Lavery reminds me a bit of Charlie Adam, totally different kind of player, but CA needed to play to get to his maximum fitness level and even then he could run out of steam. Lavery looked annoyed to be taken off he probably thought he could score a few goals but Bolton next week is much more important and he is starting to show the form we know he is capable of.
X3. Fully agree mate.
It’s about time - he has been dreadful for the last 18 months. He has never been quite the same since he did his hamstring against Blackburn the first year back in the Champ.
Every credit Albert - you been a supporter and watched them all your life?I would have been bloody disappointed if I hadn’t and I’m 83.Mind you I would have to stand in the area all the time, cause I certainly can’t run these days.
He looks a bit like him as well
Tim, very often the opposition makes changes - Cheltenham at home for example - and we struggled to react/adapt. For sure there is an element of Critch not be proactive in his subs - but there seems to be a mentality of “we’ve done really well first half let’s just hang on now” . I can’t put my finger on it but it’s an issue.
That's awesome Albert - you always been to games and watched them all that time? i was 7/8 when i first went and remember the goal of the season game, the Sam Ellis days, and the rest is historyNot yet
it’s not always occurring in the second half though, in fact vs Fleetwood, Peterborough & Oxford recently our second half performances have been much improved.
Yes but after poor 1st halves
To be perfectly honest, I haven’t been watching all that time. I left the Gold Coast in 1971 and spent the next 30+ years working in different areas of the country. I watched when I could and have always supported the pool. We returned in 2003 and have, except of course the boycott years, had season tickets ever since. We being myself and Mrs Ross.
My reply was directed to @Seasidedaz who was talking about second half mentality. I was just emphasising that it’s not been limited to second half performances… in some cases we’ve had a poor first half followed by a good second half.
Again Albert every credit to you and Mrs Ross - me to except the boycott years i go with my other half alsoTo be perfectly honest, I haven’t been watching all that time. I left the Gold Coast in 1971 and spent the next 30+ years working in different areas of the country. I watched when I could and have always supported the pool. We returned in 2003 and have, except of course the boycott years, had season tickets ever since. We being myself and Mrs Ross.
No team in this league is consistent for 90+ minutes, every team will have bad or average spellls in games but our issue seems to be stark in that we play well for 45 mins only - be that first or second half. I still say there is a mentality issue and I feel we lack fitness and or durability particularly in the second half.
So taking Rhodes off and replacing him with Morgan left one up front, so as soon as the ball go’s forward and we lose it the opposition are straight back at us.
What a load of bollocks ….. Luv xx
Did you have a blind fold on?
Easy game... on paper.
My hope is that by the time Joseph is back that we will always stick with two up front and two players who can build on whatever we have.
I don’t think you can under-estimate the impact that playing on plastic can have as anyone who’s played an 11 aside at Dumpdale or other similar would testify.
My football career was ended on plastic. JJB, Trafford Centre, June 1991, cartilage and ACL!
