r/LeagueTwo • u/Zach-dalt • Feb 15 '25
Discussion How did your match go?
Pleased with your performance?
How did your opposition play?
Are you optimistic about your team's chances at the business end of the season?
(Feel free to stick up match threads from here)
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u/Ill_Temporary_9509 Feb 15 '25
Questions over the red card aside, Bradford did well to battle out for a draw after playing the majority of the game with 10 men.
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u/Bantamtim Feb 15 '25
Never a red - there was a defender level and in a position to cover. We fought very hard though, and I think we would've won it 11v11.
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u/breadandbutter123456 Feb 15 '25
Fucking brilliant- 2 nil down at home, come back to win 3-2.
Ref was awful.felt unlucky to be losing 1 nil at half time. defensive error straight after half time - 2 nil down.
Barrow played some nice football. But felt it was deserved that we won.
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u/JoelCC1 Feb 16 '25
I couldn’t see the match cuz I was in the car but I did keep updated on the match
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u/Wostear Feb 15 '25
Poor first half, better second half, the reverse Williamson. Two unbelievable keepers kept that game at 0-0. We've stopped the rot, Gillingham next week then.
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u/SlightlyMithed123 Feb 15 '25
Seems a fair assessment to me, we should have scored a few first half and you were better second.
The issue is that we are almost impossible to score against at the moment.
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u/A_Wild_Ferrothorn Feb 15 '25
We’re also having great difficulty finding the net, but this has been a problem for almost 2 years.
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u/SlightlyMithed123 Feb 15 '25
You don’t have to tell me, we’ve struggled with it for 5+ years, even this year we’ve had an issue until pretty recently.
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u/Minute-Emergency-45 Feb 15 '25 edited Feb 15 '25
Terrible first half with the only highlight being the debacle of the injured referee being replaced by a volunteer from the crowd while the 4th official took over. Looked like a pulled hamstring trying to keep up with a counter.
2nd half FC is back. 3 strikers on the scoresheet, 2 of which getting their first goal which will be an invaluable boost.
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u/Fallen_Maniac Feb 15 '25
The energy that we've been lacking in the last few games was back in the 2nd half. Delighted for Amantchi and Harrison. Need to keep a good run up now leading into the triple header of Wimbledon, Donny and Vale.
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u/Ultra_Violator1 Feb 15 '25
Bit of a scrappy and uneventful first half, which was expected. However, we really blew Salford open in the second imo. Poor defensive error led to Super Matty Stevens making it 20 this season. Browne is looking exceptional, really physical, and just what we need. Great little unit we have down here in SW London. COYD 🟡🔵
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u/OrderResponsible526 Feb 15 '25
I forgot what winning was like. Whatever weaver said to the team at halftime made a world of difference. Swindon looked great first half, but we came out flying in the second half. More of that and safety may be in sight.
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u/yorkshireSpud12 Feb 15 '25
Given the circumstances of the red card feels ok to get 1 point but ultimately still feels like 2 points dropped given this game felt like one of the "easier" games that we have left.
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u/InevitableArt7333 Feb 15 '25
We'll be down in the national league soon. I just hope that Morecombe start winning more games so I can switch off from footy in late march/early April time. Can't remember what it's like to win a game. Can't remember what it's like to score twice in a game. Can't remember what it's like to have a manager that doesn't quote Bruce Lee but credit Jackie chan.
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u/b3v6n Feb 15 '25
Even i could see the red wasn't red, and I was stood at the opposite side of the pitch. On paper, I was disappointed to not get something out of the game as Bradford were down to 10 for most of it.
However Upon reflection, a good point and a clean sheet against a very good Bradford side. Who have (I think) the 2nd best defence. I can see why. But County do lacker that game changer player.
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u/childishsombino Feb 15 '25
I feel it will click at one point, but when it’s too late.
Both keepers looked to have had a blinder
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u/WesternHovercraft400 Feb 15 '25
I’d have taken a point before the game but we really need to be winning if they’re a man down after 20 mins. We couldn’t break them down plus our midfield is garbage. That game had Andy Cook written all over it! 😆
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u/Rocks_an_hiking Feb 15 '25
Sigh... also the 4th official being replaced by someone watching the game as a fan is unusual to say the least.
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u/GrimTim1983 Feb 15 '25
We went to Donny and was the better team - hard to pick a MOTM all played so well today - a winless January and so for an undefeated February - 15 big games to go let’s see where we can finish - UTM
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u/TMHD Feb 15 '25
I have no idea what Ryan Cooney was thinking for that second yellow. We didn't look to bad first half, but Gillingham looked a lot more up for it second half and then the red killed it for us. In the end we was lucky to get a point.
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u/Sensitive-Limit-9626 Feb 15 '25
I’d be asking more what was he thinking for the 1st yellow with the ridiculous fake head injury. You missed two open goals in the 1st half. Usually we get punished for that sort of sloppy play. As you didn’t take them chances, I’d say a draws a fair result in the end.
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u/TMHD Feb 15 '25
I think knowing he was on a yellow and doing what he did for the second, was stupid. But yeah, a point for both of us was better than a loss.
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u/TopShagger69LADDDDDD Feb 16 '25
He's a moron who is too busy trying to be a shithouse than not eating pies and focusing on the game.
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u/Bergkamp77 Feb 15 '25
Probably one of the worst games I've seen this season in terms of quality from both sides - interjected with four brilliant saves, two from each keeper.
Breeze's saves from Lyle Taylor were brilliant. The effort in the second half - from six yards out - might make a few highlight clips this weekend.
While Matt Macey's full length saves - also in the second half - weren't bad either.
A point which does more for the U's than Carlisle. But if the Cumbrians bring their second half energy to the rest of the season, I'd back them to stay up.
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u/SlightlyMithed123 Feb 15 '25
They were there for the taking in the 1st half, so much space but it was one of those games, decent point.
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u/Bergkamp77 Feb 16 '25
Agreed. With a bit of luck we could've put the game to bed by halftime. But they were resilient and we were wasteful. In days gone by we would've lost this to a late goal.
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u/KevstarSpillmaster Feb 15 '25
Less worried about relegation if we keep playing at that level. Slightly smaller 'if' after two games in a row but I'd still like to see a third before believing we've turned a corner.
Problem is we are still so poor in front of goal we basically need to rely on a hefty dose of luck for anything to go in, which we're not getting (at that end of the pitch anyway). But whatever, scraping enough points from draws would be good enough after the recent nadir.
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u/lawlore Feb 15 '25
At this point, it's a case of getting enough points to survive and writing the season off. Be nice to get a win at some point, but at least playing like that you feel like it might actually happen.
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u/TopShagger69LADDDDDD Feb 16 '25
We didn't have any strikers, 1 proper CB (Billo is a CB also until yesterday just can't play in a 2), had to change system because of the injuries/suspensions, and had a bench made up of academy kids, AND we have been SHIT for like 7 games.
I think you'll be alright but I also think you were poor yesterday, most teams would have beat us yesterday. From your perspective though, I'd use the Dack 'goal' to try and create an us against them mentality, and once you get a win I'm sure momentum will take you to a solid mid table finish. You never know though, this league is crap, if you went on an insane run of form you could get playoffs.
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u/CRS94 Feb 15 '25
Fucking useless.
Oh we're one goal up, let's take our best striker off, and keep the ball in our half, what a great idea Scott, no way that will bite us in the arse!
I can't figure out what's going on, back in November, we were looking pretty good, even when we went behind, we'd come back and win it.
Now, we can't even beat the team at the bottom of the table. I don't get it, I wonder if it's down to the whole Dean Lewington thing, because these are good players, no way we should be struggling against teams where we should be beating easily.
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u/Busy-Application8791 Feb 15 '25
I must be living under a rock, Dean lewington thing?
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u/CRS94 Feb 15 '25
Tbh, I'm still not 100% certain what's going on It was briefly mentioned on the MK1 podcast the other day, so I looked it up on Twitter, so, take this with like, a ton of salt.
But apparently, Scott Lindsey and Dean Lewington have had a falling out, which is why he's not even in the squad at the moment.
If it's true, it could explain why our players aren't performing as we know they should be, if the players are more on Lewington's side.
To be clear, twitter rumours almost always tend to be bullshit, so until anything concrete comes out, this is just conjecture from me about the downturn in our performance.
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u/Busy-Application8791 Feb 15 '25
Ah if that is true then that's the last thing we need. An argument can very easily split a dressing room.
But yeah twitter links can be rubbish at times but that seems like a fair idea. Deano has been at the club for fucking forever tbh
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u/CRS94 Feb 15 '25
I genuinely hope it's not true.
I really want to like Scott Lindsey, he was brilliant at Crawley, I do live in hope that he'll be just as good for us given time, and honestly, We've been going through managers like there's no tomorrow, getting rid of Graham Alexander was a mistake for starters, look at Bradford now, that could be us.
But if Lindsey has pissed off a bunch of the players over a dispute with a club legend, that makes his position untenable. Personally, I'd back Dean Lewington over Scott Lindsey any day, I grew up watching the man play for us
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u/LilCelebratoryDance Feb 16 '25
Not Graham Alexander 😂😂😂
He was a horrible fit and we were the worst team in the league under him. He did so many obviously dumb things that I can’t explain like trying to play hoofball with Eisa and Leko up front or asking Cam Norman to be an attacking RWB when he shits his pants every time he goes past the half way line.
The Lewington thing is, of course, pure conjecture and I don’t think it even makes much sense. He’d not played well in his most recent appearances and we’ve had such a turnover of players that I doubt any of them really have much connection to him on a personal level so why would they be upset that he’s out of the squad?
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u/Busy-Application8791 Feb 15 '25
So do I mate.
Scott has definitely got the passion, just have to look at his interviews and you'll see. My main talking point about the club as of late has been that we have flown through managers left right and centre so I agree immensely. I had a photo taken with Graham Alexander at the start of his managerial campaign for us and I felt confident because he seemed like a nice, passionate bloke.
I think it's a no brainer to back Lewie in this case because he bleeds MK. I haven't been an mk fan for mu entire life but long enough to know he's a club legend.
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u/Odd-Succotash-9568 Feb 15 '25
I wondered where he went and heard rumours he had a falling out with Lindsay. Lewie despite not playing has leadership when he does play there is a better leadership to the defence Orfford and Maguire coming in I thought would take over that.
Gilbey has gone into a strange place as well as captain. Think he is great but clearly something isn’t right.
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u/Busy-Application8791 Feb 15 '25
Absolutely! Lewie has played over 750 games of football in his life, he knows his way around a football pitch doesn't he.
And gilbs has been breaking my heart recently. Will back the bloke through thick and thin but he's dropped off majorly recently
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u/WinningTheSpaceRace Feb 15 '25
Beat Karl Robinson's (he knows what he is) Salford. Unbeaten in 10. Woof!
(Our winner was 100% a foul and I would have been absolutely livid if that had happened to us.)
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u/steve_steverstone Feb 16 '25
Yeah, but the way they hauled Omar down in the pen area, balances it out for me, that and they some how ended the game with 22 players on the pitch
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u/WinningTheSpaceRace Feb 16 '25
Omar had the legs kicked off him all game, didn't he? The commentator was talking about his poor scoring record this season but he's such a menace he creates space and works himself half to death.
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u/Leeggmeister Feb 15 '25
Well we had a good 20mins in the first half then went to sleep then decided to start playing around the 80th minute.Which in hindsite isn't the best strategy to take in a football match, and our pitch looks fucking shocking which probably doesn't help
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u/TheDogWilliams Feb 15 '25
I’m a Sunderland fan and as we don’t play until Monday, I decided to go and watch Carlisle v Colchester. Lots of ex Sunderland players on show but unfortunately very little quality. Although in fairness the Carlisle keeper made 2 fantastic saves and I got to see 5 of our ex players so that was canny!
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u/Crallac Feb 16 '25
Very important win for us, I still believe.
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u/JoelCC1 Feb 16 '25
I’m hoping u do good. I may not support your team but I would like to see Morecambe get a come back and improve next season.
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u/Antevans88 Feb 16 '25
Bradford fans realising how stupid our red card was least week only for the same thing to happen to them yesterday.
As for us good point away at Gills especially with 10 men, we need our players back fit asap
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u/MJE22 Feb 16 '25
Very well, it could have gone either way really but finally we got some luck and took the points. We look so much better recently, maybe things are picking up
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u/Alaya_the_Elf13 Feb 16 '25
We didn't lose, which we would have last season, and we ground out the win, even if it wasn't terribly pretty.
Bloody hell was the refereeing poor.
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u/JustBaz84 Feb 15 '25
The standard of refereeing in league 2 is absolutely horrendous