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Post by explorer on Dec 8, 2018 18:55:22 GMT 1
Worked hard, fought for every ball, made them look mediocre. Well done Town. HOWEVER I don't think their goalkeeper had a save to make. Different day, same problem. We literally don't have anyone in the team you would back to get half a dozen goals all season. I thought Pritchard might, but as someone else said he goes to pieces in the box. Lossl didn’t exactly have the busiest day at the office either to be fair. One save maybe? One VERY GOOD save, and very quick off his line with a good block when that curly-haired fella looked to be in.
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Post by hypotenuse on Dec 8, 2018 18:55:27 GMT 1
Ref had a good game. We make these top teams look ordinary consistently. It’s not because they are having an off day, it’s because we are stopping them from playing. So unlucky again. Schindler sucked to the ball. Could have been 7 points this week, instead 0. Surely everyone now agrees that we are a better team this season than last. Bacuna decent cameo. The wins will come and Wagner will alter tactics when we have no choice. And yes, we have the players to do it, but he being rightly pragmatic with so many games left. I agree that we are playing miles above the level of last year excluding the first 3 games, perhaps. It’s often been very fine margins not going for us. I think we may well go down but we are going the right way about it. No complaints from me. More of the same, please.
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Post by Macduff on Dec 8, 2018 19:05:21 GMT 1
Liked what I saw of it (sanding floorboards) but it was always going to be difficult keeping a side of Arsenal's quality out for 90 minutes. It makes me smile that whenever we give as good or better than we get, apparently the other team are having (according to commentators) an off day or for some reason are not playing well. 90% of pundits talk bollocks, so I utterly avoid Talkshite (and have since the 2 Dannys finished) and don't watch MOTD. We prevent these teams from playing their game and rarely get enough credit for it. I think we are a better team than last year, and just need a few goals to kick on. UTT How are your floorboards? Getting there thanks mate. I would have had carpet, but my wife fancied floorboards and rugs. Having to remove 70 years of paint splashes and dark stain round the edge. Still, got myself a belt sander so am feeling manly at least.
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Post by terriersyndrome on Dec 8, 2018 19:05:32 GMT 1
Oh well, we just came up short today with the extra quality Arsenal have. The lads put in one hell of a shift & frustrated the life out of Arsenal, kept them at arms lenth for long periods but just fell short unfortunately.
We had chances but taking them is our Achilles heel as we all know. Pritchard had a couple of good chances, the first in particular he should have atleased hit the target. Depoitre runs around alot but provides little else. I like him but he's definitely gone backwards this season.
On to the Newcastle game now, I have no doubt Wagner will have them fired up for it. It's a huge game.
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Post by ACW on Dec 8, 2018 19:05:35 GMT 1
Ref had a good game. We make these top teams look ordinary consistently. It’s not because they are having an off day, it’s because we are stopping them from playing. So unlucky again. Schindler sucked to the ball. Could have been 7 points this week, instead 0. Surely everyone now agrees that we are a better team this season than last. Bacuna decent cameo. The wins will come and Wagner will alter tactics when we have no choice. And yes, we have the players to do it, but he being rightly pragmatic with so many games left. I agree that we are playing miles above the level of last year excluding the first 3 games, perhaps. It’s often been very fine margins not going for us. I think we may well go down but we are going the right way about it. No complaints from me. More of the same, please. Fine margins - definately. Three single goal defeats in a week, and we can genuinely say we could/should have got something from every game. Trouble is, we only scored twice in those games, and both goals came from defenders. I am genuinely proud of the way we have played this season, and would love to think we can stay up, but if we don't find a way to get our attacking players scoring I fear the worst.
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Post by teddytheterrier on Dec 8, 2018 19:07:23 GMT 1
Get some perspective on it. They started with Aubameyang and Lacazette up front, two of the best strikers in Europe. We had Lolo Depoitre up top. They've got so much more quality in comparison with us.
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Post by impact on Dec 8, 2018 19:20:03 GMT 1
It was a shirt pull. I don't know how many times you need telling that it is against the rules to pull a players shirt. He dived after but the first offence was the shirt pull Ah so a shirt pull is an offence but a push isn't? And "looking for it" only counts for pushes and not shirt pulls?
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Post by mayorofcov (BFHB) Honours on Dec 8, 2018 19:28:19 GMT 1
We are very close to be massive A couple of tweeks in January and
We are unbeatable We are unbeatable We are unbeatable We are unbeatable
Just going home now very proud lots of praise from these UTT
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2018 19:34:20 GMT 1
Happy with the performance, especially as we almost nicked a point. Thought we had two decent shouts for pens against Pritchard and Lolo, but I'd need to see them again ... not that I ever expect to us to get one, of course. That might upset the match of the day morons.
I thought the ref was very good, all the same, and quite right to book them twice for blatant dives.
Onwards and upwards, I hope.
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Post by morleyterrier on Dec 8, 2018 20:01:58 GMT 1
Really tough week Played with 10 men for an hour versus a mid table side - edged out Battered a top 10 team side away - edged out Took a top side deep away - edged out We’re in touching distance of cracking this - so to end with zero points is really gutting Keep the performances going and better results will come I’m sure Regardless even the most harsh critic would struggle to argue we’re not competitive in this league Really tough week?, zero points which out of these three fixtures is worrying.
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Post by turbo2 on Dec 8, 2018 20:06:43 GMT 1
Zero points this week is very frustrating after the efforts of the boys. We must keep the support going. Massive games every week in this league and still loads to play for. UTT
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Post by artysid on Dec 8, 2018 20:08:46 GMT 1
OK the last three games have been disappointing and annoying, but any Town fan who isn't proud of today's performance needs to hang their head in shame (IMO).
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Post by ACW on Dec 8, 2018 20:16:13 GMT 1
This week has been beyond frustrating, particularly as we have played pretty well - especially in the away games at Bournemouth and Arsenal.
There are obviously concerns arising from the lack of points, but the overwhelming positive for me is we have generally kept up our good levels of performance. We are gaining a level of consistency - performance-wise - that we can take into a very important run of fixtures. This week has been very frustrating for everyone, but we are still producing good performances, which gives me reason to believe we can get some good results in the upcoming games against weaker opposition.
The one thing we can't afford is to let out standards slip - not now, not against our direct rivals.
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Post by Doc Halladay 32 on Dec 8, 2018 20:18:20 GMT 1
Really intriguing game and incredibly proud that MY Town team fought, battled and were tenacious throughout the 90 minutes.
Losing to a single goal late away at a top six side and STILL the moaners are out in force.
We overachieved last season by staying up and are very much one of the favourites to be relegated this season and if we are then no-one will be more gutted than me.
We have put in for the majority of games, far better performances this season and we all know as Town fans that it is suitably typical that these are largely going unrewarded this season.
Hopefully we can beat some of our rivals in the next 6 games but the bottom of the table is STILL incredibly tight and as we saw last season that NOTHING is decided re. relegation until the final month of the season - If we sign this 'pivotal' striker during the first minute of the window then at most he will likely be available for only the last one of the next 6 games.
Given we only have 10 points and goals from our first 16 games, I would have suspected that we'd be adrift at the bottom but it is all still to fight for, and I'm sure everyone at the club will be giving it their all in trying to do so.
I'm certainly glad I'm able to make the trip home this winter to see, first hand, this PL version of Town after seeing every other divisional version of us.
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Post by explorer on Dec 8, 2018 20:22:14 GMT 1
Really tough week Played with 10 men for an hour versus a mid table side - edged out Battered a top 10 team side away - edged out Took a top side deep away - edged out We’re in touching distance of cracking this - so to end with zero points is really gutting Keep the performances going and better results will come I’m sure Regardless even the most harsh critic would struggle to argue we’re not competitive in this league Really tough week?, zero points which out of these three fixtures is worrying. I doubt anybody really expected anything from the two away games ( hoped for something maybe, but not expected). Brighton are one of those teams where we have a chance of beating or getting beaten by them. 11 v 11 we would have been in with a good shout. I expected 3 points from Brighton, none from the aways. If Brighton had remained 11 v11 we would probably have got that. So...worried? Given the away performances -no, just disappointed.
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Post by Malvern Tom (WAHLS) on Dec 8, 2018 20:33:08 GMT 1
Can I add my appreciation of Steve Mounie and his gifts of shirts etc to the Town fans. Touch of class.
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Post by drumriggend on Dec 8, 2018 20:35:56 GMT 1
Great performance today.. Our players give everything.. What we lack in quality we make up for in effort.. If aubamyang was playin for us instead of ldp..we would have won.. Love Lolo.. tries his best..works hard.. Not good enough.. Can't believe how far we have come since waggers took over.. Arsenal are a serious team.. We pushed them hard today. Up The Fooking Town 😁
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Post by HuddsTerrier on Dec 8, 2018 20:36:43 GMT 1
Really tough week Played with 10 men for an hour versus a mid table side - edged out Battered a top 10 team side away - edged out Took a top side deep away - edged out We’re in touching distance of cracking this - so to end with zero points is really gutting Keep the performances going and better results will come I’m sure Regardless even the most harsh critic would struggle to argue we’re not competitive in this league Really tough week?, zero points which out of these three fixtures is worrying. Tough as in the lads have put there all in for three games and got nowt to show for it We’re not far off and I’m not that dispondent as a result
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Post by drumriggend on Dec 8, 2018 20:37:08 GMT 1
Can I add my appreciation of Steve Mounie and his gifts of shirts etc to the Town fans. Touch of class. Brilliant that.. Mounie song during break in play.. Well done steve
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Post by morleyterrier on Dec 8, 2018 20:40:50 GMT 1
Really tough week?, zero points which out of these three fixtures is worrying. Tough as in the lads have put there all in for three games and got nowt to show for it We’re not far off and I’m not that dispondent as a result We have been 'not that far off' for fucking ages. It's a very boring broken record.
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Post by Malvern Tom (WAHLS) on Dec 8, 2018 20:44:59 GMT 1
Tough as in the lads have put there all in for three games and got nowt to show for it We’re not far off and I’m not that dispondent as a result We have been 'not that far off' for fucking ages. It's a very boring broken record. I for one, will never get bored of Town pushing one of the biggest clubs in Europe all the way. Well played Town. As bad and as low we feel, it must be horrible to put that effort in and come away with nowt.
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Post by Christ in Shades (art) on Dec 8, 2018 20:46:43 GMT 1
Tough as in the lads have put there all in for three games and got nowt to show for it We’re not far off and I’m not that dispondent as a result We have been 'not that far off' for fucking ages. It's a very boring broken record. I agree it's bit boring now, no one gets points for playing well and losing. I would take a few games where we played bloody awfully but won.
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Post by Doc Halladay 32 on Dec 8, 2018 20:50:27 GMT 1
Tough as in the lads have put there all in for three games and got nowt to show for it We’re not far off and I’m not that dispondent as a result We have been 'not that far off' for fucking ages. It's a very boring broken record. Is it? Largely against the the top six last season the broken record was 'are we even trying to win this game?' This season is an entirely different prospect - it's a shame for you and a few others that our improvements in performances can't be enjoyed for just that - It may well not be enough come the end of the season but the world won't end even if it isn't. It's nice that broken records are now the order of the day, rather than the dummy spitting 'relegated by Christmas.... the country is laughing at us' posts of earlier in the season though
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Post by ACW on Dec 8, 2018 20:53:44 GMT 1
We have been 'not that far off' for fucking ages. It's a very boring broken record. I agree it's bit boring now, no one gets points for playing well and losing. I would take a few games where we played bloody awfully but won. It's hard enough winning when we play well, we'd have no chance if we play "bloody awful". All we can do is continue to do our best and keep improving. I believe we are doing that. This is a bloody tough league to play in, and despite our obvious improvements in general play, we still struggle to score and get the points our performances often deserve. We are much tougher to score against, can match most teams in the league in general play, and are competitive in most games. Unfortunately, we still haven't cracked our scoring problem, and that is killing us. Its the hardest problem to solve, particularly as we don't have the finances or "pull" of most teams in this league.
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Post by ACW on Dec 8, 2018 20:54:44 GMT 1
Tough as in the lads have put there all in for three games and got nowt to show for it We’re not far off and I’m not that dispondent as a result We have been 'not that far off' for fucking ages. It's a very boring broken record. There's quite a few "very boring" broken records on this site.
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Post by tvor on Dec 8, 2018 20:54:52 GMT 1
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Post by frankslegs on Dec 8, 2018 20:55:12 GMT 1
Correct Pkaying three at the back has made us far more solid.We are definitely an improvement on last year-a poor summer transfer window will ultimately cost us.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2018 20:55:58 GMT 1
It was a shirt pull. I don't know how many times you need telling that it is against the rules to pull a players shirt. He dived after but the first offence was the shirt pull Ah so a shirt pull is an offence but a push isn't? And "looking for it" only counts for pushes and not shirt pulls? Looked to be a clear shirt pull on Kongolo 2nd half from a cross,no penalty for us
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Post by joeyjoneslocker on Dec 8, 2018 20:56:01 GMT 1
Tough as in the lads have put there all in for three games and got nowt to show for it We’re not far off and I’m not that dispondent as a result We have been 'not that far off' for fucking ages. It's a very boring broken record. Not really Morley. Last season we were miles off for a lot of games, Arsenal being one of them. We got torn a new one last year, not this time. We have only been ‘not that far off’ this season only so the record ain’t been playing that long. There is a massive difference in this seasons performances to last seasons. We will only know come May, if it isn’t enough then fair enough but I for one am very happy with our performances of late. Would much rather this scenario than win some, lose some, draw some in another division.
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Post by HuddsTerrier on Dec 8, 2018 21:01:11 GMT 1
Tough as in the lads have put there all in for three games and got nowt to show for it We’re not far off and I’m not that dispondent as a result We have been 'not that far off' for fucking ages. It's a very boring broken record. You obviously expect us to win at Arsenal or with 10 men for 60 mins As long as the lads give everything - and they are - I can’t get as worked up as you clearly are
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