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Re: " Really frustrating "

Mon Apr 06, 2026 7:51 pm

A few things we did today were really frustrating.

For a start what is up with nobody wanting to take a shot? More than once today it was passed to someone else to shoot, who then passed to someone else, who then passed to someone else. What the actual f*&k? And everyone has to take a couple of touches every time, nobody wants to just SHOOT unless they've taken a couple of touches, every time it's either 2/3 touches & pass to someone else to shoot or 3 touches and a piss poor weak shot because the defence has been given time to get organized.

How many times today did they faff around in the box with nobody wanting to risk taking a shot before it eventually gets rolled out to Wintle who at least has a go but from so far away it's ridiculous. He seemed to be the only player who took any responsibility to actually have a go.

Kellyman & RC hasn't worked since Rubin returned so leave him on the bench & play his brother, then swap Rubin for Kellyman once the opposition are tired from chasing the ball around.

As for that free kick at the end when they just passed it sideways until the ref blew up instead of getting it into the box for one last attack, I had to just get up & go for a walk I was that frustrated, before returning here & trying to make sense of it.

Re: " Really frustrating "

Mon Apr 06, 2026 7:54 pm

The Cobra Returns wrote:Lose to Bolton, and I'd not be so sure about promotion myself. Not been the same since RC returned who has to play so it seems, yet JC hardly any minutes since!
your right play Joel instead of RC

Re: " Really frustrating "

Mon Apr 06, 2026 9:11 pm

Welshman in CA wrote:A few things we did today were really frustrating.

For a start what is up with nobody wanting to take a shot? More than once today it was passed to someone else to shoot, who then passed to someone else, who then passed to someone else. What the actual f*&k? And everyone has to take a couple of touches every time, nobody wants to just SHOOT unless they've taken a couple of touches, every time it's either 2/3 touches & pass to someone else to shoot or 3 touches and a piss poor weak shot because the defence has been given time to get organized.

How many times today did they faff around in the box with nobody wanting to risk taking a shot before it eventually gets rolled out to Wintle who at least has a go but from so far away it's ridiculous. He seemed to be the only player who took any responsibility to actually have a go.

Kellyman & RC hasn't worked since Rubin returned so leave him on the bench & play his brother, then swap Rubin for Kellyman once the opposition are tired from chasing the ball around.

As for that free kick at the end when they just passed it sideways until the ref blew up instead of getting it into the box for one last attack, I had to just get up & go for a walk I was that frustrated, before returning here & trying to make sense of it.

I could understand all your frustrations if we were 1 nil up and had a rock solid defence behind us. Protect the lead and keep the ball, dont go all out coz we dont need too (although with our defence, we'd need to be 2 nil up for me to feel comfortable with using this dont shoot tactic).

When we are drawing though (and I've seen this plenty of times when we are losing too) it just defies logic to just continuously fanny about with the ball...if the shot is on, bloody take it.

No I think I'll have another touch, and another, f%#k it, one more for good measure...and...think I'll pass now.

It is so unbelievably frustrating!

Re: " Really frustrating "

Mon Apr 06, 2026 11:11 pm

As much as there quite a bit of negativity around today I thought I'd share a peterborough view on the opening 30 minutes
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Re: " Really frustrating "

Tue Apr 07, 2026 7:23 am

Blue since 1981 wrote:As much as there quite a bit of negativity around today I thought I'd share a peterborough view on the opening 30 minutes


That’s how I saw the game. I thought we played really well apart of course for the obvious.

Re: " Really frustrating "

Tue Apr 07, 2026 8:17 am

OriginalGrangeEndBlue wrote:Very frustrating but I thought overall we played really well.

Made a ton of chances, half chances and shots just couldn’t score and I never felt we would score a second.

Our defending in general was ok but our weak spot is getting hit on the break.



Most of the so called chances was shooting at Posh players

We have been awful against poor opposition

Re: " Really frustrating "

Tue Apr 07, 2026 11:06 am

Forever Blue wrote:
OriginalGrangeEndBlue wrote:Very frustrating but I thought overall we played really well.

Made a ton of chances, half chances and shots just couldn’t score and I never felt we would score a second.

Our defending in general was ok but our weak spot is getting hit on the break.



Most of the so called chances was shooting at Posh players

We have been awful against poor opposition


I agree and that’s the problem when teams defend against us - often two blocks of five defenders which leaves little room to shoot.

That’s why it’s frustrating for us fans and the players.

I’d like to see us getting in behind the defence to the byline a little more and using Joel to make runs and arrive in the box late which he’s good at.

Re: " Really frustrating "

Tue Apr 07, 2026 11:09 am

OriginalGrangeEndBlue wrote:
Forever Blue wrote:
OriginalGrangeEndBlue wrote:Very frustrating but I thought overall we played really well.

Made a ton of chances, half chances and shots just couldn’t score and I never felt we would score a second.

Our defending in general was ok but our weak spot is getting hit on the break.



Most of the so called chances was shooting at Posh players

We have been awful against poor opposition


I agree and that’s the problem when teams defend against us - often two blocks of five defenders which leaves little room to shoot.

That’s why it’s frustrating for us fans and the players.

I’d like to see us getting in behind the defence to the byline a little more and using Joel to make runs and arrive in the box late which he’s good at.



And that’s the problem we don’t seem to have the quality to open up teams, pass pass pass and just shoot at a defender

Re: " Really frustrating "

Wed Apr 08, 2026 6:47 am

Logie wrote:Maybe we BBM has reached the limit with the quality available? We have the possession, we have the shots but the shot quality and crosses are mostly poor.

Glad to see Salech back, atleast we can get a focal point back up front.

Really confused why we dont see more of Joel



I agree with you.

And Joel ???