Understandably there is alot of negativity on these forums right now. It is very hard to take to lose in the manner we did, but outside of the context of our dreadful form, that really was not a bad performance, and considering we conceded two goals from nothing, Joe Bennett was not sent off and everything else, we were desperately unlucky not to get a point. Believe me, not for a second am I claiming we have been playing well in our recent games, I found Southampton, Stoke and the likes no less painful to watch then you all did. But these knee-jerk reactions aren't helping anything - if we had got the point we deserved then I am sure 99% of this negativity wouldn't be there. We should be able to beat West Brom next week if we play to a decent standard and that will be us safe. Hopefully most of you will have calmed down by tomorrow morning.
Have you heard of Lukaku or Shane Long? Honestly, how Hughton is still here 2 wins in 19, 13 goals since December. Boggles the mind how he has not been sacked, McNally has let us down bigtime here by not doing it sooner
DM, overall it was not a bad performance compared to what we have seen so often this calendar year, but for whatever reason it is just not enough. We had great possession against a young and vulnerable back line but still could not create clear cut chances, not even that may half chances. Is that down to bad luck or is there something missing from our play? I go for the latter I am afraid and the evidence has been there for some months now.
The trouble is that when we needed to change to a more attacking set up (which we did), the concept was alien to the players because its been drummed out of them. I think the performance was much better than usual, the passing in passages of the game was good (comparatively), but you cannot play all season defending for 90mins and then expect everything to turn around in the space of a week and click. That is Hughtons biggest disgrace, he has ripped the soul out of the team to express his own pitiful mindset on football.
I agree with you DM. The last thing we need right now is negativity. City had 57% of the possession. Villa scored twice out of nothing as you say, the first off the inside of the post and the second on another breakaway. If only Holt had got that header inside the post with the keeper stranded, but sadly, it wasn't our day. It all comes down to WBA now, and at least they have to play ManCity away on Tuesday before they play us. To put all of this on CH is unfair. The players have to raise their game next week (as Holt, Snods, and Hoolahan did today). To give up now is pathetic! OTBC!
Top bloke! Beating West Brom is certainly not beyond us so we have to get that done and look forward to big improvements next season. It has NEVER been more important that we are united and support the team to get over the finishing line!
I don't understand how you can place the negativity on posters on this site. How the hell do I in Cornwall have any effect. The negativity has come from the coaching team. Nobody is giving up either. We will all be watching next game and feeling positive. But for goodness sake, you cannot be serious in thinking this will be accepted with a shrug of the shoulders.
Yes, we CAN beat West Brom. But if we do it will be IN SPITE OF Hughton rather than BECAUSE of him. If we survive, he must go. Full stop.
DM I'm not sure what your drinking tonight but I'll have a pint ! When was the last time we played well ? When did we last rip a team to bits ? When was the last time we sat there thinking " a teams going to get a thrashing soon" ? I'm all ears mate !
DM - I admire your positivity, but smell the roses man! Two goals from nothing? You're right - both aimed hard and low against a midget in goal (as any manager would instruct a striker to do). Pilkington let Agbonlahor ghost past him into space to fire in the first, and the second was comical from Bunn. Out of nothing = off our players arse from another of our players.
I dare say today, but I know some people may think that is generous. But if not Reading, and I implore anybody to say that wasn't a good game by us.
We scraped through against Reading, we certainly didn't play well ! I can see you are trying to be positive, as I tried earlier this week on a few threads, but come on , other than a pen today when did we test the keeper ? Two attempts at goal on target was the stat I believe ? That doesn't add up to us playing well or being unlucky in my book !
Redruth, it's been proved today that even 24000 fans with clackers making a din doesn't help, so being positive as instructed by McNally didn't make a ****'s worth of difference. We lost that game as we have so many this season by withdrawing back into defence, then standing watching as teams run straight down the middle and score from 20/25 yards. We won't win games playing like that or NOT shooting at goal. Effort and hard work means bugger all if you give it all away like that!!
Nice to see some positive intent and forward passing today - for a change. Tragic, however, to realise that if that is the new Hughton style of playing, it will be unfolding in a lower division next season. Too little too late. Where the **** was that movement and passion earlier in 2013 against Fulham, Newcastle and QPR? It was absent. He's nullified in one single season all the good work Lambert took three years to create. And if his 'remit' was purely to keep us in this division, he's made a pig's ****ing ear of it - you get whet you deserve in this game
