Mansfield (Match Day Thread)

Sounds like these were unlikely to have booed then.    

So what is the appeal of Barton to these people then, anyone, considering he is a thug and very average football manager at best?  

Just loving the celebrity factor attached to our club, the “with Joey’s Twitter following we are now a bigger club than Bristol City” quote?  What is it that makes someone make a flag supporting Joey, and sticking a cigar on it?    

I fail to understand.  Someone who backs him please have a go at explaining.        

Wasn't it something about 'discipline' that lead to Barton telling Evans that he was out the door and then being sacked himself almost immediately after?

Tom was Knitting!!! you lot are so not domestically trained!!! 

We have a team that battles.There is a union there and it is strong.

We will have good players coming to fitness.

We'll improve over the next 5 to 10 games.

I think we'll challenge .

When you start with Polish, it’s easier to learn as a kid but reading, Reading and many more such words. It’s only really had me understanding since I paired up with my Polish princess. She is finding it difficult but we are getting there. It’s harder, as an adult 

You have moved from sure to think in just one match?  Far too early to start doubting Bas.    

The next six are going to be interesting because it’s not a battling team up against the world the world needs to see justifying the automatic promotion tag - five of the next six all pundits have in a relegation battle.  It’s a side who dominates opponents, showing enough flair and creativity and ruthlessness in front goal to win regularly that needs to show itself now.    

Some aspects of today is really quite good, four at the back, properly manned midfield, when we conceded firstwe left two up at the corner clearly premeditated instruction.   

Without checking I think I've been posting "I think we'll challenge ".That has'nt changed.I think you've dreamt that one.

We've actually agreed we may have an average start (5 to 10 games I've said) before we get going.

Just got back...

Okies.... what a day! It was so lovely being back amongst some of you.
Clapping hands, remembering faces, in the away end little space.

Hands - face - space. It was so good to be back. In force.

Mansfield hosted a dignified minutes silence. Well done, them. Because they are fast becoming a bit of a Notts County with angst amongst our two fan bases.

The match...
We didn't do enough to win today.
I thought we just about done enough to scrape a draw, but in truth were behind the play, on the back foot, chasing the game a lot, looked ponderous with the ball, low tempo attack, didn't play as a team rather a set of individuals and lacked creativity.

I question the starting line up. I know we have almost a team of injuries, but we did have attacking options not apparently considered. Anyway, of little consequence.....we made 3 crucial mistakes that cost us the match.

1. Jaaks came for a cross and didn't collect. Always going to be a problem, and although Hawks beat his man, it was our mistake.

2. What is a mature captain on debut thinking of? No matter what provocation? Inexcusable. Let the team and himself down.

3. The challenge (that was going on all game by both sides) was clumsy and ill timed....he gave the over zealous ref an opportunity to punish with penalty leaving no time to claw anything back.

We conspired to bring this upon ourselves. We have to be more grown up about our approach and although we played ok in patches, Hoole and Anderton made impressive debuts, Harries volleyed goal was sublime, we let ourselves down by 3 main mistakes.

The officials were poor i m o, but we can't keep giving them opportunity to exercise their poorness by constantly making poor decisions at wrong times.

Mr Barton, we have to look at ourselves before anything else.


....but hey it was great getting back to watching cr@p football and singing how good it was!

“and stops the players thanking the officials at the end.”   

Can someone who went up explain how it looked?   Commentator we had back here kept saying Barton was shielding the ref from his players, From Hughes, telling them to go to fans instead.  It sounded like quick action from Barton prevented another unnecessary card, not that he was doing wrong.    

There were cards, but on commentary it didn’t come across as dirty or even niggly game.    

The Commentator was more polite than normal but all through kept saying “what’s going on here”.