| Crawley Town (a) Match Thread 19:02 - Mar 24 with 36891 views | HullDale |
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| Crawley Town (a) Match Thread on 14:16 - Mar 26 with 17719 views | boromat |
No Campbell so Charman gets a start. Andrews on the bench is great to see as well. [Post edited 26 Mar 2022 14:18]
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| Crawley Town (a) Match Thread on 14:33 - Mar 26 with 17614 views | DaleiLama |
Took an injury to Campbell but  Charman starting. |  |
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| Crawley Town (a) Match Thread on 14:47 - Mar 26 with 17546 views | TomRAFC |
Very pleased for Charman to get his chance.
Hopefully the waiting won't result in people putting too much pressure on a lad trying to make the step up. Some people on twitter frequently blur the line between enthusiasm and creepiness... | |
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| Crawley Town (a) Match Thread on 14:56 - Mar 26 with 17478 views | Dale_4_Life |
Come on the Dale!
Downing starts so some steel at the back.
Hoping Charman not isolated up top on his own his best work is feeding off somebody and getting shots away quickly.( From what I have seen -you tube. | | | |
| Crawley Town (a) Match Thread on 15:20 - Mar 26 with 17330 views | dale1968 |
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| Crawley Town (a) Match Thread on 15:23 - Mar 26 with 17248 views | Nigeriamark |
| Crawley Town (a) Match Thread on 14:56 - Mar 26 by Dale_4_Life |
Come on the Dale!
Downing starts so some steel at the back.
Hoping Charman not isolated up top on his own his best work is feeding off somebody and getting shots away quickly.( From what I have seen -you tube. |
1-0 Crawley, & surprise surprise comes from a mistake. Dorsett loses control with no-one around him & gives a throw in which is quickly taken. Cross is put in, Lynch makes a very good save from the first shot but the same player puts it in while lying on the ground. |  | | |
| Crawley Town (a) Match Thread on 15:23 - Mar 26 with 17257 views | DaleiLama |
Our season in a nut shell. Nadeson scored sat on his @rse.  | |
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| Crawley Town (a) Match Thread on 15:26 - Mar 26 with 17206 views | Cedar_Room |
I find myself checking the Oldham score on match days now just as much as ours to check they aren’t gaining any ground on us. They’ve just gone 1-0 up so not good. |  | | |
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| Crawley Town (a) Match Thread on 15:28 - Mar 26 with 17168 views | richfoad32 |
Don't think Dorsett deserves nearly the amount of stick he gets on here but he's having a shocker today. Doesn't want the ball anywhere near his feet. | | | |
| Crawley Town (a) Match Thread on 15:33 - Mar 26 with 17072 views | KenBoon |
I know we're 2 or 3 decent results from being safe, but I am starting to lose faith we're capable of getting those and find myself putting faith in other sides being gash-er than us. |  | | |
| Crawley Town (a) Match Thread on 15:34 - Mar 26 with 17053 views | Dalenet |
We are playing a lot better and getting the ball forward. Just making too many passing mistakes. Surely one of our chances will get through | | | |
| Crawley Town (a) Match Thread on 15:37 - Mar 26 with 16983 views | boromat |
| Crawley Town (a) Match Thread on 15:28 - Mar 26 by richfoad32 |
Don't think Dorsett deserves nearly the amount of stick he gets on here but he's having a shocker today. Doesn't want the ball anywhere near his feet. |
He's been brilliant recently but he fell asleep for their goal. Young players are always going to make the odd mistake think you have to expect it. | |
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| Crawley Town (a) Match Thread on 15:39 - Mar 26 with 16952 views | D_Alien |
| Crawley Town (a) Match Thread on 15:26 - Mar 26 by Cedar_Room |
I find myself checking the Oldham score on match days now just as much as ours to check they aren’t gaining any ground on us. They’ve just gone 1-0 up so not good. |
Following Latics results because it'd be good for them to stay up alongside us, no other reason
With Stevenage now losing, Latics move above them out of the bottom two - for now...
Edit: And Stevenage have just equalised
[Post edited 26 Mar 2022 15:41]
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| Crawley Town (a) Match Thread on 15:39 - Mar 26 with 16955 views | jacko_dale |
Dooley and Broadbent are such an uninspiring midfield duo. | | | |
| Crawley Town (a) Match Thread on 15:48 - Mar 26 with 16792 views | IOMDale |
| Crawley Town (a) Match Thread on 15:39 - Mar 26 by jacko_dale |
Dooley and Broadbent are such an uninspiring midfield duo. |
This.
They contribute nothing in terms of attacking threat. I think it was ATP who said it the other day re: Dooley but what use is it having a passing accuracy of 88% when you create no chances or ever take a shot on?
Thinking about midfielders of recent years, it’s really quite depressing seeing the current incumbents. [Post edited 26 Mar 2022 16:08]
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| Crawley Town (a) Match Thread on 15:52 - Mar 26 with 16692 views | Nigeriamark |
| Crawley Town (a) Match Thread on 15:48 - Mar 26 by IOMDale |
This.
They contribute nothing in terms of attacking threat. I think it was ATP who said it the other day re: Dooley but what use is it having a passing accuracy of 88% when you create no chances or ever take a shot on?
Thinking about midfielders of recent years, it’s really quite depressing seeing the current incumbents. [Post edited 26 Mar 2022 16:08]
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1-0 at HT. Good last 10 minutes from the Dale with 2 good efforts on goal. They are causing us problems by playing it quickly behind us & Lynch has also made a couple of good stops. Their number 15 is awful & made the mistake that led to our best chance, a great shot from Newby that their keeper tipped around the post | | | |
| Crawley Town (a) Match Thread on 15:52 - Mar 26 with 16694 views | jacko_dale |
| Crawley Town (a) Match Thread on 15:48 - Mar 26 by IOMDale |
This.
They contribute nothing in terms of attacking threat. I think it was ATP who said it the other day re: Dooley but what use is it having a passing accuracy of 88% when you create no chances or ever take a shot on?
Thinking about midfielders of recent years, it’s really quite depressing seeing the current incumbents. [Post edited 26 Mar 2022 16:08]
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I think the period of sustained pressure we had which was killed by Broadbent bounding forward and clattering through the back of their defender sums up their contribution quite nicely. | | | |
| Crawley Town (a) Match Thread on 15:57 - Mar 26 with 16564 views | Cedar_Room |
Bottom line is we aren’t scoring enough goals.
Before we sold Beesley we had scored 30 goals in 22 league games averaging 1.36 gpg
After Beesley it’s 11 goals in 15 league games - averaging 0.73 goals per game
How many more points would we have got if we’d kept up the Beesley era goal rate? We should have scored 8 or 9 more goals and that almost certainly would have seen us pick up a few more wins. The midfield certainly don’t create enough chances, they don’t contribute goals themselves and no-one playing up front is able to conjures magic from nothing. Stockdale has to realise we are sleepwalking into relegation and needs to throw everything at this second half to score some bastard goals. | | | |
| Crawley Town (a) Match Thread on 15:59 - Mar 26 with 16529 views | DaleFan7 |
The manager's reluctantance to change tactics is getting tiresome and Hill/BBM-esque.
Couple this with the fact that a lot of these players don't have it in them when the going gets tough. The outlook isn't looking good.
We might be safe this season (just) but it might not be a similar story next season, especially if teams with money like Stockport and Wrexham come up. | | | |
| Crawley Town (a) Match Thread on 16:02 - Mar 26 with 16456 views | TomRAFC |
| Crawley Town (a) Match Thread on 15:39 - Mar 26 by jacko_dale |
Dooley and Broadbent are such an uninspiring midfield duo. |
I can't remember seeing so much of a player and still be unsure what type of player they are, but that's Broadbent. Robbie said he was an exciting signing, but I've still genuinely no idea what to expect from him. | |
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| Crawley Town (a) Match Thread on 16:05 - Mar 26 with 16405 views | 442Dale |
| Crawley Town (a) Match Thread on 15:57 - Mar 26 by Cedar_Room |
Bottom line is we aren’t scoring enough goals.
Before we sold Beesley we had scored 30 goals in 22 league games averaging 1.36 gpg
After Beesley it’s 11 goals in 15 league games - averaging 0.73 goals per game
How many more points would we have got if we’d kept up the Beesley era goal rate? We should have scored 8 or 9 more goals and that almost certainly would have seen us pick up a few more wins. The midfield certainly don’t create enough chances, they don’t contribute goals themselves and no-one playing up front is able to conjures magic from nothing. Stockdale has to realise we are sleepwalking into relegation and needs to throw everything at this second half to score some bastard goals. |
That’s a good assessment. The Beesley deal has ended up benefitting nobody, even though it made some sense at the time. Amazed Blackpool didn’t want him to stay here on loan as they clear have had little intention of using him at first. The player himself will have gone backwards too.
We need something from this second half, ourselves and/or elsewhere, or there could be some difficult decisions to be made. Really hoping for a turnaround by 5pm.
Edit: “or elsewhere” at least. Mansfield equalise at Oldham
[Post edited 26 Mar 2022 16:09]
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| Crawley Town (a) Match Thread on 16:09 - Mar 26 with 16349 views | IOMDale |
Oldham watch: Mansfield equalise. | | | |
| Crawley Town (a) Match Thread on 16:10 - Mar 26 with 16338 views | IOMDale |
Speaking of Beesley, Newby has just absolutely bottled a header that he would have won against the keeper if he’d have committed himself. | | | |
| Crawley Town (a) Match Thread on 16:10 - Mar 26 with 16339 views | 442Dale |
| Crawley Town (a) Match Thread on 16:02 - Mar 26 by TomRAFC |
I can't remember seeing so much of a player and still be unsure what type of player they are, but that's Broadbent. Robbie said he was an exciting signing, but I've still genuinely no idea what to expect from him. |
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| Crawley Town (a) Match Thread on 16:11 - Mar 26 with 16325 views | IOMDale |
| Crawley Town (a) Match Thread on 16:02 - Mar 26 by TomRAFC |
I can't remember seeing so much of a player and still be unsure what type of player they are, but that's Broadbent. Robbie said he was an exciting signing, but I've still genuinely no idea what to expect from him. |
‘Nothing’ would seem a fair expectation. | | | |
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