MATCHWATCH : Bolton Wanderers (h)

[MR. CYNICAL]

Just looking at the stats, we only had 32% possession, 6 shots and only 5 touches in the opposition box. Ffs, we are in league one and were at home, how far we have fallen. No wonder the gates are down.

[Royal Rother]

In recent matches I’ve had the misfortune to see, not one player has looked comfortable in possession apart from Marriott when he’s heading towards goal. We hardly ever try to beat an opponent, and on the rare occasion we do we are so inept we either fall over the ball or get so easily dispossessed it’s embarrassing, If a player doesn’t have the space to hoof it forward aimlessly themselves they just lay it off to someone else so THEY can hoof it forward aimlessly.

If it reaches one of our players it’s pretty much by accident.

WTAF are the coaches doing? I refuse to believe this is the best these players can produce.

Stam’s team was horrible to watch because they were unutterably tedious, but ground out results through boring the opposition to sleep - Richardson’s team is horrible to watch because they play no better than Sunday league Div 3 park football but are getting results because we have one player who is the absolute best at his particular job in the league and another who can occasionally deliver a pinpoint ball into the box.

I’m happy we are in a comfortable position in the table and give Richardson credit for putting some something into the squad that somehow wins points, but God Almighty, if this is what we can look forward to under his tenure then he can shove it.

[Royals and Racers]

10,025 attendance.

[Orion1871]

Just looking at the stats, we only had 32% possession, 6 shots and only 5 touches in the opposition box. Ffs, we are in league one and were at home, how far we have fallen. No wonder the gates are down.

44 crosses into our box to add to the 35 on Saturday.