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Post by osoldest on Mar 2, 2024 23:20:35 GMT
Excuse me, but if anyone thinks Bristol were a decent side then they are as misguided as the officials today especially that linesman who in a short period failed to spot 3 offsides inc one which was 10 feet and 2 occasions where the ball was out of play.
Their goal was a result of poor keeping, the scorers body shape made it clear what he was going to do, apart from that they didn’t even put together a decent move let alone threaten.
We totally dominated the game but unfortunately our lack of a decent striker has and will cost us.
O.k. Bristol defended doggedly but I think they were probably one of the worse teams I’ve seen and they were lucky to take 3 points.
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Post by dohnut on Mar 3, 2024 0:16:40 GMT
Excuse me, but if anyone thinks Bristol were a decent side then they are as misguided as the officials today especially that linesman who in a short period failed to spot 3 offsides inc one which was 10 feet and 2 occasions where the ball was out of play. Their goal was a result of poor keeping, the scorers body shape made it clear what he was going to do, apart from that they didn’t even put together a decent move let alone threaten. We totally dominated the game but unfortunately our lack of a decent striker has and will cost us. O.k. Bristol defended doggedly but I think they were probably one of the worse teams I’ve seen and they were lucky to take 3 points. Can’t comment on the three offsides but the current law on offside can give rise to people thinking a mistake has been made when it hasn’t. I hear it a lot in the East, the cry of ‘offside’ when a player is in an offside position but the offence only occurs when and where he plays the ball. Why players in an offside position often choose not to play the ball so no offence is committed. It is not an offence to be in an offside position when the ball is played to you. It only becomes an offence if you play the ball or seek to gain advantage. In my experience officials usually get it right but there will be times when they don’t. Why VAR has been introduced in the PL Same for the ball being out of play, the whole of the ball needs to be out of play so it can look out when it’s not. See it a lot these days at corners, the ball is as close as dammit outside the quadrant but only a millimetre needs to be over the edge of the line. Talking millimetres here. The base of the ball is outside the line but part of the circumference is not. Bristol Rovers were not a good footballing team. competent, hard working, strong, organised. Dare I say in the Stevenage mould. Our poor defending of a set play cost us. But for all our domination we hardly tested their keeper. Thats the problem. |
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Post by Thor on Mar 3, 2024 1:24:58 GMT
If Ruel is the answer what is the question?
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Post by confucius on Mar 3, 2024 5:35:23 GMT
Don’t feel we deserve to be behind. Even game imo Confucius say: “One key to success is demanding more than adequacy, never settling for good enough and always doing a little bit more.” |
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Post by ramblingman on Mar 3, 2024 7:48:28 GMT
Most of the substitutions surprised me yesterday but in particular leaving Pigott on the bench in favour of a couple of youngsters. This was a game in which guile and professional experience were at a premium.
In the first half, Rovers wanted it more. Giving away a free kick in that wide position was a silly mistake by Forde- a dead ball kick from that position is much better than a corner, as the opposition showed.
Only other thing to add is that I thought Cooper was superb.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2024 7:57:04 GMT
If Ruel is the answer what is the question? Who's Leyton Orient's top scorer? |
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Post by redintheface on Mar 3, 2024 7:58:57 GMT
Most of the substitutions surprised me yesterday but in particular leaving Pigott on the bench in favour of a couple of youngsters. This was a game in which guile and professional experience were at a premium. In the first half, Rovers wanted it more. Giving away a free kick in that wide position was a silly mistake by Forde- a dead ball kick from that position is much better than a corner, as the opposition showed. Only other thing to add is that I thought Cooper was superb. Agree with you on Cooper and on Pigott. As Pigott was not in the squad at all on Tuesday night, I wondered if he had been ill or carrying a knock - or has RW decided the kids are a better bet? |
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Post by Thor on Mar 3, 2024 8:19:40 GMT
If Ruel is the answer what is the question? Who's Leyton Orient's top scorer? When you have a top scorer contributing nothing it kind of affects the team. |
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Post by watfordo on Mar 3, 2024 8:52:20 GMT
Who's Leyton Orient's top scorer? When you have a top scorer contributing nothing it kind of affects the team. Thor, you often make really good points and your posts I make a point of reading. However, in my opinion, your dislike of Ruel clouds your judgement. He worked tirelessly on Tuesday night. I sat on our right wing for the second half and time and time again he had two or three payers around him and yet he held his own. The opposition clearly marked him down as a threat. I thought we just looked a bit tired yesterday and that aways means you arent at the top of your game, in thought and deed. Ruel is one of our own, is our top scorer in a league he has never played in before. Give the guy a frigging break. |
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Post by Thor on Mar 3, 2024 9:17:46 GMT
I like Ruel, just that yesterday he was missing. On Tuesday you made a good point of the work he was doing off the ball and I didn’t say anything against that point as your were right despite many disagreeing with you. Yesterday he didn’t do that and as he was being out muscled he was ineffective. I said Richie may have got the selections wrong, those two centre halves were big lumps and your asking a 5ft 9” give or take player to go up against them both, you’re asking for trouble. I don’t have the hindsight of having them watched, but surely the reports would have said what those two were like, what they did well and where we could expose them. If Richie doesn’t fancy Lester then that’s fine, but as yesterday was being played out that he should have come on sooner than when he did if only to occupy the two lumps allowing Ruel to run off him and them. Too late now we will never know.
The fact I was disappointed by Ruel yesterday shows maybe not articulated very well how much I do rate him as the team suffered with no focal point. Maybe I’m being harsh, maybe Richie should have thought more about his line up but Ruel is not a nine against two lumps like that. I’m just gutted really, we lost to Lincoln and shouldn’t have, we lost to burton and shouldn’t have and we lost yesterday and we shouldn’t have. We were far superior in all three games and that puts us in the play offs looking at automatic promotion even, and now it’s gonna be harder to get there. We’ve done well, but this league is well within our capabilities to get out of this season despite all the turmoil we been through.
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Post by watfordo on Mar 3, 2024 9:22:47 GMT
I like Ruel, just that yesterday he was missing. On Tuesday you made a good point of the work he was doing off the ball and I didn’t say anything against that point as your were right despite many disagreeing with you. Yesterday he didn’t do that and as he was being out muscled he was ineffective. I said Richie may have got the selections wrong, those two centre halves were big lumps and your asking a 5ft 9” give or take player to go up against them both, you’re asking for trouble. I don’t have the hindsight of having them watched, but surely the reports would have said what those two were like, what they did well and where we could expose them. If Richie doesn’t fancy Lester then that’s fine, but as yesterday was being played out that he should have come on sooner than when he did if only to occupy the two lumps allowing Ruel to run off him and them. Too late now we will never know. The fact I was disappointed by Ruel yesterday shows maybe not articulated very well how much I do rate him as the team suffered with no focal point. Maybe I’m being harsh, maybe Richie should have thought more about his line up but Ruel is not a nine against two lumps like that. I’m just gutted really, we lost to Lincoln and shouldn’t have, we lost to burton and shouldn’t have and we lost yesterday and we shouldn’t have. We were far superior in all three games and that puts us in the play offs looking at automatic promotion even, and now it’s gonna be harder to get there. We’ve done well, but this league is well within our capabilities to get out of this season despite all the turmoil we been through. Brilliant as ever. Thanks for your reply. |
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Post by eca on Mar 3, 2024 9:30:03 GMT
I like Ruel, just that yesterday he was missing. On Tuesday you made a good point of the work he was doing off the ball and I didn’t say anything against that point as your were right despite many disagreeing with you. Yesterday he didn’t do that and as he was being out muscled he was ineffective. I said Richie may have got the selections wrong, those two centre halves were big lumps and your asking a 5ft 9” give or take player to go up against them both, you’re asking for trouble. I don’t have the hindsight of having them watched, but surely the reports would have said what those two were like, what they did well and where we could expose them. If Richie doesn’t fancy Lester then that’s fine, but as yesterday was being played out that he should have come on sooner than when he did if only to occupy the two lumps allowing Ruel to run off him and them. Too late now we will never know. The fact I was disappointed by Ruel yesterday shows maybe not articulated very well how much I do rate him as the team suffered with no focal point. Maybe I’m being harsh, maybe Richie should have thought more about his line up but Ruel is not a nine against two lumps like that. I’m just gutted really, we lost to Lincoln and shouldn’t have, we lost to burton and shouldn’t have and we lost yesterday and we shouldn’t have. We were far superior in all three games and that puts us in the play offs looking at automatic promotion even, and now it’s gonna be harder to get there. We’ve done well, but this league is well within our capabilities to get out of this season despite all the turmoil we been through. Brilliant as ever. Thanks for your reply. Yes mathematics projections shows it’s not all over yet - 30 points to play for |
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Post by Nick312 on Mar 3, 2024 9:33:26 GMT
If Ruel is the answer what is the question? On and off he is an answer. |
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Post by oreo on Mar 3, 2024 9:40:46 GMT
I like Ruel.
Is he the best striker in the league - no.
Is he the best striker in our squad - no.
But he's better than a lot in the league.
He has a good engine and works hard and that contributes to our success.
I wouldn't aim any frustration at Ruel because he gives his best. Any frustration should be aimed at our recruitment for not brining in another experienced striker, or at our stadium capacity limitation resulting in less funds to buy top strikers, or at the bad luck we've had with our injuries this season - Agyei and Drinan (when we had him).
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Post by eca on Mar 3, 2024 9:48:30 GMT
I like Ruel. Is he the best striker in the league - no. Is he the best striker in our squad - no. But he's better than a lot in the league. He has a good engine and works hard and that contributes to our success. I wouldn't aim any frustration at Ruel because he gives his best. Any frustration should be aimed at our recruitment for not brining in another experienced striker, or at our stadium capacity limitation resulting in less funds to buy top strikers, or at the bad luck we've had with our injuries this season - Agyei and Drinan (when we had him). You missed the amount of rent we pay Hearns retirement trust bank account. There was once on the south and west side an excessive volume of earth within mounds on both perimeters which when removed created a footprint of space to enable the ground to be developed in a different way - that is to me a greater frustration. But then that annoyance has now no basis of a debate - other than pay the lease rent . I am more frustrated with us losing our ground to a Hearn trust account when that person is now rich enough to be able to re evaluate their personal advantaged position, without any detrimental loss to their wealth. The less annoyance ( but still frustrating) of that poxy bad referee and fourth official for not adding in the correct extra time because they are useless and not mentally capable of adding up minutes lost on their stop watch to a number 90. Basic child maths. |
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Post by watfordo on Mar 3, 2024 9:52:35 GMT
I like Ruel. Is he the best striker in the league - no. Is he the best striker in our squad - no. But he's better than a lot in the league. He has a good engine and works hard and that contributes to our success. I wouldn't aim any frustration at Ruel because he gives his best. Any frustration should be aimed at our recruitment for not brining in another experienced striker, or at our stadium capacity limitation resulting in less funds to buy top strikers, or at the bad luck we've had with our injuries this season - Agyei and Drinan (when we had him). You missed the amount of rent we pay Hearns retirement trust bank account. I really dislike Barry Hearn. Kept us alive like a spider does with a captive fly. |
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Post by oreo on Mar 3, 2024 10:08:23 GMT
I like Ruel. Is he the best striker in the league - no. Is he the best striker in our squad - no. But he's better than a lot in the league. He has a good engine and works hard and that contributes to our success. I wouldn't aim any frustration at Ruel because he gives his best. Any frustration should be aimed at our recruitment for not brining in another experienced striker, or at our stadium capacity limitation resulting in less funds to buy top strikers, or at the bad luck we've had with our injuries this season - Agyei and Drinan (when we had him). You missed the amount of rent we pay Hearns retirement trust bank account. It's not missed on me eca , the ground capacity matter brings the Hearn retirement trust to the fore. |
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Post by eca on Mar 3, 2024 10:18:59 GMT
It’s not really a subject that can be discussed with any possibility of change to the benefit of lofc.
We have Nigel telling everyone he knew Hearn from school and he has often mentioned the excellent relationship Hearn and lofc enjoy.
We have in addition Porter an intelligent likeable guy on all his interviews under matchroom employment - so one can easily grasp it will serve little positive outcome unless Hearn can ask the trustees to amend his pension trust fund and write off the rent. That would be a tremendous gesture which would then cement his past legacy in a more favourable light.
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Post by watfordo on Mar 3, 2024 10:44:44 GMT
It’s not really a subject that can be discussed with any possibility of change to the benefit of lofc. We have Nigel telling everyone he knew Hearn from school and he has often mentioned the excellent relationship Hearn and lofc enjoy. We have in addition Porter an intelligent likeable guy on all his interviews under matchroom employment - so one can easily grasp it will serve little positive outcome unless Hearn can ask the trustees to amend his pension trust fund and write off the rent. That would be a tremendous gesture which would then cement his past legacy in a more favourable light. I think Barry and Nigel get on and it also suits both to do so. No need for Nigel to upset his landlord, even if he wanted to. Serves no purpose. Nigel sounds a pragmatic guy. |
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Post by redshank on Mar 3, 2024 12:35:45 GMT
They certainly had some big players in their team,and with such teams we are so easily knocked off the ball.We are a good team to watch and very easy on the eye.However we lack toughness.We never looked like scoring as they did,winning the match with one sort of cross/shot.
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