Just back from Port vale

and feel extremely disappointed. Yes we did play alot better in the second half, but only when Hayes was introduced. I am not one to criticise Ritchie but what was he thinking starting with Richards and Wright up frount. In the first half very little movement from either.
Defensively we were terrible today Carbon for the second goal just let his man move away. This game showed why Paul reid is important to us.
We can recover but need to start playing football again rather than hitting the ball long to Wright.
Midfield needs to start getting a grip and controlling things. In the first half Burns and Mcphail were out faught.

 

how can the midfield get a grip and control things when alls we seem to do is play the long ball bypassing the midfield and i am not having a go i totally agree the long ball stuff has to stop and then the climb from 7th spot to 1st spot can start again

 

We play the long ball, there centre halfs win the headers then their midfielders pick the ball up. Why do we always seem to be second to the ball.