Morecambe 3 [Oates, Collins, Kenyon] FGR 0 iFollow Thread

[Freez]

I haven’t heard anyone say a bad word for Bennett, he’s a great target man and who gives his all for 90 minutes, same again today. He hasn’t had any protection from refs mind.
Oates pressing for the third was excellent as he was all game, deserved standing ovation on 88 when he went off.
Family illness preventing Ken attending. John McMahon acting as no2, he’s a positive guy, excellent coach, good contribution from all today, nice one.

[sandgrown]

clapped the team off the field today, great team performance, Bennett and Collins were awesome and Collins MOM for me

[BerlinWaller]

I haven’t heard anyone say a bad word for Bennett, he’s a great target man and who gives his all for 90 minutes, same again today. He hasn’t had any protection from refs mind.
Oates pressing for the third was excellent as he was all game, deserved standing ovation on 88 when he went off.
Family illness preventing Ken attending. John McMahon acting as no2, he’s a positive guy, excellent coach, good contribution from all today, nice one.

I mentioned it the other week that it is strange not having McMahon on the bench during games as he is the official head of coaching. PL clubs have many coaches on the bench. Surely JM would be an asset rather than a hindrance?

[Keith]

Most have been the influence of our 'new' Assistant Manager alongside JB that had the desired effect.

What on earth were you basing that on???

[Keith]

I would have given MotM to Oates or Collins. Probably Collins just about. Halstead made a couple of excellent saves so I wouldn't disagree too much with him getting the sponsor's MotM but the others did better I think.

Regardless, it was a good team performance and it was nice to have a disagreement over the MotM due to multiple potential candidates!

[MfcChris]

He made some good saves and deserved his clean sheet but I wouldn't say it was a motm performance. Collins for me, Oates second. Both with 1 goal and 1 assist each.

[HALMA 1983]

Most have been the influence of our 'new' Assistant Manager alongside JB that had the desired effect.

What on earth were you basing that on???

3-0 win against a side chasing promotion and Jim still gets it in the neck.

[CityShrimp]

As someone who only watches home games these days, it’s very refreshing to be able to come on here and praise a great win.

Forest Green dominated possession but with little penetration and let us sucker punch them three times - which is normally what happens to us.

The pace of Collins and Oates won us the game, hitting Forest Green on the counter. I’d have had Oates as MotM.

Great defending too, albeit we rode our luck at times.

[black morse]

black morse. How’s that for your smart ass comment coming back to bite you on it.
5 goals in 2 games. Not too far off the mark, eh.!?!?!?
COYS.

Sorry. Not meant to be a smart arse comment but a joke. Still sorry and I'm over the moon with the win

[Westgate Wanderer]

A great result today. Hard to believe they are in contention for the play-offs, they were very poor in the final third, although Halstead still had to make 3 of 4 great saves! We took our chances for once in the first half and then we were happy to hit them on the break in the second half. Nice to actually see a home win!

[redrobo]

Most have been the influence of our 'new' Assistant Manager alongside JB that had the desired effect.

What on earth were you basing that on???

Joke...hence the "'new' in quote marks...

[Vinny]

What a refreshingly enjoyable game! Fans had smiles on their faces Aaron Collins has pace, awareness, skill and knows where the net is - had a great game again today, my MOTM. Oates teamed up well up front, worked his socks off and as others have said, a close call for MOTM. Wildig, Mills, Sutton, in fact the whole team were up for it today - great to see. I think the players still need to close-down opposition players in numbers, and pressure opponents more when they have the ball, as FGR did well, not giving time to look and choose a pass. We were still hanging-on and riding our luck at times because we didn't close them down enough. Still, I don't want to be negative after such a brilliant win and much needed 3 points. More of the same on Tuesday please!! COYS!!!

[Phoenix Shrimp 2017]

First of all didn't get over today so only seen the highlights. Tremendous win, just what we needed to follow up other recent positive performances. The tables looking a lot better than it did a couple of weeks ago!

Aaron Collins looks decent, hopefully we can secure his services for beyond this season.He must be loving it at our place, getting a chance and taking it! He looks a player.

We know we can't go out and throw tons of money at it but if Jim can do a bit of wheeler dealing maybe we can look forward to a bit better next season, the way it's now shaping up.

Just seen the highlights of MK Dons at Macc' and you can see why they're up there. Very dangerous up top.Difficult game Tuesday, a point would be good against them.

[paulshrimp]

I don’t get to see that many Shrimps matches but I was very impressed by what I saw today. In the past it was very difficult to see ant shape to the team. Today was a very structured set up. Jim had two banks of four acrosss the pitch and we simply sat back and let FGR play in front of us. No one in midfield dived out of the correct shape to let them get into our back four. It was like watching a very good rugby league play. When we broke forward there was a lot of purpose to our movement. Well done. COYS

[BerlinWaller]

I don’t get to see that many Shrimps matches but I was very impressed by what I saw today. In the past it was very difficult to see ant shape to the team. Today was a very structured set up. Jim had two banks of four acrosss the pitch and we simply sat back and let FGR play in front of us. No one in midfield dived out of the correct shape to let them get into our back four. It was like watching a very good rugby league play. When we broke forward there was a lot of purpose to our movement. Well done. COYS

In the first half the defensive line was really high and our strikers dropped deep allowing their defenders to have the ball. They had nowhere to go and seemed out of ideas. They pinged long diagonal passes which caused us problems. I can't remember ever seeing us defend that high.

[Potted Shrimp]

Don't get the chance to attend many games but went today, it was the first time I have been able to watch a game at 'The Globe' where MFC have won convincingly.

We took our chances well when we got them whilst we defended well they were not clinical in that final third, especially the early part of the second half where we let them attack and absorbed the pressure. I was particularly impressed by Collins - has a good touch and looks good in the attacking phase.

The third goal came at a good time and killed the game.

FGR fans travelled reasonably well given the distance but were very quiet, atmosphere from the home fans was good.

A huge win with a good cushion with the teams below dropping points, a similar performance against tough opposition on Tuesday would be fantastic with some 'winnable' game coming up - full credit to the players.

[P/T Indie]

That was my first game since halifax in the cup. What a difference we now have 2 front men that can play and take their chances instead of hoofing or up to Oliver week in week out.

I agree potted shrimp forest freen had a lot of possession and failed to take their chances like us normally.

First time I have seen Collins and I thought he was brilliant.

[Andy D]

Everyone ive spoke to his Buzzing about the game and "rare" home win, hope we improve our home form, this is the only way we'll increase our support.

Bet everyone is looking forward to Tuesday now!

[Gone_Shrimping]

We really need to be signing up some of the players who are out of contract at the end of this season before other clubs poach them. Mills , Collins , Mendes-Gomes , Leitch-Smith etc fall into this category.

And come the end of the season we should try and sign on a permanent basis loan signings Bennett , Mingoia and Mandeville.

If we dither the likes of Carlisle will come in and take them.

[Little Shrimp]

Great result, especially after the disappointment of last Saturday! Pleased to see some people reporting on how organised and structured we were today I saw a graph showing that Forest Green play the most accurate passes in the league, but are pretty average when it comes to accurate key passes. Sounds like that was definitely proven yesterday, and that we set up perfectly to counter it.

Feeling a bit more hopeful about the season. Since February we've won 3 and lost 3, with two of those losses being against the top 2 in the division. Also only failed to score once - against Lincoln. Seems like our January signings are really having a great effect!

[Slanester]

We really need to be signing up some of the players who are out of contract at the end of this season before other clubs poach them. Mills , Collins , Mendes-Gomes , Leitch-Smith etc fall into this category.

And come the end of the season we should try and sign on a permanent basis loan signings Bennett , Mingoia and Mandeville.:

If we dither the likes of Carlisle will come in and take them.

Absolutely right GS, and I am sure all Shrimps fans would agree with you. Let’s hope that the club, have already, and will continue to show their intent to do so.

A point about Mande. Is it me, or does the lad look like he’s totally lost his edge, and enthusiasm?( not a dig at the management.) He doesn’t even look interested in warming up. A real shame.

[Phoenix Shrimp 2017]

We really need to be signing up some of the players who are out of contract at the end of this season before other clubs poach them. Mills , Collins , Mendes-Gomes , Leitch-Smith etc fall into this category.

And come the end of the season we should try and sign on a permanent basis loan signings Bennett , Mingoia and Mandeville.

If we dither the likes of Carlisle will come in and take them.

The trouble with Bennett is that he is a Carlisle player already. However their fans and management didn't seem to rate him and he's a much better fit at a club like ours, where he gets a regular start. Pierro Mingoia, yes please if he isn't in Coleys future plans and we can do a permanent deal. Mandeville. Obviously not in Donnys future plans but does Jim see him in ours?

As for the others, assuming we stop up there are several who can do a good job in league 2. Trouble is some are injury prone and don't play enough. Jim has a lot of hard thinking and negotiating to do soon. I for one wish him good luck because on top of everything else luck plays a part.

[Andy D]

We really need to be signing up some of the players who are out of contract at the end of this season before other clubs poach them. Mills , Collins , Mendes-Gomes , Leitch-Smith etc fall into this category.

And come the end of the season we should try and sign on a permanent basis loan signings Bennett , Mingoia and Mandeville.

If we dither the likes of Carlisle will come in and take them.

Definitely Richie Bennett!!

If he'd a "Full" season with us, you could easily be looking at a 20 goal a season return!

[fulwoodshrimp]

I think Bennett and Collins have made a huge difference to the side. Bennett is very competitive and plays a physical game, Collins has pace and an eye for goal. I hope the management are able to sign them up. With them on board we look a mid-table outfit.

[BerlinWaller]

Bennet has a really nasty edge to him and that is what we have been crying out for. Oliver is too soft and sulky to be that dominant target man. I'm not totally convinced by Sutton but he is also a physical player. We have been too soft for ages. Collins has legs and is very direct. He can get the ball from our area to theirs in a blink of an eye which eases pressure. An eye for goal helps!