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Post by greydad on Dec 26, 2017 11:22:43 GMT
Not going but will be listening. I thought there looked to be a better balance to the team's set-up for the last 15 minutes on Saturday, with Noone on the right, Ameobi on the left and two up front. It would be interesting to see a continuation of that today, but with Armstrong or ALF in place of Wilbraham.... whatever the selection I hope the team can achieve a positive result in what could be a difficult game given the memories of the home fixture between the teams. Not sure if the manager's sacking will have an effect, they weren't exactly struggling! My son just informed me that Tony Pulis is their new manager, no time to exert much influence but the players might be out to impress.
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Post by riochforthereebok on Dec 26, 2017 12:04:26 GMT
With Pulis in charge, we can expect a defeat
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2017 13:47:49 GMT
Do you know what it's the season of good cheer so I'm going for a shock 2-1 win and our very own PP to say stick that in your pipe and smoke it  |
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Post by riochforthereebok on Dec 26, 2017 15:02:24 GMT
Could do with an early Boro goal, let them think they’ve got the win, then spend the next 80 minutes dragging them down to our level whereby we sneak an equaliser!!!
Can’t see it meself but hey ho
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2017 16:37:55 GMT
Well the feel good factor didn't last long 2-0 down but wait I here you all saying it's big money boro so we should not win ah well PP for England 😂😂
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Post by OohMac on Dec 26, 2017 16:40:21 GMT
The defending for the 2nd goal was awful. I think it's Beevers who for me is struggling at this level. Think Burke has to go in January or start to get a game.
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Post by riochforthereebok on Dec 26, 2017 17:02:40 GMT
The defending for the 2nd goal was awful. I think it's Beevers who for me is struggling at this level. Think Burke has to go in January or start to get a game. Looked like Wheater being taken by Assombalonga OooM It was still 5h1t defending though even by his standards |
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Post by Alptrotter on Dec 26, 2017 17:05:17 GMT
Í‘m sure some who felt that it was important not to take a hammering today, may claim that this was a battling performance. And there were some positive elements, the tackling and energy of one or two players. But make no mistake, this was another wretched performance. Once the first goal went in, it was game over. We have too few players who are turning in anything like acceptable performances and a manager without a positive or creative thought in his head. It‘s time to give Henry a rest, Noone and Buckley are too lightweight and seem uncommitted, Madine was dreadful and Vela a shadow of himself. I could name others. Parkinson must ring the changes and set out to spend at least some time on the offensive. A midfield which gives the ball away so often, combined with a ponderous central defence means 9 times out of ten, we will concede at some point in a game. To build an entire strategy on the false hope of a clean sheet indicates the extent to which Parky is out of his depth. Relegation beckons, I‘m afraid.
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Post by davidm on Dec 26, 2017 17:09:04 GMT
That sounded like a 100% defensive approach.
Marc Iles was on Radio Manchester and actually criticised Phil Parkinson because he made no change to our approach when we went behind. We just continued with the same negative approach and just changed a winger for a winger and a 6ft+ slow carthousefor another.
No attempt at all to play to win other than hanging on and hoping to grabsomething.
Our defence is not good enough for such tactics - Wheaterwas so slow for the second goal.
Did we have any shots?
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Post by riochforthereebok on Dec 26, 2017 17:17:45 GMT
Our ‘mini-league’ is looking like it now consists of 6 teams at the half way stage.
Hull - apparently highest goal scorers at home
Barnsley - Billionaire owners
Burton - Win win whatever happens
Sunderland - Most expensive players in the bottom 6
Bolton - so inconsistent, average players, shocking manager
Birmingham - cannot buy a win
Think Sunderland will escape and Burton will join us and Brum
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Post by whitesince63 on Dec 26, 2017 17:25:04 GMT
We've said it all before David, many many times but it just falls on deaf ears with Anderson who hasn't a pot to pee in so can't sack this clown. If those supporting him don't get the message today that he's clueless and totally lacking in ideas, then I really don't know what it will take for them to see it. For a start the complete exclusion of Alf, Karacan and Derik from even the bench, players who might change a game, speaks volumes. As is said earlier, just swopping Buckley for Noone and Wilbraham for Madine can only be described as inept. Frankly, I really don't think there's much point posting comments on here any more because it's just repeating ourselves game after game. We knew after last season what Parkinson was all about so Anderson extending his contract knowing that, as well as his past record at this level, was just plain crazy. If we do have to sell Vela in January and move others on, I really do hope the money is used to replace Parkinson because even the most myopic of owners must see that as a better use of money than allowing the clown to sign even more players he won't then play.
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Post by riochforthereebok on Dec 26, 2017 17:45:50 GMT
We've said it all before David, many many times but it just falls on deaf ears with Anderson who hasn't a pot to pee in so can't sack this clown. If those supporting him don't get the message today that he's clueless and totally lacking in ideas, then I really don't know what it will take for them to see it. For a start the complete exclusion of Alf, Karacan and Derik from even the bench, players who might change a game, speaks volumes. As is said earlier, just swopping Buckley for Noone and Wilbraham for Madine can only be described as inept. Frankly, I really don't think there's much point posting comments on here any more because it's just repeating ourselves game after game. We knew after last season what Parkinson was all about so Anderson extending his contract knowing that, as well as his past record at this level, was just plain crazy. If we do have to sell Vela in January and move others on, I really do hope the money is used to replace Parkinson because even the most myopic of owners must see that as a better use of money than allowing the clown to sign even more players he won't then play. Totally agree W63 I had dreamed of Pulis replacing PP but looking at comments from Boro West Brom and Stoke fans, the appointment is seen as a backward step for some reason with some stating his negative footballing approach!!! So I agree W63 but use the transfer cash to go for Nolan at Notts County as I can see him taking 6 points off us in League 1 next season 😬😱😥 |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2017 17:48:22 GMT
Please I know it's Christmas but for fxck sake we need a goal so who do we call not some up and coming hungry for a game young lad Hall no some 38 year old I can't score in a brothel has been for God sake give me strength he don't do himself any favours with subs like that. The good news is it has not made a difference to the table but it's another game gone.
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Post by whitesince63 on Dec 26, 2017 18:03:30 GMT
We've said it all before David, many many times but it just falls on deaf ears with Anderson who hasn't a pot to pee in so can't sack this clown. If those supporting him don't get the message today that he's clueless and totally lacking in ideas, then I really don't know what it will take for them to see it. For a start the complete exclusion of Alf, Karacan and Derik from even the bench, players who might change a game, speaks volumes. As is said earlier, just swopping Buckley for Noone and Wilbraham for Madine can only be described as inept. Frankly, I really don't think there's much point posting comments on here any more because it's just repeating ourselves game after game. We knew after last season what Parkinson was all about so Anderson extending his contract knowing that, as well as his past record at this level, was just plain crazy. If we do have to sell Vela in January and move others on, I really do hope the money is used to replace Parkinson because even the most myopic of owners must see that as a better use of money than allowing the clown to sign even more players he won't then play. Totally agree W63 I had dreamed of Pulis replacing PP but looking at comments from Boro West Brom and Stoke fans, the appointment is seen as a backward step for some reason with some stating his negative footballing approach!!! So I agree W63 but use the transfer cash to go for Nolan at Notts County as I can see him taking 6 points off us in League 1 next season 😬😱😥 Lets face it rftr, if you were Nobby, even with his history at our club, could you really see him leaving County to come here with no money to spend, a winding up order facing us and a chairman as two faced as any you could ever have? If I were him I'd stay exactly where I was, get a promotion on my shiny, updated CV and take my chances in the Championship next year. Parkinson should have been gone months ago and the longer he's here the more unlikely it is any decent manager would touch us. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2017 18:18:53 GMT
Yo paulm merry Christmas to you I notice that you watch our games on the stream thing I noticed that The E F L was extending the deal to uk members and I was wondering what time does the game kick off on the stream that you watch all the best for the new year.
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