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Trotters (A)
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Just done my research into the Trotters... think we need to be wary of the big man up front.
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Fair result
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If we could have a striker who was half decent we would be ok.
I’m not asking for much. Just someone a bit better than we have now.
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Re: Fair result
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Thought Bolton look like the ones who need better strikers. If ours got into the positions they did we'd have scored them. Our problem is we never get an opening like they had.
Shame Phillips couldn't keep his shot down at the end, that'd been a nice ending to the season. But overall a reasonable performance after a shaky start.
14th in the league is a good finish. Higher than I was expecting at the start of the season.
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I’ve been urging Phillips to shoot for some time as I think he’s got a powerful strike on him, but the last three games, when he has put in a powerful strike, all three have gone over the top.
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Re: Fair result
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No idea why players feel the need to break the back of the net, just get the thing on target and anything can happen!
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With more attacking ambition and a more open style, would we have won more or lost more though?
The eternal question.
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Re: Fair result
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Based on the way we were so exposed today and should have been 3-0 down after 20 mins, we would have finished with fewer points.
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Re: Fair result
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Looked like we were struggling to adjust to the shape and individual responsibilities. The game should have been out of sight after 15 mins. One of their missed chances was unbelievable. However, we really grew into the game. Was much more enjoyable than our average showing this year.
Just wish Roberts wasn't so scared to shot!
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Re: Fair result
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The game Harvey White had summed up succinctly by the highlight of them twice passing straight at him in their own half and him promptly returning the ball both times.
For their goal Phillips looks at his man, sees where he is, then decides five seconds later the bloke must somehow be somewhere else.
The key thing this season is when we do shit stuff it's usually compensated for by something else elsewhere. We got a point in each of the last two games after a first 45 where we looked completely gone.
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Re: Fair result
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Harvey White, and Dan Phillips, did sterling work considering we seemed to be completely abandoning them in midfield. Yes, White had that moment. But I really don't get the hate towards him. He's only 23!
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Re: Fair result
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I thought White did a lot of good defensive work against Bolton.
If that's what his job is then he did well. I just thought his role was to be the creative midfielder and with that I don't see him create much ever.
The reason he hasn't made my first XI is because he gives us nothing going forward and previously wasn't as good defensively. That part of his game is a lot better now.
So if you're telling me he's a defensive midfielder then fair enough, I might include him as that, but Phillips and LT are probably still ahead of him in that role.
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Re: Fair result
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I would say in 90% of matches Harvey plays far too deep to be considered, or expected to play, as a creative midfielder that is going to offer much offensively, bar from set-pieces (which before anybody pipes up, are hit and miss, but you can say the same for every player who ever takes them for us).
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Re: Fair result
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We missed JFC massively. I'm hoping we give him one more year (providing he's back for pre-season) but would understand if we did get rid.
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One of the issues is will have LT next season much.? Hoping not as mad as looks and not another ACL..Freeman also probably out all next season with this , whether if we now keep him now.
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Re: Fair result
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Based on last season I wanted to see him get more game time to see what he could do. Now he has and I don't.
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'For their goal Phillips looks at his man, sees where he is, then decides five seconds later the bloke must somehow be somewhere else'
Like he does with pretty much every attack!
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Re: Fair result
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Agree re the first 20, mins but then we were just as good as them.
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Re: Fair result
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Thought all put in a good shift today especially Butler and Philliips.
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1-0 Bolton
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Well done our defenders for making that so easy for them
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Re: 1-0 Bolton
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Annoying because we are in.tje game at mo
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Appéré
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Will he make an impact today after being seriously disappointing in his previous appearances for us? Looks a twat with the backs cut out of his sock though.
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Re: Appéré
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I think he's better than the other three number 9's we have, albeit two are now on loan in League Two
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Re: Appéré
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Very much like the other strikers we have he's a NL or L2 no.9 who might hit a purple patch and get double figures at our level once in five seasons.
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Re: Appéré
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That is a polite way of calling him a donkey.
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I do that with my socks at home. Makes me run much faster.
Tried it with my swimming trunks to see if it improved my lap times. Got thrown out of the pool.
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Re: Trotters (A)
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Dave?
I'd be more worried about the Italian kid...
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I wish we had Camaraderie.
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Don't worry we have signed all 3 for next season.
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Zweeney doing his best to give away a penalty approaching 17mins there...
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According to the commentator he had changed his skin colour and is Phillips.
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Shaky start from Boro
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Getting a few chances now though.
Problem is, whenever Bolton lose possession to us, we almost instantly hand it back to them.
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1-1 now
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Gk error from TAH, ball squirming underneath him when it should have been a routine stop.
That'll do his confidence a load of good...
Jake Young with a composed volley from 8 yards on 76 minutes.
Edited by BALDOCKBORO at 16:36:41 on 3rd May 2025
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Re: 1-1 now
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See when Young gets the ball in front of goal he can be effective. When he is out on the left running at players, not so much as shown by his other opportunity today.
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Agree 100%, play him as a central striker regularly, or bin him off.
I'd bin him off. But I'm happy to be proved wrong.
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He's had very good game overall though.
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Re: 1-1 now
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Yep. Id be very happy to have him back as No.1 next season, perhaps he just needs to feel secure...
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TAH has great temperament, he won't be phased.
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Did that feel like goodbye Pidge at the end?
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Re: 1-1 now
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In what way? Didn't notice anything different to the other players.
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he is under contract
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Just looked a bit more meaningful than with other players. Hopefully it’s not goodbye but felt it looked like it
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I didn't notice anything.
And suspect him being subbed off was because he was on a booking so no point risking Drysdale giving him a second booking and him therefore missing the opening game next season.
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That young lad that came on
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Bates? What do we know about him? Thought he looked a very exciting prospect from his brief cameo.
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He was known at school as Master Bates.
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There was a myth for years that Master Bates and Seaman Staines were characters in Captain Pugwash but pretty sure it wasn’t true
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And 'Roger the cabin boy'.
All true.
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Tom the cabin boy, Master Mates
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Spoilsport
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Actually only 18 so may still.ne at school .
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Re: That young lad that came on
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Think I read somewhere he joined us us aged 8 , but of the ones I have seen more of in recent times Hicks and Doherty look promising but have said that about a few in past .
Edited by HitchinBoro exCalling at 23:23:51 on 3rd May 2025
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Re: That young lad that came on
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The super-talented youngsters typically get picked up by Premier League academies before turning 16/17. Ben Wilmot was a bit of an exception, perhaps helped by his Dad's history with the club.
It's the next-best academy prospects that stay and end up getting tested out in match day squads before ending up on a series of loans in the 6th/7th tiers.
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But at least witn academy status the PL lot can't just now nick the super talented at least .
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Yes. Also that Phil/Leon have the nous to negotiate payment structures with PL sides to get the best deal possible in these instances.
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