Willis

[viccarlton]

I didn't think he was that bad. He was caught out for their first, but they all were.

He misplaced a pass which put us under pressure in the second half, but overall not concerned. He'll get better in time imo.

And very nearly gifted them a winner.

 

[redgauntlet]

Not very good but not as bad as McLaughlin were the fuck did they get him from

What were you expecting? These are not very good Third Division players from not very good clubs. We are desperate and obviously short of money. With the bonus of an ex Scottish Second Dividion manager at the helm who (if it’s his choice) cannot spot a player. Also playing kids worse than players on the bench. Shambles!

 

[oddbod]

Ross has now signed 6 central defenders and not one looks good enough

im not sure ross signed any of them !

 

[Sidewinder2]

Looked absolutely terrified today. Some awful stray passes and all round nervousness I thought. I've got decent hopes for him and hopefully just settling in that formation and not another Baldwin petrified of playing in front of the home crowd.

Said to the lads round me one of the worst debuts I've seen for a long time. At fault for the goal, every pass either went out for a throw or was to an Oxford player, indecision between him and the defence all leaving the ball for each other. Like a black Baldwin.

 

[Blond Bombshell]

Looked absolutely terrified today. Some awful stray passes and all round nervousness I thought. I've got decent hopes for him and hopefully just settling in that formation and not another Baldwin petrified of playing in front of the home crowd.

Nailed it, Baldwin Mk II

 

[Lord Alfred]

He's never played in the system you are trying to play...

Grigg said the same.

 

[englishman abroad]

Nailed it, Baldwin Mk II

This, I doubt any of our 3 center halves today had a passing accuracy of 20% when moving the ball forward.

 

[Hongkongphooey]

First game today, I think he’ll be a good signing unlike Flanagan

 

[Mowgli]

Got to laugh like. Sign players for a system. Spend all pre season shoe horning them into a different system then count down the league games until that that system you've wasted all pre season on is binned because it doesn't work.

Was obvious weeks ago this would happen. Absolutely laughable

 

[123daveyboy]

Only McGeouch came out of that with any credit.

 

[SuperSunderland]

It was quite evident early on today the lad cant pass a football so was baffling that we kept persisting with trying to give him the ball to play out from the back with

 

[Lord Alfred]

Only McGeouch came out of that with any credit.

Cracking game. Maybe I'm being cynical but I just wonder if he was told to play a game that was alien to him last season.

 

[Safc88]

Our back 5 looked like they’d been asked to play in a formation they’d never played before.

Not to worry he’ll change it again at Ipswich

Then change it back again after they beat us

 

[Peterlee James]

Who had him being written off after one game on the SMB bingo?

Kirchhoff wasn’t a footballer on here after 15 minutes at spurs away.

 

[Blond Bombshell]

This, I doubt any of our 3 center halves today had a passing accuracy of 20% when moving the ball forward.

Hollywood to the far touchline or short to the near touchline, all wasted, need to concentrate on keeping possession

 

[englishman abroad]

Hollywood to the far touchline or short to the near touchline, all wasted, need to concentrate on keeping possession

There might as well have kept Baldwin in the team, he can't pass the forward forward either,

 

[Blond Bombshell]

Only McGeouch came out of that with any credit.

Yeah think he had a steady game. Pleased for the lad

 

[becs]

He seemed to be struggling with his legs in the second half. I noticed him stretching them a lot.

 

[Blond Bombshell]

There might as well have kept Baldwin in the team, he can't pass the forward forward either,

Or Ozturk for his no nonsense

He seemed to be struggling with his legs in the second half. I noticed him stretching them a lot.

Not fit enough to last 90m, noticed that with a lot of players last season

 

[Jack Ford]

I can remember seeing Jeff Clarke play for us, at Bristol City 75/76 ish. Think it was his 2nd league game for us. We got beat 3-0. Said to my mate, he's f***ing shite............

Humble pie