Elvin Parsnip Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 A bit worrying that between the three of them they thought playing Hunt was the correct decision! 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 4 minutes ago, areNOTwhatTHEYseem said: I don't think we need 'excuses' for a loss by the odd goal to Brentford, do we? They're widely tipped as promotion favourites and easily among the best teams in this division. Our fate won't be decided in games such as this. Completely agree, although you wouldn't think it based on some comments on here. Although I think we'd have been much stronger, they were, in all honesty the better team tonight. Looking for a big response on Saturday, with hopefully Iorfa, Lees and Brown back available. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beswetherick Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, modboy said: Someone mentioned Jackson Irvine doesn't have a club at the moment. Surely a deal the to end of the season would appeal to all? Bringing him or Stewart in (or both if possible) for nowt just seems like a no brainer to me. Our second choice midfield options are as weak as anyone in the division’s 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy Repperton Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 43 minutes ago, Holmowl said: ...and yet we pushed a very strong Brentford really hard. They had far more quality than we had on the pitch. Our defence and midfield were decimated. Yet we competed strongly and were always in the game. Bodes really well. I feel very encouraged by tonight. Yeah at least it wasn't 0-5. Well done lads let's try and scrap for a point against Luton Saturday! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldishowl Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Did monk say what is wrong with Luongo? We need him and some of our centre backs fit asap. You simply need to be tight defensively in this league. We need to concentrate on that and anything we get at the other end is bonus. We tried to take them on tonight, I assume because we simply didn’t have enough defensive players to do anything else . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarnsleyOwl96 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 22 minutes ago, WalthamOwl said: Back on the grass? Does that mean back training with the first team or just back running etc? saw back on grass other day and making good progress monk said post Brentford today , you’d hope a few more days training and at least 2 of the 3 would be ready for Saturday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarnsleyOwl96 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, oldishowl said: Did monk say what is wrong with Luongo? We need him and some of our centre backs fit asap. You simply need to be tight defensively in this league. We need to concentrate on that and anything we get at the other end is bonus. We tried to take them on tonight, I assume because we simply didn’t have enough defensive players to do anything else . swollen knee , needs to get swelling down and then can assess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy Repperton Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 27 minutes ago, BRADDO said: All 4 players are a huge loss to the side. It's going to be a tough season. Yeah cos we're only allowed to bring in cheap injury-prone shirt fillers or rejects. Maybe one day someone at the club, who really cares , will notice this. Depends on wether the government will allow football to continue during such a threat to humanity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldishowl Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 51 minutes ago, Holmowl said: ...and yet we pushed a very strong Brentford really hard. They had far more quality than we had on the pitch. Our defence and midfield were decimated. Yet we competed strongly and were always in the game. Bodes really well. I feel very encouraged by tonight. I agree , we did ok until we tired but too open really because of the missing players. We need to turn games into a scrap and we didn’t have the players to do that tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sefton owl Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 40 minutes ago, TodwickOwl said: Our midfield is so thin and we have two notoriously injured players out - Brown and Luongo I fear if we have a midfield like that all season We wont though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldishowl Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 1 minute ago, BarnsleyOwl96 said: swollen knee , needs to get swelling down and then can assess Ta Not good, I have the same problem. I am 40 years older than Luongo though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarnsleyOwl96 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Luongo prior to joining us played 41 games for qpr and 36 the season before strange he’s picking up various knocks for us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy Repperton Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, Sefton owl said: We wont though How come? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S6ToBerlin Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Totally agree, wasn't expecting a result tonight anyway and we looked really good for large parts of the game. Definitely didn't make it easy for them as I feared might have been the case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwellOwl Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Holmowl said: ...and yet we pushed a very strong Brentford really hard. They had far more quality than we had on the pitch. Our defence and midfield were decimated. Yet we competed strongly and were always in the game. Bodes really well. I feel very encouraged by tonight. Spot on, hopefully they can come back, even some for Saturday. 3 big games coming up that could shape our survival season. Those players are key moving forward this season. We gave it a go tonight but could see we missed these players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldishowl Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 If we happened to have Lees, Iorfa back Saturday , and presumably Palmer as well seeing as he was on the bench, I would consider looking at trying to convert Palmer or Iorfa into a defensive midfielder. It’s either that or play Joey who to be fair did ok when he came on but I am not sure he would be up to it on a regular basis. I don’t think Palmer or Iorfa would necessarily be that good but just let sit and basically defend in front of the defence. It’s another defensive player on the pitch and the problem tonight was we didn’t have enough. Put it another way. If they are fit then Van Aken has to play on the left which means one ofLees, Iorfa, Flint would miss out. Not sure that would be for the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wednesday_Jack Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Steady performance against a side who will be there...UTO. create 2/3 more proper chances and we are laughing. played a side tonight who will be there or there abouts and we wasn’t far away...baring 2 tony finishes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fudge27 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Holmowl said: ...and yet we pushed a very strong Brentford really hard. They had far more quality than we had on the pitch. Our defence and midfield were decimated. Yet we competed strongly and were always in the game. Bodes really well. I feel very encouraged by tonight. Pushed them hard? We were workman like, which tbf is more then some of the teams we've put out in the past, but never threatened a 2nd equaliser. That said signs there we have enough battle and heart to stay in games, scrap points and be safe. Stand by what I said, think we'll end up about 18th come the seasons end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beswetherick Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 34 minutes ago, oldishowl said: If we happened to have Lees, Iorfa back Saturday , and presumably Palmer as well seeing as he was on the bench, I would consider looking at trying to convert Palmer or Iorfa into a defensive midfielder. It’s either that or play Joey who to be fair did ok when he came on but I am not sure he would be up to it on a regular basis. I don’t think Palmer or Iorfa would necessarily be that good but just let sit and basically defend in front of the defence. It’s another defensive player on the pitch and the problem tonight was we didn’t have enough. Put it another way. If they are fit then Van Aken has to play on the left which means one ofLees, Iorfa, Flint would miss out. Not sure that would be for the best. Iorfa is our best centre half so has to play there when he’s fit, agreed that Palmer might be worth a look in defensive midfield though. I think asking him to mostly just sit in and defend what’s in front of him with the safety net of centre halves covering behind would play to his strengths, he reads the game well and is disciplined defensively so wouldn’t get carried away going forward and leaving gaps. He played midfield really early in his career too if I remember rightly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Farrell Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Another encouraging defeat. A few more positive defeats and we'll be off the bottom. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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