Re: Well done to Oxford
Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 7:52 pm
Fair play to Oxfod and if they gain promotion, then so be it. I didn't think we played to badly today, just we came up against tough opposition!
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I disagree. My concern today was his lack of energy and commitment. Oxford do have a good defence but Tomlin didn't show any real interest in putting them under pressure. Talented, ambitious players who want to put themselves in the shop window would have seized the opportunity - he didn't.davealbon wrote: The criticism of Tomlin is very harsh IMO, we all know what a talent he is and often expect him to do it all on his own when the rest of the forward line is struggling. I don't think it's any coincidence that he's struggled to make an impact against Oxford when we've played them this season, Damien Batt is a good player at this level and has blistering pace, sometimes you have to give an opponent credit for snuffing us out.
I appreciate that..I thought our support today was fantastic! long may it continue, they won it fair and square and we must now wish them luck and move on!diamondgeezer1 wrote:A couple of Oxford fans showing their appreciation for our support...
http://www.conferenceforum.co.uk/articles/show/1666489
They're not all bad after all!!
True, his discipline is also an obvious concern as well, can't remember exactly what he was booked for today but I think it was kicking the ball away? Whatever it was for it was stupid as are most of his bookings and he would have had a couple more reds this season if it wasn't for JE subbing him most times when he's on a yellow. Also am I right in thinking he would have missed Wembley if we had got there due to bookings in both semis?Turveyman wrote:I disagree. My concern today was his lack of energy and commitment. Oxford do have a good defence but Tomlin didn't show any real interest in putting them under pressure. Talented, ambitious players who want to put themselves in the shop window would have seized the opportunity - he didn't.davealbon wrote: The criticism of Tomlin is very harsh IMO, we all know what a talent he is and often expect him to do it all on his own when the rest of the forward line is struggling. I don't think it's any coincidence that he's struggled to make an impact against Oxford when we've played them this season, Damien Batt is a good player at this level and has blistering pace, sometimes you have to give an opponent credit for snuffing us out.
Put the ball in the net about 5 seconds after the ref blew for offside.Olly wrote:
True, his discipline is also an obvious concern as well, can't remember exactly what he was booked for today but I think it was kicking the ball away?