I attended tonight and I thought there was a couple of good things.
Hugill needs service and if we can concentrate on getting the ball to him he’ll get us a few goals, he did make the defenders work and think while was on.
Thelo missed an absolute sitter which you can ill afford to do. He puts that away it’s a different game altogether.
Carragher looked like the likely successor to Hughes very competent just needs games under his belt but a solid performance.
The difference was
Subs
Barnsley took control once both sides made their subs and as I previously said, thats our problem, our subs/squad are not good enough.
Rankine stunk the place out in the 1st half then the 2nd half we managed to put a few balls through along the floor to him and he made a couple of good dangerous runs.
Stones came on and ran around like a chicken with it’s head cut off. In 30 minutes he was burnt out. He needs to learn, you cannot chase defenders down 24/7 regardless of what instructions your given.
Now the bad points,
For me Adeeko isn’t good enough and I wasnt convinced with Ramsey. The 1st half we were ok as a whole and held our own but 2nd half we were simply pinned down.
Again, were not building, making progress from last season we’re just replacing half the squad with a new squad and starting all over again by packing it with the cheapest option then expect the manager to perform a miracle.
So, is this the norm now for us?, every 12 months 16 out 16 in ?. I’m beginning to sound like a stuck record now but come December/Jan when all the injuries start to arrive thick and fast we will be threadbare, out on our feet to the point we will at some point take a tonking I’m sure of that.
Maloney needs a rebuild and I’m in no doubt he’s been sold a pig because he seriously cannot be happy with that squad far from it.
Get ready boys, because this season will be one hell of a rocky bumpy ride. It will be like sliding down the north face of Everest with piles the size of grapefruits, excruciatingly painful.
If Maloney gets a tune out these lot he should be presented with a crown of river duggy nettles and given the freedom Norley and Platt Wazz because the squad is not his choice and not good enough
