1/2 Glass Empty….

No one can deny we deserved at least a point from yesterday. That’s another top six side I’ve seen and I’ve yet to be impressed with any.
Theres 7 points between the top 15 clubs which proves every games their for the taking.
The way Cook plays Moore is wrong. He will not get half a dozen when the balls whacked up to him 30 yards out and back to goal. Gelhardt’s daisy cutter proved theres another way to play him off the last defenders shoulder.
I’ve said it before and I’m sick of tired of saying it our midfield is all of the same we’ve no ball player.

I think if Powell was here dictating from just behind Moore I’m sure we’d be 6-8points better off.
We need a midfielder who can stitch the side together but until we do I’m afraid lobbing it up to the big lad is not the answer, surely Cook can see it.

He needs to change the way Moores used. If Cook cant then Moore needs to be dropped. 1 penalty in 15 proves it’s not working.

It would only work if someone was alongside him or further up the field to run onto the flick ons, like a Lowe, Gelhardt, Windass. Sadly no one is there with him & that’s why it ain’t working. This is one area which I hope cook can see isnt working as you say.[/quote]
As I said in another post I haven’t seen anything in this league to be afraid of, we looked good yesterday when we played the ball on the floor, and created some decent chances, with good balls into the box but no one on the end of them, the difference is other teams know how to finish and know how to nick a win as it proved yesterday and the previous games.

Got to agree and the loyalty to Massey just beggars belief. As proven over the past few games we’ve got the players here to comfortably hold our own in the Championship which is our main objective but, after seeing alot of the so called bigger clubs I think with some tweaking to match day team selection were more than capable of sneaking a playoff spot.

Were a 3rd of the season in and the goals aren’t coming, time for a change Cook

If I were picking the team it would be a 3 5 2, with Mulgrew in between Dunkley and kipper, the three from yesterday in the middle with Robinson and either Byrne or Sterling wide. Moore up top with geldhart or Lowe. That’s my team. My preference is three at the back with wing backs working hard up and down.

I would prefer a bit of width, their equalizer came from Robinson getting caught out high up the pitch. For me his direct approach is a huge positive but in doing so he sometimes get caught out especially late on in games which is exactly what happened yesterday for Swansea’s late winner.

I would like to see Pilkington back in the starting 11. At the beginning of the season he was one of our best players but for some reason he’s struggling to start a game.

If Moore is Cooks main man and hes pinning all hope on him banging the goals in then he has to change “how” he’s used.
I’d use Lowe Moore Pilkington it doesn’t matter which side Lowe or Pilkington go on they can cut back inside. Or try Robinson wide and drop Naismith in at leftback. At least Robinson ain’t scared at going at players.

But bear in mind that the reason Robinson was caught up field was because Jacobs lost the ball when Robinson was looking for him to move it on! From memory, it was Robinson who turned back and tried to chase the Swansea player down while Jacobs did naff all after losing it. I haven’t really been a Jacobs-knocker, but he should not have been used on Saturday to break up a midfield three that were dominating – he should have been used to replace Massey (one non-contributor for another) or not at all! Massey also needs a rest – he offers nothing to the team at the moment – and we cannot play against any side in this league with 10 men!