Chorley Reaction

[krux]

Originally Posted by Junior Shabadoo

A comment worthy of wider debate but not really related to Chorley, and god forbid the RP police wade in to tell us what we can and cannot talk about in particular threads, but this is miles off the reality. Crap players may get stick for being crap but plenty can have form that levels out and then still get slated once a mistake does come again - this makes them targets. Too many examples to mention really. Your comment also shows why the common truism of "players will be backed as long as they do their best" is nowhere near the reality.
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You're right. Michael Bakate was never backed, despite always doing his best.
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[Andy]

Originally Posted by [Removed User

;2054868]Ah, okay. Glad I missed them. Bloke next to me was asking to be pushed over the barrier. Complained about Roberts every move. Blamed the ref for the Hurst tackle because he'd not stopped play for a leg breaker from Roberts. This was when the latter poked his toe through the legs of their number 3 and he collapsed embarrassingly.

Mildly entertaining.

I think i must have been standing near you too as i heard that 'leg breaker' comment! had to laugh. He didn't think it was a pen either...

[Royal welsh red]

Originally Posted by [Removed User

;2054892]And what a lovely bunch of people you sound too.

This all sounds a lot more entertaining than the game itself to be honest.

[Junior Shabadoo]

Originally Posted by krux

You're right. Michael Bakate was never backed, despite always doing his best.
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Nor Shaun Pejic, even though he should have been Player of the Season the year we just about stayed up. Nor Levi Mackin or Declan Walker, who were both not that good but visibly shrunk under the stick from our fans. Dennis Lawrence had to provide months and months of good performances before he turned it around. It's very rare that there isn't a whipping boy, although if there is one positive about the social media age it tends to be that people vent on there rather than produce the sort of shameful abuse the likes of Pejic and Mackin received in person.
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[DoomandGloom]

Originally Posted by [Removed User

;2054879]Please tell me you have a seat with "DoomandGloom" on it.

Keates doesn't want to play with a target man. He wants versatility. Thus why White departed. Whoever comes in won't be a conventional target man.

Does beg the question why we're banging the ball down the channels and putting in high crosses though.

Sorry Mike, it's my real name on the seat.
Amazingly people think that because I chose an ironic pen name I must be a doom and gloom merchant (I don't mean you) always looking for the positives personally.
As for the target man, it could be a big guy, but equally I'd be happy with someone smaller if they have the right attributes, look at Morrell and his heading prowess. I think the right timing and ability can be as effective.

[Birdy]

Originally Posted by [Removed User

;2054910]Most entertaining game of pre-season in many ways because it was clearly competitive and our strengths and weaknesses were fully on display against a team who will clearly be near the top of their table once again.

They looked ok, nothing special though.

[dagg]

Originally Posted by JH-94

As you said before you didn't see us. I wasn't the one taking the piss and if you were there you would of seen me telling him he was being a bell.

I understand the rules of football and as you say the linesman shouldn't be in line with play. My use of the phrase was meaning that he was out of position as you correctly stated should be in line with the second to last defender. Which he was not.

I'm been a bit picky here but they are Laws of the game not rules.

[Junior Shabadoo]

Originally Posted by [Removed User

;2054912]You mean like people going to a friendly and abusing a player whose worst crimes are a lack of pace; consistency and a man bob. Yeah thank goodness that doesn't go on any more!

There will always be moaners but I don't expect to see a repeat of Pejic being booed onto the field at the Millennium Stadium by hundreds of people, or Craig Skinner being screamed at by an entire terrace for taking the ball to the corner flag rather than crossing when 1-0 up in stoppage time. No need to row with everyone
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[Birdy]

Originally Posted by [Removed User

;2054925]Are you summarising us or them? They were tough; well organised and competitive. At the end of the day they're also a non-league club a level below us so "nothing special" goes without saying.

I'll let you go and learn what 'they' means.