yep..were very short of quality in defense and we need an out and out centre forward who puts his foot in where it hurts!
Wish Warnock would just play SWP on the right for entire games, it's where he does all his damage. Edit: 6-0
Was thinking the exact same thing Madge. How the f**k did Bothroyd come back out for the 2nd half? He's done alright before but clearly not today. At least with HH, the defenders know they've been in a game.
Have to disagree with this. Fulham at home are a daunting prospect for any team and Bolton on their day can be quality. I'd say, Wigan, Norwich, Swansea, Blackburn, and possibly Sunderland are worse than Bolton. Last season we got spanked 5-0 by them... I really hope the Rs can bounce back from this, i don't know why, i just like you
At least by that reaction from Neil Warnock i know the players will get som home truths after the game. This has been complete shambles. Luckily Fulham seem to have some mercy on us for the time being.
Blackburn has just become a MUST WIN game. Don't like the prospects of getting any points from the 3 games subsequent to that.
Yep, we haven't even played any big teams yet either really. Swansea winning 2-0 against Stoke too, even Graham can score.
we are desperate for a proven quality centre forward. bothroyd is a good player at holding the ball up but not prolific enough...get that cheque book out in january !!!!!
absolute shocker, accrington stanley could have beaten us today. bothroyd is not the solution upfront, needs to start playing campbell and dare i say it helguson. not even helguson could miss the shear amount of chances bothroyd has had this season
It was always going to happen tbh, fans and players alike have got slightly ahead of themselves - we beat Wolverhampton Wanderers and I hear talk of Europe on here? lol. Our lack of goals is the thing that worries me the most, I knew we would concede 5 or 6 goals in a game, but the fact we are not scoring is a big worry for me. Bothroyd simply cant play up top on his own, i'm sorry but he just doesn't work hard enough, and he isn't the man who we can rely upon to get us even 10 goals in this league - but we do have a striker on the bench who has already achieved this. I believe, especially at home, that Warnock needs to change the formation. Not against the likes of United, City etc, but I believe that games such as today, that having 2 up top to really give the centre halves something to worry about would have benefited us, instead of them being extremely comfortable against a lethargic Bothroyd. Having City, United, Chelsea, Liverpool, Spurs and Arsenal in our last 10 games is certainly worrying.
