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Bristol City, biggest of the season. I can see us being in top 2 come the end of the evening tomorrow. Nearly a sell out as well, hopefully shift the last 3/400 more by tomorrow On course for a sell out for Ipswich - less than a few hundred remaining for that. .

Weirdly having city not sell out, and Saints players seeing our ‘yellow wall’ in good voice could give us an extra 0.something%. If we win this game I do think we’ll win the tournament. I’m basically looking for any leg up or reason to feel optimistic that I can find.

I’m going to post in here as it seems the semi final has distracted the fan base. Praying the players aren’t as distracted.

The self entitlement of season ticket holders / members is honestly so annoying. The club has to set some rules, those paying the most to the club deserve the tickets first. End of. They can’t and never will be able to please everyone. I had a season ticket for 15 years, then started managing a good level of football ( kept it for some of the years ) so stopped. I got a membership when I left my latest job and have been to every game since January. If I missed out on a ticket then so be it, I didn’t get one for Brighton away year we went up from league one and still managed to end up cuddling Jose first on the running track. Shut up and get on with it. Basically.

Important game to win, obviously I know. But probably the one I’m most worried about of all of those remaining. Including Ipswich. Peretz Bree THB Stephens manning Jander Downes Archer Azaz Scienza Larin This is what I would line up with, suspect Matsuki and Stewart will start though.

I live him more. Him and Sir Rickie. Best people are those who say what they think, not what they think others want them to say.

Very easy to find, one quick glance at the tickets site you can see how many unsold. People being skint is fine, we should have more than enough others that aren’t. Disappointing for the players to see a half empty chapel. IMO.

Just to be clear, that’s what I expect him to do. Not what I’d do. Azaz won’t start, it’ll be Charles. Stephens has to miss one game, I expect this and/or Bristol City. He might keep Jander for Bragg and Scienza for Edozie. I just think he’ll view this as the one to make changes. Let’s see.

Really disappointed by ticket sales for this game. Honestly, this is the best we’re ever going to get it and we’ll be lucky to have 27,000 in the crowd. Back in the premier league days we’d sell blocks of the away support unsold just to see us scrape 13th. Anyway… after a small sample sizing of the chapel on Saturday ( taking my youngest ) me and the eldest who’ll be sneaking out of school early to make the 7 hour round trip will be in the knightwood lounge for this one. Hope for some late interest in the game, the players deserve it. Larin, Wellington, Matsuki, Charles, Wood, Bragg, & Edozie to come in I suspect. 50/50 on Bragg, Wood/Wellington. Peretz, Bree, THB, Wood, Wellington, Downes, Bragg, Charles, Matsuki, Edozie, Larin.

Typical, I need a few extra aways so I’m going to take my chances for Monday.

When does it go on sale to members?

You know this isn’t FIFA and players are generally as quick as each other in each division? Clearly the prem players on average are quicker but they aren’t all Olympic sprinters. Also as a point in reference, he ran away from Fulham’s back 4 on numerous occasions at Craven Cottage. I’d snap him up for the premier league 100%

Ipswich won’t win either of the next two games. They’ll lose/draw at Norwich. I also think the skates have turned a corner, they’ll see this as a huge opportunity to climb away from danger. if we win both of our next two and they get 1/2 points it’s on. If they get 4/6 regardless of what we do it won’t be enough. So by this time next week we’ll know.

I’d start Scienza, Stewart, Matsuki as the front three Saturday. All have a goal in them at the moment. Midfield can’t change nor the back 4, looks like we’re heading towards a sell out. As we should be. Hopefully people get behind this team in the three midweekers …. The last one felt flat with next to no away fans and a sparse chapel / kingsland corner. Taking my two year old in the chapel Saturday via level one so at least a couple of us making some noise from that end. Enjoy this fellas, it’s never been this good.

Peretz Bree THB Wood Manning Downes Bragg Azaz Jander Edozie Larin Most chance of them scoring is on the break, so we need to get pace into midfield and back line. IMO. We need to trust Azaz to unlock them, but he will look like he’s being cheap on ball as he’ll try and take risks. Important we stay with him in the stands. Scienza hopefully to help later.

Away leg on Tuesday after international duty and playing us on the Saturday night at 8pm. No starters on the Tuesday will play against us. Hopefully a few international duty knocks so we get 2/3 of the kids.

How good is Finn Azaz, this week he’s been our best player, including keeper. Crowd abysmal. Real shame. Driven 6 hours with my lad round trip, some ten mins up the road can’t be bothered to attend, those that did were quiet and some left on 88 mins. Need everyone at it.

You’d like to think tonight’s result will entice a few to come to the game. We were dead and buried not so long ago, looking at Wrexham’s next set of games we could well have a buffer if we win tomorrow. Massive night. Excited for it.

Scienza and Stewart back 😀

Still loads of tickets available for the Norwich game. You’d think after not playing at home for ages and the form we’re in it’d go close to selling out. I’d bring Edozie in for Bragg and stick with that. Matsuki is starting to add numbers to his industrious work rate. Assist 👀 and a goal today.

It's counter productive. Just stop moaning and encourage, players like Azaz will make sloppy passes because they try and make things happen. Watch all top 10s ( not many left in the game ) they take risks and give the ball away, but also make key contributions. Bruno being one. Azaz didn't have a stinker imo, he was just nullified by a team who defended excellently. We have no right to win every game.

We avoided giving away throws all night, because it was a threat. It would have been an instruction.

Just back from the hawthorns. The sheer lack of football knowledge from our fan base is beyond belief. “why do we always pass sideways and backwards” “always take the safe option” yet these same people hate on Azaz and Manning, yet these two take chances and pass forward and try to make things happen. Passing between lines is not easy, these two continuously try, yet we hate them for giving the ball away and also hate us being “slow”. Help.

At least they’ll be away in champions league a few days after.

Lots have, city when they won the treble being one.