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[robininstockport]

Looks like we're going to find out how good our squad is tonight

[distancetraveller]

Looks like we're going to find out how good our squad is tonight

I was just thinking the same. An interesting selection, not sure wholesale front line swaps is the way ahead but, Phil P knows best..

[MarpleAlty]

OK so when I was debating the merits of rotation I was thinking maybe 1-2 players...

Prioritising a win at the weekend maybe?

[Saughall Robin]

Does anyone else think that this could not go too well this evening?
Having said that, Parky is challenging the regular bench to show us what they're made of.
I just pray they can rise to the challenge!
Come on you Super Robins 👍

[altyusa]

Has not gone very well 

[Nom de plume]

For various reasons which will no doubt be expounded more eloquently than by me, PP lost us those three points. It will be interesting to hear if his ego and arrogance is diminished during the post-match interview.

[AFC56]

Three individual errors - three goals. Matt Gould looks tiny in the goals, we need Ethan back sharpish.

[Saughall Robin]

Caught between a rock and a hard place with a relatively small squad.
We've really got to win the Maidenhead game now. They don't let many in so our forwards will need to take the few chances come their way.
I'm fearful we'll end up getting a dour 0-0.
Truly hope I'm being too pessimistic and we can get three points.

[Leon]

Caught between a rock and a hard place with a relatively small squad.
We've really got to win the Maidenhead game now. They don't let many in so our forwards will need to take the few chances come their way.
I'm fearful we'll end up getting a dour 0-0.
Truly hope I'm being too pessimistic and we can get three points.
On the up side, we're still in the play off spots! 😉

No we're not.

[oneedham]

Firstly, Hartlepool were not good and they started the same 11 as on Saturday.

That was on Parky.I understand there might have to be some rotation ( a couple of players, now and then) , but 5 and all your front 4. All the goals taken away.

Such a comfortable first half. They hated Mooney and Kossy running at them out wide. They couldn’t get close to us, the formation was spot on.

That second half was awful, embarrassing.Parky panicked after the pen and changed our shape. Taking both wide players off.

That suited Hartlepool, meant most of the play was central and scrappy. They enjoyed that battle, because we couldn’t play through them.

Awful subs and tactics, this is Parky’s weakness when we are chasing games.

When we went two down then surely Linney for Angus and CCC for Wilson. Angus is way off what is needed. We need to get Ethan back ASAP, Gould had a stinker.

Trouble with so many rotations is players being rusty. Angus and Roscoe certainly looked that way.

I would be playing the same 11 every game, unless the player tells you he isn’t 100%. Wouldn’t minded changes out wide and Wilson for Osborne but that was too much.

We look dog turd with wingbacks, always look so disorganised and panicky in our play. Should have kept the shape and just changed the players.

In my opinion, 3 points dropped. Did not rate them at all.

[oneedham]

Three individual errors - three goals. Matt Gould looks tiny in the goals, we need Ethan back sharpish.

He is small  and struggles with shots to his side. He has been poor 2 games now.

Didn’t come off his line and when he did, I thought it was my dad running out.

[jhcorbett]

Indeed we are 8th after these 2 defeats. Tonight was like the 2 teams swapped roles at HT. Hartlepool were terrible in the first half and we controlled the game, they let us do what we wanted, but couldn't get a 2nd goal. Start of the second half they closed us down and we crumbled. Terrible 2nd half, which Isaac Marriott in particular will want to forget.

[AltyRobin]

PP stands for Panicked Parkinson tonight unfortunately. Shocking decision to change so many players and what on earth did he say at half time!!

The arrogance of him to write an open letter to fans and then pick that team tonight. Awful from the manager tonight and I hope he’s got the balls to accept it’s his fault 100%

[Wilmslow Alty]

Talk about coming back down to Earth with a bump. This time last week we were eyeing to three, now I'm just praying we can squeak top seven.

[TheCultOfIanTunnacliffe]

How on earth did we recede from complete control during the first half to that second-half omnishambles?

We should have been 2-0 up at half-time. Angus did really well to create that opportunity but then totally fluffed his finish.

We could even have added a second goal early in the second half with that Mooney chance.

Gould then proceeded to endure a nightmarish few minutes. What on earth was he doing not coming out to collect that ball which was headed back to him?
And then you could see him conceding that penalty from a mile off.

Fortunately, their goalkeeper was as abject as ours and was at fault for both Alty's goals.

We simply imploded in the face of their pressure and our away form is looking alarmingly brittle. I don't think that I've ever seen Marriott give such a substandard performance.

Parkinson's post-match interview should be enlightening.