hullsaddler wrote:Obviously massively disappointing. Thought we had done well to hold them to a goalless first half & who knows if Hiwula's shot had been an inch lower. They were much the stronger combative side. It was more of the same in the 2nd half but this time they scored the goals that their superiority deserved. I never normally leave early but I left with 7 or 8 minutes left as the attraction of getting a train home an hour earlier was overwhelming. Was waiting for the roar as a 5th went in as I walked away from the ground. Thought Mantom was a weakpoint & Forde was ineffective. I also am very strongly of the point of view on UTS that if Henry plays then he should be played at full back.
Think we are going to struggle in the play-offs. Desperately hope I'm wrong, I have been at 5 of the 6 games we have lost away from home in all competitions so perhaps I shouldn't go. I would have happily settled for where we are now at the start of season, but now feel it's going to be a 'what might have been season'. Perhaps momentum can be created over the last 3 games but I'm not expecting it. God I feel depressed at the moment.
Biggest thing for me is half the team will leave....Sawyers won't sign a new deal if Walsall remain a league one club, Bradshaw has half the championship after him and Henry will probably go aswell.
Seen at other local teams that losing so much quality in one go is near impossible to replace so this certainly represents a massive missed opportunity in my book considering Burton were the team to be hunted down.
Didn't shock me Bradford won, the ease of the scoreline did.
Bradford are a very very tough team to beat, particularly at home. I'd make them favourites to win the play offs tbh, strong at the back and got goals in them. Also have recent positive Wembley experience.
What interested me was that Phil Parkinson is normally an up and down 4-4-2 coach but looking at their team he changed to 4-5-1 with Hanson as the targetman and it seemed to work perfectly. Shows their strength of their squad, Hanson did well in the cups for them 3 years ago but hasn't been a regular for a long while for them.
Whitney seemed to approach this the same way as Sheffield United which was a disaster, don't think he should be manager next season which as I said at the top will be quite a difficult one I think.