How long before Trott gets caught with the ball ???

[BLUETIT]

Or one of our players scoring an own goal

My hearts in my mouth at every backpass

[Taunton Blue Genie]

Re: How long before Trott gets caught with the ball ???

Yep. He does look dodgy in that respect.

[Joe Gillis]

Re: How long before Trott gets caught with the ball ???

I give him 5 games

[Coyote]

Re: How long before Trott gets caught with the ball ???

I noticed it vs Port Vale and the pressing from their attacker made me clench. He's playing with fire to put it mildly.

[William Treseder]

Re: How long before Trott gets caught with the ball ???

We appear to have a keeper who’s half decent with his feet. A bit of a maverick as well. Remember those kinda players?
Wow! Shock! Horror!
FFS. Folk are starting panic threads on here just for the sake of it now.

[Coyote]

Re: How long before Trott gets caught with the ball ???

We appear to have a keeper who’s half decent with his feet. A bit of a maverick as well. Remember those kinda players?
Wow! Shock! Horror!
FFS. Folk are starting panic threads on here just for the sake of it now.

Pride comes before the fall.

[William Treseder]

Re: How long before Trott gets caught with the ball ???

Pride comes before the fall.

I’m starting to get the feeling lots on here can’t wait for falls and will wollow in them.

[Coyote]

Re: How long before Trott gets caught with the ball ???

I’m starting to get the feeling lots on here can’t wait for falls and will wollow in them.

I mean, what do you expect with this ownership? Of course the morale is low. I'm one of the more positive ones as of late, which should say something.

[A Quiet Monkfish]

Re: How long before Trott gets caught with the ball ???

At the close of last season based on comments here, there was a general consensus that of the few players we'd keep, Alnwick was definitely one. All of a sudden he's not good enough for our Pep because he doesn't play the ball out like Ederson. We'll see.

[Coyote]

Re: How long before Trott gets caught with the ball ???

At the close of last season based on comments here, there was a general consensus that of the few players we'd keep, Alnwick was definitely one. All of a sudden he's not good enough for our Pep because he doesn't play the ball out like Ederson. We'll see.

Honestly, I've honestly found sweeper keepers to be quite overrated. It's not like they can dribble the ball up the pitch viably unless the entire team is already in the opposition's half. I'd rather spend the time training for shot stopping. A David Raya type.

I've always backed Alnwick, and it would be a shame to see him go.

[WJ99mobile]

Re: How long before Trott gets caught with the ball ???

If it creates more goals than it concedes what’s the issue.

[RichardM]

Re: How long before Trott gets caught with the ball ???

If it creates more goals than it concedes what’s the issue.

That's a very big if

[Trigger]

Re: How long before Trott gets caught with the ball ???

On Alnwick I always thought he was decent with the ball, more than once pinged a lovely cross field through ball.

But then was caught at least once with it, I'm sure the new guy will at some point, even the best do.

[LA Bluebird]

Re: How long before Trott gets caught with the ball ???

Honestly, I've honestly found sweeper keepers to be quite overrated. It's not like they can dribble the ball up the pitch viably unless the entire team is already in the opposition's half. I'd rather spend the time training for shot stopping. A David Raya type.

I've always backed Alnwick, and it would be a shame to see him go.

Wasn’t Raya specifically signed because he was miles better than Ramsdale with the ball at his feet?

I agree with the rest of your post though, a keeper should be a shot stopper first and the rest is a nice to have. Especially at this level Alnwick is perfectly competent, the last position we needed to prioritize signing in my opinion.

Speaking of goalies, was stunned to see that Allsop is starting for Brum in the Championship with all the money at their disposal.

[Wash DC Blue]

Re: How long before Trott gets caught with the ball ???

We appear to have a keeper who’s half decent with his feet. A bit of a maverick as well. Remember those kinda players?
Wow! Shock! Horror!
FFS. Folk are starting panic threads on here just for the sake of it now.

We are in league one.
This business of keeping possession regardless of where the ball is is not only lunacy, it’s boring as ****.

Some people wanted an antidote to Warnockball.
Other teams wanted an antidote to Pullis Ball.

Passing the ball around to try and pull one of the opposition to step out of their defensive shape is a lot more boring IMO and definitely less effective unless you have great players to implement it.

Peps football with his Barcelona team was spectacular.
It then became “The Swansea Way” and tried countless times with varying success.

In the few games that we’ve played, I’ve not noticed any players making a run or even offering themselves for a throw in.
In my mind it’s destined to fail and quickly.
Mainly down to not having the players to carry it out but also how one dimensional it is.

To me, BBM is going to go the same way as Trollope.

He can stick to his philosophy as much as he wants…but it’s not going to get us anywhere.
Obviously, I’d love to be eating humble pie and will be delighted to acknowledge how full of shit and clueless I am.

Just my thoughts, but as things stand…it’s going to be a season to forget.
There is the caveat of new players that we bring in could change things.

Right now though I’m as optimistic as the Osman, Hibbitt, Neal time.