I think you're being kind. Joe O'Neil was awful from start to finish. His contribution yesterday was nil. I've always tried to give the lad a break in the past by commenting on his energy, his ability to hold the ball up etc. Yesterday he was shocking. Maybe there was a reason that GH took Colin off instead of Joe O'Neil. I couldn't see any.
If we want to stay up, we need to win these games. I'm sick of people saying Crawley are a decent side, full time, would be mid table if it were not for...etc They weren't great at all. In fact, they looked mediocre and doomed to me. Why oh why did we not play the same team that started v York away? Why was Rod dropped to the bench and yet another central midfield player brought in? Crawley also packed the midfield and it was the congestion in the centre circle, along with truly the worst ref in the world, which screwed the game up. Poor Scully on their left (as the only proper wide player with pace on the pitch) looked really frustrated - a fish out of water. Terrible yesterday and I've not complained about a match in a long while. Having Dennis stood next to me at the final whistle merely compounded the agony. Come on GH, let's have more ambition at home. Thomson for O'Neil and Thornley for Owen and we might actually be quite threatening.
AltyBri