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Post by socalwanderers on May 7, 2014 21:06:48 GMT
LOVE THE PLAY-OFFS Thursday 8 May Brighton v Derby FRI 9 MAY Wigan v QPR SUN 11 MAY Derby v Brighton MON 12 MAY QPR v Wigan I'm not going to watch it!! I'm blaming DF causing me to fall out with watching the championship playoffs!! Coulda, woulda, shoulda and all that grrrrrrr
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Post by Trotter on May 8, 2014 14:47:24 GMT
There's only Bolton that loans players upto three games to go, sends them back and fooks up any chance of a playoff place ! Anyone with half a brain makes sure they loan until the actual end of a season It does seem that way pal, how we let Dawson go back to WBA was beyond me.
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Post by BWFCTILIDIE on May 8, 2014 18:38:47 GMT
Whoever signed and sealed that cost us a playoff place and 'potentially' the club millions ! So why has Phil kept his job !! That decision was gross misconduct at its best
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Post by Trotter on May 8, 2014 18:48:43 GMT
Brighton v Derby
Andrews playing for Brighton so I will be hoping They win purely for the Bolton link but I can see Derby being too strong for them over 2 legs, never know though with the play offs pressure.
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Post by megsontilidie on May 8, 2014 19:44:27 GMT
both Derby and Brighton playing 4/3/3. McClaren probably learned it in Holland as they've historically played that. & Oscar Garcia from Barca, who again also tend to play 4/3/3... both with Cruyff'ish roots. www.whoscored.com/Matches/822180/Live/England-Championship-2013-2014-Brighton-Derbywww.whoscored.com/Regions/252/Tournaments/7/Seasons/3859/Stages/7800/TeamStatistics/England-Championship-2013-2014the teams are 2nd and 3rd in the "average possession" rankings. 55% +. bwfc are 21st in the table with 46.8%. embarassing. it's all about football philosophy. Df doesn't simply does not get this. look at how Martinez transformed Everton..like man city...full backs playing high up virtually as 2nd set of wingers. how can our fullbacks progress upfield if they have no confidence that the ball will be retained, and that they won't be caught out of position high & dry . some might say, we haven't the players to play it. well Keith Andrews is doing ok for Brighton. back to 4/3/3. can't understand why DF doesn't switch to this occasionally. eg vs Brum . clearly not seeing enough ball... just get another body in m/f and fill the spaces. we treat the ball like a hot potato..something to be got rid of. something Brian Clough always preached against. i always had doubts about changing our style of play in the prem, as to be the 16th best passers in the lge is risky... & your bound to get your fair share of defeats in that lge anyway...even with a good manager. but in the ch'ship it just seems like a no brainer. more and more, tackling is being phased out of the game, which makes counter attacking difficult. more and more passing sides are doing well. look at the spanish and spanish speaking mgr's in the prem...most doing well..pellegrini, martinez, pochettino . i'm not into mindless bandwagon jumping onto trends but this one is hard to ignore. there are odd exceptions to the rule like Pulis...but look at what Mark Hughes done at stoke. he too got them passing a touch more , and already on verge of beating Pulis's highest ever lge position. Pulis might keep you up, but does it hit a glass ceiling .
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Post by Trotter on May 8, 2014 20:14:00 GMT
Like many play off matches the game after 66 mins is devoid of quality or even a quality player, neither side seem to have a play maker or even a stand out player, it's more like kick and rush, Keith Andrews who has been booked has not stamped his style on the game.
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Post by ivanofalkov on May 8, 2014 20:42:57 GMT
Wotsup, Ivanovic could not be sent of cos I wasn't playing...
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Post by davidm on May 9, 2014 20:54:32 GMT
Just finished watching Wigan v QPR.
What a load of tosh.
This goes to show how bad our season was as we could not compete against these two average teams.
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Post by wotsupnow on May 10, 2014 15:21:46 GMT
Peterboro' 1 vs 1 Leyton Orient goalscorers... B. Assombalonga... M. Odubajo
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Post by BWFCTILIDIE on May 10, 2014 15:29:22 GMT
I love good old British names like that
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Post by riochforthereebok on May 10, 2014 16:41:17 GMT
Appen we should sign that dude from Peterborough with 20 letters in his name?? He knows where the net is!!
Nob End are a goal down... Shame really cos I'd love to see em in our poor league
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Post by BWFCTILIDIE on May 10, 2014 16:52:03 GMT
Craig Davies is all over the place this first half ! Doesn't look like he's got a clue ?
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Post by riochforthereebok on May 10, 2014 17:03:52 GMT
Rotherham look so comfortable and your right BTiD Cravies is here ther and everywhere doing nowt
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Post by riochforthereebok on May 10, 2014 17:48:11 GMT
SKD has got a perm!!! Odd
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Post by wotsupnow on May 10, 2014 21:21:28 GMT
SKD has got a perm!!! Odd ... been in the hair salon, chatting up Trotter's missus... only place they wouldn't get caught... heh, heh...
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