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Post by belizian on Apr 1, 2024 4:09:37 GMT 1
One thing Town always have is fight, even when we’re in bad form or have poor management, we always have some fight and a chance of pulling off a surprise result. The thing that concerns me is we’ve barely had any for the last few games, especially the cov game where there seemed to be quite a few players that couldn’t care less. I’m not blaming AB, but something has definitely changed for the worse over the last few weeks and I don’t think it’s a confidence issue. We HAVE to get a result tomorrow, no ifs or buts. Fail to get anything and that’s us down in my book. This is probably our biggest game since the playoff final. Six managers in eighteen months all preaching a different version of soccer. No wonder these players look confused and in some cases disinterested. |
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Post by detox on Apr 1, 2024 8:03:41 GMT 1
I think it's the nature of the manager. If you have a consoling, easy going manager players don't feel as inspired as much as perhaps they would under a Warnock style. Players need motivating and there's nothing like a screaming angry manager balling you out for not trying hard enough.
Too many wet lettuces in our team, Wiles for example, need their bums kicking.
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Post by ajcrossley92 on Apr 1, 2024 9:41:32 GMT 1
Spare ticket going for free. Message me if interested!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2024 10:18:07 GMT 1
0-1 town, Rudoni to score from a penalty the most unlikely eventuality in the history of the modern game. Could happen if the ball reached the goal line |
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Post by Christ in Shades (art) on Apr 1, 2024 10:21:18 GMT 1
Come on Town, just win for fooks sake.
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Post by themanfromatlantis on Apr 1, 2024 10:24:26 GMT 1
The start of the (far too regular) survival run… 🤞
Come on Town!!!
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Post by daltonterrier44 on Apr 1, 2024 10:40:57 GMT 1
Big game today but a big blow not having Tom Edwards avalible…for Stoke that is 😆
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Post by runner76 on Apr 1, 2024 10:54:38 GMT 1
I’ll take a point
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Post by rocky on Apr 1, 2024 10:58:33 GMT 1
I normally think that way but it’s getting to the point where we need wins. |
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Post by runner76 on Apr 1, 2024 11:01:13 GMT 1
I normally think that way but it’s getting to the point where we need wins. Well I’d prefer 3 points  Main thing is we don’t fall away from any pack in front of us during the run in |
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Post by irverino on Apr 1, 2024 11:24:27 GMT 1
A year ago on April fools day sitting 3rd from bottom Neil Warnock's Town team absolutely thrashed 3rd from top Middlesbrough. Kevin Nagle a few days earlier was announced as Town's new prospective buyer, the bars in Town were packed with happy fans believing the corner was turned that we going to stay up & with a new owner to take us forward to the promised land.....My gut feeling says we will struggle to repeat last years heroics, I sincerely hope I'm wrong & we avoid the drop, take a 0-0 today if just to stop us conceding.
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Post by Sugy , Paignton Devon Terrier on Apr 1, 2024 11:30:13 GMT 1
If the players arnt up for this game then they might as well pull the shutters down and call it a day
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Post by rothwellterrier on Apr 1, 2024 11:32:35 GMT 1
Another game with Pearson playing ffs He's a good defender and the alternative is someone from the B team. Also his shite passing is less used when he's in a back 4 because he isn't out wide and will have easy passes to the full backs on and we'll have to play a back 4 He looked really uncomfortable on Friday when Balker went off injured and he was switched to the left side centre half. On the plus side, putting him there meant any long pass that were sliced at least had most of the pitch to land on and not straight into the stands |
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Post by DATM Travel Agent on Apr 1, 2024 11:37:40 GMT 1
Where's the best place for boozing? Annoyingly I can't remember the name of the place I went in in 2018 when we lost 2-0.
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Post by Million Dollar Babies on Apr 1, 2024 11:38:05 GMT 1
A year ago on April fools day sitting 3rd from bottom Neil Warnock's Town team absolutely thrashed 3rd from top Middlesbrough. Kevin Nagle a few days earlier was announced as Town's new prospective buyer, the bars in Town were packed with happy fans believing the corner was turned that we going to stay up & with a new owner to take us forward to the promised land.....My gut feeling says we will struggle to repeat last years heroics, I sincerely hope I'm wrong & we avoid the drop, take a 0-0 today if just to stop us conceding. That game for me summed up just how lucky Warnock seems to be sometimes. Middlesbrough dominated the first half far more than Coventry did on Friday but didn't take their chances. Ruffels fortuitously bounces through a few tackles straight from the second half kick off and then everything else we try ends up in the back of the net. On another day Middlesbrough win that with ease. The Blackburn game was the same, they absolutely destroyed us and we came away with a point. Millwall we had one attack it felt like and came away with 3 points. |
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Post by htafcokay on Apr 1, 2024 11:43:20 GMT 1
A year ago on April fools day sitting 3rd from bottom Neil Warnock's Town team absolutely thrashed 3rd from top Middlesbrough. Kevin Nagle a few days earlier was announced as Town's new prospective buyer, the bars in Town were packed with happy fans believing the corner was turned that we going to stay up & with a new owner to take us forward to the promised land.....My gut feeling says we will struggle to repeat last years heroics, I sincerely hope I'm wrong & we avoid the drop, take a 0-0 today if just to stop us conceding. That game for me summed up just how lucky Warnock seems to be sometimes. Middlesbrough dominated the first half far more than Coventry did on Friday but didn't take their chances. Ruffels fortuitously bounces through a few tackles straight from the second half kick off and then everything else we try ends up in the back of the net. On another day Middlesbrough win that with ease. The Blackburn game was the same, they absolutely destroyed us and we came away with a point. Millwall we had one attack it felt like and came away with 3 points. Lucky? Or just very good at his job? |
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Post by royrace on Apr 1, 2024 11:44:59 GMT 1
A year ago on April fools day sitting 3rd from bottom Neil Warnock's Town team absolutely thrashed 3rd from top Middlesbrough. Kevin Nagle a few days earlier was announced as Town's new prospective buyer, the bars in Town were packed with happy fans believing the corner was turned that we going to stay up & with a new owner to take us forward to the promised land.....My gut feeling says we will struggle to repeat last years heroics, I sincerely hope I'm wrong & we avoid the drop, take a 0-0 today if just to stop us conceding. That game for me summed up just how lucky Warnock seems to be sometimes. Middlesbrough dominated the first half far more than Coventry did on Friday but didn't take their chances. Ruffels fortuitously bounces through a few tackles straight from the second half kick off and then everything else we try ends up in the back of the net. On another day Middlesbrough win that with ease. The Blackburn game was the same, they absolutely destroyed us and we came away with a point. Millwall we had one attack it felt like and came away with 3 points. The big difference is that despite the lack of quality Warnock had them all up for the fight. Didn't see any of that on Saturday, in fact the opposite, lost almost every 50 50 in that first half. They're never gonna get lucky playing without conviction, that's the absolute minimum requirement and it's concerning the coach hasn't been able to instill that for whatever reason. Hoping for a huge improvement today. |
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Post by Million Dollar Babies on Apr 1, 2024 11:47:44 GMT 1
That game for me summed up just how lucky Warnock seems to be sometimes. Middlesbrough dominated the first half far more than Coventry did on Friday but didn't take their chances. Ruffels fortuitously bounces through a few tackles straight from the second half kick off and then everything else we try ends up in the back of the net. On another day Middlesbrough win that with ease. The Blackburn game was the same, they absolutely destroyed us and we came away with a point. Millwall we had one attack it felt like and came away with 3 points. The big difference is that despite the lack of quality Warnock had them all up for the fight. Didn't see any of that on Saturday, in fact the opposite, lost almost every 50 50 in that first half. They're never gonna get lucky playing without conviction, that's the absolute minimum requirement and it's concerning the coach hasn't been able to instill that for whatever reason. Hoping for a huge improvement today. The Middlesbrough games was exactly the same first half. Outclassed and outfought. That early goal at the start of the second half suddenly gave the players some confidence just like the Healey goal did on Saturday and rattled Coventry for a brief spell At this stage of the season luck plays a huge role. |
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Post by townatheart on Apr 1, 2024 12:08:38 GMT 1
That game for me summed up just how lucky Warnock seems to be sometimes. Middlesbrough dominated the first half far more than Coventry did on Friday but didn't take their chances. Ruffels fortuitously bounces through a few tackles straight from the second half kick off and then everything else we try ends up in the back of the net. On another day Middlesbrough win that with ease. The Blackburn game was the same, they absolutely destroyed us and we came away with a point. Millwall we had one attack it felt like and came away with 3 points. Lucky? Or just very good at his job? Suspect it is bit of both😉 |
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Post by bells ringing :) on Apr 1, 2024 12:25:35 GMT 1
Lucky? Or just very good at his job? Suspect it is bit of both😉 But you also have to earn luck, maybe Warnock earns his luck more than other bosses? i think its due to having a braver approach possibly ? |
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Post by ACW on Apr 1, 2024 12:26:11 GMT 1
Lucky? Or just very good at his job? Suspect it is bit of both😉 Agreed. No one in their right mind would suggest Warnock isn't a very good manager, but when you are relying on the opposition missing chances (as we did at the back end of last season in quite a few matches), luck has to play a part. Then again, Warnock is canny enough to know how to ensure a team maximises any luck they get. |
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Post by stinkypete on Apr 1, 2024 12:27:07 GMT 1
A draw will only be ok if results go our way but then that makes next Saturday pretty much a must win.
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Post by isleofmanterrier on Apr 1, 2024 12:33:18 GMT 1
Looking at all our rivals fixtures, I think 8/9 points will be enough to stay up. Which doesn’t make today a MUST win imo, but would obviously be nice to get a decent chunk of those points on the board early on in our run in.
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Post by Million Dollar Babies on Apr 1, 2024 12:40:46 GMT 1
Suspect it is bit of both😉 But you also have to earn luck, maybe Warnock earns his luck more than other bosses? i think its due to having a braver approach possibly ? Braver approach? We were averaging something like 25% possession under him and won some games with 1/5th the number of shots the opposition had. He's a great manager but we massively rode our luck last season. Our stats recently show us as being far more competitive than we were this time last season yet our results are poor |
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Post by nicovaesen on Apr 1, 2024 12:51:10 GMT 1
3-0 town well shit em
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Post by galpharm2400 on Apr 1, 2024 12:58:27 GMT 1
But you also have to earn luck, maybe Warnock earns his luck more than other bosses? i think its due to having a braver approach possibly ? Braver approach? We were averaging something like 25% possession under him and won some games with 1/5th the number of shots the opposition had. He's a great manager but we massively rode our luck last season. Our stats recently show us as being far more competitive than we were this time last season yet our results are poor The braver approach was playing higher up the pitch and engaging further up the pitch. It wasnt continual high pressing simply being 20 yards further up the pitch, the possession the opposition had was further away from our goal. It can be a tactic for us, we saw it against leeds and first half v west brom. Its hard work and subs are essential, even if winning, but it can be done. Personally id like to see us bit a bit braver when defending, leave players up or dont get as many back as deep, have out balls and have the best chance to break. So many blue and white shirts back so deep and so many goals conceeded from 2nd or 3 attacks in the same move.. Lots of pointing means some of our numbers dont know who they should pick up and it ends up with 3 town players stood next to each other as we concede..too many cooks etc..? |
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Post by irverino on Apr 1, 2024 12:58:59 GMT 1
That game for me summed up just how lucky Warnock seems to be sometimes. Middlesbrough dominated the first half far more than Coventry did on Friday but didn't take their chances. Ruffels fortuitously bounces through a few tackles straight from the second half kick off and then everything else we try ends up in the back of the net. On another day Middlesbrough win that with ease. The Blackburn game was the same, they absolutely destroyed us and we came away with a point. Millwall we had one attack it felt like and came away with 3 points. Lucky? Or just very good at his job? Its all in Neil Warnock's 'Ladybird book of Lucky football', how to win promotion after promotion & save teams from relegation time after time.......Lucky? Yeh right. |
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Post by utttrooper on Apr 1, 2024 13:04:40 GMT 1
Looking at all our rivals fixtures, I think 8/9 points will be enough to stay up. Which doesn’t make today a MUST win imo, but would obviously be nice to get a decent chunk of those points on the board early on in our run in. I'd say we need to not lose here to at least keep Stoke in it but we need 4 points out of these 2 games |
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Post by always a terrier on Apr 1, 2024 13:11:58 GMT 1
Well apathy has well & truly set in with town. Can’t even be arsed watching it today. Suspect stoke will have almost a full house at £10 quid a ticket and we will probably get stuffed. Just bring on league one for me now and let’s have a complete clear out from top to bottom and begin again.
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Post by andyboothscat on Apr 1, 2024 13:23:25 GMT 1
Looking at all our rivals fixtures, I think 8/9 points will be enough to stay up. Which doesn’t make today a MUST win imo, but would obviously be nice to get a decent chunk of those points on the board early on in our run in. I'd say we need to not lose here to at least keep Stoke in it but we need 4 points out of these 2 games I think there have been people in the last 4 match threads saying it’s not a must win game. But given we are obliging and indeed not winning AND most have written off the final game it feels like a must win to me by this point. |
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