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Post by workshyfop on Mar 19, 2024 8:15:54 GMT 1
I’m still not sure Colin Larkin’s late goal should’ve been disallowed. But, thank fuck it was and god bless Liam Lawrence’s misplaced confidence and misplaced Panenka!
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Post by workshyfop on Mar 17, 2024 10:18:45 GMT 1
Agreed. It’s not lack of effort, just lack of ability.
Apart from Helik, none of the others would get a game in a top half Championship side. I like Rudoni for his attitude, but probably not producing enough to be a top player. Thomas has Premier League dead ball delivery, but little else and terrible attitude. Balker hasn’t played enough to judge, seems to be a bit delicate. Nicholls on his day is decent, but form has been up and down. Spencer and Headley look promising but wouldn’t be near a lot of first 11s yet. Can’t say I’m impressed by Burgzorg, but his record is ok so would need to see him a bit more.
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Post by workshyfop on Mar 16, 2024 22:40:44 GMT 1
I don’t blame KN. He doesn’t know any better. Someone somewhere didn’t recognise the miracle Warnock performed and thought the players were capable of competing at this level. The people KN put in place to run things have let him down badly. Jake Edwards’ smug “position of strength” is the new “won’t sleepwalk into relegation”.
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Post by workshyfop on Mar 16, 2024 22:36:34 GMT 1
You have to agree though, we have gone backwards in the last 3 games. Teams have good and bad spells. We had a decent spell after coming out from under Moore. We're in a worse spell now. I'm not hitting any panic buttons on the basis of three games under a new manager where things haven't quite gone right. I disagree with some of his decisions, but I'm not calling for the man's head because he hasn't won every game. A quick fix in football is rare. We got lucky with Warnock last season, but even then it took him a few games to get us going. He won one of his first five before things clicked in a mad spell against Middlesbrough. He's a manager who knows the division inside out and is a known quantity to the players, and vice versa. Even then, it took a bit of luck to get things going - the equaliser against Middlesbrough was a fantastic goal, but it owed as much to luck as tenacity and skill. Until then, many people were questioning the wisdom of bringing him in as there had been no instant uplift, the football was dire, and we were adrift. We are on our sixth manager in under two years. It's ridiculous. It’s almost as if (and I realise I’ve been repeating this for a while) the players aren’t up to scratch at this level. 🤔
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Post by workshyfop on Mar 16, 2024 9:12:27 GMT 1
It doesn’t matter how we play today, we just need those three points. A scrappy nail-biting 1-0 will do at the end of the day (not great for nerves, blood pressure or goal difference).
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Post by workshyfop on Mar 12, 2024 8:07:49 GMT 1
… and the OP can go back to supporting Man U.
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Post by workshyfop on Mar 11, 2024 18:55:43 GMT 1
What I hate most is his banter with the commentator when he is self-deprecating about his own career, but with that sort of little laugh that suggests “of course, that’s not really the case … I was fucking brilliant!”
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Post by workshyfop on Mar 10, 2024 21:55:33 GMT 1
Another weekend ruined. Grow up for fucksake They don't mean that literally, its just something people say, considering the weekend was practically over by the final whistle. Correct. The whataboutery is ridiculous. Saying your weekend is ruined by a football result is hyperbole but valid. To then counter that with “there’s worse things happening in the world, grow up” is just stupid. Obviously. Do you think the poster thinks Town losing is worse than genocide of the Palestinian people or whatever bad news story you want to bring up? Of course not.
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Post by workshyfop on Mar 10, 2024 20:35:49 GMT 1
Can people stop saying “drop zone” please? It’s some Sky Sports new football fan bollocks. Relegation zone was always fine.
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Post by workshyfop on Mar 10, 2024 18:49:26 GMT 1
It’s like watching a completely different game. Superb.
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Post by workshyfop on Mar 10, 2024 15:25:06 GMT 1
What’s McGinn doing there? Crazy challenge.
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Post by workshyfop on Mar 10, 2024 14:29:27 GMT 1
League 1 next season. Where’s Warnock when you need him Sacking him not seeming so clever now is it?! 🤦🏻♂️
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Post by workshyfop on Mar 10, 2024 14:10:45 GMT 1
Offside!
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Post by workshyfop on Mar 10, 2024 12:17:56 GMT 1
Headley deserves to start. However, I’m slightly nervous as Jed Wallace is probably their most dangerous player and JH is better going forward than defending.
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Post by workshyfop on Mar 10, 2024 10:26:24 GMT 1
Presumably Arsenal won’t have to play that clown in nets again now this season, so they’re going to have to think of more inventive ways to fuck it up! Ramsdale made an error, it happens. He is a top quality keeper and much better than Raya who has made a dozen mistakes this season. Fair enough, I prefer Raya myself. It’s not the first mistake Ramsdale has made either and he makes me nervous watching him. I think Arsenal winning the league would be my preferred outcome, but I’m not overly bothered as long as Town can scrape up again. 🤞🏼
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Post by workshyfop on Mar 9, 2024 22:24:51 GMT 1
Way overreaction to call him DM I think we have seen enough to know that he really isn’t anything like DM. His post match interview was honest and open and he made it clear that the players were not following the game plan. I’m not sure what else he can do. DM had no plan and no idea. WHY weren't the players following the game plan? Are they left to please themselves? !!!!! Because they’re thick as fuck and generally shite!
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Post by workshyfop on Mar 9, 2024 20:56:09 GMT 1
I can’t see us winning at Preston, Bristol City or Ipswich if they have something to play for. I doubt we’ll win at Stoke. That means we need to beat Rotherham away, Millwall, Swansea and Birmingham at home. Plus somehow pick up points tomorrow and Coventry at home.
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Post by workshyfop on Mar 9, 2024 20:51:22 GMT 1
Presumably Arsenal won’t have to play that clown in nets again now this season, so they’re going to have to think of more inventive ways to fuck it up!
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Post by workshyfop on Mar 8, 2024 21:59:17 GMT 1
Anyone else feel dirty?! 🤦🏻♂️😬🤣
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Post by workshyfop on Mar 8, 2024 19:11:46 GMT 1
No just an error prone old fashioned defender Same. Those were the days!
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Post by workshyfop on Mar 8, 2024 18:10:17 GMT 1
I love Rudoni. Great attitude. For a young lad moving up north to a constantly struggling side, he’s never hidden. Even when things are going badly for the team and/or he’s not having the best of games, he’s always wanting the ball, trying to drive forward and make something happen.
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Post by workshyfop on Mar 8, 2024 18:01:20 GMT 1
Surely one of these teams is due a points deduction for some rule bending? Talking of which, why is Ilias Chair not banged up?
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Post by workshyfop on Mar 8, 2024 18:00:04 GMT 1
Reminds me a little of an OG I scored when I first started playing in our local district league. (open age) Had to knock a reasonably simple ball back to the keeper, but panicked and knocked it past the keeper and into the net. The sort of finish Luther Blissett would have been proud of… 😂 Nearly 40 yrs ago and I can still recall it… I've scored a couple spectacular OGs in my time. One where a ball went over the top and I tried to clear it as I was getting closed down and smashed it into the top corner of me own net. One of the best I've ever scored. Also once a cross came into the box and was goal side of me and I tried to clear it again but with my leg at a 90 degree angle it hit the outside of my boot had some crazy spin on it, went over the keeper, off the bar and bounced just over the line Are you Bacuna?!
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Post by workshyfop on Mar 7, 2024 9:11:55 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. Think it’s more they lack quality at certain things.If we’re asked to break sides down it’s a struggle because we’ve virtually no players who are actually good at that. Ask them to outrun trend and break quickly and they are a lot better. We do need some different types in the squad though,and time to implement ideas that will help. In the meantime we need to force the issue through pressing in certain games or pick teams off at the right times in others. That game last night was probably the type this group of players don’t enjoy the most and we probably didn’t force the issue enough to make something happen or make them make a mistake. Hopefully there won’t be too many more teams that setup like that against us,and then next season should we stay up we bring in some of the types we need to add a different way of doing things for the games that need it. Fair points. I agree that pressing and quick breaks are our strengths, along with set pieces. The lack of quality is embarrassing at this level though. Just the ability to control and pass the ball should be a given in the second tier of English football, surely.
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Post by workshyfop on Mar 7, 2024 8:55:26 GMT 1
Maybe it’s not a ‘top six squad’. 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.
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Post by workshyfop on Mar 7, 2024 8:47:21 GMT 1
What a brilliantly timed post! 👏🏻😂
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Post by workshyfop on Mar 7, 2024 8:46:32 GMT 1
What’s happened to Balker? Another signing made of glass? Looked like he could play a bit.
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Post by workshyfop on Mar 4, 2024 10:35:47 GMT 1
I realise the kit is a bit out of your remit, but if you could just pass on two little words, it would be greatly appreciated: black socks. Thanks, Fashionistafop Are we moving away from the current shirt providers next season? I'm sure I read it somewhere. I think KN said so early on in his tenure, but I thought we had another year to run with Umbro. 🤷🏻♂️ He mentioned using the same as Sac Republic too, which I think is Hummel. Not too fussed as long as we get black socks back!
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Post by workshyfop on Mar 4, 2024 7:53:40 GMT 1
I realise the kit is a bit out of your remit, but if you could just pass on two little words, it would be greatly appreciated: black socks. Thanks, Fashionistafop
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Post by workshyfop on Mar 2, 2024 14:22:24 GMT 1
Thick as fuck.
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