Slightly annoying, but it wasn't a depressing game. Good levels of ****housery from us, just took our foot off the gas after scoring and tried to play the game out again, when we really should be trying to kill games off. We still need to get that part sorted. Thought Baz (though he really should have saved that), THB and Beddy were excellent. KWP very good as always, and Aribo surprisingly solid. Watford are a good, well drilled team, so it's not a bad point, no matter how frustrating it is to concede so late.
It shouldn’t be. But it does look that way. We are also going to need to win by more than one if we want playoffs. I can see us shipping a last minute goal to lose the semis at this rate.
These results will happen. Away to Watford is not easy. I really don't have any complaints. It's the failures against Rotherham and Huddersfield which are the killer.
Sounds about right. If we can continue to improve and win the playoffs then great, but christ I'd rather the autos.
I'm pissed off but before the game I would have taken the draw as Watford are a good side and only lost once in 12 to Leicester. If those goals had come the other way round we'd be celebrating. Watford played well - we looked comfortable but didn't kill them off. Positives: We are unbeaten still Che scored Bazunu was excellent...except at the end unfortunately. Aribo looked ok. We are still unbeaten. We are one of the top teams in this league. Another Loading thread to look forward to. Can't moan we are behind Ipswich by 10 points - fair play to them, they are doing what we did last time around.
Sorry Lincs, I tend to side with you on the frustration level with some of your comments regarding the team performances, but this one is off the mark on todays performance, especially second halve. Baz should have saved their goal but he also made other great saves. Not our best, but definitely not a joke. IMO
Frustrating that it was another howler for Bazunu as he has looked really good recently. I hoped he had turned a corner
I'm not even sure we need to continue to improve to be honest. We're eight points clear of 7th, and Boro are the only side outside of the top six to have beaten us. Unless things go drastically wrong, I fully expect us to make the play-offs - and from there, form goes out of the window.
Didn't realise the gap was so big, so yes, I guess so. I think scoring more will be an improvement. Picture the scene, playoff final, we score one, then **** it up!
At the moment I can see us losing the semis. We don’t seem capable of winning by more than one and we have a disaster in us!
Well, undeniably disappointing. However, it's important to view these kind of weeks/games in blocks of three. If we draw at Watford, but win at Coventry and put Blackburn away at home, it's another very good return. Leeds and Ipswich are away at Sunderland and Watford on Tuesday, so we may be going to Coventry knowing that we can make amends and pull the gap back again.
Baz made one good save in each half. He wasn't massively tested. You can argue we should have been more aggressive to kill it off with a second goal but I thought we were managing the game well enough. We looked comfortable. Being 1-0 up away from home I was happy with how we were managing the game. Bednarek and THB were lapping up their long balls into the box.
I thought Smallbone was absolute pants when he came on. Really weak. Aribo rising above him in the pecking order?
One thing that irks me, is the unnecessary 'sh*thousing' that does nothing but motivate the opposition players and fans.
Sure, they were indeed. But the problem with 1-0 is that it only takes one lapse in concentration. We should have learned that by now.
