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Post by workshyfop on May 28, 2023 11:25:04 GMT 1
A Wednesday win might not be as bad as some on here think! More chance of getting Duff, you’d imagine.
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Post by workshyfop on May 27, 2023 16:42:26 GMT 1
Scheisse
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Post by workshyfop on May 27, 2023 16:30:27 GMT 1
Dortmund all square … lost on GD. 😢
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Post by workshyfop on May 27, 2023 16:20:53 GMT 1
Bayern scored again! 😭
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Post by workshyfop on May 26, 2023 10:37:29 GMT 1
If we plan on going into the season with that current squad (and that’s assuming Ward and Koroma stay), we’re going to need Warnock at some stage. No one else could get a tune out of them. Might as well be the start, get to 50 points and then he can go fishing. Sorted!
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Post by workshyfop on May 25, 2023 14:47:02 GMT 1
What struck me as odd is, in his farewell statement, he says “if our paths don’t cross again”, which suggests to me his move to Norwich might not be a forgone conclusion. Otherwise it seems a strange and unnecessary thing to say.
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Post by workshyfop on May 23, 2023 20:24:53 GMT 1
They’ve already pissed the Championship next season and the only problem they can foresee is being everyone’s cup final.
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Post by workshyfop on May 23, 2023 20:21:02 GMT 1
They have a owner who now wants out as he realises the riches of the PL are now out of reach. Just looking to recoup as much as he can of his investment. Imagine …
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Post by workshyfop on May 23, 2023 12:31:59 GMT 1
I’ve heard the Warnock for another season rumour and not sure what to make of it. I know he only used to show up at the end of the week, do Friday and Saturday then head home, towards the latter stages of his career (although not at Town this past season). Could that work? Would it be an option with Jeppo sorting the training, etc.?
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Post by workshyfop on May 23, 2023 12:00:04 GMT 1
We won’t be able to “take a sledgehammer” to it as a lot of the players are under contract. The defence is decent if everyone stays fit. We need to improve the squad overall, although another midfielder or two and couple of forwards are the priority. Let’s not underestimate the manager/coach again. Corberan and Warnock have produced miracles at both ends of the table in the last few seasons. Not everyone can do that with the quality of players in our budget, as we have seen.
Hopefully our budget will be more competitive for the Championship under the new owner, but that remains to be seen. Either way, good coaching and man management are essential.
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Post by workshyfop on May 21, 2023 14:54:02 GMT 1
why on earth do people want rooney? his record is poor I bet Duane Holmes doesn’t want Rooney!
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Post by workshyfop on May 21, 2023 10:12:21 GMT 1
And despite the huge rivalry at the time, we signed the likes of Peter Jackson, Lee Sinnott, Paul Reid and Lee Duxbury from them. I know someone who refused to clap them because they were "Bradford bastards"! My father still hates Frank Stapleton for leaving us to become Bradford's player-manager in 1991! Not Frank, Judas I remember the first game after he’d gone there, Iwan attempted to snap him in two straight from the kick-off. Obviously not a lot of love lost there!
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Post by workshyfop on May 20, 2023 9:04:56 GMT 1
If we're stuck with Rhodes & Ward, with Simpson & Harratt, what has changed? We've been awful up front all this season, is it 11/12 league goals between the quartet in TOTAL?, it would be ridiculous to expect to compete with those 4. Fully agree. Personally for us to move forward, Rhodes, Ward & Holmes need to be moved on. Three experienced championship players. With a few others in defence, it’s a solid base. We need championship standard players and sadly there’s a few in the squad who aren’t. The players we’ve loaned to other sides in our division haven’t got much playing time, so that tells its own story. If we played with wingers and more on the front foot, Rhodes would probably score goals. Ward is steady enough, works hard. I like Holmes too, puts a shift in and has a bit of ability. I suppose it all depends on our budget, which remains to be seen. I’d hate to see the likes of them shipped out and replaced by Kamberi, Waghorn and Knockaert for example.
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Post by workshyfop on May 19, 2023 17:24:21 GMT 1
My worry is that the miracle Warnock pulled off (and the fact he mentioned how big an achievement keeping that lot up would be several times) somehow convinces those in charge that the squad is decent. It isn’t, especially once you factor in a few injuries. The squad was decent. It just took a decent manager to show that it was decent. We'll try and improve in this summer window but Warnock showed that the squad was perfectly capable of competing well in this division. We’ll have to agree to disagree on that one. We’ve had the lowest or one of the lowest budgets for the last few years and you can tell. We’ve had two miracles in two seasons, due to managers somehow polishing a turd, but in reality that has masked how poor the squad is in terms of quality. I’m not sure many of our players would get in any other teams in the Championship.
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Post by workshyfop on May 19, 2023 17:21:14 GMT 1
Wow, if true. He’s always struck me as someone who has massive faith in himself without actually doing anything to back it up. Saints could do a lot better, I think he was also attracting interest from Leicester too. Yeah, I thought he was nailed on for Leicester. Perhaps that’s only if they go down so Southampton are getting in first. Which is what we need to do if Swansea are suddenly looking for a new manager.
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Post by workshyfop on May 19, 2023 14:37:28 GMT 1
My worry is that the miracle Warnock pulled off (and the fact he mentioned how big an achievement keeping that lot up would be several times) somehow convinces those in charge that the squad is decent. It isn’t, especially once you factor in a few injuries. Isn't it the contrary - - that Warnock managed to keep "that lot" up was IN SPITE of them being shit, barring the handful of favourites he highlighted as being the best in the world ever in their position, like Rudoni, Ward and a handful of others? ie - the implication is the same/similar squad, with a manager "not as good" as Warnock, and we get relegated next season. Therefore we *need* better players, because we aren't going to get a better manager than Warnock (in his perception). That’s what I mean, although I’m a bit confused now. 😂
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Post by workshyfop on May 19, 2023 13:07:23 GMT 1
My worry is that the miracle Warnock pulled off (and the fact he mentioned how big an achievement keeping that lot up would be several times) somehow convinces those in charge that the squad is decent. It isn’t, especially once you factor in a few injuries.
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Post by workshyfop on May 19, 2023 13:01:49 GMT 1
Agree with all of that. But as a spectacle and example of how the game produces moments of excitement and emotion it was a great game. It boosts the appeal of the play offs to some tune. Given wendies were well, well clear of Peterborough over the season, justice was done. We have done well out of the play offs so Im not likely to knock them but home advantage for the second leg does not seem a proper advantage for clubs that could be miles ahead of their opponents over the regular season.? I’ve said this probably every year, but the team that finishes higher should go through if the scores are level after two legs.
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Post by workshyfop on May 18, 2023 22:45:02 GMT 1
An early Wednesday goal, 2-up at half-time and we’ve got a game on our hands. Otherwise could be a waste of time. If Peterborough are going through to the final, I want at least to see them suffer a bit getting there. Call me Nostraworkshy … I don’t mind Wednesday winning 4-0 and taking it to penalty heartbreak either way. I don’t think I’ve ever recovered from 1992, to be honest. I’m definitely buying a lottery ticket this week!
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Post by workshyfop on May 18, 2023 21:19:04 GMT 1
If you ever wanted experienced players to step up - Paterson and Bannan have been superb. Bannan is a different class. I went to see FGR beat Wednesday a month or so ago and the reason they lost was he had a rare off day … but he was still the best player on the pitch by a mile.
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Post by workshyfop on May 18, 2023 21:14:44 GMT 1
Nathan Thompson on at HT. Worst player in the lower leagues for time wasting, feigning injury and cheating. Well, we’ll have to take your word for that one! 😉
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Post by workshyfop on May 18, 2023 21:03:41 GMT 1
Already looking forward to tuning into the Sheff Weds game tonight. If nothing else it should be entertaining. Require at least 4 goals so have to attack from the outset. An early Wednesday goal, 2-up at half-time and we’ve got a game on our hands. Otherwise could be a waste of time. If Peterborough are going through to the final, I want at least to see them suffer a bit getting there. Call me Nostraworkshy … I don’t mind Wednesday winning 4-0 and taking it to penalty heartbreak either way. I don’t think I’ve ever recovered from 1992, to be honest.
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Post by workshyfop on May 18, 2023 15:10:12 GMT 1
Already looking forward to tuning into the Sheff Weds game tonight. If nothing else it should be entertaining. Require at least 4 goals so have to attack from the outset. An early Wednesday goal, 2-up at half-time and we’ve got a game on our hands. Otherwise could be a waste of time. If Peterborough are going through to the final, I want at least to see them suffer a bit getting there.
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Post by workshyfop on May 17, 2023 22:11:36 GMT 1
Fair play to Robins. I was pleased when he left us but to be fair he's had more backing there with Gyökeres and Hamer costing well over a million each. Shows what can be done when you invest in a little quality. I can’t remember who we sold that summer, but I do know his backroom staff were sacked and blamed for us “underachieving”, which led to him walking out after that opening game. Another Hoyle masterclass.
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Post by workshyfop on May 17, 2023 21:41:14 GMT 1
Thinking about it the Gas Club could be a good investment opportunity for our new owner. Retro Bar and Food and a Human League (or similar) tribute Band and a big screen showing highlights of the Mick Buxton promotion year. A place of homage for us older ones and a real life museum for the kids. Nagle won’t even know the gas club exists. He’s heard of The Slubbers though, surely? 🤞🏼
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Post by workshyfop on May 17, 2023 18:09:31 GMT 1
Does this mean he’ll miss the 2-1 win at Spurs this Saturday at 12/1? 😉
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Post by workshyfop on May 17, 2023 10:34:36 GMT 1
Did well at Blackburn? They got relegated in his first season! He took them over towards the end of the season mate, it happenes but he brought them straight back. Sorry, I meant to put a winking emoji. Yeah, he took over in February and was no Warnock! My Blackburn mates like him. I don’t mind Mowbray, probably a safe pair of hands if not the most exciting appointment. Definitely worth considering if he becomes available.
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Post by workshyfop on May 17, 2023 10:21:22 GMT 1
Did well at Blackburn? They got relegated in his first season!
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Post by workshyfop on May 17, 2023 7:30:02 GMT 1
They said on the commentary that they needed £1m of improvements if they went up (no idea where they plucked that figure from). Hinchcliffe made some unfunny wisecrack about them being able to afford it with the Premier League riches. Pretty sure they said £10 million Ah, that makes more sense! I was only half-listening really. God knows where they find the commentary teams and pundits from for the Championship games on Sky - woeful.
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Post by workshyfop on May 17, 2023 7:11:52 GMT 1
Be interesting if Luton do go up if Kenilworth has the capacity to have all the mandatory PL modcons. I remember loads of things had to be done at the JSS when we went up. They said on the commentary that they needed £1m of improvements if they went up (no idea where they plucked that figure from). Hinchcliffe made some unfunny wisecrack about them being able to afford it with the Premier League riches.
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