Hereford United (A) League - Saturday 18/11/06

[Duke]

Form guide - Hereford last 6 matches.


Darlington - home - drew - 1-1
Shrewsbury- home - lost - 1-2
M K Dons - away - won - 3-1
Accrington - home - won -1-0
Swindon - away - won - 2-1
Shrewsbury - away - drew -0-0- F A Cup

A vast improvement is required can the lads pull this off. ?

[Bill Bones]

Saddlers to sneak it 2-1. Vast improvement will come.

[4143]

If Walsall win this, I'll...

...

...admit that I was wrong :wink:

[ws3]

Based on recent performances I think we will be lucky to come away from this with anything at all, however I will say 1-1.

[Magic Man Fan]

I'm hoping that the players will have had a stern talking to, made to sit through the whole of last nights game, 2 or 3 times hopefully and the players will feel suitably embarassed to putting in a performance.

DD might even make changes to help rectify the problems!

I think it will be 0-0, 1-1 or hopefully we'll nick a 1-0 win but I can't see us scoring more than once at the moment.

I'll settle for a 1-1. A swooping pigeon to nod in a Roper hoof down the field.

[saddlerken]

Based on last night

0-0

[WalsallCasual]

0-0 Wont conceed, Wont score......

all season!

[WarsawPact]

I'm hoping that the players will have had a stern talking to, made to sit through the whole of last nights game, 2 or 3 times...

Do we really want to send all of our first team squad into a collective coma???

[tinned]

0-0 Wont conceed, Wont score......

all season!

From what I saw last night it wouldn't surprise me.

I'm getting slightly fed up with this "Let's avoid defeat before we try to win" mentality.

FFS, let's go out with the intention of winning games.

And that's coming from a massive DD fan. I hated it under Lee and I hate it under DD. At least Lee had half an excuse in that we were playing vastly superior teams. This season we're playing some of the worst dross I've ever watched.

[Neil Ravenscroft]

0-0 Wont conceed, Wont score......

all season!

From what I saw last night it wouldn't surprise me.

I'm getting slightly fed up with this "Let's avoid defeat before we try to win" mentality.

FFS, let's go out with the intention of winning games.

And that's coming from a massive DD fan. I hated it under Lee and I hate it under DD. At least Lee had half an excuse in that we were playing vastly superior teams. This season we're playing some of the worst dross I've ever watched.

Get used to it, Dave, that's how you win Leagues. Even Arsenal and Chelsea are based on a sound defence first.

[tinned]

0-0 Wont conceed, Wont score......

all season!

From what I saw last night it wouldn't surprise me.

I'm getting slightly fed up with this "Let's avoid defeat before we try to win" mentality.

FFS, let's go out with the intention of winning games.

And that's coming from a massive DD fan. I hated it under Lee and I hate it under DD. At least Lee had half an excuse in that we were playing vastly superior teams. This season we're playing some of the worst dross I've ever watched.

Get used to it, Dave, that's how you win Leagues. Even Arsenal and Chelsea are based on a sound defence first.

Yes, sound defence FIRST, not at the expense of any attacking intent whatsoever.

[Fray Bentos is God!]

Yow gooin satdy young Dave?

[Neil Ravenscroft]

0-0 Wont conceed, Wont score......

all season!

From what I saw last night it wouldn't surprise me.

I'm getting slightly fed up with this "Let's avoid defeat before we try to win" mentality.

FFS, let's go out with the intention of winning games.

And that's coming from a massive DD fan. I hated it under Lee and I hate it under DD. At least Lee had half an excuse in that we were playing vastly superior teams. This season we're playing some of the worst dross I've ever watched.

Get used to it, Dave, that's how you win Leagues. Even Arsenal and Chelsea are based on a sound defence first.

Yes, sound defence FIRST, not at the expense of any attacking intent whatsoever.

Well, no. It takes time to build a side up that way and, yet, we are still top of the league.

[Duke]

Anyone know if Westwood will be fit for Saturday ?

[Neil Ravenscroft]

Anyone know if Westwood will be fit for Saturday ?

Express and Dingle said he and Picken should be fit for next weekend. Can't see Picken being match fit, though, even so.

[Magic Man Fan]

I think you are missing a major point Neil I am quite happy for us to win the league playing boring games and winning 1-0.

All in all our play hasn't changed all season.

However, you fail to see that that in recent weeks, and summed up perfectly last night, WE DO NOT CREATE ENOUGH CHANCES TO NICK GAMES 1-0. Sorry but's a fact.

We were before, we're not now and unless it changes we won't win games or the league.

Go back to being defensive but creating enough chances to win games and I don't have a problem. Drawing 0-0 in most games won't get us promotion.

At the moment our only hope of scoring is from a set piece, we wouldn't have beaten Toquay otherwise. However the set pieces were poor last night, it must improve.

[WalsallCasual]

I think you are missing a major point Neil I am quite happy for us to win the league playing boring games and winning 1-0.

All in all our play hasn't changed all season.

However, you fail to see that that in recent weeks, and summed up perfectly last night, WE DO NOT CREATE ENOUGH CHANCES TO NICK GAMES 1-0. Sorry but's a fact.

We were before, we're not now and unless it changes we won't win games or the league.

Go back to being defensive but creating enough chances to win games and I don't have a problem. Drawing 0-0 in most games won't get us promotion.

At the moment our only hope of scoring is from a set piece, we wouldn't have beaten Toquay otherwise. However the set pieces were poor last night, it must improve.

Totally agree MMF. We are a decent side (we are top of the league after all) but in recent weeks teams have found us out and we can only ride our luck for too long. Unless we make the additions required we wont get promotion drawing 0-0 every week. Butler looks half the player he was a few weeks ago, the whole midfield look to be struggling for form and ideas. And even worst 0-0 draws can easily turn into 1-0 defeats then pressure will be on us to perform. Build now while were in a strong position. Dickie ask Big Jeff some Doshy!! Lets go shopping in January...

[Duke]

Anyone know if Westwood will be fit for Saturday ?

Express and Dingle said he and Picken should be fit for next weekend. Can't see Picken being match fit, though, even so.

I'd almost forgotten about Picken , it will be a few months before he's anywhere near match fitness . i would think.

[We-ARE-Walsall]

Expect a tough game, and a defeat, unless we can improve on our away performances so far this season

Sad to say, Hefeford 2 Saddlers 0, Hopefully will be way off the mark, if we come away from there with 3 points, i will be convinced beyond doubt we are going up

[Saddler4Life]

1-0 win for us!

fox to score!

[Cheesebag]

I'll be there. A finger biting 1-0 to us

[tinned]

Yow gooin satdy young Dave?

Doe think so old Gaz.

Was gonna but I think I may save me pennies (& brownie points) for when we'm playing better and there are a couple of grounds I ain't been too (Been to Edgar Street too many times to get excited).

[coxy_saddler]

1-1

Keates.

[Stu]

3-1 defeat... I thought we'd lose this anyway, as they'll be royally fired up for this one and I think we'll come down to earth with a bang and be taught quite a lesson... That'll then trigger a return to form.

[Greg WP]

Ive lost my appetite for this one after Monday. 2-0 to them I afraid. Lets hope its the kick we need.

[bez]

A better performance is required all round i think, a Butler goal is much needed too.
So i'm going to stick my neck out and go for a bold 2-0 win with Butler getting both,
Optimistic i know.

[Fray Bentos is God!]

The most optimistic I can get is a 1-1 draw

lose 2-0

Sorry lads

[Duke]

My Prediction , a sneaky 1-0 away win.
Scorer anybody somebody please!!

[Neil Ravenscroft]

Pub guide

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[saddlerken]

I've changed my mind, I think we'll nick it

1-0 to us