v The Dingles (h) - 25/04/2023, k/o 8pm

[Mike E]

Wharton is like watching a skinny short-haired Tugay. Does he smoke?

[Tom]

Some great stuff but Hedges has been a real weak link for me 

[roverandout]

Dolan is a brainless idiot

[jim mk2]

Dolan out his depth not for the first time

[roverandout]

Our season summed up in that move. No one to put it in the net

[Andy]

We need some presence up front in the 2nd half - Leonard is the only real option.

We've been the better side, had more chances and looked the most likely to score, but need something better than Dolan and Hedges.

[Bethnal]

We’ve played well, it’s nervy and they don’t look as up for it as I thought they would. Szmodics really working hard, Wharton is such a good footballer for 29, let alone 19, everything else has been good but can and must improve second half.

[CrouchingNunhiddenCucumber]

This is meant for Sir Bradley to step up and get the winner in the 90th minute 

[roverandout]

Dolan is garbage 

[BigBar]

Ben taking the wrong option every time. Very frustrating.

[Miker]

BBD growing into the game a bit more now. Dolan and Hedges weak links so far. Hedges has just picked the wrong pass too many times.

[BigBar]

Just now, roverandout said:

Dolan is garbage 

Been poor alright 

[Silas]

2 minutes ago, jim mk2 said:

Dolan out his depth not for the first time

There's a shallow end joke somewhere but I'm too stressed to come up with it. 

[B16Rover]

Can someone confirm if there is another Wharton brother and if he can play upfront

[callumrovers]

2 minutes ago, roverandout said:

Dolan is garbage 

Have you said anything positive yet? All I see is you slagging off players 

[CambridgeRover]

Get brereton off fuck me 

[bazza]

Maybe Dolan needs replacing with Leonard

[roverandout]

Wharton always think 2 or 3 moves ahead before he's even got the ball. He's for me the best player we've produced since Damien duff

[DE.]

We struggled for the first fifteen minutes or so, but grew into the game from that point and ended up dominating the rest of the half. We just lack quality up front, as has been the problem for most of the season. Really frustrating as with a couple of decent attackers you have to think we'd be a goal or two ahead now. Wharton a class above everybody else on the field. You have to think the vultures will be circling for him in the summer. 

Not sure what we can do to change things, without any real options on the bench. Just have to hope we can scrape a goal from somewhere and keep a clean sheet. 

Big difference from our performance at Turd Moor, at least. Appreciate it's a weakened Burnley team but the difference in attitude is obvious.

[jim mk2]

Not bad but no goal threat. Burnley won't mind a point but it's no good for us

Change required second half

[RTM08]

As someone who is just checking the halftime score and hasn't watched, it's amazing watching so many different players being elected as "scapegoat of the half" 😅

[Miker]

Thomas for Dolan at half time IMO... we need someone able to finish, so Dack or Leonard on is a must at some point.

[roverandout]

1 minute ago, callumrovers said:

Have you said anything positive yet? All I see is you slagging off players 

I've praised Wharton.  Why should I praise anyone if they don't deserve it

[yankfan]

Good first half
 

Wharton the best player on the pitch and it’s not even close. 
 

If we had a goal scoring center forward this side is automatic promotion…shame really 

[Rover_in_the_South]

Playing with some real intensity, they are certainly up for it. 

A.Wharton is class and so comfortable on the ball. 

If we had signed a striker in Jan who knows where we would of finished this season.