realism

Nesty · 29 Sep 2018, 16:18

in the last 5 games we have amassed 4 points and during that time we have lost to teams 1st, 3rd and 5th, drawn against the team in 18th and beaten the team currently 21st.

29 Sep 2018, 16:38

For 75 minutes today there was nothing between us and the top team but heads dropped after they nicked a goal against the run of play. We look every bit a mediocre mid-table team in my opinion, one which lacks going forward.

Malabus · 29 Sep 2018, 16:40

Robin wrote:For 75 minutes today there was nothing between us and the top team but heads dropped after they nicked a goal against the run of play. We look every bit a mediocre mid-table team in my opinion, one which lacks going forward.

Are you serious, Robin!!. We never matched Lincoln quality or work rate all game.

29 Sep 2018, 17:05

Yes very serious until the goal they had managed once shot on goal and never looked like scoring with the exception of the Akinde miss in the first half. We were very comfortable but lack threat up top.

Malabus · 29 Sep 2018, 17:13

Robin wrote:Yes very serious until the goal they had managed once shot on goal and never looked like scoring with the exception of the Akinde miss in the first half. We were very comfortable but lack threat up top.

"Very comfortable".......ha ha...

horlickfanclub · 29 Sep 2018, 17:27

We were second best the whole game.

29 Sep 2018, 18:01

We were playing top of the league and for seventy five minutes they posed no threat what so ever, give credit where it is due.

Johnsons Red Army · 29 Sep 2018, 18:02

horlickfanclub wrote:We were second best the whole game.

Agreed. Not sure what game Robin was watching.

Ihearye · 29 Sep 2018, 18:12

Sorry Robin we were second best. In ideas speed of movement awareness etc etc. We will cope with average teams but not against the likes of Lincoln. Not yet anyway

29 Sep 2018, 18:34

Yeah so second best our keeper didn't make a notable save for the first hour. Yes Lincoln have better players than us but some of you are being hyper critical.

Ihearye · 29 Sep 2018, 20:45

Robin wrote:Yeah so second best our keeper didn't make a notable save for the first hour. Yes Lincoln have better players than us but some of you are being hyper critical.

Just dont think that a teams dominance can be measured by shots on target e.g. Akinde missed a chance, I would have had a fair chance of putting away. Can't believe I was the only one at half time thinking that we got away with 45 mins and still 0-0 ?

I-Love-CTFC · 29 Sep 2018, 21:31

Don't think you attended the same game as the majority of us, Robin. There was a gulf in class.

Benctfc · 29 Sep 2018, 22:36

Have to agree if you were a nuetral and attended that game not knowing who was playing you would think there was a couple of league differences between the teams they dominated us for most of the match we never looked like scoring.

The past 2 games were always going to be difficult we really need a result on Tuesday now against Morecambe to halt this awful run of home form.

RegencyCheltenhamSpa · 30 Sep 2018, 06:55

Benctfc wrote:Have to agree if you were a nuetral and attended that game not knowing who was playing you would think there was a couple of league differences between the teams they dominated us for most of the match we never looked like scoring.

The past 2 games were always going to be difficult we really need a result on Tuesday now against Morecambe to halt this awful run of home form.

So none of the high pace devastating attack play which we produced to tear Carlisle apart in the second home game?

Five home games down. We have to find some form to reach the ten home wins requirement from the last 18 fixtures at WR.

30 Sep 2018, 07:28

We were playing a far superior team to Carlisle but we did play a high pace in the first half the difference was they were exceptionally well organised and in Bostwick and Shackell have probably the best centre halves in the league. At the other end though Lincoln posed no real threat other than a bad miss by Akinde we never looked like conceding for the first sixty minutes.

Ihearye · 30 Sep 2018, 08:40

Robin wrote:Yeah so second best our keeper didn't make a notable save for the first hour. Yes Lincoln have better players than us but some of you are being hyper critical.

Michael Duff - "Any complaints about the result?
No, definitely not. There was a definite gulf between the two teams today."

Ihearye · 30 Sep 2018, 08:40

RegencyCheltenhamSpa wrote:
Benctfc wrote:Have to agree if you were a nuetral and attended that game not knowing who was playing you would think there was a couple of league differences between the teams they dominated us for most of the match we never looked like scoring.

The past 2 games were always going to be difficult we really need a result on Tuesday now against Morecambe to halt this awful run of home form.
So none of the high pace devastating attack play which we produced to tear Carlisle apart in the second home game?

Five home games down. We have to find some form to reach the ten home wins requirement from the last 18 fixtures at WR.

Still hanging on to those few minutes then ?

RegencyCheltenhamSpa · 30 Sep 2018, 09:01

Ihearye wrote:
RegencyCheltenhamSpa wrote:
Benctfc wrote:Have to agree if you were a nuetral and attended that game not knowing who was playing you would think there was a couple of league differences between the teams they dominated us for most of the match we never looked like scoring.

The past 2 games were always going to be difficult we really need a result on Tuesday now against Morecambe to halt this awful run of home form.
So none of the high pace devastating attack play which we produced to tear Carlisle apart in the second home game?

Five home games down. We have to find some form to reach the ten home wins requirement from the last 18 fixtures at WR.
Still hanging on to those few minutes then ?

Just hoping we can recreate them.

Benctfc · 30 Sep 2018, 09:42

Not sure what your fuss is with the Carlisle game we scored no goals in that game either against a weaker team...

We just haven't got the players to play expansive football at the moment its all going to be about grinding out results at least until January where we might have some scope to ship a few out and bring a couple in.

Nesty · 30 Sep 2018, 09:48

I would have thought a few more might be shipped out sooner rather than later

30 Sep 2018, 10:06

Ihearye wrote:
Robin wrote:Yeah so second best our keeper didn't make a notable save for the first hour. Yes Lincoln have better players than us but some of you are being hyper critical.
Michael Duff - "Any complaints about the result?
No, definitely not. There was a definite gulf between the two teams today."

I have no complaints about the result either, we played the best team in the league all I am saying is for 75 mins they caused us no trouble and we largely matched them for posssession and work ethic.

RegencyCheltenhamSpa · 30 Sep 2018, 11:22

Benctfc wrote:Not sure what your fuss is with the Carlisle game we scored no goals in that game either against a weaker team...

We just haven't got the players to play expansive football at the moment its all going to be about grinding out results at least until January where we might have some scope to ship a few out and bring a couple in.

I enjoyed that first half more than any game since the Yates play-off season when we were rampaging.