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Post by riochforthereebok on Jan 31, 2016 18:44:06 GMT
Glad it's only a trip to Watford that we'll be missing after the FA Cup draw. Don't think we'd be able to afford the coach journey anyhow!!! Bolton I mean. not me.
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Post by davidm on Jan 31, 2016 18:50:35 GMT
No, Oomac, I was not slating Boggers but simply keen to point out that Lonergan and Jussi were far superior to him; he is capable of good saves, but extremely error-prone as this season has continued to prove. Have you ever been to Portsmouth? Did you watch MOTD yesterday? Now that's what I call total support. No moaning there, whatever the circumstances, just loud singing. We (BWFC fans) "only sing when we're winning!" Northerners are known for their moaning. And who would you recommend to replace Silva and Feeney? Answers to NL asap. He has been dealt a shocking hand. Spearing and Woolery might do for a start. The days of 2 wingers who stand out wide and do little or nothing for 75% of the game are long gone. How many wingers did Leeds play yesterday? We need a solid MOBILE midfield not the out-numbered system we have now. Neil Lennon hasn't progressed from managing in Scotland where defending didn't matter as they could always score more than the opposition.
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Post by joanna on Jan 31, 2016 19:15:41 GMT
"Spearing and Woolery might do for a start." "Might" being the operative word, David! Spearing normally gets slaughtered on here!
Then you say that we need a "MOBILE midfield", and yet you have taken to lauding tortoise Trotter, along with your comrade-in-arms, AndyL!
Do you two stand together at matches, moaning to one another, and glorying in the things that you perceive to be proving your opinions?
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Post by andyl on Jan 31, 2016 19:57:08 GMT
So do you think Trotter played badly these last three or four games,Joanna? Are you in favour of both Feeney and Silva starting home games?Away games?
I want to see players with complementary skills in midfield. I think Trotter reads the game well . Davies was just protecting himself and keeping free of trouble. Pratley has been allowed to raid forward and yesterday got one goal (just) and spurned two excellent shooting opportunities. He also had a good one blocked. In practice we have played with two in midfield versus four.
Even if you or others disagree with David and me re this specific it seems to me that results and performances have not argued for it
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Post by OohMac on Jan 31, 2016 21:25:01 GMT
I said originally I didn't have answers. But I know we're not getting it right at the moment. And I don't think we've exhausted all our options at all. Neil seems reluctant to try anything new at all. 5 at the back, 5 in the middle.
There's not much difference in this team and the one who played at Anfield last season. It's just motivation and preparation for me and we have been way off the mark for both.
I doubt Neil really looks at opponents when he picks his team, I don't think the training looks to expose weaknesses. I really don't know what they do in training at all. Set pieces is a definite no no.
By the way I did see Portsmouth on football focus and they are renowned for having good support but I think it naive to think they never had a moan every now and then. They're rise and fall was in a shorter period too. After 11 years in the premiership we should have safeguarded a future regardless of what league we are playing.
I don't need Bolton to be in the premiership (there are much bigger clubs who aren't. European cup winners, league winners, etc) but what I want is for us to play to the best of our ability, bringing through the next generation of players and entertaining the fans.
At the start of the season you need to set a goal and right now we're well short of a moderately low bar we aim for (survival)
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