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Post by lincolnyellow1 on Jan 3, 2011 14:49:11 GMT
Also not feeling very confident - a sorry 3 - 0 defeat me thinks... . Struggled against Barnet - however got the Result. Stuttered against Macclesfield - however got the result. Lack of idea's and desire against Southend - Lost comfortably. . All 3 games were a million miles away in terms of performance from the game we saw at Chesterfield a short time ago. .
I hope i am wrong / Torquay always seem to get the better of us.
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Post by oxfordthruandthru on Jan 3, 2011 14:53:54 GMT
Agree. And the Gillingham game was awful. I thought the worst game for years I had seen but then the Southend game came along....
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Post by ConcreteBob on Jan 3, 2011 14:54:11 GMT
Bizarre team selection.
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Post by gottagetbetta on Jan 3, 2011 14:56:05 GMT
I don't expect to get anything from Torquay - not one of our happy hunting grounds. I have more interest in the manner of the performance. Some evidence that the lessons of the Southend game were taken on board would be a cause for encouragement, three points would make going back to work tomorrow something approaching bearable!
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Post by captainox on Jan 3, 2011 14:58:01 GMT
people were calling for futcher and tonkin to be dropped as well as purkiss. there's 3 that should make people happier. I'm guessing McLean & Constable are tired but to drop both surprises me. McLaren was always going to start in place of Payne.
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Post by YellowJ on Jan 3, 2011 14:58:49 GMT
Team selection a big gamble. Hopefully it will pay off, if not CW will use all his subs at/by half time.
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Post by oxfordthruandthru on Jan 3, 2011 14:58:50 GMT
How can there possibly be 8 changes. That does not help confidence one bit. Had there not been such a drastic change, I would have said ' rest ' Ryan Clarke and lets see what happens. But this I fear is a poor team selection against a strong Torquay side
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Post by ConcreteBob on Jan 3, 2011 14:59:02 GMT
We're wearing blue- so why did Torquay get away with wearing yellow at our place?
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Post by Behind The Goal on Jan 3, 2011 14:59:28 GMT
How come some of our players are tired??
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Post by captainox on Jan 3, 2011 15:01:09 GMT
How come some of our players are tired?? 3 games in less than a week after having no match practice for 2 weeks (and not full training) probably has something to do with it.
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Post by irishterrier on Jan 3, 2011 15:01:31 GMT
midson! well im glad! lets hope he does the job!
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Post by yellowsuede on Jan 3, 2011 15:01:44 GMT
Lets get back to winning ways!
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Post by baldy on Jan 3, 2011 15:01:44 GMT
I'm happy with that team selection, especially the defence. Wright, Tonkin and Batt are must starters if they're fit. What I like about Wilder is that no one is undroppable. We, the fans, moaned like **** on Saturday and rightly so and now CW has acted and dropped the lot.
No player can have a single complaint after Saturday and I agree entirely with who he has dropped and he's also recognised that the only two outfield players who made any sort of worthwhile contribution on Saturday, Worley and Clist, keep their place.
Clarke can count himself lucky to start too but perhaps leaving him out would have been a gamble too far but the rest ? Well done Wilder, teach them a ******* lesson.
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Post by followtheox on Jan 3, 2011 15:01:54 GMT
How come some of our players are tired?? Becasue they played on Saturday maybe!
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Post by ConcreteBob on Jan 3, 2011 15:02:20 GMT
Well look who has just made an appearance!
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Post by headlesspnub on Jan 3, 2011 15:02:43 GMT
How come some of our players are tired?? 3 games in less than a week after having no match practice for 2 weeks (and not full training) probably has something to do with it. Don't go bringing your fancy common sense round here! This isn't the time or the place.
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Post by chippy on Jan 3, 2011 15:02:45 GMT
We're wearing blue- so why did Torquay get away with wearing yellow at our place? Its our away strip, hence we wear it away on a few occasions. As for Greeny's inclusion, this must be to do with him playing against his old team and having something to prove. Lets hope it pays off or CW will be in for some serious abuse from Lord William and the likes on here.
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Post by dabigfella on Jan 3, 2011 15:03:22 GMT
So do we want continuity with a side that wasn't good enough two days ago or do we give players in waiting a chance? After the shambles v. Southend I think Wilder's shown the squad that it simply wasn't good enough and given the likes of Midson, Green and MaClaren a chance to prove themselves. Can't really see a problem, but then DaBigFella been sniping at Wilder for a couple of months so I expect nothing else. Damned if you do, damned if you don't springs to mind. If pointing out that Wilder does make mistakes now and then is sniping, then I plead guilty. ;D Still think he should stay as manager though.
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Post by ConcreteBob on Jan 3, 2011 15:04:57 GMT
Aldershot 0-1 Hereford Southend 0-1 Cheltenham
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Post by rambler on Jan 3, 2011 15:05:00 GMT
COME ON OXFORD
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