Barnsley away match day thread

[Denbury Red]

We’ve apparently had 13 shots!!

[petehinton]

Well that was entirely as expected. Think that could be me done for the season now tbh

[BasSavage88]

Just now, 2015 said:

Where are we actually going as a club? Sadly I can only see us returning to League 1 in the next few years.

Few? 

[Spike]

4 minutes ago, CotswoldRed said:

However bad our players are, its the job of the coach/manager to add value to a team performance. I just don't see where. 

People keep saying this but look at United. You know they have talent, they've gone through multiple managers and don't perform anywhere near the level they can. 

It's all good to blame the manager but sometimes there are just too many players rocking the boat to get the team playing well. 

I have no idea who we would bring in if Pearson goes, I actually think that may be the final straw that sees us relegated because if these players won't play for Pearson I don't see them playing for anyone else. 

[Frenchay Red]

Dreadful dreadful performance.

[ExiledAjax]

1 minute ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

Hopefully. He has run his nuts off TBF

He has.

Honestly bar some really really poor set piece defending tonight has essentially been a frantic match between two fairly crap teams. Barnsley set up well to counter us - we're not good under pressure so they put pressure on us, and we cracked. We've bene prone to individual errors at the back, personally I think that is exacerbated by a lack of midfield consistency and screening, and the necessary back 3 that netiehr Pearosn nor his defenders are totally comfortable with. That creates seeds of doubt, that leads to hesitancy and indecision, and that creates mistakes. That's the short term. That loses us games.

In the long term we don't have a right back so we cannot play Pearson's preferred 4 at the back. We did play that early in the season, and we were much more controlled and solid in defence...but we were more boring and stodgy going forward. On balance though we seemed more capable of picking up points. Correct that over the summer (finances permitting so bye bye to at least one decent sale) and I think we can achieve proper mid table next term, although it will be not be exciting or attractive football.

Oh and at least Derby are off to oblivion. 

[City1970]

1 minute ago, Lordofthebling said:

Are they? I thought they look OK. No excuses for us though, we are shocking 

Agree, Barnsley defended with desire and commitment. Unfortunately we have been really poor both individually and collectively.

[Numero Uno]

1 minute ago, 2015 said:

Where are we actually going as a club? Sadly I can only see us returning to League 1 in the next few years.

Ask Steve, he'll tell you.

[Ivorguy]

Just now, Denbury Red said:

We’ve apparently had 13 shots!!

What of? Vodka

[Alan Dicks]

Looks like Nige is taking us down next season.

[Banjo Red]

Let's see what Nige has to say about that.

[NewForestRed]

Shambles

[cityexile]

No getting away from we were very poor. We created enough situations to score, buggered those up, and conceded poorly to the first two corners.

Rubbish. Kind of expected tonight tbh.

[2015]

Just now, Numero Uno said:

Ask Steve, he'll tell you.

Everything just feels the same every season. It's so boringly predictable. 

I don't like where the club has been going ever since that Wolves game, on and off the pitch. I think City have become the most stale club in the division

[maxjak]

2 hours ago, maxjak said:

IMHO .........mistake not to start Wells, whilst giving Martin a rest.  But Hey what do I know?   The proof will be in the result/performance?   Prediction......2-0 defeat?   Hoping to eat Humble Pie!

That's another £50 in the bank.......with the notable exception of last Saturday, City are the most predictable away side in the country, and a punters dream team?

[Banjo Red]

1 minute ago, Numero Uno said:

Ask Steve, he'll tell you.

Don't ask his son he is clueless 

[Lordofthebling]

We lack quality and movement and everything in between. That was awful.

 

And what ####### me off, we have the likes of KP and O Dowda sitting there picking up a tidy wage for #### all. 

[BasSavage88]

Just now, Spike said:

If these players won't play for Pearson I don't see them playing for anyone else

Why? Because he got promoted from this division nearly a decade ago

[Numero Uno]

1 minute ago, Alan Dicks said:

Looks like Nige is taking us down next season.

Might be worth seeing who he sells and brings in first......................

[Bodiesaffer]

Just now, Jerseybean said:

Game in a nutshell. That was a league one performance from us.

That’s how it’s been all season, game of two half’s, can’t pass for toff, or we play them off the park and win the unexpected. Inconsistent season.  

[IAmNick]

Think tonight is what it looks like when we take our standard "defend like shit and let in 2 goals" part of the recipe, without adding the "but also score 2 at the same time" bit.

Really poor overall.

[sh1t_ref_again]

5 minutes ago, cidercity1987 said:

,Barnsley are terrible

Is that the Barnsley who have only lost 1 in the last 6 and drew with Fuham in there last game

[Daniro]

Just now, Banjo Red said:

Let's see what Nige has to say about that.

He has to take some responsibility for failing to coach the team the basics of defending corners.    

[Banjo Red]

1 minute ago, 2015 said:

Everything just feels the same every season. It's so boringly predictable. 

I don't like where the club has been going ever since that Wolves game, on and off the pitch. I think City have become the most stale club in the division

It seems that way makes you wonder where we go from here.

[Ska Junkie]

1 minute ago, cityexile said:

No getting away from we were very poor. We created enough situations to score, buggered those up, and conceded poorly to the first two corners.

Rubbish. Kind of expected tonight tbh.

Did their keeper (Collins?) do anything atall? Apart from drop the ball over his dead ball line he had naff all to do! 

[Numero Uno]

1 minute ago, Banjo Red said:

Don't ask his son he is clueless 

What the **** is Steve then? This is the bloke that LAUDED Swiss Toni........

[JoeAman08]

4 minutes ago, IAmNick said:

If you can't find a single one then you're not looking at all

No I have looked there are none. We are dreadful even after the summer clear out. Pearson ain’t the one

[Red_Alligator]

That was awful. No other way to describe it. 

 

[Lordofthebling]

I'm giving him the transfer window and 5 games before I get the banners out.

Club is a joke. Getting bored of it now.

Edited March 15, 2022 by Lordofthebling

[Banjo Red]

Just now, Numero Uno said:

What the **** is Steve then? This is the bloke that LAUDED Swiss Toni........

The mad king