I like to think of myself as a level headed football fan so here we go.

Today you had Hungerford who wanted to sit in and counter attack and the onus was on us to break them down. We lacked any proper quality to break them down, certain players couldn’t pass and receive at times. We then concede from a long throw and things become 10 times harder.

Second half we started brightly and then Will Henry messes up and then its tailor made for them. Subs made a good impact and Caine scored. Third goal was the most obvious foul in the world but nothing came of it and then he fourth just happens as we go for it.

I move myself around the ground and I hear the same people that praised the performances 2 games ago as the same people who critique it now. Sideways/backwards etc.  Ultimately, the only thing they care about is winning football matches. If we win and play poorly then it’s a dogged performance. If we lose and pass the ball we are tippy tappy.  People need to be more balanced however on a forum that is busier when we lose than when we win, what do you expect?

We are a very young team and do lack some visible leadership on the pitch. I don’t know what the dressing room is like and could be completely different.  Today though I felt our senior players were not good enough - while our academy is strong, we can’t be in a place where week in week out they are our most consistent players on the pitch. They need to look up to other players rather than how it is at the moment. 

Last season our FA Cup run cost us in the league so let’s hope it works in reverse this time round. The same pant wetters of last season are back and went very quiet in part 2 of the season - I can easily see that happening again.

frank wrote:

Congratulations to hungerford , by far the better team today
Note to mr Horgan, we are not good enough to keep passing it around at the back and that was obvious from today’s performance and we need to change tactics

Kick it long to big Craig F to win headers?

I propose that if you are trying something you get better at it rather than just abandon it at the first sign of trouble.  It’s a new team that is yet to be at full strength because of injuries and suspensions. If I had the time to go through posts I can assure you the same people that moan about passing are the same people who moaned about long balls under MC.

To answer your questions, I don’t fully know why we pass to Will and then pass but I know it didn’t cost us any of the goals today and had zero bearing on the result. 1) long throw 2) Will Henry 3) foul 4) caught on the break.  I certainly think we need more variety in our play, our quick players don’t run behind enough for my liking but that’s one small aspect of a game.   I don’t see enough from our senior players but we have lost today and been poor and got beaten up by full timers last week.

At the end of the day, most people make knee jerk, emotional comments straight after a game and when we lose, the world ends.

Wellard wrote:

Funny old game wrote:

Last season our FA Cup run cost us in the league so let’s hope it works in reverse this time round. The same pant wetters of last season are back and went very quiet in part 2 of the season - I can easily see that happening again.

Yes because we got some quality loans in, MCClure, Williams and Tomlinson. Made possible no doubt by the FA Cup money.
Won’t have that luxury this season.
We were very poor at times up until Christmas until that came in.

No FA Cup money was used in bringing additions.  Spent on utility costs that substantially increased (so I’m told).  No doubt the team in January will look different v now.

Only 380 yesterday and Hungerford brought a few