Wycombe v Argyle

Earwegoagain wrote:

Whos on Comms? Needs some Prozac ffs.

I think it's Leonard Cohen.

HT shocking first half

Does the wearing of sports bras by pro footballer's have any practical benefits or is it just a fashion thing?

Les Miserable wrote:

Earwegoagain wrote:

Whos on Comms? Needs some Prozac ffs.

I think it's Leonard Cohen.

All very predictable.  We are nowhere near good enough for the play-offs so just as well we're crashing out of the top 6.  We'll finish 7/8th which is still a very good season for a team as poor as Argo.

Just checked the score out and about, oh dear!
Glad didn't waste £10 on Argyle TV.

Classic Argyle bottling it in a important away game. The defense falls apart, midfield is nonexistent, and they could play all day without looking like scoring.

Was going into this one hoping for something different... Should have known better

It's a long, long game.

Cooper plays it short to Gillespie who kicks it out of play near the half way line. Sums us up today.

Wycombe innit - never play well against them.

Bad day at the office, other teams a bit closer, but a win on Monday and all will be well.

Keep the faith, stout knees, etc etc

Freathy wrote:

All very predictable.  We are nowhere near good enough for the play-offs so just as well we're crashing out of the top 6.  We'll finish 7/8th which is still a very good season for a team as poor as Argo.

Just to put the record straight, you don't win 23 games so far by being a poor side.

us stumbling at the final hurdle is further proof that we should have invested more in january to strengthen the squad beyond what we did as we always pay for it when e dont.

i still believe we will make the playoffs but its going to go down the wire and if we blow it then questions need to be asked in the board room about what they need to do in order for us to do better next season and not face de ja vu after january.

If we don’t improve on that performance then forget the playoffs, totally crap

Think it just goes to show how threadbare the squad is in reality. When we have a fully fit first eleven we can beat anybody in the league then when we haven't like today we look clueless. Edwards was a massive loss and Cooper cost us a goal when he let that one fly in inches over his head without so much as a flap. I do hope some Premiership club comes in for him in the summer so he can cost someone else the points. Bad day ta the office but no way is it all started her yet although we now have to heat either Sunderland, Wigan or MK. Any news on Hardie and Edwards?

Earwegoagain wrote:

Think it just goes to show how threadbare the squad is in reality. When we have a fully fit first eleven we can beat anybody in the league then when we haven't like today we look clueless. Edwards was a massive loss and Cooper cost us a goal when he let that one fly in inches over his head without so much as a flap. I do hope some Premiership club comes in for him in the summer so he can cost someone else the points. Bad day ta the office but no way is it all started her yet although we now have to heat either Sunderland, Wigan or MK. Any news on Hardie and Edwards?

thats been the problem for almost a decade now no matter who the manager or owner is. Having a strong 11 maybe 3 key players on the bench and not much else after that and it always backfires on us as soon as injuries, suspensions and lack of form hit.
Its clear that even if we pull off a hail mary and go up via the playoffs this squad is simply not strong enough to cope with the championship so the only saving grace i see if we fail to go up is Simon Hallett will greenlight the recruitment of the right players while keeping the core we have and build a squad that can go one better while also not falling apart due to lack of depth.

As for Cooper he will attract offers unfortunately. If the club are smart they will get a good deal and more or him if they choose to sell or michael asks to leave.

Angry wrote:

...thats been the problem for almost a decade now no matter who the manager or owner is. Having a strong 11 maybe 3 key players on the bench and not much else

That quote could be applied to 99% of professional football clubs on the planet. You can't just keep stacking players, having too many that think they should be in the starting 11 every week causes big problems in the dressing room. I think we've got our squad just about right, we're certainly not short on numbers and the quality is generally determined by budget, league, history etc, none of which we come even close in topping the charts in.

PlymptonPilgrim wrote:

Wycombe innit - never play well against them.

Bad day at the office, other teams a bit closer, but a win on Monday and all will be well.

Not a pleasant team who are notorious timewasters when it suits them. More than probably just following managerial instructions.

Les Miserable wrote:

Angry wrote:

...thats been the problem for almost a decade now no matter who the manager or owner is. Having a strong 11 maybe 3 key players on the bench and not much else

That quote could be applied to 99% of professional football clubs on the planet. You can't just keep stacking players, having too many that think they should be in the starting 11 every week causes big problems in the dressing room. I think we've got our squad just about right, we're certainly not short on numbers and the quality is generally determined by budget, league, history etc, none of which we come even close in topping the charts in.

im not talking premiership esq squad sizes, a decent squad size would do and we dont even have that as if we did losing one or two players wouldnt result in a complete meltdown in the results and performance almost everytime.

Everyone seems to be forgetting that our best defender is out with a long term injury

Hugh Midde wrote:

PlymptonPilgrim wrote:

Wycombe innit - never play well against them.

Bad day at the office, other teams a bit closer, but a win on Monday and all will be well.

Not a pleasant team who are notorious timewasters when it suits them. More than probably just following managerial instructions.

Maybe not be a pleasant team but they were better than us in all departments today.

Wycombe going up via the play-offs looks like a very good bet.  Argo v Exeter it is next season then.  It'll feel just like being in the fourth division again.

Grovehill wrote:

Everyone seems to be forgetting that our best defender is out with a long term injury

The idea of a squad is cover for all position's, in that case we don't have a squad. Fair enough I think we have over achieved somewhat this season and the season isn't over yet however next season there is no reason not to address these issues and add more quality across the squad. Imo the defence has been shielded by the midfield covering very deep at times, Camara can be a pleasure to watch sometimes in that role but when the midfield got forward today and Wycombe got the ball they turned the defence inside out, they still aren't good enough and that needs addressing next season.

Grovehill wrote:

Everyone seems to be forgetting that our best defender is out with a long term injury

Didn't make much difference when Argyle kept 8 clean sheets out of 9 to be fair. Gilhespey hasn't done a bad job after a sticky start and although Argyle let a couple in today, the really worrying thing is that the goals have completely dried up-bleddy well hope Hardie is fit for Monday. I fecking hate Wycombe, upstart Southern league club based in an industrial estate, but they sure know how to knock Argyles collective nose out of joint. Schuey described the display as rubbish and alluded to the non competitive aspect of the performance which is definitely a no no against them. Massive game on Monday now, not optimistic at the moment but maybe all the stops will be pulled out against Sunderland to get over the play off line.

Freathy wrote:

Wycombe going up via the play-offs looks like a very good bet.  Argo v Exeter it is next season then.  It'll feel just like being in the fourth division again.

Which in your eyes could only be bettered by being relegated to the Conference. Happy Days today eh?

The Wycombe result will make Monday even more interesting, I think I will wear my lucky scarf.