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Post by wots on Aug 1, 2018 13:38:44 GMT
Only three days away from the start of a new season. The question for me is: Are we prepared? Pre-season seemed a shambles on paper and our lack of depth brings some concern. Will we persist with the same tactics from Parky, or will the new lads play a different style?
WBA are favourites to go straight back up, but can we cause an upset on day one? We're not exactly strong away from home and sadly I feel a defeat at The Hawthorns.
I'll watch the match on ifollow and will hopefully peruse some eye witness reports over coffee.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2018 8:18:50 GMT
Well at long last the new season is almost set to start I will be going on Saturday with hope more than anything else. Will take a point but I fear we may have to take a few defeats before the players can gel so heart says 2-2 head says 3-1 COYWM.
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Post by OohMac on Aug 2, 2018 15:13:39 GMT
To be honest a if you're going to play a relegated team, week one is the time. They may think jobs done before a ball is kicker and they may not realise how tough the league will be.
I know When we game down I thought Coyle would our class his opponents with his new signings and gambles. Remember our 2 points a game target?
I think Darren Moore will be a bit more clued up, and the Baggies are the ultimate in yo yo.
Luckily I think the Rondon deal is dragging on so he probably won't play and his replacement in waiting Dwight Gayle apparently, I'd be happier if he's loaned after we play them.
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Post by riochforthereebok on Aug 2, 2018 21:43:22 GMT
I think Darren Moore is in for a rude awakening and will be sacked by Christmas 1-1 v the Baggies Boing Boing COYWM
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Post by riochforthereebok on Aug 2, 2018 21:45:20 GMT
OoooM Please change your name back!!!! It’s bad enough being known as the TUBS stadium without you adding to the misery with your moniker 🙄🙄🤪🤪
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Post by whitesince63 on Aug 2, 2018 21:50:37 GMT
I think it's very much down to Parky's attitude to it. If he continues his typical negative and defensive mindset, which sadly I expect him to, then I fear for us. I'd love to see him actually take the game to the Baggies, since we seem to have considerable pace in the forwards, unlike our questionable defence. I'd love to see us play a little more football too, in order to take advantage of our pace rather than a big hump up front with little end result. However, in reality I expect the same mind numbing stuff we've seen since Parky came but would love to be wrong and surprised at his positivity. 3-0 to West Brom is all I can really see.
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Post by greydad on Aug 4, 2018 9:11:44 GMT
Won't be there today but good luck to those going, and of course to the team...it's an interesting fixture, will West Brom suffer a relegation hangover,can the Wanderers kick on from the stirring exploits of the last match in May? Hopefully footballing matters will be the main topic of conversation and comment rather than off-field disputes, and a positive result today would be a great confidence boost ahead of the first home fixture. Team selection will also be interesting, I hope the new faces involved gel effectively, particularly in what should be a pacier and more mobile midfield, and hopefully a more creative unit than last season. No predictions re: the score, I just hope that the team acquits itself well and comes away with at least a point, it would be nice to have a smile on my face whilst out walking this afternoon!
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Post by OohMac on Aug 4, 2018 10:26:26 GMT
June: 4 keepers. Amos back after a decent season. Howard a very capable understudy and Turner. With bags of potential.
August. Day one: registered goalkeeping coach as sub keeper.
Now I get that finances play a part. Amos has to go fair enough but why on earth did we let Howard go without cover. Why loan Turner out before we had cover. How did we not get Walker or Myhill across the line.
For me Ken needs to take some blame of course but ultimately it's PP squad and when he puts the goalkeeping coach on the bench then the blame lands at his door.
If Ken has forced him to sell two keepers and loan out the other without getting in 1 replacement then for God sake Parkinson offer your resignation. If Ken didn't force his hand and it was Parky choice to lose the 3 then what was his thinking?
Mick McCarthy on talk sport seeming keen to get back in. Should act fast before someone else comes in. (Yes I know we've not even kicker a ball yet) but I didn't want Parky to take charge last season and feel the same start of this.
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Post by thegrud1 on Aug 4, 2018 11:18:33 GMT
Really hope I,m wrong ,but got a bad feeling about this one
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Post by Alptrotter on Aug 4, 2018 16:04:29 GMT
A very good performance and an excellent result for Parky. Getting points on the board early was vital and he’s achieved that. The. new signings look to be a clear improvement. Olkowski looks solid, as do Lowe, Murphy and O’Neil, all of whom cover well, but crucially look better on the ball. Magennis worked tirelessly and scored a scruffy, but priceless goal. I could quibble about Alnwick’s dithering on his line and the relative weakness of the left side of our defence. I could also say I’d like more devil and guts from Noone and Buckley, but, tonight, let’s enjoy a fine start to the season. Hats off to Parky and his lads!
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Post by thegrud1 on Aug 4, 2018 16:16:57 GMT
thankfully I was proved wrong,and sounded like a decent performance...whats happened to Le Fondre why he not play
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Post by wots on Aug 4, 2018 16:20:45 GMT
It was a very entertaining game from the start, I thought. Based on the way WBA knocked the ball around and their pace in the first 15 mins, I had visions of whites 3-0 defeat. A textbook type first goal (credit to Ameobi) made for the start of balanced game. Their heads dropped after the goal. A missed header by Wheater shortly after would have killed them off, I think. Their goal on the stroke of half time was a classic. I have no idea why he wasn't closed down quicker, but it didn't give our lads time to drop their heads, as the half finished shortly after. We were competitive throughout the game and I can't disagree much with your comments on the players paul, except that Alnwick pulled off a fantastic save in the second half. How that downward header never went in and went over the bar was pure magic.
We've equalled last season's away form for wins, so it's onwards and upwards.
Surprise team for the playoffs? I wish.
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Post by joanna on Aug 4, 2018 16:37:36 GMT
This season, some appreciation of the job Parky is doing/has done would be very welcome on here.
It really has been tiresome over the past months to read a whole succession of posts which seek to find any way possible to voice criticism of his abilities, completely overlooking the circumstances that I would defy any other manager to have been able to overcome.
You know who you are! I know it hasn't always been pretty but pragmatism is the name of the game in our parlous position.
Please try to support and appreciate what has been miraculously achieved against the odds, rather than finding different ways to say the same thing week after week.
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Post by greydad on Aug 4, 2018 16:43:47 GMT
Well, smiley faces all round....a great win in the Test this morning, and what came across from the commentary as a really well worked away performance. Never mind the possession stats, it's the score that counts, and for 2 new boys to get debut goals the ghost of last season's awful start has been laid to rest. There should be a real BUZZ at the UBS next Saturday!!
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Post by riochforthereebok on Aug 4, 2018 16:58:39 GMT
Well I really did see us getting the 1-1 draw as predicted above, so Yan the Man has spoilt that for me😂 Well done Wanderers, I’ve only ever been to The Hawthorns twice and on both occasions we got beat (Mr Higson interviewed me on the coach on the way down I’ll never forget it) “and what score do you think it’ll be young man” “Walker and McGinlay 2-0” said I We lost😞😞 And he played the video back on the way home Can’t tell you how embarrassing that was!!!
COYWM
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