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Sweeney
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Not a player of football league standard.
Extraordinary error prone yet Slex stills plays him
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Re: Sweeney
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He's one of those players that you know has a mistake in him. Can play well for 80 minutes, then produce an absolute howler. But at league 1 level you can argue that with a lot of players (Hence they are playing in League 1)
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You only have to watch the EFL highlights show on ITV to find a veritable feast of defensive howlers in the football league every weekend
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Impressive how heâs managed to play at L1 level for 2 seasons. I remember going Rochdale away who were rock bottom in L2 and him being absolute demolished
So poor, slow and canât pass the ball for shit
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Imagine Nathan Thompson being behind him in the pecking order. Absolutely criminal.
Edited by RockyBottom at 22:07:43 on 11th February 2025
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We've been through this.
You have zero proof that was the case, and the fact NT was starting ahead of Sweeney after Sweeney came back suggests that is not the case.
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Not to mention that Nathan Thompson's season is over due to injury.
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Good ain't playing twice a week so with Butler sidelined we don't have a choice but to play Sweeney.
He has positive attributes, but ok tonight he was as shit as everyone else.
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Re: Sweeney
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A lot of the current squad cannot play twice a week at the minute. We are playing twice a week at the minute, so players we may not want to start are going to be starting.
The players we just brought in very much suggest to me that in a couple/few weeks, those most don't believe are pulling their weight won't be starting games when our other options are fit enough to do so.
Think some people also need a fucking reality check. We are Stevenage in League One. How are we going to bring in these superstar players you all want in every position? Where do we find them? How do we afford them? Why do they join us? The reality is we are going to be hoping players from the level(s) below can step up, hoping unproven youngsters can perform, or hoping players with a history of injury issues can stay fit. Otherwise it will be a core of middle of the road L1 players who are going to result in inconsistent performances and results, both from the team and from the individuals. Which is exactly what we are seeing, hence being bang on midtable. Nice to see all the slugs have crawled out from under their rocks tonight though after being suspiciously fucking absent for a few weeks.
Edited by Chuds at 22:19:20 on 11th February 2025
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Re: Sweeney
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'A lot of the current squad cannot play twice a week at the minute'
Correct me if I'm wrong but are these not professional footballers who spent a good amount of time each day fitness training? So why can't they play twice a week?
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Because they are returning from long-term injuries, but you already know that and are just being you.
Edited by Chuds at 19:22:02 on 12th February 2025
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Re: Sweeney
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Usain Bolt couldn't run 100m competitively twice a week for months on end either.
Goode is at the wrong end of his career. I'd suggest running several miles in training 5 days a week, plus match days, might've resulted in some wear and tear.
But then you know that and are just being obsequious.
Edited by BALDOCKBORO at 18:52:19 on 12th February 2025
Edited by BALDOCKBORO at 18:55:12 on 12th February 2025
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Re: Sweeney
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Goode is, by some way, the youngest of our centre backs.
If he had come on for the last 20 minutes we might well have salvaged a largely-undeserved point.
We were defending too high up the pitch against a side who had finally worked out they could run through us and use their pace. We won't be the only team they embarrass, but we could, and should, have done better to counter an obviously growing threat.
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Edited by jayess at 21:57:42 on 12th February 2025
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He is referring to those who are either coming back from injury or haven't played in months so getting full match fitness. That why we have a pre season.
The regular players can, of course.
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Re: Sweeney
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I disagree. As I said last week, I pay good money to go to games. The least I hope for is entertainment. Iâm certainly not expecting to win every game.
I went to Charlton on Saturday. The 2nd half was appalling - we didnât even have one shot at goal! The total lack of invention was alarming. I havenât been absent for the last few weeks & I havenât crawled out from under a rock!
Obviously we canât expect world class players but Evans managed to get this team playing well & got results so why canât Revell? Why has Reid stopped scoring? Why isnât anyone else chipping in apart from Kemp recently?
As a paying supporter I have every right to air my opinion and just because it doesnât tally with yours, that doesnât make it any less valid. We may have different expectations but honestly, Iâm quite happy with mid table. I just want to enjoy watching games. Thereâs been little to get excited about apart from a few recent results which seems to have made some people get very defensive
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We wasn't great under Evans from January last year, after he had his head turned by Roferum
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It didn't help that some players lost faith in Evans before the Maidstone game.
I think that was the turning point...it didn't help either that he kept getting touchline bans through frustration.
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Re: Sweeney
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With the âentertainmentâ bit? As in hoping for entertainment? Are you new to watching Stevenage FC?
Anyway, Iâd rather theyâd realised we were a bit short and tried hard to get 2 points from the last 2 games in a very un-entertaining way.
Edited by Big Robbie (SBFC) at 23:36:07 on 11th February 2025
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I think it's the old Stevenage problem atm. We'll surprise people and win the hard games but come unstuck and look like we don't give a fuck against the poorer ones.
You'd therefore be questioning both the players own desire and the motivation of the manager.
It doesn't bode well for the next couple of weeks, we could easily be sucked down the table very quickly.
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Good points in there chuds agree with all we are fucking punching and still we have moaners
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To be clear, I am not for a second suggesting there shouldn't ever be any moaning simply because overall we are doing pretty well, nor do I think the second half tonight or on Saturday was the level it should have been.
But there are clear factors dictating why Revs is having to select certain players at present, and why we are going to have to occasionally rely on some players who may not be deemed good enough, as we always have done, which shouldn't just be ignored.
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Re: Sweeney
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Who do you think will be dropped?
I think he'll do his usual rotation assuming no more injuries.
Goode for Sweeney.
Move Reid out wide left.
Appere for Hanlan through the middle.
Leave Roberts alone wide right
He will then pick any 3 from King, White, Louis and Phillips, in any shape they fancy with Kemp at 10.
Edited by BALDOCKBORO at 22:37:31 on 11th February 2025
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Re: Sweeney
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definitely Reid, he has been a shadow of last years form, he needs a rest or something
similar to Roberts, he is in the game / out of the game depending on his attitude, of late he has been poor
Sweeney after his injury has boon found out, Goode offers alot more experience and steadiness on the ball
The other thing i would change is going 4-4-2 instead of 4-3-3 as it will give more cover for the defence as well as give us more up front with 2 strikers working together
so with the present squad
Cooper
Wilding/Smith, Goode, PG, Butler/Freestone
Freeman, King, Phillips, Edwards
Appere Kemp
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Re: Sweeney
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Kemp is not a striker if that is what you mean from the formation plan.
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didn't Appere and Kemp play together at Swindon up front ?
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Kemp played the same role he's currently doing for us, behind Young and Charlie Austin
E.g.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cneryen3ynvt.app#Line-ups
Edited by AndyC at 10:42:39 on 12th February 2025
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Re: Sweeney
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I notice they played 3 at the back to accommodate Kemp's position and 2 strikers. Something to think about perhaps
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Think it was Simpson .Not sure re Kemp playing fully up front ie a traditional striker , but if it worked there good for them but I think he should be played as an attacking midfielder.
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Re: Sweeney
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Give Reid and Roberts two weeks holiday on half pay. Hopefully they'll come back refreshed.
Rotate Appéré, Young, Hanlan, List, Edwards up top. Doesn't really matter, just get Kemp on the ball near the goal.
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Re: Sweeney
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Didn't know you'd done your badges.
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Re: Sweeney
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I actually HAVE done my badges although it was some years ago now!
Not that I was any good as a result.
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So did I, well I did my level one, got it free from McDonalds juat before football was invented, back in 1992.
Basically means I can be trusted to put 8 cones in a square pattern if memory serves me.
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Nearly got a Blue Peter one, luckily managed to steer clear of a Jim Will Fix It one
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We've all done our badges haven't we? Thought it was a rule of joining borochat but I'm old so can't remember what I signed up for.
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Tufty Club and orienteering
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Crawley have played twice in a week and showed far more today than we did.
I'll comment on here when I watch the whole game, I can't watch every week unfortunately but that was poor tonight, can't watch Saturday so that's a win, am going next Tuesday so apologise now if we lose to Peterborough. đ
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Re: Sweeney
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Quite right in reply to Chuds.
Edited by Telboy at 22:30:40 on 11th February 2025
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Re: Sweeney
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Do think an opportunity was missed not signing another defender in January.
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Maybe we tried.
But we should remember our defence for two seasons has been bloody good and Sweeney has been a big part of that.
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Wasn't he injured for a lot of that?
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