Don't let the highs get too high, don't let the lows get too low. (Actually he may have said it a few times over the years.)
Tonight isn't close to being a low; bugger me, we've had a few of those this season and this result/performance was nowhere near that.
Disappointing, unfortunate ... yes ... but that's as far as it goes.
Four points from a home game against long-time unbeaten league-leaders and a tough away trip a few days later - I'd have taken that on Saturday morning, thank you very much.
At the game and awaiting a train back to Lancaster.
Boys looked mentally knackered with 20 to go but still kept going till the end. Saturday clearly took his toll but 14 points in the last 6 is top 2 form.
Enjoyable trip with the old faces up here tonight. Can’t beat it with the cold air on your flesh
Could have stayed in the warm and watched it on Charlton TV 😉
Thought we looked a little leggy across the park to be honest, but 1 point is better than we would have got a month ago! The ref I thought was abysmal in fact not as good as that!! If we can get a win on Saturday that'll be 7 points this week from a possible 9. JJ record is played 6 won 4 drawn 2, we have to accept that's a good set of stats. Yes Im disappointed we lost a 2 goal lead....but I think Saturday will be a great opportunity to get another win, this team is on the move....and by end of the year I think we'll be around the play-off places - 8th/9th is my best guess.
I think Kirk is under the spotlight as he had so much time and space with the ball. Made no clever runs inside. All easy and quite lazy play. We needed drive. Another Gilbey!
Created enough and got the ball into the box often enough to score more than two. If Stockley was playing I think we would have done so.
Two poor goals conceded, particularly the first, but Stockton vs Gunter was always a mis-match and it was a bad night for Pearce to be missing who would've absolutely relished the battle, and would've won it imho. Second one never should've happened because there was a clear foul on Clare when the ball went out for the corner.
Can't hide behind bad refereeing, but it undeniably affected the result tonight.
A bit of a negative undertone to this thread and the match thread but I thought despite being at about 80%, clearly due to fatigue, we did more than enough to win, but Morecambe defended in numbers and took basically their only two chances. A mid-week point up north is never a bad result, especially as it consolidates the great win on Saturday.
Hopefully the team looks a bit fresher by Saturday but, although that was a little bit disappointing tonight, it would be in the top 3 performances under Adkins which shows you how far we've come.
The Referee was a total disgrace. our fans were magnificent we were 2-0 up, and if we had a proper striker we would have won at least 4-2. Disappointing but still 14 out of 18 for JJ. we have to win on Saturday 👍👍
Dominated the game really but didn’t look potent around their box, I’ve never rated Davison and he continues to endorse that opinion, quietest player on Sat and toothless tonight, Washington needs a bigger/ central presence alongside him to make the most of (and allow/ facilitate) all his wide/ channel running.
We needed one of those two to take one of the half chances they had getting into the box but not having the quality to get the space required to get a decent shot away from a defender.
Thought we looked in control though and other than set pieces they didn’t threaten, once they equalised though they defended very well once we started to actually show urgency, but we were the aggressors.
Still a world above anything under Adkins - the comparable is Gills away when we dominated first half , didn’t put them to bed, then got annihilated second half and were very fortunate not to lose.
Lots more to come with good players frustrating, but frustrating as it was a good chance to close more points towards the top. Need 4 wins from 4 now to meet my psychological halfway mark and target of 35 points to be (vaguely) on course for play offs…
Not at the races second half think Jackson left it to late to make changes when it was clear we were struggling .. Lee and Gilbey failed to make real impression , Davison was poor
saying that both goals questionable looked like clear fouls leading up to them
I think it shows we were down to the bare bones defensively but whilst we were not at our best, we deserved to win it. Credit to Morecombe, that was the only way they could get anything out of the game, and the ref helped them, but they are not there to let us win. As people are saying, a win on Saturday and the point is decent.
Leggy performance, but one where we missed Pearce and Stockley at both ends, as we were weak in the air, both defensively and in attack.
CBT at least tried to affect the game, but Kirk looks shot at the moment. There was masses of space in front of him to run into, but he never did and the Morecambe defenders knew he wouldn't as well.
Davison struggled, but then he wasn't much better on Saturday but there his inadequacies weren't an issue as we won.
Not at the races second half think Jackson left it to late to make changes when it was clear we were struggling .. Lee and Gilbey failed to make real impression , Davison was poor
saying that both goals questionable looked like clear fouls leading up to them
Not at the races second half ? Lee and Gilbey failed to make an impression? We spent long periods with the ball and tried to work an opening. Gilbey, Dobson and Lee were impressive even if the clinical finish couldn't come 2nd half.
As I have mainly seen us lose all season I couldn't believe how much we had improved, even though it was two poor lapses for their goals.
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Don't let the highs get too high, don't let the lows get too low.
(Actually he may have said it a few times over the years.)
Tonight isn't close to being a low; bugger me, we've had a few of those this season and this result/performance was nowhere near that.
Disappointing, unfortunate ... yes ... but that's as far as it goes.
Four points from a home game against long-time unbeaten league-leaders and a tough away trip a few days later - I'd have taken that on Saturday morning, thank you very much.
Zonal marking doesn't work like that.
I agree Famewo on Stockton would be your desired match up as Gunter is a stand in CB.
The ref I thought was abysmal in fact not as good as that!!
If we can get a win on Saturday that'll be 7 points this week from a possible 9. JJ record is played 6 won 4 drawn 2, we have to accept that's a good set of stats.
Yes Im disappointed we lost a 2 goal lead....but I think Saturday will be a great opportunity to get another win, this team is on the move....and by end of the year I think we'll be around the play-off places - 8th/9th is my best guess.
Second half wasnt good enough at all though. These games will happen but Morecambe were turd. More our fault for not killing the game off.
Dust off, rest up and get ready for Shrewsbury.
Can say the same about the likes of Gunter | Clare | Purrington, but others adapt easier than others
Should be good viewing for those abroad, and those who can get to their various holiday homes around the globe.
He is a very good shot stopper but his refusal or inability (I'm not sure which) to come for crosses is going to cost us big time in the games ahead.
our fans were magnificent
we were 2-0 up,
and if we had a proper striker we would have won at least 4-2.
Disappointing but still 14 out of 18 for JJ.
we have to win on Saturday 👍👍
#announcejacko
impression , Davison was poor
saying that both goals questionable looked like clear fouls leading up to them
CBT at least tried to affect the game, but Kirk looks shot at the moment. There was masses of space in front of him to run into, but he never did and the Morecambe defenders knew he wouldn't as well.
Davison struggled, but then he wasn't much better on Saturday but there his inadequacies weren't an issue as we won.
Not at the races second half ?
Lee and Gilbey failed to make an impression? We spent long periods with the ball and tried to work an opening. Gilbey, Dobson and Lee were impressive even if the clinical finish couldn't come 2nd half.
As I have mainly seen us lose all season I couldn't believe how much we had improved, even though it was two poor lapses for their goals.
JJ to be announced permanently tomorrow.