
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f#!$ refs. They're all dicks. Absolute dicks.
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Oh f#!$ off.
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How can you play over 90 mins of football and not get a shot on target. So poor. Why as someone mentioned play a midfield who were poor on Monday again with having a game next Tuesday, flogging a dead horse comes to mind. Should have left them for Tuesday and started with Harrop, Bonds and either Thomas or Olayinka. Why Olayinka not on the bench is strange. Have lost patience with Lloyd. Be glad to see him go. He will never be a striker. Almost lost patience with Keena as well. Our only hope is Matty coming back or someone producing some magic on Tuesday. Other teams losing and we still can't score. Suggest they sit and watch 5 hrs of Man City and see how they can create so many chances by playing relatively simple football. Useless performance.
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They score all these belters while we can't finish a packet of crisps. Shite
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1985CTFC wrote: ↑06 Apr 2024, 15:48 How can you play over 90 mins of football and not get a shot on target. So poor. Why as someone mentioned play a midfield who were poor on Monday again with having a game next Tuesday, flogging a dead horse comes to mind. Should have left them for Tuesday and started with Harrop, Bonds and either Thomas or Olayinka. Why Olayinka not on the bench is strange. Have lost patience with Lloyd. Be glad to see him go. He will never be a striker. Almost lost patience with Keena as well. Our only hope is Matty coming back or someone producing some magic on Tuesday. Other teams losing and we still can't score. Suggest they sit and watch 5 hrs of Man City and see how they can create so many chances by playing relatively simple football. Useless performance.
We've had at least three shots on target. They've all just been weak and straight at the keeper. Lack of composure is baffling.

Too many players having an off day. Long has been awful in all departments.
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If Thomas doesn't start on Tuesday I'll seriously be questioning DC. He's the ONLY player we have that can worry a defence. Harrop also worthy of a start
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CTFCfan99 wrote: ↑06 Apr 2024, 15:49 They score all these belters while we can't finish a packet of crisps. Shite
At the end of the day they only have themselves to blame for ending up in Lg 2. No one else can be blamed. Just the players.
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And Long can f#!$ off after this performance. Captain my arse
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I’m afraid we have several players who just aren’t good enough.
We also need a hell of a lot of shooting practice!
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Shade wrote: ↑06 Apr 2024, 15:52
1985CTFC wrote: ↑06 Apr 2024, 15:48 How can you play over 90 mins of football and not get a shot on target. So poor. Why as someone mentioned play a midfield who were poor on Monday again with having a game next Tuesday, flogging a dead horse comes to mind. Should have left them for Tuesday and started with Harrop, Bonds and either Thomas or Olayinka. Why Olayinka not on the bench is strange. Have lost patience with Lloyd. Be glad to see him go. He will never be a striker. Almost lost patience with Keena as well. Our only hope is Matty coming back or someone producing some magic on Tuesday. Other teams losing and we still can't score. Suggest they sit and watch 5 hrs of Man City and see how they can create so many chances by playing relatively simple football. Useless performance.
We've had at least three shots on target. They've all just been weak and straight at the keeper. Lack of composure is baffling.
Started writing when BBC said no shots on target. Still poor showing. Might as well been zero shots on target for all the good it is.
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1985CTFC wrote: ↑06 Apr 2024, 15:48 How can you play over 90 mins of football and not get a shot on target. So poor. Why as someone mentioned play a midfield who were poor on Monday again with having a game next Tuesday, flogging a dead horse comes to mind. Should have left them for Tuesday and started with Harrop, Bonds and either Thomas or Olayinka. Why Olayinka not on the bench is strange. Have lost patience with Lloyd. Be glad to see him go. He will never be a striker. Almost lost patience with Keena as well. Our only hope is Matty coming back or someone producing some magic on Tuesday. Other teams losing and we still can't score. Suggest they sit and watch 5 hrs of Man City and see how they can create so many chances by playing relatively simple football. Useless performance.
Our Modus Operdani seems to be that we never get out of the bottom 4, no matter what the other teams are doing and I now fear that will be the scenario for the remaining games.
I wrote a couple of seasons ago, that whatever the question is, George Lloyd is not the answer and I still stand by that. My only hope is that DC decided to target Tuesday and go into today on a bit of a wing and a prayer
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CTFCfan99 wrote: ↑06 Apr 2024, 15:52 If Thomas doesn't start on Tuesday I'll seriously be questioning DC. He's the ONLY player we have that can worry a defence. Harrop also worthy of a start
Totally agree. The others don't deserve to keep their places.
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My worry now is Carlisle, already down, just turn up with absolutely nothing to lose and have their best game of the season on Tuesday.

Joe Nuttall. First of 6 between now and the end of the season.
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Tuesday I would go

Southwood
Long Davies Bradbury Ferry
Harrop Bonds Sercombe
Thomas Keena Lloyd

I'd stick someone else at RB if we had any half decent alternatives.
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Agree. If Thomas can’t handle 90 mins, give him 70 and get one of the shot-shy plodders on to finish the game.

Harrop seems to be the only one with a modicum of composure up top.
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CTFCfan99 wrote:Tuesday I would go

Southwood
Long Davies Bradbury Ferry
Harrop Bonds Sercombe
Thomas Keena Lloyd

I'd stick someone else at RB if we had any half decent alternatives.
Keena and Nuttall up top for me. Or Nuttall with Harrop sitting off him.

We can’t rely on Lloyd to score a goal, even if given a clear chance.
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Apologies for saying this again, but the time has finally come to ditch the Goalie on the bench and put a player who can provide an extra attacking option on the bench. Olayinka or even Tom King. Pardington isn't going to make or score a goal so no point having him there. Got to take a risk now. Have to win Tuesday or we are stuffed. We need maximum options if we have to chase the game.
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Well, the next three games are make or break. Carlisle down and hopefully lacking motivation but regardless they are the worst team in the league so if we don’t beat them our task becomes almost impossible….. then Rovers with absolutely nothing to play for an hopefully on the beach…. then the biggest game of the season if we are still within touching distance. Burton have conceded four goals in their last two home games.

If we are not out of the relegation zone next Tuesday night it is just not going to happen.
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