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Post by Torquayterrier on Apr 27, 2021 10:30:10 GMT 1
Rotherham would be as well to stay quiet about what team Swansea may put out against Derby until they see what sort of team Brentford put out tonight.
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Post by galpharm2400 on Apr 27, 2021 10:31:05 GMT 1
Didn't they change the rules after we did it so this couldn't happen? These rules haven't stopped Carlos putting out weakened teams in games he thought it was OK to throw away. Not that it's done us any good because on each occasion our "rested" players have blown the following games they were being saved for. It's a difficult decision for the teams in the play offs this year. Nobody is guaranteed any particular position and it's generally accepted in football that a home second leg is more attractive. Fans being allowed in might make that even more important to them? A load of fringe players at a team that could be going to the premier league against teams fighting against relegation sort of events itself up anyway. Nerves must be worse for the team in the shit ? Trying to impress and being fit and ready must be an advantage over players who have played every game and are trying to save their season? Like I said I'm not sure who gets the most advantage?
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Post by Bassingham Terrier on Apr 27, 2021 11:16:53 GMT 1
Random comment but it seems crazy that this thread is still going 4 1/2 years after it was originally asked if Bristol City and Brum losing at half time was good for us Not sure if that's meant as a joke, but I'll comment anyway. I think it was introduced as a way of an answer to multiple threads being started every day on precisely things that tended to get a couple of comments then disapperared down the board - such as how's it going between Bristol City and Birmingham! Great thread, and perfect for discussing the latest games all in one place.I agree, except... When people just post random comments like "Wow! How is that not a penalty?" without referencing the game, team, player or anything, especially when it might be the first post relating to that match. Makes no sense whatsoever. I appreciate that someone might be watching a SKY game, but we need to know some details!
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Post by Up the Duff. on Apr 27, 2021 11:40:56 GMT 1
Random comment but it seems crazy that this thread is still going 4 1/2 years after it was originally asked if Bristol City and Brum losing at half time was good for us The simplicity of the thread makes it the best one on here, in my opinion. Maybe we could have just one thread for transfer rumours... 👍
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Post by thomo on Apr 27, 2021 11:55:59 GMT 1
Anyone else fully expecting a Rotherham win tonight and a Derby win on Saturday coupled with a town defeat. Feel like we could be sweating come Saturday evening. Hope not of course. Things have just got a very sickly feel to them right now.
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Post by Floyds on Apr 27, 2021 12:02:31 GMT 1
Anyone else fully expecting a Rotherham win tonight and a Derby win on Saturday coupled with a town defeat. Feel like we could be sweating come Saturday evening. Hope not of course. Things have just got a very sickly feel to them right now. Put £50 on us to go down @ 66/1 and you'll almost be hoping that that's the case!
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Post by lochnessterrier on Apr 27, 2021 12:29:48 GMT 1
Anyone else fully expecting a Rotherham win tonight and a Derby win on Saturday coupled with a town defeat. Feel like we could be sweating come Saturday evening. Hope not of course. Things have just got a very sickly feel to them right now. To be honest if we can't beat a Coventry team with absolutely nothing to play for we deserve to be sweating to the very end. If we manage to stay up with less than 50 points we will have been extremely lucky in my opinion. We are now at our lowest ebb since winning promotion from League 1.
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Post by iangreaves on Apr 27, 2021 12:56:13 GMT 1
These rules haven't stopped Carlos putting out weakened teams in games he thought it was OK to throw away. Not that it's done us any good because on each occasion our "rested" players have blown the following games they were being saved for. If I remember correctly I think it only applies to the last few games of the season, but I could be wrong? Edit: Here's what the EFL decided after we did it 👇 www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/football/news/new-efl-rules-set-avoid-14326394What if some players are "injured."
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Post by lossiemouthtownfan on Apr 27, 2021 13:08:13 GMT 1
Anyone else fully expecting a Rotherham win tonight and a Derby win on Saturday coupled with a town defeat. Feel like we could be sweating come Saturday evening. Hope not of course. Things have just got a very sickly feel to them right now. That's what being a football (Town)fan is all about. You expect every other team to win and us to lose.
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Post by impact on Apr 27, 2021 13:15:52 GMT 1
The EFL didn't have a leg to stand on with us. I think every player bar Coleman had started around 10 games that season.
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Post by sonny on Apr 27, 2021 13:27:36 GMT 1
The rule (that any teamsheet after the last Thursday in March should include 10 outfield players from the previous match) is now meaningless because of the increase to 9 substitutions this season. You could put virtually the entire first team on the bench without any infringement.
Anyway it's arguable that fringe players trying to prove their worth are a stronger proposition than first teamers 'saving' themselves and turning in Bacuna-style challenges for 90 minutes.
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Post by Torquayterrier on Apr 27, 2021 14:06:17 GMT 1
Derby in with a shout on Sat but I'm not sure about a Rotherham win tonight. I think Brentford could rest a couple of players and still at least get a point. The way Rotherham's luck is going they will be down to 10 men after half an hour 'cos one of their players looked at the ref a bit funny. Maybe a draw for them tonight and a draw for us on Sat?
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Post by Porrohman on Apr 27, 2021 14:37:13 GMT 1
The rule (that any teamsheet after the last Thursday in March should include 10 outfield players from the previous match) is now meaningless because of the increase to 9 substitutions this season. You could put virtually the entire first team on the bench without any infringement. Anyway it's arguable that fringe players trying to prove their worth are a stronger proposition than first teamers 'saving' themselves and turning in Bacuna-style challenges for 90 minutes. The ones that are stopping here and the one laughably talked about as a PL player next season haven't exactly covered themselves in glory either 🤔
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Post by impact on Apr 27, 2021 14:40:13 GMT 1
The rule (that any teamsheet after the last Thursday in March should include 10 outfield players from the previous match) is now meaningless because of the increase to 9 substitutions this season. You could put virtually the entire first team on the bench without any infringement. Anyway it's arguable that fringe players trying to prove their worth are a stronger proposition than first teamers 'saving' themselves and turning in Bacuna-style challenges for 90 minutes. The ones that are stopping here and the one laughably talked about as a PL player next season haven't exactly covered themselves in glory either 🤔 They've been miles better than Bacuna and haven't ducked challenges leading to goals 2 games running.
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Post by araucaria on Apr 27, 2021 17:46:29 GMT 1
Anyone else fully expecting a Rotherham win tonight and a Derby win on Saturday coupled with a town defeat. Feel like we could be sweating come Saturday evening. Hope not of course. Things have just got a very sickly feel to them right now. Put £50 on us to go down @ 66/1 and you'll almost be hoping that that's the case! Somebody's obviously taken that 66-1 because Bet Victor are now offering 25-1. Sporting Index offering 50-1; most others 40-1. 200-1 on with William Hill to stay up last time I looked.
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Post by jonbrno on Apr 27, 2021 18:03:55 GMT 1
Brentford make 5 changes for Rotherham match.
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Post by westislandterrier on Apr 27, 2021 18:11:43 GMT 1
Rotherham to win please. Would prefer Derby to drop for our chances looking better next season. Yeah I get your sentiments runner and in fact when Wednesday and Derby matches ended on Saturday I was willing Rotherham for an injury time equaliser at Barnsley. However I was three sheets to the wind on the whisky and hadn’t taken their games in hand into consideration and was quite rightly pulled up by several of DATM’s finest about ma wishes potentially decreasing Town’s chances of survival. It’s so so tight, this possibility, that possibility that we do need every advantage no matter how small it may be. Not likely, but I wish Rotherham would do a Carlos a’la Norwich, throw this one, B team out, A team a (much needed) weeks rest and all eggs in the basket to beat Blackburn and Luton and draw with Cardiff, not enough to catch Town that but enough to relegate Derby and Wendy’s more than likely.
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Post by Floyds on Apr 27, 2021 18:17:06 GMT 1
Put £50 on us to go down @ 66/1 and you'll almost be hoping that that's the case! Somebody's obviously taken that 66-1 because Bet Victor are now offering 25-1. Sporting Index offering 50-1; most others 40-1. 200-1 on with William Hill to stay up last time I looked. I’ve had a go on Bet Victor at 66/1 given our recent performances. And given Brentford have made 5 changes, Swansea will do the same and we wouldn’t get a point if Coventry and Reading played their ladies sides, I think it’s decent value…
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Post by iangreaves on Apr 27, 2021 18:17:31 GMT 1
Brentford make 5 changes for Rotherham match. So much for the EFL rule. Hahaha.
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Post by sapphireblue on Apr 27, 2021 18:27:50 GMT 1
Brentford make 5 changes for Rotherham match. So much for the EFL rule. Hahaha. Have you read the rule?
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Post by morleyterrier on Apr 27, 2021 18:32:53 GMT 1
So much for the EFL rule. Hahaha. Have you read the rule? More to the point, did they support Town when Wagner made 10 changes at Birmingham in our promotion season?. A match we unsurprisingly lost thus not helping other Teams out that are in the same situation as we are in now. If we did go down because other Teams have rolled over. We have no cause for complaint whatsoever.
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Post by iangreaves on Apr 27, 2021 18:33:45 GMT 1
So much for the EFL rule. Hahaha. Have you read the rule? An earlier poster said teams in the run-in are required to play 10 outfield players from the previous match.
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Post by iangreaves on Apr 27, 2021 18:35:25 GMT 1
More to the point, did they support Town when Wagner made 10 changes at Birmingham in our promotion season?. A match we unsurprisingly lost thus not helping other Teams out that are in the same situation as we are in now. If we did go down because other Teams have rolled over. We have no cause for complaint whatsoever. I'm certainly not complaining. I pointed out earlier today that Swansea had stated their intention to rest players against Derby. I was told by a poster that they couldn't do that now because the EFL had tightened the rules.
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Post by morleyterrier on Apr 27, 2021 18:38:54 GMT 1
More to the point, did they support Town when Wagner made 10 changes at Birmingham in our promotion season?. A match we unsurprisingly lost thus not helping other Teams out that are in the same situation as we are in now. If we did go down because other Teams have rolled over. We have no cause for complaint whatsoever. I'm certainly not complaining. I pointed out earlier today that Swansea had stated their intention to rest players against Derby. I was told by a poster that they couldn't do that now because the EFL had tightened the rules. Noted, I don’t believe we within the rules should have done either. We did though and got away with it. If I recall correctly, Wagner’s Team selection got quite a bit of wider bad press at the time. And not just Tony Mowbray who was fuming. In his mind on Saturday maybe?......
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Post by iangreaves on Apr 27, 2021 18:40:34 GMT 1
I'm certainly not complaining. I pointed out earlier today that Swansea had stated their intention to rest players against Derby. I was told by a poster that they couldn't do that now because the EFL had tightened the rules. Noted, I don’t believe we within the rules should have done either. We did though and got away with it. If I recall correctly, Wagner’s Team selection got quite a bit of wider bad press at the time. And not just Tony Mowbray who was fuming. In his mind on Saturday maybe?...... Maybe so. The simple fact is that if we can't help ourselves then we can't complain about what others do.
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Post by morleyterrier on Apr 27, 2021 18:41:31 GMT 1
Noted, I don’t believe we within the rules should have done either. We did though and got away with it. If I recall correctly, Wagner’s Team selection got quite a bit of wider bad press at the time. And not just Tony Mowbray who was fuming. In his mind on Saturday maybe?...... Maybe so. The simple fact is that if we can't help ourselves then we can't complain about what others do. Agreed!.
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Post by VLP Fan Club on Apr 27, 2021 18:54:18 GMT 1
Why are people bed wetting, fuck me that Brentford team would arse hole us, it’s more than good enough.
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Post by sapphireblue on Apr 27, 2021 18:54:28 GMT 1
An earlier poster said teams in the run-in are required to play 10 outfield players from the previous match. Name in the squad, not play. Subtle difference.
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Post by impact on Apr 27, 2021 19:00:26 GMT 1
Put £50 on us to go down @ 66/1 and you'll almost be hoping that that's the case! Somebody's obviously taken that 66-1 because Bet Victor are now offering 25-1. Sporting Index offering 50-1; most others 40-1. 200-1 on with William Hill to stay up last time I looked. 200-1 for us to stay up? I'll have a grand on please!
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Post by impact on Apr 27, 2021 19:01:38 GMT 1
Balbuena red overturned. The ref and VAR should both be stood down until they learn the laws of the game.
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