Just got back

[Wrexy]

So the play-offs it is but on this showing we won’t be getting past the semis let alone winning the final.

Our Spring tour of London’s suburban shit holes continues with our first visit of the season to the East End. An easy trip down the M11 for me, and then parking up in leafy Upminster, and a short hop on the District. Dagenham is famous for the enormous Ford factory and Wrexham fans have travelled in huge numbers hoping for an end of season football fiesta.

The pubs are rammed but despite the grim surroundings half of Dagenham clearly loves a carvery as both local pubs have them on. Regular haunt The Eastbrook is members only these days but I might join up just to enjoy that spread in future years. The Pipe Major is a very strange mix of local families trying to get their Sunday roast with hundreds of Wrexham fans having a sing song in the rain outside.

In early to land grab my assigned seat in position A at the back right behind the goal. There’s a comedy moment with a blind drunk Wrexham fan trying to sign a form to attest that the media team can use a video they took of him singing. He’s so pissed that somebody has to sign it for him. 30 minutes to KO and the seating plan has gone out of the window, the D&R security team have failed miserably to confiscate our drum and we’re packed in like sardines. Brilliant atmosphere with Wrexham fans in fine voice.

We start OK and have a lot of possession in the first 10 minutes without hurting them. Tozer’s run up is compromised by a big slope just off the playing surface and that’s our main weapon blunted. 10 mins in and word spreads that Stockport have scored. That news must have reached the players because from that point onwards we’re second best. One of their forwards has a mazy run dead centre and hits a stinger that Dibble does well to save diving to his left.

Tozer under no pressure pings a simple lofted pass straight out of play and that invites more pressure. With an extra man in midfield its all Dagenham. James Jones and Jordan Davies are MIA and Luke Young looks knackered. Up front it just isn’t happening for Palmer. Mullin has a shot that he drags wide of the right post, and McFadzean fizzes one over the bar from distance. But the reality is that we are really poor. Dagenham swarm forwards time after time and Dibble makes a number of stops to keep us in the game. We are hanging on as seconds before the HT whistle Dagenham press again. Dibble elects to punch and the ball is headed in but the ref blows up for a foul on the keeper. A lucky escape. Seconds later Dibble makes a fantastic save this time diving to his right.

Into the second half and Mullin tees up Palmer for a sweeping right footer that the keeper does well to tip over the bar. Great chant aimed at Justham “you’re just a shit Tesco sandwich” which he takes well. Then the team have a collective brain fart and their nippy forward is played in to made it 1-0.

We then revert to hoof ball but are devoid of any quality. As a result we create nothing. At the other end their little forwards are just too quick and Tozer can’t cope with their low centres of gravities. Dibble again with more saves to keep the scoreline respectable. We throw on Jarvis, Ponti and McAlinden but none of them have any impact on the game. We can’t cope with their pace up top and its no great surprise when McCallum makes it two with a firm header, and then with their tails up they make it three in the final minute with a half-volley.

A late flurry sees a cross cleared off the line. and a Ponti header that sails past the right post. But if truth be told we just don't look like scoring.

That sees numerous flares thrown onto the pitch. No pyro, no party but the party has just started with the entire away end breaking into song until we’re on the way out of the ground. The Dagenham stewards had clearly never seen anything quite like it, and although we were dog shit today the players are left in no doubt about the vocal support they will get from the fans.

Hopefully we’ve got this poor performance out of our system. But, and it’s a big concern if truth be told…many of our players looked goosed. Over ran in midfield, and nothing sticking up front, and with a defence that falls apart if teams run at them. Dibble had a good game today but he does make poor decisions at times.

So on to Wembley we go. Another shitty part of London. The FA Trophy game is a chance for us all to take the whole family, get a photo under the arch, soak in the atmosphere down Wembley way, walk straight past the stall selling half and half scarves and get on it in the Boxpark. Personally I couldn’t give a monkey’s about the FA Trophy.

Promotion is all that matters and Parky has some big decisions to make. Give Tom O’Connor a full 90 mins, and please please give Young and Jordan Davies a week off. I'd be tempted to rest Palmer as well on this showing. We’re gonna need to bolster that midfield if we’re to get through the play-offs. We also need better forward options off the bench but that will have to wait until next year.

Focus Parky, focus.

[ruthinred]

How did french and cleworth play ?

[Wrexy]

Originally Posted by ruthinred

How did french and cleworth play ?

Not great to be honest...but they were by no means alone today

[t1954]

I think the news of a Stockport's early goal did filter through to the players and after a bright start, it knocked the stuffing out of them. The second early second half finished it off. Cause Parkinson said the players knew what was going on elsewhere. Halifax did not even get going so no matter what we did it was a dead duck.

[Brinster]

Halifax put in a non performance the same as when they visited the Racecourse. Never any doubt that Stockport were going to win.

[forever_red]

Originally Posted by Wrexy

So the play-offs it is but on this showing we won’t be getting past the semis let alone winning the final.

Our Spring tour of London’s suburban shit holes continues with our first visit of the season to the East End. An easy trip down the M11 for me, and then parking up in leafy Upminster, and a short hop on the District. Dagenham is famous for the enormous Ford factory and Wrexham fans have travelled in huge numbers hoping for an end of season football fiesta.

The pubs are rammed but despite the grim surroundings half of Dagenham clearly loves a carvery as both local pubs have them on. Regular haunt The Eastbrook is members only these days but I might join up just to enjoy that spread in future years. The Pipe Major is a very strange mix of local families trying to get their Sunday roast with hundreds of Wrexham fans having a sing song in the rain outside.

In early to land grab my assigned seat in position A at the back right behind the goal. There’s a comedy moment with a blind drunk Wrexham fan trying to sign a form to attest that the media team can use a video they took of him singing. He’s so pissed that somebody has to sign it for him. 30 minutes to KO and the seating plan has gone out of the window, the D&R security team have failed miserably to confiscate our drum and we’re packed in like sardines. Brilliant atmosphere with Wrexham fans in fine voice.

We start OK and have a lot of possession in the first 10 minutes without hurting them. Tozer’s run up is compromised by a big slope just off the playing surface and that’s our main weapon blunted. 10 mins in and word spreads that Stockport have scored. That news must have reached the players because from that point onwards we’re second best. One of their forwards has a mazy run dead centre and hits a stinger that Dibble does well to save diving to his left.

Tozer under no pressure pings a simple lofted pass straight out of play and that invites more pressure. With an extra man in midfield its all Dagenham. James Jones and Jordan Davies are MIA and Luke Young looks knackered. Up front it just isn’t happening for Palmer. Mullin has a shot that he drags wide of the right post, and McFadzean fizzes one over the bar from distance. But the reality is that we are really poor. Dagenham swarm forwards time after time and Dibble makes a number of stops to keep us in the game. We are hanging on as seconds before the HT whistle Dagenham press again. Dibble elects to punch and the ball is headed in but the ref blows up for a foul on the keeper. A lucky escape. Seconds later Dibble makes a fantastic save this time diving to his right.

Into the second half and Mullin tees up Palmer for a sweeping right footer that the keeper does well to tip over the bar. Great chant aimed at Justham “you’re just a shit Tesco sandwich” which he takes well. Then the team have a collective brain fart and their nippy forward is played in to made it 1-0.

We then revert to hoof ball but are devoid of any quality. As a result we create nothing. At the other end their little forwards are just too quick and Tozer can’t cope with their low centres of gravities. Dibble again with more saves to keep the scoreline respectable. We throw on Jarvis, Ponti and McAlinden but none of them have any impact on the game. We can’t cope with their pace up top and its no great surprise when McCallum makes it two with a firm header, and then with their tails up they make it three in the final minute with a half-volley.

A late flurry sees a cross cleared off the line. and a Ponti header that sails past the right post. But if truth be told we just don't look like scoring.

That sees numerous flares thrown onto the pitch. No pyro, no party but the party has just started with the entire away end breaking into song until we’re on the way out of the ground. The Dagenham stewards had clearly never seen anything quite like it, and although we were dog shit today the players are left in no doubt about the vocal support they will get from the fans.

Hopefully we’ve got this poor performance out of our system. But, and it’s a big concern if truth be told…many of our players looked goosed. Over ran in midfield, and nothing sticking up front, and with a defence that falls apart if teams run at them. Dibble had a good game today but he does make poor decisions at times.

So on to Wembley we go. Another shitty part of London. The FA Trophy game is a chance for us all to take the whole family, get a photo under the arch, soak in the atmosphere down Wembley way, walk straight past the stall selling half and half scarves and get on it in the Boxpark. Personally I couldn’t give a monkey’s about the FA Trophy.

Promotion is all that matters and Parky has some big decisions to make. Give Tom O’Connor a full 90 mins, and please please give Young and Jordan Davies a week off. I'd be tempted to rest Palmer as well on this showing. We’re gonna need to bolster that midfield if we’re to get through the play-offs. We also need better forward options off the bench but that will have to wait until next year.

Focus Parky, focus.

Why we need to know your live story every week is beyond me.

Such a narcissist.

[benwilliams]

Dreadful performance but it didn't matter with Stockport winning.

I was determined to be positive and applaud the lads at the end for a great season and the 20 minute rendition of Ally ally oh was a fitting send off as we approach hopefully 3 crunch games that will define our season

[forever_red]

You’ll be telling us where you’re playing golf next.

[mattw]

Basics basics, fundamental basics
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