Stratford - home 21st November

[rebelade]

Where is the Slough side that pressed, chased and harassed teams in October? Most of the players are the same. Thought their no.8 McGrath controlled 1st half and the game was over at half time

[Gashimoto]

We gifted the goals away which was the most disappointing thing about the game, it could have been worse as we gave the ball away playing out of defense a couple of times.

Double substation didn't add anything to our attack.

A game best forgotten.

[Sloughboy]

I disagree about Scotty, I think he costs a lot of goals, although I agree he saves a lot! Hey it's just my opinion, let's not always have rose tinted spectacles on when a player we all like is criticised!

 

He is a good keeper but makes sloppy silly mistakes. Hitchin another example. A few other goals he could have done better with.

 

I wasn't hammering him, he is a class keeper, I can see why he has slipped down from higher levels that's all!

[Reading Rebel]

I disagree about Scotty, I think he costs a lot of goals, although I agree he saves a lot! Hey it's just my opinion, let's not always have rose tinted spectacles on when a player we all like is criticised!

 

He is a good keeper but makes sloppy silly mistakes. Hitchin another example. A few other goals he could have done better with.

 

I wasn't hammering him, he is a class keeper, I can see why he has slipped down from higher levels that's all!

 

 

It's about opinions Sloughboy.

 

It doesn't mean people have rose tinted specs on if their opinions differ from yours.

 

Like any other keeper, at all levels, he does make mistakes but in my opinion not as many as you are suggesting.

 

Again IMO the best all round keeper we've had for a long time. 

[Sloughboy]

Agree RR.

 

This board is a bit rose tinted that's all, I don't think can disagree with that.

 

I don't disagree that Scotty is very good! I would still take Warro over him but best we have had for some time and one of best in league! Doesn't stop people highlighting room to improve.

[Reading Rebel]

Agree RR.

 

This board is a bit rose tinted that's all, I don't think can disagree with that.

 

I don't disagree that Scotty is very good! I would still take Warro over him but best we have had for some time and one of best in league! Doesn't stop people highlighting room to improve.

 

 

For me, James Warrington was let down by his dead ball kicking which was wayward to say the least.

 

As I said, for an all round keeper, I think we'd have to go back to our Conference days or the odd keeper we've had on loan to find a better one. 

 

You're right about highlighting room for improvement which I'm sure our goalkeeping coach and management do.

[Reading Rebel]

RR

 

Dan Hicks because his clearances with his head saved situations time and again and the runs out of defence were strong and should have led to more chances for us...............it was his strong second half that swayed me that way though I agree Putts played well especially first half.

 

Ed may need games but I still feel that he and Charlie Mpi are our best front two as they are different enough to each other to provide threats to defences

 

 

Cannot disagree with Dan Hicks as MOTM but only because of the lack of competition.

 

Ed Smith needs to get his fitness and confidence back and only games and scoring goals will do that. Having said that, we cannot afford to carry any player.

Edited November 23, 2015 by Reading Rebel

[3spirit]

Can't see how Mark Scott can be blamed for the Stratford defeat. He could have possibly done better for the free kick but hardly his fault.

Like all keepers he has strengths and weaknesses but his all round game has proved to be very effective at this level and I think it's very harsh to single him out for criticism, given the form of the outfield players on Saturday, and his match saving displays this season.

 

While I can see Dan Hicks has been quality since he arrived from Marlow, I do think some fans over rate him.

I'm not saying we should dispense with his services but I would like to see the pairing of Guy Hollis and Justin Clayton for a number of games to see what they can do.

 

Rummy has got 'hero' status here at Slough for his excellent displays of the past and we all appreciate his timely comebacks each season but on Saturday I was left wondering what he was trying to do, in the battle of centre midfield.

He can be such a major influence to our team but it came as no surprise to see him replaced by Nathan

Webb. Let's hope Rummy bounces back to his best.

 

Am I the only one, who thinks we ask Charlie Mpi to do too much. Yes, we want him involved in our attacking game, as our best attacking moves usually arrive off of him or a Wazza attack but should we expect him to run around like a headless chicken chasing lost causes?

I get peed off with a Slough fan who stands near me at our ground, who constantly goes on at Charlie to run his boll**ks off, when others are doing F all ! !

What's the point of Charlie running back into our half every other minute, when we want his speed as a goal threat? Could someone explain that logic?

 

The managers pick who they think will be the best on the day. Sometimes it pays dividend's, sometimes it falls flat. At the Stratford game, unfortunately for them, their gamble of playing 'Hatchet' from the start didn't pay off, as Scott had a game to forget in a hurry.

From my point of view, Charlie Strutton should have started alongside Charlie Mpi, as these two have been a good pairing to start a home game with and Charlie Strutton's fitness is better to use from the start than as a impact sub.

I can't see the point of getting a striker on loan for another month and then putting him on the bench.

Surely Hatchet and Smithy know each other's game better than the subs of Smithy and Strutton.

 

Anyway it didn't make a blind bit of difference in the end because we created little and defensive/midfield lapses cost us in the main but you can not take away Stratford's hard working approach and clever play that enabled a deserved victory.

Had we been on our A game I believe we would have beaten them, so it's three points dropped to me but these things happen.  

 

Some you win, some you draw and some you lose.

On to Dunstable, which looks like being another 'toughie'.          

[RebelDelaney]

As always a very good post 3Spirit.

If Puts had scored that free kick we would of all said what a superb goal

What is a bigger problem is how many teams have scored against us in the first fifteen minutes of the game and that we are not keeping a lead long enough letting the opposition back into the game to quickly.

Defending starts from the foward line through the whole team and that was not happenning.

Might be wrong but Unders was passing message to Sean i believe to stop Hicksy comining out with the ball so much i heard Sean say i keep telling him.

Stratford out paced us in all departments and looked a far better team them we played them away.

 

Heads up for the Dunstable game.

 

COYREBELS

[3spirit]

Bakes and Unders, by the way, I hope I've not contradicted myself, as I want to see Strutton and Smith playing together up front, from the off, at some point, if at all possible.

Not sure either of them relished the prospect of coming on at Saturday's match, being that it was such a cold day and the way Slough were playing.

 

Bad luck for them/us, with the timing of Stratford's fourth goal after ' Putts'  had clawed back the deficit. Knocked the stuffing out of us at the wrong time for Slough to mount a comeback.

 

Must say I couldn't wait to get home ,as freezing your nuts off watching Slough get nowhere fast was hardly inspiring ! 

[Radders]

Wasn't there Saturday but a bit pissed off with the negativity towards hatchett starting matches both on this thread and the one from the frome game. Scott has been in great form this season and j have regularly mentioned to others how unlucky he is to not be a regular in our team because of the form of the Charlie's. I am a big fan of struts but don't think any one of the 3 really deserves to not be in the starting 11 ATM but given the formation one of them has to miss out. Ironically the one game all 3 started was at Chippenham which was a fantastic attacking display yet I was forced to listen to constant moaning about Charlie mpi being stuck out on the left.

 

On the subject of Mark Scott I think he's a very good goalkeeper but he does make errors and, even at this level, I have wondered if these are a little more regular than we would like. I still think he is the right person for us ATM but would love to see the errors irradiated.

[Sloughboy]

100 percent agree with that whole post Radders... See if you get told off for the opinion re Scott.

[RebelDelaney]

I.m with you Radders and Sloughboy on Scott Harris one of the first names on a teamsheet

[SloughFlyer]

Saturday was an embarrassment for Slough as an entire team. How anyone can say anything different is beyond me.

 

I think the team selection from the off was wrong on the basis Scott Harris can't start with Charlie Mpi IMO. He had a terrible game and that always looked to happen, especially given we had Strutton and Smith on the bench.

 

The game itself was terrible and IMO, there wasn't a MoM everyone was that poor. Feel for Mark Scott being critiqued off the back of that performance, given he got beaten with an excellent free kick and 3 x 1 on 1's after their forwards walked past our defence. Once again we have taken the lead and failed to hold it longer than 10 minutes.

 

Every player had a very poor performance apart from Mpi who chased his socks off as always and actually looked dangerous and I bet the Stratford defenders couldn't believe their luck when he was subbed off after 60 minutes.

 

A terrible and embarrassing performance from all involved. Best bit of the afternoon was winning the golden goal, other than that one of the worst performances of the whole season, and up their with Burnham (at least we had the excuse of a shite team out that night).

 

I fear we all better be ready for a big time relegation battle as with the next months games being very tough, we may end up with not many more points than we have now and with the teams around us having many games in hand, we'll be back where we were in September before we know it. The whole team had better step it up, or we will be in big trouble.

 

Neil Baker - your tweet of "disappointing" is a shocking response to a performance like that. Sometimes it's better to say nothing!

 

A major improvement needed quickly or we are in trouble!!!!

[Stuntman Mark]

Feel for Mark Scott being critiqued off the back of that performance, given he got beaten with an excellent free kick and 3 x 1 on 1's after their forwards walked past our defence. Once again we have taken the lead and failed to hold it longer than 10 minutes.

 

 

 

Our wall was all wrong for the first one, the bloke taking the kick could easily whip it around them - hardly Roberto Carlos! Keeper has to take responsibility for that in my opinion. There's nothing he could have done for any of the others though.

[Neil Baker]

Saturday was an embarrassment for Slough as an entire team. How anyone can say anything different is beyond me.

I think the team selection from the off was wrong on the basis Scott Harris can't start with Charlie Mpi IMO. He had a terrible game and that always looked to happen, especially given we had Strutton and Smith on the bench.

The game itself was terrible and IMO, there wasn't a MoM everyone was that poor. Feel for Mark Scott being critiqued off the back of that performance, given he got beaten with an excellent free kick and 3 x 1 on 1's after their forwards walked past our defence. Once again we have taken the lead and failed to hold it longer than 10 minutes.

Every player had a very poor performance apart from Mpi who chased his socks off as always and actually looked dangerous and I bet the Stratford defenders couldn't believe their luck when he was subbed off after 60 minutes.

A terrible and embarrassing performance from all involved. Best bit of the afternoon was winning the golden goal, other than that one of the worst performances of the whole season, and up their with Burnham (at least we had the excuse of a shite team out that night).

I fear we all better be ready for a big time relegation battle as with the next months games being very tough, we may end up with not many more points than we have now and with the teams around us having many games in hand, we'll be back where we were in September before we know it. The whole team had better step it up, or we will be in big trouble.

Neil Baker - your tweet of "disappointing" is a shocking response to a performance like that. Sometimes it's better to say nothing!

A major improvement needed quickly or we are in trouble!!!!

That is your opinion Slough Flyer, and to be honest not going to get in a debate about what I tweet, as that is down to me, whether it was harsh enough is for me to decide and is my opinion... I was disappointed in the performance, however with the week I had in my personal life last week, disappointing is all it is.

 

I am one that tweets irrespective of result, and that is my right for free speech as it is yours!

[staines_rebel_Jr]

Charlie Mpi 10 goals in 18 games (1 goal every 1.8 games)

 

Scott Harris 10 goals in 21 games ( 1 goal every 2.1 games)

 

Lewis Putman 9 goals in 23 games ( 1 goal every 2.56 games)

 

Charlie Strutton 5 goals in 13 games ( 1 goal every 2.6 games)

[Neil Baker]

Charlie Mpi 10 goals in 18 games (1 goal every 1.8 games)

 

Scott Harris 10 goals in 21 games ( 1 goal every 2.1 games)

 

Lewis Putman 9 goals in 23 games ( 1 goal every 2.56 games)

 

Charlie Strutton 5 goals in 13 games ( 1 goal every 2.6 games)

 

I think goals to minutes may be quite surprising.

[staines_rebel_Jr]

Neil is Struttons loan likely to continue?

[Sloughboy]

Sorry to hear of your tough week Neil.

 

Tough month of fixtures coming up, need all hands on deck and can get better results to steer clear of being sucked back in, is an incredibly tight league from 3rd bottom to upper midtable.