JoeP Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 10 minutes ago, deyres42 said: If it doesn't need wholesale charges then they might as well as stuck with Thompson because Mellon hasn't made the blindest bit of difference so far.. Mellon will make a difference once he's allowed to build his own squad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardie Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 1 minute ago, JoeP said: Mellon will make a difference once he's allowed to build his own squad. Which could be a long time off, right now. I'd get a sports psychologist as soon as possible and find out why they cannot perform at BP. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ1952 Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 Watched the game today. 2nd best all over the pitch. They passed us off the park . Their number 4 had all the space and time he wanted, we didn't get near them. Sutton, pathetic as usual, he's not a RB. Hudson, better keeper on the bench ?? Moore, can't control the ball at all. McGahey, no midfielder, what's his purpose. ?? Hogan, a liability. Many others heartless and not good enough. Mellon has a enormous task to get this lot into top 7. Needs to sign some midfielder who can control the game and compete. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
League one forever Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 23 minutes ago, deyres42 said: If it doesn't need wholesale charges then they might as well as stuck with Thompson because Mellon hasn't made the blindest bit of difference so far.. I know, it’s pathetic isn’t it. Is David Dunn still available? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceskylatic Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 2 minutes ago, TJ1952 said: Watched the game today. 2nd best all over the pitch. They passed us off the park . Their number 4 had all the space and time he wanted, we didn't get near them. Sutton, pathetic as usual, he's not a RB. Hudson, better keeper on the bench ?? Moore, can't control the ball at all. McGahey, no midfielder, what's his purpose. ?? Hogan, a liability. Many others heartless and not good enough. Mellon has a enormous task to get this lot into top 7. Needs to sign some midfielder who can control the game and compete. Hudson should’ve done better for the initial shot for the second goal in my opinion. Hogan gave the ball away too many times. If Mellon prefers the 3-5-2 formation, I’d like to see Sutton in the back 3 with Hobson and Raglan, once we’ve signed that elusive right wingback/right back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 (edited) 17 minutes ago, JoeP said: Mellon will make a difference once he's allowed to build his own squad. Giving Gateshead the freedom of the freedom of the park wasn't good preparation, coaching or management. Hadn't he watched them before? Bringing on Kofi Moore for his debut in an unfamiliar position was even worse. I don't think he knows what to do with this lot and his only hope is to ship out the vast majority and start again. Edited December 23, 2023 by BP1960 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceskylatic Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 Just now, BP1960 said: Giving Gateshead the freedom of the freedom of the park wasn't good preparation, coaching or management. Hadn't he watched them before? Bring on Kofi Moore for his debut in an unfamiliar position was even worse. I don't think he knows what to do with this lot and his only hope is to ship out the vast majority and start again. With these players at Mellon’s disposal, if we’d have played a hard press all over the pitch, Gateshead would’ve played the ball around us and we’d’ve got pummelled by at least 4. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeP Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 2 minutes ago, BP1960 said: Giving Gateshead the freedom of the freedom of the park wasn't good preparation, coaching or management. Hadn't he watched them before? Bringing on Kofi Moore for his debut in an unfamiliar position was even worse. I don't think he knows what to do with this lot and his only hope is to ship out the vast majority and start again. Well, yes. But it's a familiar story with these players - sitting off and letting the opposition have the play is something which they need "uncoaching" from as it's something Unsworth implemented from day one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pidge Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 2 minutes ago, ceskylatic said: With these players at Mellon’s disposal, if we’d have played a hard press all over the pitch, Gateshead would’ve played the ball around us and we’d’ve got pummelled by at least 4. Not necessarily right. It is easy to pass past a player standing 3 m away. If that player is closing, he is a bigger barrier and makes me rush. It’s not rocket science. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeP Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 19 minutes ago, Wardie said: Which could be a long time off, right now. I'd get a sports psychologist as soon as possible and find out why they cannot perform at BP. Didn't Barry Fry piss in the four corners of the pitch at Peterborough to try and lift their poor home form? Worth Mickey giving it a go... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeP Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 (edited) It also seems odd that Josh Lundstram was National League Player of the Season last year, but is now part of the worst midfield in the division. What's gone wrong there? Edited December 23, 2023 by JoeP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceskylatic Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 1 minute ago, Pidge said: Not necessarily right. It is easy to pass past a player standing 3 m away. If that player is closing, he is a bigger barrier and makes me rush. It’s not rocket science. From what I saw, the plan was to allow them possession until approaching the final third, then close them down which to a degree was working first half. Then we conceded within 3 minutes of the second half starting and it went to shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 Poor post match interview by Mellon, he picked a back 5 at home and blames them, but never mentioned the poor technical quality and non closing down by his midfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneSizeFitz Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 2 minutes ago, JoeP said: It also seems odd that Josh Lundstram was National League Player of the Season last year, but is now part of the worst midfield in the division. What's gone wrong there? Even Jude Bellingham would struggle alongside Sheron and McGahey... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 3 minutes ago, JoeP said: It also seems odd that Josh Lundtram was National League Player of the Season last year, but is now part of the worst midfield in the division. What's gone wrong there? Mellon says he's not fit and have to look after him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pidge Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 2 minutes ago, ceskylatic said: From what I saw, the plan was to allow them possession until approaching the final third, then close them down which to a degree was working first half. Then we conceded within 3 minutes of the second half starting and it went to shit. If that’s true that it was the plan, it’s embarrassing. We are the home side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Branston Pickle Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 7 minutes ago, JoeP said: It also seems odd that Josh Lundstram was National League Player of the Season last year, but is now part of the worst midfield in the division. What's gone wrong there? Eh? No he wasn't? Where you getting that from? https://www.thenationalleague.org.uk/vanarama-national-league-big-winners-announced-76017 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcfluff1985 Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 53 minutes ago, yarddog73 said: Something wrong with a team when they throw in Jekyll and Hyde performances, what are we doing pre match at home because something clearly needs to change. No urgency and I've not seen a decent first 30 at home from us all season. Mellon going on about fucking defending at home to Gateshead yet keeps picking the same donkies every week and I include Hudson in that. I'll bite. What did Hudson do wrong? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceskylatic Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 9 minutes ago, Pidge said: If that’s true that it was the plan, it’s embarrassing. We are the home side I agree with you. But until we bring in what’s required in midfield, i.e. 2 athletic wingers and a ball playing central midfielder to dominate opposition, we’ll be a counter-attacking team giving teams most of the possession. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeP Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 7 minutes ago, Guy Branston Pickle said: Eh? No he wasn't? Where you getting that from? https://www.thenationalleague.org.uk/vanarama-national-league-big-winners-announced-76017 Thought I saw a BBC article saying he was, but it might have been talking about him winning fans, players and Manager's Player of the Year at Alty.. Sorry.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
League one forever Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 14 minutes ago, BP1960 said: but never mentioned the poor technical quality and non closing down by his midfield. He did BP. He literally said we’ve got players who don’t want to press, or demand the ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc1955 Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 12 minutes ago, BP1960 said: Poor post match interview by Mellon, he picked a back 5 at home and blames them, but never mentioned the poor technical quality and non closing down by his midfield. In an interview he’s obviously not going to say the same thing as he said to the players in the dressing room! He will know full well a fair percentage of these players are technically inept and not of the required standard and I’m pretty sure we’ll see movement both in and out very soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Burns Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 (edited) seasons over loan out Norwood to save wages place Eminem on gardning leave and stop paying the players* Edited December 23, 2023 by Monty Burns and Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 9 minutes ago, League one forever said: He did BP. He literally said we’ve got players who don’t want to press, or demand the ball. But he still plays them when he's had plenty of time to bring in midfielders, wingers and a right back on loan. He seems to play 3 DCs because he's got to appease them. One of Raglan or Hogan needs to be dropped. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Branston Pickle Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 14 minutes ago, JoeP said: Thought I saw a BBC article saying he was, but it might have been talking about him winning fans, players and Manager's Player of the Year at Alty.. Sorry.. Thinking about it, he won this which is a bit misleading. I think its National League PotY but just for clubs in the North West. Can see how that would be confusing https://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/news/2023/november/27102023-josh-lundstram-award/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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