Cheltenham Town v Barrow

Jon Palmer · 16 Mar 2021, 17:55

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Shade · 16 Mar 2021, 18:59

Here we go then. Hard to pick Jason Taylor out these days...(jk)

Shade · 16 Mar 2021, 19:03

What a start...if you're going to completely f#!$ up, best to do it inside 2 minutes I guess.

RegencyCheltenhamSpa · 16 Mar 2021, 19:08

Good defending by Freestone to stand up to the wide player and block the cross without conceding the corner. Shame Tozer’s customary howler resulted in a goal this week.

Hubert Parry · 16 Mar 2021, 19:09

It's been a pretty rubbish day and I've not felt good about this game all day. The only saving grace is that it might help us to up the intensity.

I think we've discovered why Tozer is playing at this level.

ctfc-fan · 16 Mar 2021, 19:12

According to BBC were at half time....

Shade · 16 Mar 2021, 19:19

Wish Smith had a right foot.

Shade · 16 Mar 2021, 19:20

f#!$ SHORT CORNERS

RegencyCheltenhamSpa · 16 Mar 2021, 19:23

Shade wrote:f#!$ SHORT CORNERS

Hopeless.

Shade · 16 Mar 2021, 19:24

It's just like the away game, they keep on getting in behind us with ease.

Shade · 16 Mar 2021, 19:26

What is it with Peter Matthews being unable to say Quigley? When is the g in that ever soft?

Hubert Parry · 16 Mar 2021, 19:27

This game is making me grumpy.

I do hope they mention the Tozer towels again, it's hilarious every time.

They are describing Barrow as if they are in the league above. There is no excuse not to beat them.

RegencyCheltenhamSpa · 16 Mar 2021, 19:27

I feel if we get the next goal we can get two or three more. Getting the one, without conceding again is the challenge.

Needs a bit of magic from Wright.

Shade · 16 Mar 2021, 19:31

Got the feeling of one of those nights, a second minute goal and then unable to get one back, frustrating as hell.

We're too hesitant. Too many touches. Barrow know where the ball is going before we do.

Hubert Parry · 16 Mar 2021, 19:34

It's funny how every team we play is "better than their league position suggests".

This game is ridiculously frustrating. It's going precisely as I expected/feared. Cheltenham don't do things the easy way.

HamTown · 16 Mar 2021, 19:35

I'm wondering if these frustrating short set pieces are to minimize us attacking balls in the air and getting more head injuries

Shade · 16 Mar 2021, 19:37

These corners are an absolute joke. Pathetic. It's not even windy tonight.

Hubert Parry · 16 Mar 2021, 19:42

This is a joke.

Shade · 16 Mar 2021, 19:43

Shade wrote:Got the feeling of one of those nights, a second minute goal and then unable to get one back, frustrating as hell.

Yup

RegencyCheltenhamSpa · 16 Mar 2021, 19:48

Williams and Wright on please. For Blair and Freestone.

Shade · 16 Mar 2021, 19:49

RegencyCheltenhamSpa wrote:Williams and Wright on please. For Blair and Freestone.

What formation are you proposing there? 3-4-3?

Nham68 · 16 Mar 2021, 19:50

no pace to break Barrow down / commit them into challenges in dangerous areas. Its all very pedestrian.

Red Duke · 16 Mar 2021, 19:53

Shade wrote:What is it with Peter Matthews being unable to say Quigley? When is the g in that ever soft?

He has since admitted his error and corrected his pronunciation.

Hubert Parry · 16 Mar 2021, 19:54

I'm not sure I would change anything yet. We are pelting their door. We just need to turn the ball in.

Red Duke · 16 Mar 2021, 19:56

Last 10 minutes up to half-time was much better. We should have achieved an equaliser during this spell. Let's hope they start the second half with the same amount of intensity.

Alf · 16 Mar 2021, 19:57

Nham68 wrote:no pace to break Barrow down / commit them into challenges in dangerous areas. Its all very pedestrian.

Agree. We’re spending far too much time passing the ball around in our own half whilst they just stand there and watch us.
It’s a good ploy if you want pull their players out and create space to move into but if they just stand and watch it’s pointless.

Shade · 16 Mar 2021, 19:58

The chances we have created, one cleared over the bar from under it and one off the post, show we can turn this around, but we have got to get the ball into the box quicker. Anytime Hussey on the left or anyone on the right gets it, it's at least three touches and usually then pass backwards, try and dribble, pass back again, repeat, then hit a cross which is blocked.

Shade · 16 Mar 2021, 20:11

Absolutely ginormous gap between midfield and forwards so far this half.

Shade · 16 Mar 2021, 20:13

Tozer's lost it again. What thr hell were those two passes. Ultra casual, straight to the opposition.

RegencyCheltenhamSpa · 16 Mar 2021, 20:14

Shade wrote:The chances we have created, one cleared over the bar from under it and one off the post, show we can turn this around, but we have got to get the ball into the box quicker. Anytime Hussey on the left or anyone on the right gets it, it's at least three touches and usually then pass backwards, try and dribble, pass back again, repeat, then hit a cross which is blocked.

As I say, we get one and we get 2 or 3. But getting the one without conceding is proving difficult.

Hubert Parry · 16 Mar 2021, 20:17

Whatever we changed, it's not working.

Alf · 16 Mar 2021, 20:18

Barrow look much sharper than us. For a team that builds itself round a passing game we’re dreadful. A goal would help but where’s it going to come from?

RegencyCheltenhamSpa · 16 Mar 2021, 20:19

Shade wrote:Tozer's lost it again. What thr hell were those two passes. Ultra casual, straight to the opposition.

Put him up front for the last 15.

Shade · 16 Mar 2021, 20:21

Some of this second half has been worse than when we have been battling to stay up!

Hubert Parry · 16 Mar 2021, 20:21

I don't really understand the change at half time. We have looked disjointed.