AbsoluteCarnage
Vital Youth Team
What are the alternatives?
Walker has a great workrate but doesn't look like he'll make something happen or score a goal. There's no reason to think Gbode would do any better. The others are injured.
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Walker has a great workrate but doesn't look like he'll make something happen or score a goal. There's no reason to think Gbode would do any better. The others are injured.
The Surveyor
Vital Youth Team
Wouldn't call Williams J, Masterson, Hutton, Ogie & Coleman duff players.
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SE1_Gills
Vital 1st Team Regular
You can't play Hawkins up top on his own and he can't fancy the fella we've got on loan from Burton or surely he would start ahead of Nads?
Nads is bereft of confidence. He needs a goal from somewhere, a ricochet off his arse would do.
inCanndescent
Vital Youth Team
True but the handball law is very different on goals and penalties. The former states any advantage through any kind of handling then the goal is disallowed. There's a lot more nuances for penalties.
The Surveyor
Vital Youth Team
We made this exact point on GITB Match Day Live. Essentially he gets in by default I think.
NathanH_GFC
Vital 1st Team Regular
If we have players around him (Lapslie and Mahoney, for example), it can work - it’s basically what the second half was today. Ordinarily I’d agree, I wouldn’t want Hawkins up front on his own (he’s not mobile enough), but sacrificing Nadesen for a player who can do something with the ball is a step in the right direction, as is going to four at the back.
inCanndescent
Vital Youth Team
Nadesan is too one dimensional and is easy to defend against. Lapslie and later Walker both showed far more than Nadesan could. I like Nadesan, I don't doubt his effort - he doesn't hide from the ball but he just doesn't have ability for our needs. His touch is awful, his passing today was shocking, most of his off the ball runs aren't clever enough.
Lapslie immediately found pockets of space and his one touch passing and his energy when Tranmere had the ball was a big reason our second half started so strongly.
In the lead up to the corner for our goal Walker received the ball at pace with a defender applying pressure to his back and still made a fantastic first touch and lay off back to Mahoney which I doubt Nads would have managed.
Nads has had a decent run of games now, I think it's fair that Lapslie or Walker has the same opportunity.
Lapslie immediately found pockets of space and his one touch passing and his energy when Tranmere had the ball was a big reason our second half started so strongly.
In the lead up to the corner for our goal Walker received the ball at pace with a defender applying pressure to his back and still made a fantastic first touch and lay off back to Mahoney which I doubt Nads would have managed.
Nads has had a decent run of games now, I think it's fair that Lapslie or Walker has the same opportunity.
chrissygills
Vital Newbie
I'd love to see Walker start against the wombles, at least when he touches the ball it doesn't fly off 5 yards. It's almost like Nads has rubber on the tip of his boots
OneSirKeefy
Vital Football Hero
TBF, when Mahoney was in the side a month or 2 ago, the cry from fans was “He’s lazy, he’s a luxury, like playing a man down when we don’t have the ball”. And a lot of comments about him and Hutton playing in the same area and getting in each others way.
If he (and they both) play more like 2nd half today then all will be good.
OneSirKeefy
Vital Football Hero
I think the 2nd half side, and a 4-4-2 or 4-2-3-1 formation is better for home games.
Wouldn’t like to see this current lot play 4-4-2 v AFCW (or away to any of the better sides). Recipe for us being 2 or 3 down at h/t, rather than still “in it” when we seem to do better later in games.
OneSirKeefy
Vital Football Hero
Tranmere‘s Rob Apter (playing that side for them I think), is one of the best players in L2 from everything I’ve seen and read. Amazed he was loaned back to them after he was initially recalled in Jan. Felt sure he’d be off to L1. Wish we’d enquired.
GillsBluenose
Vital Football Hero
I agree. Hutton isn't a good enough defender to be included in a back four when trying to withstand pressure. Tranmere seemed to be firstly attacking down the other wing and then trying to hold on to what they had got. The Wombles wont do that on their own patch.
In any case, Ogie does not deserve to be left out. It will be Hutton and Clark's responsibility to push up and help the midfield so they are not overrun in a 3-5-2.
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markinkent
Vital Football Hero
Agreed. Away from home we need to be tighter and nick a one goal win.
At home we need to show more intent from the off. I think mahoney is a must starter for home games less sure for aways, more of a sub to come on and nick the win.
GillsBluenose
Vital Football Hero
I notice that FGR's two nil win yesterday makes us the lowest scorers in the division again.
Could we reach the play offs still holding that proud record?
Could we reach the play offs still holding that proud record?
madrid_gill
Vital 1st Team Regular
Thought he played very well, but did produce probably one of the worst finishes I've ever seen early in the 2nd half. Should've made it 0-2, instead put the ball somewhere near the corner flag
nibbles
Vital Football Hero
A loan move for a 21 year old from Blackpool to Tranmere is very different to one from Blackpool to Gillingham.
The Surveyor
Vital Youth Team
Trampoline touch!I'd love to see Walker start against the wombles, at least when he touches the ball it doesn't fly off 5 yards. It's almost like Nads has rubber on the tip of his boots
Therealwaldo
Vital Squad Member
Useless extended highlights on iFollow didn’t even show the disallowed goal. Who does this crap editing ? It must be deliberate. It wasn’t even if it was overly controversial looking at the replays I’ve seen.
