Message #127767

[Elad]

Well, i'll vent my spleen and get it out of my system even though there arent enough words about how distressing last night was.

I think the thing that sticks out in my mind is seeing the 700+ away fans and knowing that the majority would have taken a half day off to witness the digusting performance. Thinking about those people on low incomes whose trip to Barnet was their only "entertainment" for the whole weekend is fcuking tragic.

I sit in disbelief at the difference in performance levels from the 3-0 victory over high flying Exeter to 4-0 thrashing by bottom club Barnet. I even cantwork out how the performance levels dipped from one half to the next (first half we edged, second we were comprehensively spanked).

Yes Davids was good but if you let any player of any level play they will take advantage. I would say that only the keeper and Langmead came out with any credit and thats pushing it. The rest frankly should hang their heads in shame. There was nothing that resembled anything like professional football and to think that these men train all week to serve up sh*t like that is galling beyond words.

There was barely a tackle, a forward run, a deliberate pass a shot or anything that resembled football in the entire second half. A half cut manager on the racecourse would have been going apoplectic let alone Boothroyd.

The players made a mockery of the club on a national scale, with the worlds media decending on Barnet to cover Edgar Davids, who despite pushing 40 applied himself with more conviction that our entire side and bench put together.

I was bitterly dissapointed with the likes of Ben Tozer, who despite being six foot plus is a total **** in the tackle and looks to be made of glass. Likewise Alex Nicholls who despite playing in a game where he should have been on the shoulders of a ropy defence was totally anonymous. One good chance he had to chase down a ball (1 on 1) saw him show no conviction in running and then pull out of the chance to tackle the keeper. Bayo, despite saying how much he loves the club showed zero movement and looked frankly to be an overweight mess. He put more effort into berating the officials and then hugging the Barnet players than he did in his play. Platt went trhough the motions but you can see better hold up play in the UCL.

No player deserved more than a 2 out of 10. If i was more cynical i would put forward a few conspiracy theories as to that "performance" but they would all be libellous. I blame the manager to a limited extent but the players should shoulder the blame for one of the worst showings of the cobblers ever. And we have endured some sh*t.

When they emerge on Tuesday I suggest fans don't boo the team, they should remain silent and let the player's conscience's (if they have any) tick over. They are embarrassments.