Back from the game - Barnsley

[andrew1957]

Well in terms of awfulness today really is one of the worst to be a RFC fan for quite a while.

First we (probably) lose out on Tommy Smith having messed about with the transfer for weeks. Then tonight an awful Barnsley side beat us reasonably comfortably.

There really was not a lot for us to get excited about. The young lads tried hard but again there was little cutting edge. At least we forced a few saves in the last 15 minutes but no one really shone out to me.

It could be a long season!

[Platypuss]

How bad did Bertrand's injury look?

What other left back options do we have?

[Gus the teenage cow]

Well in terms of awfulness today really is one of the worst to be a RFC fan for quite a while.

First we (probably) lose out on Tommy Smith having messed about with the transfer for weeks. Then tonight an awful Barnsley side beat us reasonably comfortably.

There really was not a lot for us to get excited about. The young lads tried hard but again there was little cutting edge. At least we forced a few saves in the last 15 minutes but no one really shone out to me.

It could be a long season!

an honest perspective from a true fan, the so-called RTG's seem to think that it's still only wums and idiots who have had enough but when respected posters like andrew1857 join the throng you know that something is up

[Harpers So Solid Crew]

i thought there was a lot of good to come from that performance. first Bignall then Antonio showed pace and skills, we passed well around most of the pitch. disappointed with Henry, at times looked like he could not really be arsed.
Harper and Marek should have stood out, but did not.

Worth the £12 entrance cost for the OG alone.
We lost because they had a couple of big lads up front, and used their experience to boss most of the game, even then we could have won it, we deserved the equaliser, shame was not from one of our good moves in the few minutes earlier.

[Thomas L'Heureux]

Pretty disheartening night all-round really. Two very poor teams and we were comfortably beaten you'd have to say.

Bertrand looked tidy in the first half, Noel looked good when he came on, Mooney had a couple of decent touches, and Davies showed a lot of endeavor, but other than that there really weren't any positives to take from the performance, and those mentioned aren't exactly anything to get excited about.

The build-up was far too slow, decision making was questionable, and the shape of the team looked unconvincing.

I don't like to victimise, because no individual was to blame for the defeat, but a special mention goes to James Henry, who was utterly, utterly terrible tonight.

[wolsey]

i thought there was a lot of good to come from that performance. first Bignall then Antonio showed pace and skills, we passed well around most of the pitch. disappointed with Henry, at times looked like he could not really be arsed.
Harper and Marek should have stood out, but did not.

Worth the £12 entrance cost for the OG alone.
We lost because they had a couple of big lads up front, and used their experience to boss most of the game, even then we could have won it, we deserved the equaliser, shame was not from one of our good moves in the few minutes earlier.

How many times, with the current personnel, do you think that your summary is likely to be repeated this season?

[Harpers So Solid Crew]

There will not be as many teams a s poor as barnsley, but they used the experience to win the match. I would say there will be more games witha similar scenario and summary, however at some point if it all clicks then we can see a few points taken.

[Dirk Gently]

Agreed it's a pretty black day for RFC today, but by god there have been many in our past that have been blacker, and a comedy own-goal is always worth paying a tenner for.

[FiNeRaIn]

Well in terms of awfulness today really is one of the worst to be a RFC fan for quite a while.

First we (probably) lose out on Tommy Smith having messed about with the transfer for weeks. Then tonight an awful Barnsley side beat us reasonably comfortably.

There really was not a lot for us to get excited about. The young lads tried hard but again there was little cutting edge. At least we forced a few saves in the last 15 minutes but no one really shone out to me.

It could be a long season!

an honest perspective from a true fan, the so-called RTG's seem to think that it's still only wums and idiots who have had enough but when respected posters like andrew1857 join the throng you know that something is up

+1

[shoey]

+1

good report and understanding of our young boys

[winchester_royal]

Pretty disheartening night all-round really. Two very poor teams and we were comfortably beaten you'd have to say.

Bertrand looked tidy in the first half, Noel looked good when he came on, Mooney had a couple of decent touches, and Davies showed a lot of endeavor, but other than that there really weren't any positives to take from the performance, and those mentioned aren't exactly anything to get excited about.

The build-up was far too slow, decision making was questionable, and the shape of the team looked unconvincing.

I don't like to victimise, because no individual was to blame for the defeat, but a special mention goes to James Henry, who was utterly, utterly terrible tonight.

I thought Henry was OK tonight. At least he showed some cutting edge.......unlike the appalling Mooney. No way is that guy ever going to get in our first team. Useless.

Harper similarly crap. Fuck off to wolves please.

Marek was good. Lost the ball a fair bit, but showed some fantastic touches.

Bignall and Antonio were decent.

We looked 10x better in a 4-4-2.

Ratings:
Hamer - 7
Kelly - 5
Pearce - 5
Gunnar - 6
Bertrand - 6
Harper - 3
Marek - 7
Davies - 5
Henry - 6
Bignall - 7
Mooney - 4

Tabb - 6
Antonio - 7
N Hunt - 7

[winchester_royal]

Well in terms of awfulness today really is one of the worst to be a RFC fan for quite a while.

First we (probably) lose out on Tommy Smith having messed about with the transfer for weeks. Then tonight an awful Barnsley side beat us reasonably comfortably.

There really was not a lot for us to get excited about. The young lads tried hard but again there was little cutting edge. At least we forced a few saves in the last 15 minutes but no one really shone out to me.

It could be a long season!

Is that a joke?

[floyd__streete]

5 games against Championship opposition this season. 1 goal scored by a Reading player and that a centre-half. It really is stonkingly exciting stuff following Reading isn't it.

[Thomas L'Heureux]

Pretty disheartening night all-round really. Two very poor teams and we were comfortably beaten you'd have to say.

Bertrand looked tidy in the first half, Noel looked good when he came on, Mooney had a couple of decent touches, and Davies showed a lot of endeavor, but other than that there really weren't any positives to take from the performance, and those mentioned aren't exactly anything to get excited about.

The build-up was far too slow, decision making was questionable, and the shape of the team looked unconvincing.

I don't like to victimise, because no individual was to blame for the defeat, but a special mention goes to James Henry, who was utterly, utterly terrible tonight.

I thought Henry was OK tonight. At least he showed some cutting edge.......unlike the appalling Mooney. No way is that guy ever going to get in our first team. Useless.

Harper similarly crap. Fuck off to wolves please.

Marek was good. Lost the ball a fair bit, but showed some fantastic touches.

Bignall and Antonio were decent.

We looked 10x better in a 4-4-2.

Ratings:
Hamer - 7
Kelly - 5
Pearce - 5
Gunnar - 6
Bertrand - 6
Harper - 3
Marek - 7
Davies - 5
Henry - 6
Bignall - 7
Mooney - 4

Tabb - 6
Antonio - 7
N Hunt - 7

Cutting edge?! Henry showed nothing but poor close control and selfishness tonight. He was awful in my opinion. Not once did he deliver a decent set-piece, and the audacity he showed to hide the ball behind his back and not let Davies or Hunt have a sniff of the free-kick that Davies won through all of his own work was pretty poor. Not only that, but he tamely floated the ball into Steele's arms with the effort.

Like I said with Mooney, he showed a couple of good touches. I'm not saying he had a great game at all, but I also admitted I was scraping the barrel for positives. He dinked the ball over a defender's head in the box a few times and made a chance for himself, and showed a few examples of a good first touch, but not much else. Like I said, nothing to get carried away about so don't read too much into it, please.

Marek looked a yard behind everyone else tonight, and when he was in possession it was the same old him. One pretty decent pass followed by two poor ones unfortunately. And I am a fan of his too.

[ruprecht]

We lost because they had a couple of big lads up front

And here in lies the problem. A lot of championship teams use this tatic and its one we're shit at coping with.

[Thou Voice]

5 games against Championship opposition this season. 1 goal scored by a Reading player and that a centre-half. It really is stonkingly exciting stuff following Reading isn't it.

Equally, 50% of all goals we scored against Championship opposition have been own goals as well... ...just proves we don't need strikers anymore, or wingers or midfielders.

[Ian Royal]

5 games against Championship opposition this season. 1 goal scored by a Reading player and that a centre-half. It really is stonkingly exciting stuff following Reading isn't it.

Weren't we promised quality attacking & passing football? Last time we heard that was Burns, and we're getting similar results.

[andrew1957]

Well in terms of awfulness today really is one of the worst to be a RFC fan for quite a while.

First we (probably) lose out on Tommy Smith having messed about with the transfer for weeks. Then tonight an awful Barnsley side beat us reasonably comfortably.

There really was not a lot for us to get excited about. The young lads tried hard but again there was little cutting edge. At least we forced a few saves in the last 15 minutes but no one really shone out to me.

It could be a long season!

Is that a joke?

No - Barnsley were awful and if it had not been for the comedy own goal I think we could have played until this time tomorrow without one of our players scoring - so IMO Barnsley looked comfortable after they scored. A decent side would have scored at least one of the three excellent chances they had in the first half.

[Thou Voice]

5 games against Championship opposition this season. 1 goal scored by a Reading player and that a centre-half. It really is stonkingly exciting stuff following Reading isn't it.

Weren't we promised quality attacking & passing football? Last time we heard that was Burns, and we're getting similar results.

Yes, we get to see a new team each week display this.

Remember, the cloth needs to be cut. Oh yess.

[weybridgewanderer]

we looked much better for the last 15 minutes after we went 4 4 2

actually forced a goalkeeper to make some saves!

better than we have done all season