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  1. Yeah, pretty terrible and unacceptable I have to say. Not that it would excuse anything, but the club would do well to put out a statement apologising
  2. The Cardiff goal makes no difference to how important it is we win this game NO MATTER IF YOU PUT IT IN CAPITALS OR NOT. Or use excessive exclamation marks!!!!!!!!!
  3. I just drove into the office in town and the smoke cloud is over Cumberland square/Bedford place. on that basis it’s a bl00dy big fire and will take hours to bring under enough control for anyone to declare it’s safe. May as well officially cancel now because we won’t be playing this evening imo
  4. I know Arsenal are good but I wouldn’t expect a non-league side to be this off the pace in a cup match. This performance is completely embarrassing
  5. Going to call it early … this could be the night to end our 9-0 record.
  6. Looks like I would be made to move - and even then I’m in favour. We need a home end, the atmosphere is crap and I think this will help. Pain as I like my seat but it’s the obvious solution to a problem created the day we moved here.
  7. Chewy

    Injury Watch

    Well I guess it gives him a nice rest ahead of the play-offs. And maybe an opportunity for someone else. Who knows, maybe we can try Jack Stephen’s up there - about the only position he didn’t try on Saturday
  8. Really sorry to hear - sending my best wishes to his family. Just about remember his as a (fine) player, but more so as a manager. Will never forget the 4-1 posted above, as good as it ever got. Didn’t know him at all but everyone talks of what a decent human he was and he always came across as such. RIP
  9. FWIW - that was sh1t. In their own way 2 kind of freakish goals which happen from time to time. Starting set up was fine but we ended up with Brooks wide right not being used, and everything going down the left with - at times - KWP, Aribo, Will, Stu and Stephen’s all basically playing in the same part of the pitch. Really lopsided and Weird. Second half we attempted more balance, but rarely threatened. Poor finish from Rothwell and one decent save was pretty much it. What I really struggled to understand is why RM didn’t try and change the shape - we had so much of the ball and only ever one striker in the middle of the box. We pushed Jan up in injury fucking time. What about sticking on 2 strikers in a must win game with 20 minutes to go? RM bangs on about being brave but he’s never brave enough to change his beloved formation. Much better to change the full back. Or swap in the pointless Rothwell. Weak as p1ss ref but he’s not why we lost. Rms tactics and our lack of a) cover for Downes and b) a striker are why we lost. Players don’t look like they’re enjoying it - the introduction of Brooks and Rothwell into the squad hasn’t improved the team and doesn’t appear to have improved the squad dynamic. In fact I’d suggest it’s made it a fair bit worse. Im worried after today. I hope it’s a blip in form and we recover in time for the playoffs (automatic has gone). But I sense it’s a bit more than that. Hope I’m wrong
  10. I’m really not sure what he adds. Two good goals v Huddersfield for sure but otherwise he just seems pointless and hasn’t impressed at all. Doesn’t tackle, poor positional sense defensively, doesn’t really make himself available to receive the ball. He’s got some technique but he doesn’t change anything, isn’t dynamic in anyway. Just a whole lot of meh. We needed something different today, not just another version of the same. If Armstrong, Brooks and Aribo are n/a he’s an option … but when are they all going to be n/a? In which case he’s taking a squad place that could be used by cover for Downes, or an attacking option. He kind of sums up all that’s good and bad about RM. Some nice stuff, some amazing stuff, some careless stuff, some tactical brainlessness, some technically proficient football, and more of exactly the same as everyone else. So when we need a change we get … exactly the fucking same. Not his fault but bloody frustrating
  11. Not me and not saints, but pretty sure I remember a story about a Bulgarian supporter in 1994 throwing his tv out of his flat window in rage over an opening defeat to Nigeria. They finished 4th in the end and he wasn’t able to watch any, apparently . Not sure how true - I imagine tvs were relatively expensive in 94, especially on Bulgarian wages … but you have thought his mates would let him watch round theirs. Still, remember hearing it and it made me smile. As an aside, enjoyed 94 as a neutral - Bulgaria beating the Germans a highlight along with Romania beating Argentina. Great World Cup, sh1t final.
  12. That’s a bold statement! 😉
  13. Pretty much this. The midfield combo was non-existent and there were no alternatives on the pitch, so it needed changing. We all saw how it was going after about 15 minutes. Hull were set up brilliantly but RM didn’t respond, just asked his players to do more of the same but somehow better. Only they couldn’t because they were very obviously the wrong players for the job required. The most annoying thing for me is we can all see these tactical issues. Whenever we play with 2 attacking full backs and no proper cdm or physical midfielder we ship goals by the bucket load. 3 v Huddersfield, 3 v Bristol, somehow only 2 last night. Strengthen here and we don’t like v West Brom, the best of the four sides we just played (arguable them or Hull). Please learn this lesson; it was there in September and it’s here again now. We need some more strength here; it means clean sheets which means countless unbeaten games like we’ve just done! Please stop the Rothwell experiment, he’s behind Downes, Aribo and Smallbone; and if Downes is N/A probably behind Shea Charles too. I loved his goals v Hull but he has not earned the right to a starting spot in this team. Please bin off Manning for now. I don’t like bandwagons against players but his confidence is shot. And please - as excellently stated in this post - please be as brave as you claim your players need to be in changing early enough when you’ve very obviously screwed up. Overall it’s been a really promising season - please don’t screw it up
  14. Very impressive, especially the start which totally killed the atmosphere. Was worried our lack of a second in the dominant 30 mins would cost us but otherwise it was perfect. In my youth that was never a handball in a million years, but with today’s mental rules it probably was. On the other hand, the shove on Mara denied a goal scoring opportunity imho. Can’t stress over ifs and buts. Apart from the 10 mins before half time I thought it was pretty stress free, the second (a thing of beauty) killed the game and where we’re so impressive is in retaining possession to kill a game - they had plenty of time to come back but barely got the ball and created one chance … excellently saved by Bazunu. Great performances everywhere; 3 of the back 4 were outstanding, and Jack was solid although his positioning was off a handful of times (fair enough, he’s not a full back). A better balanced defence overall despite this. Smallbone very good, Charles improved from Tuesday but still level below the rest. He’s a kid and his mental resilience in coming straight back after a mare and playing better at a tough away ground is outstanding. Fed up of the haters - his price tag isn’t his fault and he’s going to be exceptional. Stu rightly motm. Brilliant display. Fraser very good but tired quickly I thought. Almost prefer him off the bench but he’s a proper goal threat. ArmA was ok, average for him. I was actually impressed with Mara - better than Che’s recent performances and made some good runs which Che never seems capable of. He has more physical presence than an ArmA too, and given West Brom’s ‘old fashioned’ centre backs it was tough for him - I’ve been very critical, largely of his attitude, but I thought this was a good cf display. Subs all played well - Edozie must be a nightmare to defend against, Aribo was really impressive and added some great control. Rothwell fine but didn’t see much. If I’m honest it’s a concern for me how little he shows. Aside from his (admittedly amazing) brace v Huddersfield I’ve not been overly impressed and he’s behind Downes, Stu, Aribo and Smallbone for me in the midfield options. Brooks was class and his goal was excellent. And I loved Kamaldeens cameo. Kept dribbling past players and then remembered we’re trying to keep the ball so had to dribble backwards to find a team mate. I thought it was hilarious. The dribbling was impressive, though, and he looks like he’s chomping at the bit which is great. Loads to like last night - makes it all the more bizarre how we were so poor on Tuesday. When we tick we totally dominate a game and suck the life out of the opponents and crowd. To be honest patches of the game were boring. Which is perfect when you’re 1 up away at a potentially hostile ground. Shut them right up. So many good options from the bench as well. And all without our linchpin for the whole game plan, Downes. Think we’ll also be better for having a full back at full back, and seeing as we’ve proved we’re more solid without Manning, I look forward to Bree’s return! If he, Downes, THB and KWP stay fit, I don’t see us shipping many more goals again. Rest of the season looks really promising and fresh off the back of such a poor display on Tuesday that’s a real sign of our quality but mostly our character. Very impressive turn around from the coaching team and players - well done
  15. Think it’s just a case of not having two attacking full backs - we had better balance with Bree for that reason. Might get away with it against weaker sides and with Downes in, but without our proper midfield anchor we’re far too exposed when both full backs push on. Sensible decision imho
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