Drearily, and typically, too deep. Few players with any courage on the ball, always wanting too many touches, before succumbing to even the gentlest press, giving in and going backwards. How many times do we need to see ourselves NOT do that and create decent half/full chances? If I were Leam, I’d be saying “ lose the ball going forward. You’ll lose it anyway, might as well be in their third rather than ours.” Keane isn’t working for me. He’s certainly not good enough to be keeping Doyle out of the middle. No idea if R.Williams is now out, but surely we can get width from somewhere other than having to play Doyle there.
The inability to ever keep a clean sheet is what’s hurting us most at the moment. Is that 12 in a row without a clean sheet? Not good enough. Some games you need to hold out for a 0-0 and we weren’t capable Forwards generally doing enough for us but you can’t score every single game - often more than once
The inability to ever keep a clean sheet is what’s hurting us most at the moment. Is that 12 in a row without a clean sheet? Not good enough. Some games you need to hold out for a 0-0 and we weren’t capable Forwards generally doing enough for us but you can’t score every single game - often more than once Tbf, we keep more clean sheets, than fire blanks. 7 vs 5 I think.
The inability to ever keep a clean sheet is what’s hurting us most at the moment. Is that 12 in a row without a clean sheet? Not good enough. Some games you need to hold out for a 0-0 and we weren’t capable Forwards generally doing enough for us but you can’t score every single game - often more than once Tbf, we keep more clean sheets, than fire blanks. 7 vs 5 I think. It’s being shit that hurts us. Backwards passing imaginationless, weak willed shit
The inability to ever keep a clean sheet is what’s hurting us most at the moment. Is that 12 in a row without a clean sheet? Not good enough. Some games you need to hold out for a 0-0 and we weren’t capable Forwards generally doing enough for us but you can’t score every single game - often more than once Tbf, we keep more clean sheets, than fire blanks. 7 vs 5 I think. Maybe over the season but talking more recently. We had a spell where we kept a couple and looked solid
I know that everybody says it's the result that matters at the "business end" of the season but this is dire stuff from both teams and this time I don't think the pitch can be blamed.. If you didn't know you would guess that this was a game between two mid-table sides in the Conference with nothing to play for. As we have said so many times this season, the second half has to be better. BTW I had forgotten that Doyle (much improved of late) was playing until the game was in added time. Pitch quality is fine, but size is playing a big factor. It's very narrow and that's making everything tight. Stevenage don't score many and they…
This is definitely why I've given up on away games, travel plus shite performances makes for a shit Saturday.
This is definitely why I've given up on away games, travel plus shite performances makes for a shit Saturday. Yep, me too, first away game this season, must be one of the worst performances of the season. Can't remember a shot on target, second half we hardly got in their box at all, let alone have a shot. Constantly hoofing it from the back, inability to pass the ball through the midfield, reckon you'd see better football in the local park. Totally unacceptable performance.
This League One game took place 101 days ago in the 2025/2026 season.