Carlisle vs Yeovil (vs Blackpool fans vs Oyston) - FA Cup

[MrGloverLover]

It was a game very much devoid of quality but still had some moment due to afew chances and goals.

Terrible pitch but you cannot blame Blackpool for that any pitch would be bad with 2 games in 2 days and really when seeing the mass and mass of surface water in the fields outside Blackpool I was shocked it was in the conditition it was and not worse.

I do think sadly in this can our prior knowledge of that pitch hurt us and helped Yeovil. I think when watching that game we clearly played like a team that changed its approach due tot he pitch while yeovil tried to stick with their usual gameplay and it helped them and hindered us.

we played like some Keith alexanders 'Harlem globetrotters' Lincoln side of the mid 00's....infact that is abit harsh on that team as it at least had some form of organization to it unlike us.........11 big lumps aiming to score off throws and set pieces, we just aimlessly lumped it anywhere with no real direction at all hoping the ball would land somewhere near the box in a wild hope we may by chance get hold of the ball.

the midfield was horrific, Gilliead I'd taken off after 20 minutes since he seemed to join the endless lift of Carlisle wingers who seem to start on the wing and over the course of the season end up at full back.......I don't even think he knew where he was player or what he was doing drifting from every single area of the pitch apart from most of the time an area where the ball actually was.......he was completely anonymous and a total waste of a place in the side.

Mind maybe he worried he'd be like Joyce, who ended up playing worse than a 4 year old kicking a ball for the first time, at least the 4 year old may have kicked it on the ground and possibly......possibly to someone else in blue, I am struggling to remember in all my time a player who made so many horrendous 'passes' in the course of one game as Joyce did yesterday

add in Dicker also doing very little and that was 3 of your 4 midfielders out the game and is probably why it was just up and over all the time.

Good free kick for lead, Yeovil then were better side for most of the half and we all agree Carlisle were extremely fortunate to be ahead. Second half I think we played better early on, but Yeovil came right back into it and the equalizer had been coming 5-8 minutes before and Curle dithered too long on subs, we did well to get back level but then for me made the wrong subs at end of game I'd never for one took Iberhe off since he was only one causing problems up front, plus I'd maybe gone 4-3-3 since we had no midfield anyway.

saying that I do not think we could have done much on that equalizer it was a nice turn and finish

A very good summary, I agree with all that.

 

[BigDaveCUFC]

would be better if I could write, but that was done without all the mistakes but I was half working same time.

Yeovil played as well as previous vs us, but the difference seems attitude has improved, you kept going right to end which must be a good positive.

 

[MrGloverLover]

would be better if I could write, but that was done without all the mistakes but I was half working same time.

Yeovil played as well as previous vs us, but the difference seems attitude has improved, you kept going right to end which must be a good positive.

Cheers and yes it's amazing what difference a bit of fight makes.

 

[daviejones]

Grant Holt is on the football forum with Phillips, both are saying that we were the better team on Sunday and should've won. Not the opinion of most on here I didn't think, Holt seems adamant that we deserved to win.

 

[hellogregory]

Maybe on clear cut chances we should have won, but IMO missing some sitters doesn't mean you deserve to win.

 

[shoddycollins]

Maybe on clear cut chances we should have won, but IMO missing some sitters doesn't mean you deserve to win.

Nope, we're certainly in no position to say that hit the woodwork equates to 'should have won' after what came of the Oxford v Carlisle thread.

 

[hellogregory]

Nope, we're certainly in no position to say that hit the woodwork equates to 'should have won' after what came of the Oxford v Carlisle thread.

I know exactly what I thought

 

[MrGloverLover]

Grant Holt is on the football forum with Phillips, both are saying that we were the better team on Sunday and should've won. Not the opinion of most on here I didn't think, Holt seems adamant that we deserved to win.

Well Grant Holt is deluded then. The draw was precisely the fair result. We had more possession, the same shots on target and more corners, but a draw was correct.

 

[BigDaveCUFC]

Its a tough one to say, I don't think we were the better team in terms of play, but we had spells when we 'should' have developed a 2 goal lead. In first parts of game had that Iberhe miss been taken better then add the free-kick we're 2-0 up, or second half had the Wyke sitter been buried then the header we're again 2 goals up.

chances wise we did certainly have some good moments and opportunities, but play wise we looked very poor in comparison to Yeovil, the positive is we were not good, but scored 2 goals, could have grabbed 2-3 more and were minutes from a win.

but I do have a feeling the game at Yeovil may see us actually be the better side, we have less pressure, a better pitch and we're more comfortable away, its whether Yeovil can also like we did scrap their way to goals and chances.

 

[MrGloverLover]

The Everton game is confirmed for live TV. Even more hanging on the replay then.

 

[daviejones]

We've been great away in the cups this year, beat QPR and Plymouth and took Liverpool to penalties. Surely we must be able to beat Yeovil.

 

[hellogregory]

I'm sticking £50 on Yeovil to progress to the 4th round.

If we fail I want serious compensation for my disappointment. I'm still waiting on odds from the bookies.

 

[Grecian O'Grecian]

I did similar when it was 2-2 versus Liverpool. I wanted my trip to Anfield and with only 15 minutes left, I would have been gutted had we not got the replay.

 

[shoddycollins]

We've been great away in the cups this year, beat QPR and Plymouth and took Liverpool to penalties. Surely we must be able to beat Yeovil.

Not to mention Welling! Don't forget them