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AlexLaw76

AlexLaw76

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1-1 Draw

Fully expect us to play 3 at the back, come out lightening fast, take the lead and look good. Then the 2nd half will happen, their manager will switch it up, push us back and we let is a soft equaliser as Tonda does nothing with his subs but change like for like.

 

bangkoksaint

bangkoksaint

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43 minutes ago, Forester said:

McCarthy

Jelert, THB, Wood, Welington

Bragg, Jander

Fellows, Robinson, Scienza

Armstrong

 

 

Not a hope sadly that McCarthy is starting. Tonder was positevely purring about Bazunu last night

S-Clarke

S-Clarke

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Does anyone know what's happened to Smallbone? I thought he was doing fairly well there at the start of the season, but he doesn't even make the squads nowadays.

I assume he's injured, he does seem very injury prone tbh. Another one worth scrapping off long term I think.

Toussaint

Toussaint

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3 minutes ago, S-Clarke said:

Does anyone know what's happened to Smallbone? I thought he was doing fairly well there at the start of the season, but he doesn't even make the squads nowadays.

I assume he's injured, he does seem very injury prone tbh. Another one worth scrapping off long term I think.

https://southwarknews.co.uk/sport/football/millwall/millwall-boss-reveals-timeline-for-when-will-smallbone-might-be-back/

“Will’s not good,” Neil said. “Will’s certainly going to be months rather than weeks. Unfortunately, it’s not good news.”

Asked if it will be a similar timeline to Josh Coburn, who has been ruled out for months with a quad injury, Neil said: “Potentially, yeah.”

Turkish

Turkish

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5 minutes ago, S-Clarke said:

Does anyone know what's happened to Smallbone? I thought he was doing fairly well there at the start of the season, but he doesn't even make the squads nowadays.

I assume he's injured, he does seem very injury prone tbh. Another one worth scrapping off long term I think.

been out for a couple of months with a hamstring injury, not that he'd be able to play NYD anyway

Wade Garrett

Wade Garrett

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2 hours ago, bangkoksaint said:

Not a hope sadly that McCarthy is starting. Tonder was positevely purring about Bazunu last night

Obviously missed their goal then.  Fucking liability.  

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Mboto Gorge

Mboto Gorge

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The SR blueprint is to play Baz at all costs, so now they’ve got their own little project in as manager, don’t expect that to change regardless of the results, or his performances 

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Gloucester Saint

Gloucester Saint

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5 hours ago, Forester said:

McCarthy

Jelert, THB, Wood, Welington

Bragg, Jander

Fellows, Robinson, Scienza

Armstrong

 

 

This is the team and formation which logically should be playing subject to fitness but we all know won’t be. 

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whelk

whelk

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1 hour ago, JohnnyShearer2.0 said:

More dross no doubt.

Fuck me our fans. Have you watched the last few home games? Oh I forgot we didn’t demolish the league leaders but hey forget all the games before that

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Willo of Whiteley

Willo of Whiteley

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Three CBs, no improvement from the last few games, borefest of a match.

Somehow a 1-1 draw with the classic Tonda post-match line of “We go into every game aiming for three points”.

He’s almost as cliche as Russell Martin and “brave” or “courageous”.

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die Mannyschaft

die Mannyschaft

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Saints 1-1.

We just cant defend and keep letting in easy goals like the head tennis one at Birmingham. I still cant work out what stye or formation we either should be playing or are playing. If the same subs come on as in away game then 1-4.

JohnnyShearer2.0

JohnnyShearer2.0

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2 hours ago, whelk said:

Fuck me our fans. Have you watched the last few home games? Oh I forgot we didn’t demolish the league leaders but hey forget all the games before that

Watched plenty of home and away games.

I'm just tired of the extremes of the season and I cant raise myself of being confident considering Saints have only beaten 3 of the teams above them in the table as it currently stands.

If Saints win, then great!

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Osvaldorama

Osvaldorama

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2 hours ago, whelk said:

Fuck me our fans. Have you watched the last few home games? Oh I forgot we didn’t demolish the league leaders but hey forget all the games before that


Yes how dare we be annoyed that a premier league team is bottom half of the championship. 
 

Why don’t you try complaining about the ridiculously shit performances instead of the fanbase?

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InvictaSaint

InvictaSaint

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5 hours ago, Mboto Gorge said:

The SR blueprint is to play Baz at all costs, so now they’ve got their own little project in as manager, don’t expect that to change regardless of the results, or his performances 

The problem is there is zero logic to this. Ask yourself why. Why would SR ensure Baz plays at all costs? He is statistically and demonstrably the worst keeper in the league. We know that, opposition teams know that, Opta know that. What do SR gain by insisting he plays? Who benefits? The team? No. The club? No. Nobody will buy him. He’s not exactly putting himself in the shop window. So why? I don’t know why people are so desperate to see conspiracies when clearly none exists. It’s totally illogical. Baz may be the lesser of two evils given how TE wants to play, but to suggest he’s being made to play him is just nuts. 

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Holmes_and_Watson

Holmes_and_Watson

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Same side as usual, with similar approach.

Baz

THB - Wood - Stephens/ Quarshie

Fellows- Downes - Jander - Manning

Azaz - Scienza

AA

Scienza makes the difference. Hopefully with Azaz getting more central and supporting.

Subs on merit: Jelert, Matsuki, Robinson, Archer, Bragg

A win for us!

 

Fabrice29

Fabrice29

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6 hours ago, Mboto Gorge said:

The SR blueprint is to play Baz at all costs, so now they’ve got their own little project in as manager, don’t expect that to change regardless of the results, or his performances 

All costs except the actual cost it took to buy Ramsdale. Are conspiracy theories really this dumb now?

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trousers

trousers

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22 minutes ago, Fabrice29 said:

All costs except the actual cost it took to buy Ramsdale. Are conspiracy theories really this dumb now?

One would venture there was an implied "whilst we're not in the Premier League" in his statement, which non-dumb people would probably have been able to deduce... ;)

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Nolan

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We have 13 points out of 15 in our last 5 home games, only dropping points to Cov.

Jelert, Matsuki and Bragg look like they could be pushing for regular squad places and threatening the regular starters, so i believe our levels will go up.

Forum miserys will one day look at the differences between our home form and away form, until then, they'll just have to put up with another home win.

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whelk

whelk

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9 hours ago, Osvaldorama said:


Yes how dare we be annoyed that a premier league team is bottom half of the championship. 
 

Why don’t you try complaining about the ridiculously shit performances instead of the fanbase?

Oh fuck off you feeble twat. Do you moan about everything in your life as being unfair and something you can’t cope with?
Boo fucking hoo we won our last 4 home games and then drew one, our worst home form in living memory. Millwall will beat us 4-0 nailed on.

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Mboto Gorge

Mboto Gorge

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9 hours ago, InvictaSaint said:

The problem is there is zero logic to this. Ask yourself why. Why would SR ensure Baz plays at all costs? He is statistically and demonstrably the worst keeper in the league. We know that, opposition teams know that, Opta know that. What do SR gain by insisting he plays? Who benefits? The team? No. The club? No. Nobody will buy him. He’s not exactly putting himself in the shop window. So why? I don’t know why people are so desperate to see conspiracies when clearly none exists. It’s totally illogical. Baz may be the lesser of two evils given how TE wants to play, but to suggest he’s being made to play him is just nuts. 

You’re right, it defies all logic. To continually play a keeper who’s statistically and visually the worst in the clubs history to have played the number of games he has, it is bonkers but I’m all out of alternative reasons as to why you’d keep picking a clown like this who’s relentlessly costing us points. It’s merely coincidence that everyone - fans, pundits, other teams coaches, think he’s a poor keeper and the weak link of the team - yet remarkably the only ones who apparently don’t are the managers we’ve had lately under this ownership. Wonder what the connection is? Let me dumb it down a bit - I wouldn’t say managers are being “forced” to play him, but there’s almost certainly something going on where there’s some encouragement from within to persist with him. Hence buying a waste of time 3rd choice keeper who won’t ever get near to challenging him. 

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Hawkswood

Hawkswood

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Probably just me but without a target man I'd like to see a 4 4 2 but I know ( like any formation with a back 4) it has no chance of happening

InvictaSaint

InvictaSaint

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51 minutes ago, Mboto Gorge said:

You’re right, it defies all logic. To continually play a keeper who’s statistically and visually the worst in the clubs history to have played the number of games he has, it is bonkers but I’m all out of alternative reasons as to why you’d keep picking a clown like this who’s relentlessly costing us points. It’s merely coincidence that everyone - fans, pundits, other teams coaches, think he’s a poor keeper and the weak link of the team - yet remarkably the only ones who apparently don’t are the managers we’ve had lately under this ownership. Wonder what the connection is? Let me dumb it down a bit - I wouldn’t say managers are being “forced” to play him, but there’s almost certainly something going on where there’s some encouragement from within to persist with him. Hence buying a waste of time 3rd choice keeper who won’t ever get near to challenging him. 

No need to “dumb it down”, certainly not for my benefit. The issue is the central tenet of your posts - that “there’s some encouragement from within to persist with him” - doesn’t stand up to even the slightest scrutiny. Why therefore would SR - who are publicly on record as stating that they want/need us to get promoted - insist that a manager plays a keeper who is objectively and undeniably the worst in the league and who almost certainly won’t help them achieve their stated aim? What possible benefit is their to SR in forcing / encouraging TE to play GB? None at all. The argument over why managers under SR always pick GB is a non starter too. What has the choice always been? AM or GB - with the exception of when SR thought “shit, we need a competent keeper” and bought AR. Oh and when WS dropped GB too. There is no conspiracy or Machiavellian shenanigans. TE sees what’s on offer and decides GB is marginally the less shit of two mediocre options for how he wants to play. That’s it. 

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hypochondriac

hypochondriac

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21 hours ago, Forester said:

McCarthy

Jelert, THB, Wood, Welington

Bragg, Jander

Fellows, Robinson, Scienza

Armstrong

 

 

Worth continuong to post this before every game until someone gets the message. 

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Scummer

Scummer

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If have thought we'd be very unlikely to change the formation in the middle of such a busy run of games, even if Tonda wanted to. First chance to try anything different would likely be the FA Cup match. 

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Lone ranger

Lone ranger

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23 hours ago, Forester said:

McCarthy

Jelert, THB, Wood, Welington

Bragg, Jander

Fellows, Robinson, Scienza

Armstrong

 

 

That is a great shout. I noticed how Bragg has a play forward mindset while all aground him walk around and instinctively pass backwards or sideways. Our style of play last game was unbearably boring and pointless until late in the game. Would like to see THB up front to give height and heading skill. He also has a decent shot on him and can get in among the defenders with a bit of aggression. 

trousers

trousers

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43 minutes ago, Lone ranger said:

I noticed how Bragg has a play forward mindset while all aground him walk around and instinctively pass backwards or sideways.

He's only played a handful of games.... give it another few months and we'll knock that natural instinct out of him.... ;)

(Said in jest, but with an element of truth, sadly....)

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