Pre-Season

[KIO]

Naismith misses a sitter, offside or not he didn't know

 

[Walsh.i.am]

Whittaker has all his best moments in the attacking third of the pitch. In the other two thirds, especially the defensive one, he's pants

 

[KIO]

Well that's 45 minutes of my life I won't get back

 

[DHCanary]

Well we're 3-0 at half-time on offsides I think...Who wants to start the "Reasons to be cheerful" thread?

 

[Walsh.i.am]

Well if, as many on here have predicted, Naismith is going to 'come good' this season, I've yet to see the faintest glimpse of it - and we're running out of friendlies

 

[KIO]

Well we're 3-0 at half-time on offsides I think...Who wants to start the "Reasons to be cheerful" thread?

Shall I oblige DH? After all I am the most positive poster on here

 

[General Melchett]

I just don't get what he's trying to do with this line up. I'd be very disappointed if; Ruddy, Whittaker, Dorrans or Jerome start next week or see any real action this season. Hanover are better than your average champ side but we have looked very poor, rusty and lazy considering the lge starts next week!

Bah!

 

[K E M P]

I can't believe how ramshackle our defence is. It's just awful at holding a line and tracking runners. I know it's a friendly but it's worrying.

 

[DHCanary]

I just don't get what he's trying to do with this line up. I'd be very disappointed if; Ruddy, Whittaker, Dorrans or Jerome start next week or see any real action this season. Hanover are better than your average champ side but we have looked very poor, rusty and lazy considering the lge starts next week!

Bah!

To be fair to Dorrans we've looked better since he came on, not that we started from a particularly high performance level though! Jerome doesn't appear to have any competition right now, but so far hasn't staked any kind of claim on that position should somebody join.

Ruddy, Whittaker, the less said the better. As to what Neil's trying to do, I genuinely think he considers this close to his best line-up. Other than Brady and perhaps Pinto, who didn't start the game who you would expect to see next week?

 

[KIO]

Hmm, well if we play anywhere near as bad as this next week Blackburn will hump us. Friendly or not so far AN's team set up and tactics appear dreadful, I just hope I don't have to 'bump' the 'How long do we give him?' thread next Saturday evening

 

[DHCanary]

Pinto on for Whittaker, I think that's the only change?

 

[KIO]

Feck me that should have been 0-3

 

[DHCanary]

Feck me that should have been 0-3

Corner given, so someone made a block on the line!

 

[KIO]

Oh dear, oh dear dreadful defending AGAIN !

 

[DHCanary]

...and that's 3-0...

 

[KIO]

0-3 I'm disgusted with this performance and REALLY worried about next week now

 

[ColkOfTheBarclay]

Really shocking defending then. Our players didn't know if they were coming or going. No one looks like they are really putting the effort in.

 

[DHCanary]

Jerome made no effort to stop the player there, Bennett unfortunate where the ball ended up from his block. Again, marking not tight enough.

Wes pulls one back, 3-1. Very nice ball from Dorrans and Naismith had the sense not to take the ball.

 

[ColkOfTheBarclay]

3-1

 

[woodbine]

This is awful. I know it's only a friendly so not panicking yet, but play like this in the championship and we'll be lucky to finish mid table.

Nice goal by Wes though.