No Striker is killing us

Against anyone who sets up well defensively we are too predictable, every ball in from wide areas is low looking for runners into the box. No threat from anything in the air, no one looking for a tap in at the back post with a ball low and hard across the 6 yard box.

BBM put a full back on for a full back that was way before a striker and we was already 2-0 down when robinson come on and even then we won't get him in the box deep to try head it and cross the bloody ball. It says it all. I've come to the conclusion he has no system change in him sadly he knows only down the flanks football with two each side of each touchline and passing it about backwards and sideways because we have nothing in the middle currently at all really when teams go low blocks on us so kellyman or whenever is there has to run out deep in to midfield to get the ball then it goes back to where it comes from 95% of the time. It's the only system we play but teams has clocked it ages ago now some do some don't.

We need to play ashford as 9 until salech is back
Kellymen is a dribbler, he never gets the ball as a striker. Rubin is a passer, he need options around him

Hes got to play someone in there as a striker theres nothing up top .
Teams suck up all our preasure from us hit balls over the top or hit us on the break and we concede

Salech is back after the international break, so one more game to get through.

Salech is back after the international break, so one more game to get through.

Going to be vital to have him back for the run in .

Salech is back after the international break, so one more game to get through.

Wouldnt have made any difference tonight , barely created anything and no intent to strike at goal

Getting tired of BBMs press interviews now

Haha, a "missed Salech" thread in disguise

It'll soon be followed by we should have bought a striker in the transfer window.

It'll soon be followed by we should have bought a striker in the transfer window.

Clearly we should have are people not seeing the way we play down the sides that's it or are most of us watching a different game . It would have been something different of course


The most advanced we get in the middle between the other teams center halfs is when kellyman comes off them towards our center halfs direction much deeper than our wingers and midfield or level to tap the ball back from a pass where it come from although he turns now and then and runs it's not working in the middle, somebody who can hold the ball up and win a fecking header would have done but we don't need anyone it seems so we will keep playing the same way where some teams got us sussed playing down the flanks, sideways and backwards football. That's what im seeing anyway and many others right now when teams drop two banks narrow on the edge of there box.

BBM don't have an answer at times Vs some teams who do that. He can't play any other way from what I've seen this season. It seems we are just hoping for a 20 yarder or a lucky pass from a rare runner or walk the ball in from passes. Just my opinion of what I'm seeing Vs some teams who do this

Killing us? We've scored 26 goals in 12 games since we started playing without a striker. We'd have scored a bucket load again last night if it wasn't for awful officiating.

11 of those goals come against 3 extremely poor sides. We've played 2 well organised sides in this period in Lincoln and Wycombe and both games had no clue how to break them down.

Apart from Kellyman missing a sitter last night we didnt look like scoring 1st half. Teams know the wingers are looking to cut the ball back every time.

11 of those goals come against 3 extremely poor sides. We've played 2 well organised sides in this period in Lincoln and Wycombe and both games had no clue how to break them down.

Apart from Kellyman missing a sitter last night we didnt look like scoring 1st half. Teams know the wingers are looking to cut the ball back every time.

If Kellyman had put that chance away, which we all expected him to, we'd have won by 2 or 3 goals and this thread wouldn't have started. It's all it's and buts, typically what football is all about.

11 of those goals come against 3 extremely poor sides. We've played 2 well organised sides in this period in Lincoln and Wycombe and both games had no clue how to break them down.

Apart from Kellyman missing a sitter last night we didnt look like scoring 1st half. Teams know the wingers are looking to cut the ball back every time.

If Kellyman had put that chance away, which we all expected him to, we'd have won by 2 or 3 goals and this thread wouldn't have started. It's all it's and buts, typically what football is all about.

It's an insane thread. I'm of the view it was a decent performance that would have ended with a win without a cheating ref. If we don't win it's a meltdown. Lincoln were excellent they deserved to beat us. Wycombe were crap and got away with one

Starvin Marvin bang on. Let's remember we got to the league cup quarter finals and hopefully automatic promotion. After the previous dire 4 years of idiocy, the style of football and the highest scorers in the division , can't realistically do better than that!

I've said since January not getting a replacement for Salech would hurt us in certain games, sadly those games are becoming a bit more common over the last few weeks as teams adapt to the false 9, having Salech back after the break will be huge as it will give us a much needed plan b which means we can switch things up and keep the opposition guessing

11 of those goals come against 3 extremely poor sides. We've played 2 well organised sides in this period in Lincoln and Wycombe and both games had no clue how to break them down.

Apart from Kellyman missing a sitter last night we didnt look like scoring 1st half. Teams know the wingers are looking to cut the ball back every time.

If Kellyman had put that chance away, which we all expected him to, we'd have won by 2 or 3 goals and this thread wouldn't have started. It's all it's and buts, typically what football is all about.

It's an insane thread. I'm of the view it was a decent performance that would have ended with a win without a cheating ref. If we don't win it's a meltdown. Lincoln were excellent they deserved to beat us. Wycombe were crap and got away with one

Yes well said

11 of those goals come against 3 extremely poor sides. We've played 2 well organised sides in this period in Lincoln and Wycombe and both games had no clue how to break them down.

Apart from Kellyman missing a sitter last night we didnt look like scoring 1st half. Teams know the wingers are looking to cut the ball back every time.

If Kellyman had put that chance away, which we all expected him to, we'd have won by 2 or 3 goals and this thread wouldn't have started. It's all it's and buts, typically what football is all about.

It's an insane thread. I'm of the view it was a decent performance that would have ended with a win without a cheating ref. If we don't win it's a meltdown. Lincoln were excellent they deserved to beat us. Wycombe were crap and got away with one

Yes well said

Such an insane thread.

I've said since January not getting a replacement for Salech would hurt us in certain games, sadly those games are becoming a bit more common over the last few weeks as teams adapt to the false 9, having Salech back after the break will be huge as it will give us a much needed plan b which means we can switch things up and keep the opposition guessing

Wycombe didn't figure us out we couldn't press them in the second half like we normally do because Osho got sent off. They still were fortunate not to concede. I love Salech I think he'd have helped us against Barnsley and maybe Lincoln (though I think they just had our number) last night he'd have made no difference, the chances of winning a game with ten men for the whole second half are incredibly slim. BBM can take some blame for not making more sensible substitutions but he's won a lot of games for us by going for the throat, so you've got to accept a lose hear and there

11 of those goals come against 3 extremely poor sides. We've played 2 well organised sides in this period in Lincoln and Wycombe and both games had no clue how to break them down.

Apart from Kellyman missing a sitter last night we didnt look like scoring 1st half. Teams know the wingers are looking to cut the ball back every time.

If Kellyman had put that chance away, which we all expected him to, we'd have won by 2 or 3 goals and this thread wouldn't have started. It's all it's and buts, typically what football is all about.

It's an insane thread. I'm of the view it was a decent performance that would have ended with a win without a cheating ref. If we don't win it's a meltdown. Lincoln were excellent they deserved to beat us. Wycombe were crap and got away with one

Yes well said

Totally agree!

I've said since January not getting a replacement for Salech would hurt us in certain games, sadly those games are becoming a bit more common over the last few weeks as teams adapt to the false 9, having Salech back after the break will be huge as it will give us a much needed plan b which means we can switch things up and keep the opposition guessing

Wycombe didn't figure us out we couldn't press them in the second half like we normally do because Osho got sent off. They still were fortunate not to concede. I love Salech I think he'd have helped us against Barnsley and maybe Lincoln (though I think they just had our number) last night he'd have made no difference, the chances of winning a game with ten men for the whole second half are incredibly slim. BBM can take some blame for not making more sensible substitutions but he's won a lot of games for us by going for the throat, so you've got to accept a lose hear and there

Its more the fact that when a team sits with 2 banks of 4 in a low block we struggle to break it down and just play in front of them and they know they will always get a chance on the break, exter and Doncaster didn't play like that and we battered them, even with a salech type player on the bench we can change it up for the last 20 minutes if needed as we then have someone in the box to aim for

I've said since January not getting a replacement for Salech would hurt us in certain games, sadly those games are becoming a bit more common over the last few weeks as teams adapt to the false 9, having Salech back after the break will be huge as it will give us a much needed plan b which means we can switch things up and keep the opposition guessing

Wycombe didn't figure us out we couldn't press them in the second half like we normally do because Osho got sent off. They still were fortunate not to concede. I love Salech I think he'd have helped us against Barnsley and maybe Lincoln (though I think they just had our number) last night he'd have made no difference, the chances of winning a game with ten men for the whole second half are incredibly slim. BBM can take some blame for not making more sensible substitutions but he's won a lot of games for us by going for the throat, so you've got to accept a lose hear and there

Its more the fact that when a team sits with 2 banks of 4 in a low block we struggle to break it down and just play in front of them and they know they will always get a chance on the break, exter and Doncaster didn't play like that and we battered them, even with a salech type player on the bench we can change it up for the last 20 minutes if needed as we then have someone in the box to aim for

I don't disagree with you there, but it's not a problem unique to us teams have been parking the bus when they play technically better opposition forever. For the most part we have managed to grind out results against teams that do that to us but whatever style you play there is a counter to it. Again though that is not what happened last night the game was well in hand before the sending off

I've said since January not getting a replacement for Salech would hurt us in certain games, sadly those games are becoming a bit more common over the last few weeks as teams adapt to the false 9, having Salech back after the break will be huge as it will give us a much needed plan b which means we can switch things up and keep the opposition guessing

Wycombe didn't figure us out we couldn't press them in the second half like we normally do because Osho got sent off. They still were fortunate not to concede. I love Salech I think he'd have helped us against Barnsley and maybe Lincoln (though I think they just had our number) last night he'd have made no difference, the chances of winning a game with ten men for the whole second half are incredibly slim. BBM can take some blame for not making more sensible substitutions but he's won a lot of games for us by going for the throat, so you've got to accept a lose hear and there

Its more the fact that when a team sits with 2 banks of 4 in a low block we struggle to break it down and just play in front of them and they know they will always get a chance on the break, exter and Doncaster didn't play like that and we battered them, even with a salech type player on the bench we can change it up for the last 20 minutes if needed as we then have someone in the box to aim for

I don't disagree with you there, but it's not a problem unique to us teams have been parking the bus when they play technically better opposition forever. For the most part we have managed to grind out results against teams that do that to us but whatever style you play there is a counter to it. Again though that is not what happened last night the game was well in hand before the sending off

Yes I agree we were well in control and win that with 11 men I'll just be a lot happier once Salech is back and we have the option to change things up if we are struggling to break a team down, Saturday will probably be similar and hopefully an early goal means they have to come out a bit and we can put them to the sword

We need more of an outlet for corners and other set pieces.

We will need that for next season in the championship.

I've said since January not getting a replacement for Salech would hurt us in certain games, sadly those games are becoming a bit more common over the last few weeks as teams adapt to the false 9, having Salech back after the break will be huge as it will give us a much needed plan b which means we can switch things up and keep the opposition guessing

Wycombe didn't figure us out we couldn't press them in the second half like we normally do because Osho got sent off. They still were fortunate not to concede. I love Salech I think he'd have helped us against Barnsley and maybe Lincoln (though I think they just had our number) last night he'd have made no difference, the chances of winning a game with ten men for the whole second half are incredibly slim. BBM can take some blame for not making more sensible substitutions but he's won a lot of games for us by going for the throat, so you've got to accept a lose hear and there

Its more the fact that when a team sits with 2 banks of 4 in a low block we struggle to break it down and just play in front of them and they know they will always get a chance on the break, exter and Doncaster didn't play like that and we battered them, even with a salech type player on the bench we can change it up for the last 20 minutes if needed as we then have someone in the box to aim for

I don't disagree with you there, but it's not a problem unique to us teams have been parking the bus when they play technically better opposition forever. For the most part we have managed to grind out results against teams that do that to us but whatever style you play there is a counter to it. Again though that is not what happened last night the game was well in hand before the sending off

Yes I agree we were well in control and win that with 11 men I'll just be a lot happier once Salech is back and we have the option to change things up if we are struggling to break a team down, Saturday will probably be similar and hopefully an early goal means they have to come out a bit and we can put them to the sword

Blackpool will undoubtedly turn up and hope they can sit in and hit us on the break like in the reverse fixture. Salech played in that game and while he gave us an extra dimension we missed our chances and got turned over. It's just the reality of the team we have, lots of young players who aren't physically imposing but technically superior to everyone else in league one.

Killing us, 1 dimensional. We are limping over the line.

Anyone starting a 'BBM out' thread?
Or will Salech return to save his job!

Anyone starting a 'BBM out' thread?
Or will Salech return to save his job!

Now im pretty sure nobody is saying that. He's worked wonders with the squad he inherited, improved our youngsters and been given next to nothing to bring players in.

Anyone starting a 'BBM out' thread?
Or will Salech return to save his job!

Now im pretty sure nobody is saying that. He's worked wonders with the squad he inherited, improved our youngsters and been given next to nothing to bring players in.

Now, we are dealing with football fans here.
Opinions are the most fickle of all!

It was working ok until we tried to shoehorn Kellyman and Rubin in the same team.. I really like Rubin as a player, he has skills very few at this level possess. But… you do wonder that ever since he has come back the team has been more inconsistent. When he doesn’t play well it seems the whole team suffers as he doesn’t win tackles and doesn’t contribute defensively