E4b
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Post by E4b on Mar 7, 2024 11:52:38 GMT 1
Balker was massive in those games against Sunderland and Hull. Allowed us to defend miles from our own goal. Was not the problem we got forward enough we just didn't create anything of note apart from the Ward miss. It was just a bad day at the office. People go on about the Ward miss but what about Rudoni’s miss? From 3 yards out he managed to launch his header around 20 yards over the bar! As much idea as a 5 year old kid in a school playground! |
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Post by dezzly on Mar 7, 2024 11:57:48 GMT 1
Before last night, there have been 6 improved performances post DM with positives in every match. Progress is never going to be a straight line - last night was a poor performance. Individually some players were off it with their passing and first touch, and collectively we looked a bit leggy. Not every match are we are going to perform to the same level, no team does. The knee jerk comments of one week that some players I.e. Delano are world beaters to next week being rubbish and to not sign, is crazy. I’ve seen enough in the last 5 weeks to know the lads have enough quality and the right desire to keep us up. Plenty of winnable games left. Last night was a poor performance, nothing less, nothing more. We forget about it and prepare for Sunday. UTT Yet progress seems a straight line for Sheffield Wednesday and Qpr 2 teams we dominated only a few weeks ago I would say it was a mixture of lack of desire last night and too much tinkering with the team We have looked our best with koroma and sorba up front Most definitely wasn’t a straight line either.qpr had an initial “bounce” under cifuentes before not winning in 8 games(losing 5 of them) then picking up again. Rohl fair enough has largely been a success from day one with the odd blip in there. I think the desire think would be harsh to say when it’s one game,if it’s over a run of games then absolutely fair enough. I take the point on the koroma part above,I think he actually holds the ball up and brings people in better than most we have in truth and has pace,can sometimes be a one trick pony when he gets the ball facing goal but I’d look to start him Sunday,especially given burgzorgs performance last night. I think a good thing for us in the remaining fixtures is that we don’t have too many who have virtually nothing to play for like Cardiff.So teams even if they setup deep in first halves of games will at some point have to come out for the win.Obviously providing its level. I’d be surprised if last night was the norm for performances the rest of the season.And if it is let’s be honest we don’t stand much chance of survival. |
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bogart
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Post by bogart on Mar 7, 2024 12:42:51 GMT 1
As he said I think he will have learnt a lot last night. Let us hope so.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2024 17:06:22 GMT 1
Poor game. Another where our passes were over, or under, hit and the ball bounced off players, usually to the opposition, instead of sticking. Bad day at the office. Need to be better on Sunday and I’m sure we will be.
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Post by Detective Boyle on Mar 7, 2024 17:52:09 GMT 1
There’s a few of us have been saying the squad isn’t anywhere near good enough since last season. As bad as Moore was, not having a striker for most of his tenure certainly didn’t help. How many of our players would get in a top half Championship side? Helik. Possibly Nicholls. Thomas and Rudoni possibly in the squad on a good day. Headley and Spencer in the reserves being developed with the odd appearance on the bench. Warnock's ability to get players well beyond their capabilities has skewed people's minds. There's no way that last season, or indeed this season's squad (at the start of the season) were competitive at this level. We were absolutely garbage last season under numerous managers, and it wasn't until the end of March that we started to see some good performances. I honestly think Nagle, judging by his comments earlier in the season, saw the last two games of last season and believed that that's how that bunch of players performed all season. The fans, on the other hand, just swing from one extreme to the other depending on the result. We win a game, it's a late dash for the play-offs, we lose a game and we're shite and going down. The worrying thing is that we've actually spent money in January but neither forward has improved us, although Balker seems to be a decent signing but seems a sicknote at the moment, Matos has been the best signing but seems underused (probably a clause in the deal) and the best thing to come out of January is the return of Brodie Spencer. The squad needs a real overhaul, and if Nagle is serious about getting to the Premier League, then he needs to back Breitenreiter to the hilt and also rid the squad of all the perennial strugglers. There's a reason why we're fighting relegation every season. The squad simply isn't good enough. Absolutely bang on is that. I constantly read from fans that the players we have are amazing. So whose fault is it that we’re perennially shit? Moore, Danny Schofield, Jan Siewert? The one constant is the players! I really hope that Nagle is prepared to be ruthless in the summer with our squad. |
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Post by sabailand on Mar 7, 2024 17:55:58 GMT 1
Its a bottom six championship squad unfortunately. Beats being a bottom half, league two squad though. Why bother rising to some sad fcuk that needs to post on another fans forum We had the resident L💩💩ds fan telling us last week that"oh if you attack us its how we like it..and playing into our hands" Yeah whatever...#not interested I think Bilo and Marshleeds are decent posters tbh, Bilo dosnt swear or abuse other posters but he sends some on here into a right old tizz, i think its piss funny. |
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Post by kayeb222 on Mar 7, 2024 19:16:17 GMT 1
We only need 2 teams to be worse than us really since Rotherham only have 19 points with just 10 games left. I think we can safely write them off! QPR and SW are going to be safe based on recent performances, we’re the ones more likely now to drop than stay up. I think our luck is running out. Moore’s atrocious 3 wins in 23 has probably fatally damaged us. AB has unfortunately got no room for error, an extremely tough task ahead. Up until last night our recent results and performances have been much improved and as long we avoid too many more off days then hopefully we'll be fine. If we can manage 4 wins and 3 draws or vice versa from the remaining 10 games we can probably still afford to lose 3 games and it not do too much damage to our chances of staying up. It will be close though. |
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Post by tepidterrier on Mar 7, 2024 20:28:51 GMT 1
QPR and SW are going to be safe based on recent performances, we’re the ones more likely now to drop than stay up. I think our luck is running out. Moore’s atrocious 3 wins in 23 has probably fatally damaged us. AB has unfortunately got no room for error, an extremely tough task ahead. Up until last night our recent results and performances have been much improved and as long we avoid too many more off days then hopefully we'll be fine. If we can manage 4 wins and 3 draws or vice versa from the remaining 10 games we can probably still afford to lose 3 games and it not do too much damage to our chances of staying up. It will be close though. 4 wins in 10 after 8 in 36 is a massive ask, but unfortunately it's probably what we need! |
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Post by kennyk2 on Mar 7, 2024 20:31:23 GMT 1
Up until last night our recent results and performances have been much improved and as long we avoid too many more off days then hopefully we'll be fine. If we can manage 4 wins and 3 draws or vice versa from the remaining 10 games we can probably still afford to lose 3 games and it not do too much damage to our chances of staying up. It will be close though. 4 wins in 10 after 8 in 36 is a massive ask, but unfortunately it's probably what we need! ? We've just won 3 in 7! |
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Ross83
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Post by Ross83 on Mar 7, 2024 20:34:17 GMT 1
It's unfortunate that we don't appear to be allowed to play Matos for 90 mins in more games. In the first half we were too deep, Matos allows us to play higher up the pitch, and consequently didn't carry enough of a threat. Overall there wasn't much in the game and if Danny makes contact we likely get a point. We need to hold our nerve though. We look a more competitive team than we did at the start of the year and we need to maintain that mindset and momentum. The reason we are in this position is well understood, well I think so anyway ie a poor summer window and some poor choices before January. It's possible we could be in the bottom three come kick off Sunday but if we are we need to focus on what we need to do. We know what Carlos will likely do, soak up and pick us off, so we need to find a plan to disrupt that. As long as the mindset continues as it has these past few weeks we will be ok. The "drains up" of what we should have done and what we need to do can wait until May. We have 11 games to secure our Championship status so let's all focus on that, accepting our weaknesses and mistakes (which we can't change now). Matos will be a top player. He's been excellent, it's almost like he's made of rubber.. you think he's gonna lose the ball and he bends a limb from somewhere to ping it away! Reminds me of a more agile but raw version of Mooy. I agree we look a different team when he plays, and along with Headley he gave us something different last night. His energy levels seem good so must be orders from Chelsea with his gametime. I bet Brooky hates him, looks like he's been in a mudbath after every game but the lad puts himself about! |
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Post by overtonterrierspirit on Mar 7, 2024 21:33:22 GMT 1
It's unfortunate that we don't appear to be allowed to play Matos for 90 mins in more games. In the first half we were too deep, Matos allows us to play higher up the pitch, and consequently didn't carry enough of a threat. Overall there wasn't much in the game and if Danny makes contact we likely get a point. We need to hold our nerve though. We look a more competitive team than we did at the start of the year and we need to maintain that mindset and momentum. The reason we are in this position is well understood, well I think so anyway ie a poor summer window and some poor choices before January. It's possible we could be in the bottom three come kick off Sunday but if we are we need to focus on what we need to do. We know what Carlos will likely do, soak up and pick us off, so we need to find a plan to disrupt that. As long as the mindset continues as it has these past few weeks we will be ok. The "drains up" of what we should have done and what we need to do can wait until May. We have 11 games to secure our Championship status so let's all focus on that, accepting our weaknesses and mistakes (which we can't change now). Matos will be a top player. He's been excellent, it's almost like he's made of rubber.. you think he's gonna lose the ball and he bends a limb from somewhere to ping it away! Reminds me of a more agile but raw version of Mooy. I agree we look a different team when he plays, and along with Headley he gave us something different last night. His energy levels seem good so must be orders from Chelsea with his gametime. I bet Brooky hates him, looks like he's been in a mudbath after every game but the lad puts himself about! Whilst I agree that Matos is a great prospect I don’t understand the comparison with a “raw” Mooy. I’ve seen no signs of Matos having the ability to dictate the pace of the game nor anything even close to Mooy’s passing ability. |
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Post by kayeb222 on Mar 7, 2024 23:13:15 GMT 1
4 wins in 10 after 8 in 36 is a massive ask, but unfortunately it's probably what we need! ? We've just won 3 in 7! If we keep that sort of form up then we should be fine but if we go back to our Oct/Nov/Dec form then we will be pretty much fu#ked! (Perhaps I should have included our form from Aug/Sept and Jan too!!). |
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Post by brighousebandbred on Mar 8, 2024 12:02:05 GMT 1
Town were off it against Cardiff but we still could easily have come away with something from the game , onwards and upwards let’s put it right on Sunday.
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Ross83
Steve Kindon Terrier
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Post by Ross83 on Mar 8, 2024 18:53:20 GMT 1
Matos will be a top player. He's been excellent, it's almost like he's made of rubber.. you think he's gonna lose the ball and he bends a limb from somewhere to ping it away! Reminds me of a more agile but raw version of Mooy. I agree we look a different team when he plays, and along with Headley he gave us something different last night. His energy levels seem good so must be orders from Chelsea with his gametime. I bet Brooky hates him, looks like he's been in a mudbath after every game but the lad puts himself about! Whilst I agree that Matos is a great prospect I don’t understand the comparison with a “raw” Mooy. I’ve seen no signs of Matos having the ability to dictate the pace of the game nor anything even close to Mooy’s passing ability. No, certainly not dictate a game like Mooy could, but he can definitely change it. The compassion was more in terms of close control of the ball and little intricate passes to play out of trouble. |
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Post by bleaklow on Mar 9, 2024 12:41:12 GMT 1
I've been away and haven't had time to read anything on here. But my comments on the Cardiff match may be out date. I thought the manager made mistakes. Headley should have started,
he's the quickest defender we've got. Bringing Rad on instead of Koroma was a very poor decision. Who signed these two useless centre forwards? And Thomas was losing the ball far too
much and also running into traffic. Wiles shouldn't have started - that was an awful mistake. Other than that, I think the new man will be ok.
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Post by allan 1958 (OAF-WROY)(SSLFF) on Mar 9, 2024 13:48:42 GMT 1
I've been away and haven't had time to read anything on here. But my comments on the Cardiff match may be out date. I thought the manager made mistakes. Headley should have started, he's the quickest defender we've got. Bringing Rad on instead of Koroma was a very poor decision. Who signed these two useless centre forwards? And Thomas was losing the ball far too much and also running into traffic. Wiles shouldn't have started - that was an awful mistake. Other than that, I think the new man will be ok. Do you write job references  |
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