old_eastender Posted August 4, 2013 Report Share Posted August 4, 2013 POSITIVES to be taken... we didn't lose, totally dominated possession until Fieldings clanger, the rest of the new boys looked good: Flint - looked exactly what we have been missing Wynter - looked class until being moved out of position with subs Wagstaff - worked hard thoughout, scored JET - made 1, scored 1, despite not looking fully fit was most dangerous offensive player on the pitch Pack - looked very assured, hit some accurate LONG passes, not had a midfielder do that since Hartley NEGATIVES... Kilkenny - OK so he kept possession well and had a tidy game, but far too many inside sideways passes instead of looking to feed Bryan & Wagstaff, Pack looked a far better player to me. Fontaine - last season his fowls-ups must have cost us at least 20pts. First game and he costs us 2 pts, he was marking McArdle at the corner, but swiched off allowing McArdle to get the run on him to get the near post header in. Add to that the string of aimless hoofs, nothing to suggest to me last season was just a blip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted August 4, 2013 Report Share Posted August 4, 2013 The trouble is many on here said just because we are going down a league Fontaine will be fine. I Never agreed with it. Just not the defender he was a few years back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brislingwood Red Posted August 4, 2013 Report Share Posted August 4, 2013 POSITIVES to be taken... we didn't lose, totally dominated possession until Fieldings clanger, the rest of the new boys looked good:Flint - looked exactly what we have been missingWynter - looked class until being moved out of position with subsWagstaff - worked hard thoughout, scoredJET - made 1, scored 1, despite not looking fully fit was most dangerous offensive player on the pitch Pack - looked very assured, hit some accurate LONG passes, not had a midfielder do that since Hartley NEGATIVES...Kilkenny - OK so he kept possession well and had a tidy game, but far too many inside sideways passes instead of looking to feed Bryan & Wagstaff, Pack looked a far better player to me.Fontaine - last season his fowls-ups must have cost us at least 20pts. First game and he costs us 2 pts, he was marking McArdle at the corner, but swiched off allowing McArdle to get the run on him to get the near post header in. Add to that the string of aimless hoofs, nothing to suggest to me last season was just a blip. Fully agree with all of these points. On separate threads people have praised Killa and Fonts, an criticised Pack and Wynter. Fontaine was uneasy in possession, regularly caught ball watching and seems to wait to be closed down before clearing his lines. I believed we'd see a different Kilkenny this year, an although it's just the first game, it was the same old. Constantly dithering on possession, not releasing the early ball and unable to spread the play much quicker. I'd like to see a lot more of Pack. Be interesting whether that range of passing and maturity will be on show every week from such a young lad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky89 Posted August 4, 2013 Report Share Posted August 4, 2013 Pack and Wynter count be a great little midfield partnership, especially with JET playing off them. Exciting stuff. Bradford will be at the top end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
054123 Posted August 4, 2013 Report Share Posted August 4, 2013 Plenty of positives from today. For once I'm not asking myself 'will we stay up?'. I thought I saw enough yesterday to suggest we will be in the playoffs come the end. 1-1 or 2-1 would have been about right. I know mistakes are made by both teams during a game, but what a howler for their first! My only complaint is the poor acoustics in the Eastend as apparently no sound was coming from the right hand side, whilst those boisterous bantams created a carnival atmosphere in the left hand side. How strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex#40 Posted August 4, 2013 Report Share Posted August 4, 2013 POSITIVES to be taken... we didn't lose, totally dominated possession until Fieldings clanger, the rest of the new boys looked good:Flint - looked exactly what we have been missingWynter - looked class until being moved out of position with subsWagstaff - worked hard thoughout, scoredJET - made 1, scored 1, despite not looking fully fit was most dangerous offensive player on the pitch Pack - looked very assured, hit some accurate LONG passes, not had a midfielder do that since Hartley NEGATIVES...Kilkenny - OK so he kept possession well and had a tidy game, but far too many inside sideways passes instead of looking to feed Bryan & Wagstaff, Pack looked a far better player to me.Fontaine - last season his fowls-ups must have cost us at least 20pts. First game and he costs us 2 pts, he was marking McArdle at the corner, but swiched off allowing McArdle to get the run on him to get the near post header in. Add to that the string of aimless hoofs, nothing to suggest to me last season was just a blip. Pretty much sums it up. Pack and Williams will start sooner rather than later IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chappers Posted August 4, 2013 Report Share Posted August 4, 2013 My definition of class is clearly different! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRISTOL86 Posted August 4, 2013 Report Share Posted August 4, 2013 Plenty of positives from today. For once I'm not asking myself 'will we stay up?'. I thought I saw enough yesterday to suggest we will be in the playoffs come the end. 1-1 or 2-1 would have been about right. I know mistakes are made by both teams during a game, but what a howler for their first! My only complaint is the poor acoustics in the Eastend as apparently no sound was coming from the right hand side, whilst those boisterous bantams created a carnival atmosphere in the left hand side. How strange. To be fair I was in the Atyeo and could hardly hear anything from the east end other than Bradford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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