| Latics to allow the U's to secure their first double of the season 20:19 - Feb 25 with 2064 views | durham_exile |
Before we focus on the football it is necessary to consider the terrible atrocity being perpetrated by Putin and his thugs in Ukraine. Whatever your politics, whatever your views this is simply wrong and must be stopped. The misery being heaped upon the Ukrainian people puts everything else firmly into perspective. Their plight must occupy our thoughts and prayers.
However bad things get at the JSCS, this is nothing compared to the agony, misery, genocide and war crimes being inflicted on a sovereign independent nation. The West divided despite “sanctions” seems impotent to deal with this aggressor. It is a tragedy of monumental proportions unfurling in front of our eyes through 24-hour TV coverage. The first casualty of war is truth and that has never been a more apt and relevant statement in this unspeakable cruelty.
Back to the football which seems but a trivial pursuit.
After yet another giveaway on Tuesday night at home to the Monkey Hangers the U’s play host to Oldham Athletic on Saturday afternoon.
We fail to win football matches because having established a lead we simply do not press home our advantage. Chances are not put away because we are not clinical enough in front of goal.
This weekend we have got to put things right.
It is up to the experienced players in the team to stand up and be counted. They must encourage the youngsters to play to the standard required and to perform to win games.
I simply find it incredible that once again we are struggling having assembled a team with enough Championship experience to excel at League Two level. We have advanced backwards for ten years now.
Chambers, Skuse, Judge, Sears and Akinde have plenty of experience and knowledge to ensure that the younger members of the team are encouraged to play to their potential.
No more messing about this is the only team for Saturday afternoon, with two genuine front players not this one striker and two forward looking players nonsense.
4,3,1,2 formation
George
Coxe Chambers Dallison Kenlock
Skuse Wiredu Chilvers
Judge
Akinde Sears
Subs:
Hornby Tchamadeu Eastman Huws Wright Andrews Edwards
Oldham Athletic under John Sheridan for the 6th incarnation travel to the JSCS for the ultimate six pointer. We have become the Man Utd of League Two — teams are not afraid to attack at the JSCS, they are encouraged by a lacklustre team, devoid of ideas and with comical defending and a failure to tuck chances away. I am incandescent at the hopelessness of our position which has largely been self-inflicted.
Do not go slowly into that good night of relegation, well unfortunately at present we are hurtling lemming like towards the brink at some pace and it is unacceptable.
Our form is dire, we have become a laughing stock at home and the JSCS is like the Three Pigs flimsy accommodation trying to fend off the Big Bad Wolf. A fortress it is not.
Our games in hand squandered and now we face the real prospect of dropping into the bottom two.
Table:
Any Two of these teams could go down. Nothing is yet determined. We have to find 19 more points from 14 games to be absolutely certain of safety.
Walsall 32 35 -12
Orient 30 33 +7
Stevenage 33 33 -20
Barrow 31 31 -9
COL U 32 31 -17
Oldham 30 29 -16
Carlisle 31 28 -22
Scunny 33 23 -32
The ultimate disgrace was losing to Hartlepool on Tuesday a game that we should have won 2 or 3 NIL. But we let them back in and then capitulated in farcical style. Look again at the defending which was awful.
The games remain to secure the points but we are so weak at present.
John Akinde was unable to last 90 minutes on Tuesday and it was right not to risk him, but he was effective against the Monkey Hangers and once he went off, we no longer looked a threat in the final third.
It seems an age since we won at Boundary Park and Holker Street and Moor Lane.
Aeons have passed since we last put a team to the sword and I have lost track of the number of thrashings we have had inflicted upon us this season. A minus 17 Goal Difference says it all and ultimately it may come down to this to determine who goes down.
Even if we do survive (again) what will happen next season. We are all at sea and devoid of attacking intent, the chances missed are legion and a number of players do not look to have the stomach for the fight.
WB is not the answer. Managers are falling like lead balloons at present and big names are being employed to get teams out of the brown and pungent.
Ferguson may well be the answer, but whilst RC sticks to this internal recruitment, we will not attract the quality required to get us out of this mess.
Can we win tomorrow, of course, but can we really win and keep a clean sheet to give some confidence ahead of Orient and Port Vale. Then of course comes the vital Scunny game. It would be almost too much to bear if we were to lose that game.
Remaining fixtures:
Oldham H
Orient H
PV H
Scunny A*
Bristol Rovers A
FGR H - Live on Sky
Tranmere H
Harrogate A*
Stevenage H
Exeter A
Bradford H
Newport A
Walsall H
Hartlepool A*
The weather tomorrow in Colchester is set fair. 9 degrees Celsius and dry with sunshine with a light breeze. Ideal for football.
For those of the faithful who are going to brave the game, I hope that you enjoy it and that your support can will the team to three invaluable points.
Scoreline 2-0 to the U’s
Up the U’s
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| Latics to allow the U's to secure their first double of the season on 18:35 - Feb 26 with 748 views | bwildered |
Could not push on after a fortuitous equaliser, after the cross clipped the defender and looped into the far post.
A point each a fair result , has we did not do enough in working the keeper into any serious work.
Coxe had best best game goin* forward by far, and Chilvers worked tirelessly. Unfortunately the wide men again looked lively without quite showing a final product, much the same has throughout the season.
The big fella up front makes Emille Heskey look upwardly mobile and unless get top quality service is a passenger. [Post edited 26 Feb 2022 18:37]
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| Latics to allow the U's to secure their first double of the season on 18:45 - Feb 26 with 728 views | durham_exile |
| Latics to allow the U's to secure their first double of the season on 18:35 - Feb 26 by bwildered |
Could not push on after a fortuitous equaliser, after the cross clipped the defender and looped into the far post.
A point each a fair result , has we did not do enough in working the keeper into any serious work.
Coxe had best best game goin* forward by far, and Chilvers worked tirelessly. Unfortunately the wide men again looked lively without quite showing a final product, much the same has throughout the season.
The big fella up front makes Emille Heskey look upwardly mobile and unless get top quality service is a passenger. [Post edited 26 Feb 2022 18:37]
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bwildered
Was Akinde injured at half time.
I thought that when he has played he has looked impressive and gives us the advantage in the final third.
Why was Andrews not playing.
Grateful for answers
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| Latics to allow the U's to secure their first double of the season on 20:24 - Feb 26 with 673 views | bwildered |
Akinde subbed at half time, WB post match stated that we wanted another dynamic, hence Sears on and ball over the top down the right channel to run on to rather than the down the middle variety.
Set piece into the box for the knock down went between Smith and Akinde with the guy having a yard.
No news on Andrews situation . [Post edited 26 Feb 2022 20:24]
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| Latics to allow the U's to secure their first double of the season on 20:36 - Feb 26 with 669 views | wessex_exile |
| Latics to allow the U's to secure their first double of the season on 18:45 - Feb 26 by durham_exile |
bwildered
Was Akinde injured at half time.
I thought that when he has played he has looked impressive and gives us the advantage in the final third.
Why was Andrews not playing.
Grateful for answers
Up the U's |
I'm sure we all heard the commentary during the match that *assumed* Akinde must have been injured, otherwise, the substitution made no sense? Either scenario is worrying if you think about it. For anyone there, was he back on the bench second half?
But - dwelling on one player yet to score for the U's profits no one - whether Akinde plays or doesn't isn't going to be critical factor that determines how our season pans out. |  |
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| Latics to allow the U's to secure their first double of the season on 21:26 - Feb 26 with 633 views | durham_exile |
| Latics to allow the U's to secure their first double of the season on 20:24 - Feb 26 by bwildered |
Akinde subbed at half time, WB post match stated that we wanted another dynamic, hence Sears on and ball over the top down the right channel to run on to rather than the down the middle variety.
Set piece into the box for the knock down went between Smith and Akinde with the guy having a yard.
No news on Andrews situation . [Post edited 26 Feb 2022 20:24]
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bwildered - thank you for the update.
I was interested to get the answer.
We really needed to win today, the table looks even more depressing now.
Orient surely must be put to the sword before a difficult looking game against Port Vale.
The Scunny game is of Everest proportions.
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| Latics to allow the U's to secure their first double of the season on 08:08 - Feb 27 with 556 views | noah4x4 |
After the Orient game we ran into a dozen Gillingham fans in a Stratford pub. They laughed their heads off at us signing Akinde. Their description of him accurately described what I watched yesterday , "Slow, lumbering, disinterested donkey".
On reflection, I think this was a good point given Oldham nicked a well worked goal and then, often cynically, tried to defend their lead. Teams that put ten behind the ball and time waste can be stubborn to break down. After the equaliser, only one team wa likely to win it, but Oldham put in some fine blocks and goal mouth clearnces.
What was pleasing was for once we had a Plan B and the substitutions made a huge difference. The cynics will say Plan B should have been our starting line up, but with games coming thick and fast player fatigue management and squad rotation is essential. For once, even Smith had a decent game. The fact we didn't get all three points simply reflects the nature of football. With Stevenage and Orient in free fall, and still a points advantage over Carlisle and Oldham (yes, know about games in hand) every point gained is precious and not losing vital to confidence. |  | | |
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