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Post by Trotter on Feb 26, 2016 14:21:05 GMT
In form Burnley will make a difficult match for us, a match we have to win so against all odds I have to go for a 1-0 win. There should be a roaring fire in the players belly's for this and the next 12 matches after it. coyw
Bolton 1-0 Burnley.
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Post by andyl on Feb 26, 2016 17:14:03 GMT
Here we go again! One point from the last two games and should havce had four. Seven points adrift!!
'Once I was seven points adrift my mama told me Go win some games or you'll be cut off and lonely Once I was seven points adrift'
'Once I had eleven points my daddy told me Go get yourself a partner, two mistresses and some more wingers Once I had eleven points
I always had a dream like my daddy before me So I started playing football and managing teams Something about that glory, just always seemed to bore me Cause only those I really like will I ever pick and shout for
Once I had 20 points, my story got told In the morning Sun, and life was lonely Once I had twenty points
I only see a few goals , I don't believe in failure Cause I know that Liam Feeney will save our souls I got some players with me at least those in favour And if we don't meet before I leave, I hope I'll see you later
Once I had 20 points, my story got told And the club got sold Once I had twenty points
Soon we'll have 30 points perhaps by Easter. No players have been sold. We've travelled around the country and we're still losing Soon we'll have thirty points
I'm still learning about football My women brought children for me So I can sing to them of all my games And I can tell them stories Most of my team are with me Some are still out seeking glory And some f..ing pr.. I had to leave behind Gary, I'm so sorry
Soon I'll be here for 60 weeks, I hope for 61 Remember life and then your life becomes a better one
I hope Liam comes and visits me, once or twice a month
Soon we'll have let in sixty goals will I still love Dorian Dervite Or will I have a lot of new signings who can warm me Soon we'll have let in sixty goals Will I think the world is cold when Deano fires me Or will I have £650K to warm me Soon we'll have let in sixty goals
Once I had seven points, Johan Mjallby told me Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely Now I am seven points adrift
And they've all left me!
0-4?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2016 19:44:09 GMT
Would love a win but 1-1 will do eh
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Post by greydad on Feb 26, 2016 20:23:46 GMT
Good one Andy, Danish Soul-tinged introspection channelled as a timeline for Neils' trials and tribulations, whilst his plight is currently in similar dire straits as that of the dour Icelandic Chief Of Police in Beeb 4's Trapped ... if only J. Mjallby was still acting as his trusted number one there might indeed be some light shining through the avalanche that is engulfing our season! It's difficult to feel much optimism for tomorrow, but until it's mathematically impossible I retain the right to hope for the best whilst fearing the worst! This article is worth looking at in today's Guardian /http://www.theguardian.com/football/neil-lennon It won't appease detractors, particularly as there are no regrets expressed re: his decisions on or off the pitch this season, an understandable stance for self-preservation purposes I suppose, but the article does put some of the difficulties he inherited into perspective. I remain undecided as to whether the footballing mistakes on his part ( dubious choices in his personal life wouldn't matter a jot to many supporters if we were winning matches) outweigh the problems inherited or vice versa, but the next 13 games will give added clarity. So not all have left him though for how long I really don't know, but a result tomorrow, however improbable, is even more vital given the disappointment at Birmingham.
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Post by andyl on Feb 26, 2016 20:59:07 GMT
Yes. Good article. It's not unreasonable to have some sympathy for Neil . He has been in a very difficult position which he has more or less made impossible. But anything can happen....
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Post by riochforthereebok on Feb 26, 2016 21:08:17 GMT
I'd just love to beat these baaarstewards, especially with that French midfield maestro, oh whats his name again? Oh yeah, Joey Barton (Le Prik)
I'll go for a defeat again 1-4 with Andre Gray getting a couple, Boyd and Vokes getting the others Our goal will probably be an own goal after we make the pointless 84th minute substitutions!!!!
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Post by andyl on Feb 26, 2016 21:10:00 GMT
However it's clear that he has no time for the sort of medical and psychological support structures that Joanna recently argued for and I would also feel important. I'm afraid that it's a Shania Twain refrain I would offer up and he's not Brad Pitt!
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Post by greydad on Feb 26, 2016 23:44:17 GMT
Perhaps the article reflected his surprise at the level of said resources as much as him having no time for them given the club's position, financially and otherwise. I hope somehow that Neil's fate will be more Gloria G than Shania T, but time is not on his side...and that's (with a little artistic licence) another refrain altogether.
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Post by OohMac on Feb 27, 2016 8:41:59 GMT
I have a real bad feeling about this one. 1-5 maybe.
Could spell the end of Neil and that's not really what I want. No Dervite which will force Neil's hand and it seems any good things from the season have been down to injuries and Neil being forced into playing Holding, Woolery, etc.
Its been time to gamble for a while but Neil hasn't woken up to that yet. Time he does.
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Post by andyl on Feb 27, 2016 8:50:03 GMT
I'm on my way to the game and as OoooM. feel unduly pessimistic. Perhaps I should bet on 1-0 to us with Feeney subbed in the 35th minute. Odds?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2016 9:54:28 GMT
I'm on my way to the game and as OoooM. feel unduly pessimistic. Perhaps I should bet on 1-0 to us with Feeney subbed in the 35th minute. Odds? no one would take that bet Andy , on second thoughts there's a lad just down the road who keeps trying to change £3 notes may give you a price and I go 0-5.
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Post by realtrottersforever on Feb 27, 2016 13:35:41 GMT
It's 0-3 from me
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Post by andyl on Feb 27, 2016 17:32:19 GMT
I thought that was our best home performance of the season. I heard a fan at half time say 'What I don't get is how come we can play like that in a dead rubber!' And it's pretty much what I was thinking. Burnley have several players with Premier League experience ,a really good manager and a multi million pound striker.
In the end they edged us out of the game via two very well taken goals, superior fitness and greater squad depth.
But there was very little in it. We had lots of passion and built really well from the back. I thought Holding and especially Derik were excellent. That in itself begs questions of previous selection policy?
In midfield we pressed forward well and Feeney whilst achieving his usual quota of errors and bad crosses also pressed forward valiantly and repeatedly. He made a number of good crosses, was a constant threat , tapped in a goal and even made one impressive chase back and dispossession. In the first half Emile did really well and a deeper lying Clough was quietly influential. I think we were on top in the first half
In the second we had a couple of half chances - a Clough shot over the bar after a lovely move and a fierce Feeney shot.
Heskey faded and for once was subbed after 60 minutes. Madine was soon involved. Pratley did well to win a ball in midfield and Madine squared back for Feeney to tap in. Could we win?
For a while it seemed as if yes but we faded. They equalised after Gray volleyed a cross which was superbly saved by Rachubka but he showed wonderful balance really to stab it in.
Could Bolton recover.? It was always going to be uphill and we came under pressure. Neil put Dobbie on for Clough but we missed his off ball movement. Spearing allowed himself to be caught in possession and in a carbon copy of our goal such an error was punished Gray sped clear and scored with ease.
Some may think that as at Brighton we gave away a silly defeat but it would be harsh to be too critical of Spearing who had given his all. I do hope he doesn't return to the naughty corner. We have been better for his commitment.
We are going to be relegated but then we knew this before today. However today we showed touches of real class and in my opinion played our best. If we carry on like this we'll still be relegated but the foundations may be in place for the future - I really really like the way we tried to play today. And I think we deserved a draw..but in the end they just had too much for us
Rachubka 7 Vela 7 Holding 8 Derik 9 Moxey 5 Spearing 6 Davies 6 Feeney 8 Clough 7 Heskey 8 Pratley 7
In truth we had chances to win . But...
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Post by thegrud1 on Feb 27, 2016 18:06:08 GMT
Did their keeper make a save?
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Post by andyl on Feb 27, 2016 18:22:39 GMT
Yes a really good one from his own player!!
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