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And these 4 positions are the spine of any team.culmstockgull wrote: 02 Feb 2025, 09:02 When you only have the TUFC in house commentary which is understandably biased in favour of our team as a basis for your views its difficult to determine whether we were as average as we seemed, then, post match with Paul Wotton actually told us the truth of it, we were poor, and if were still playing we wouldn't have scored.
I think judging by the lack of comments many people are thinking if not saying what is going on since christmas, yes, it was a scratch team built overnight at the start of the season but after 30 plus games that excuse is wearing very thin,we have added some quality but not maybe in the positions we need it, How can it be that Dyer is declared fit twice on return from injury and not managing a half this time and 60 minutes last time, does someone just say, dyer you fit and he goes yep and thats it. our real midfield players, not just players who are forwards or wingers who are asked to play in that position make up the majoority of the subs bench, this season I consider we are four good players short of a top team finish, a keeper, a centre half, a holding midfielder and an out and out centre forward.
culmstockgull wrote: 02 Feb 2025, 09:02 When you only have the TUFC in house commentary which is understandably biased in favour of our team as a basis for your views its difficult to determine whether we were as average as we seemed, then, post match with Paul Wotton actually told us the truth of it, we were poor, and if were still playing we wouldn't have scored.
I think judging by the lack of comments many people are thinking if not saying what is going on since christmas, yes, it was a scratch team built overnight at the start of the season but after 30 plus games that excuse is wearing very thin,we have added some quality but not maybe in the positions we need it, How can it be that Dyer is declared fit twice on return from injury and not managing a half this time and 60 minutes last time, does someone just say, dyer you fit and he goes yep and thats it. our real midfield players, not just players who are forwards or wingers who are asked to play in that position make up the majoority of the subs bench, this season I consider we are four good players short of a top team finish, a keeper, a centre half, a holding midfielder and an out and out centre forward.
culmstockgull wrote: 02 Feb 2025, 09:02 When you only have the TUFC in house commentary which is understandably biased in favour of our team as a basis for your views its difficult to determine whether we were as average as we seemed, then, post match with Paul Wotton actually told us the truth of it, we were poor, and if were still playing we wouldn't have scored.
I think judging by the lack of comments many people are thinking if not saying what is going on since christmas, yes, it was a scratch team built overnight at the start of the season but after 30 plus games that excuse is wearing very thin,we have added some quality but not maybe in the positions we need it, How can it be that Dyer is declared fit twice on return from injury and not managing a half this time and 60 minutes last time, does someone just say, dyer you fit and he goes yep and thats it. our real midfield players, not just players who are forwards or wingers who are asked to play in that position make up the majoority of the subs bench, this season I consider we are four good players short of a top team finish, a keeper, a centre half, a holding midfielder and an out and out centre forward.
Agreed, esp on the striker front. We don’t seem to be able to motivate players for the good of their careers and ourselves which I find surprising given that everyone else at the club is motivated and our fantastic support.culmstockgull wrote: 02 Feb 2025, 09:02 When you only have the TUFC in house commentary which is understandably biased in favour of our team as a basis for your views its difficult to determine whether we were as average as we seemed, then, post match with Paul Wotton actually told us the truth of it, we were poor, and if were still playing we wouldn't have scored.
I think judging by the lack of comments many people are thinking if not saying what is going on since christmas, yes, it was a scratch team built overnight at the start of the season but after 30 plus games that excuse is wearing very thin,we have added some quality but not maybe in the positions we need it, How can it be that Dyer is declared fit twice on return from injury and not managing a half this time and 60 minutes last time, does someone just say, dyer you fit and he goes yep and thats it. our real midfield players, not just players who are forwards or wingers who are asked to play in that position make up the majoority of the subs bench, this season I consider we are four good players short of a top team finish, a keeper, a centre half, a holding midfielder and an out and out centre forward.
Thomas is young and a right back by trade and has been very good for us so I will give him some latitude on this one, he is one of the few that can actually put in a 90 minute game, when thomas needs cover the last person in the squad you should consider is mussa, he has no little or no defensive attributes, has anyone seen him track back to help out, if you have it was a one off. I totally agree Moxey for the first 45 depending on how much running he has to do, he may even mannge 60, but he can only do a maximum of one game a week, foulton may or may not be back in the next couple of matches but no where near match fitness so will only manage two thirds of a game if we are lucky, dyer, brought back far too soon and now injured again, so three established back four players have half a game in them at best. Start Manny ?, why not ,we have nothing to lose and cooke definetely needs a break.desperado wrote: 03 Feb 2025, 13:55 Most of the trouble was coming down out left hand side , where Thomas and Mussa were making half hearted attempts to stop the cross - how many times have you got to tell these players ?!!
Watch the highlights, there are 5 crosses that should have been stopped.
While Foulston is out you have to play Moxey there even if he lacks pace with the hard working Morgan in front of him. May be time to give Manny a start, he looks strong and reasonably pacy and looks like he fancies it