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Post by chip on Aug 17, 2021 20:39:10 GMT
Fxck me ref that's it yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss 1-0 COYWM
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Post by whitesince63 on Aug 17, 2021 20:48:08 GMT
Played really well tonight but what a team we’d be if we had a good striker. I’m not knocking Doyler or Baka but we just look really light up top and don’t really pose a great threat. Players like Sarce Dapo and Sheehan should add to what the strikers getting not instead of. Hopefully IE can bring someone in on loan before the window closes and then we can really push on but all that said a really good win tonight, fully deserved and hopefully that’s lift off for us now?
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Post by davidm on Aug 17, 2021 20:51:32 GMT
last season's regular 1-0 away win will do perfectly. Well we got 1-0 again. A tremendous result against a team who will be near the top come the end of the season. Very similar to last season with sheer hard work and desire to win the ball and take the chance when it comes (thank you Lincoln's keeper). Can't really give marks having missed 30+ minutes of the screening. iFollow must be the most amateur organisation ever - they had all last season and previous seasons to get things spot on and it felt like a schoolboy was in control tonight. Overall it appeared that most if not all of the team were spot on - well done
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Post by chip on Aug 17, 2021 21:20:22 GMT
What a fantastic win to be still unbeaten is brilliant I should tip us to get beat every week hahahahaha only joking 1-0 to Wanderers 1-0 to the Wanderers stay safe one and all onwards and upwards COYWM
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Post by riochforthereebok on Aug 17, 2021 22:49:14 GMT
Played really well tonight but what a team we’d be if we had a good striker. I’m not knocking Doyler or Baka but we just look really light up top and don’t really pose a great threat. Players like Sarce Dapo and Sheehan should add to what the strikers getting not instead of. Hopefully IE can bring someone in on loan before the window closes and then we can really push on but all that said a really good win tonight, fully deserved and hopefully that’s lift off for us now? Couldn’t agree more W63 COYWM ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️
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Post by OohMac on Aug 18, 2021 6:09:58 GMT
Just seen the team news very surprised to see Alex dropped let's hope it's not for good and he's just having a rest other than that not a line up Sorry chip but dont agree and dont think its a surprise to see a clean sheet with out best centre back pair. Baps can be useful maybe when the kitchen sink is thrown at us for last 5 or 10 but Santos and Johnson should be our future. With Baps, Gilks and Delf all fading out/ into coaching side. Great result. Back to Bolton of last season and good clean sheets especially for Jones, who has struggled with the step up. Gordon who shown great determination to get back to this level, Dixon for his 1st league clean sheet. MJ and Sheehan who may have had questions asked whether they could fit as well as MJ and Lee did last season. Concern remains striker. Doyle can run around all he wants may as well sign Mo Farrah. We need the right sort of running which ultimately ends up with getting shots off and goal tally up. Hope Sharon and Ian can get something hatched before window slams shuts because this team had huge potential.
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Post by whitesince63 on Aug 18, 2021 7:15:29 GMT
I think dropping Isgrove for Baka is what’s affected Jones as they worked so well together and knew each other’s games. It’s no surprise to me that he looked a different player after Baka went off. That’s not a criticism of Baka because I love his attitude and battling qualities but for me he’s not a winger and shouldn’t be shoe horned in by IE just so he can play. I hope after tonight IE sees that and has a rethink. There’s no question that we need another striker because however much I like Doyle, I just think he might struggle this year against better defences. I could well be wrong and it may just be down to fitness but I would be surprised if he makes double figures this season.
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Post by andyl on Aug 18, 2021 7:40:18 GMT
From what I saw we were well worth a good hard fought win principally because we had lots of aggression in midfield and kept winning balls back. Kachunga added to this and our goal was a result of his bundling past a defender.
Our defence looked more mobile with Johnston. Santos was a bit dreamy but fortunately Lincoln missed the chances once screwing a shot wide.
Bakayoko was a loss but I thought Isgrove did really well when on.
Jones worries me. A couple of awful passes were for me not offset by good recoveries but at least he raids forward.
Sheehan and Williams powered us on with moments from this season's slightly fitter Sarcevic. Dixon seems to be able to reach low shots which helps.
Can't really mark comprehensively so let's say 7s all round save for Williams and Sheehan with 8s in midfield Johnston an 8 at the back and Doyle 6 who unless he scores falls a bit short?
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Post by riochforthereebok on Aug 18, 2021 12:58:21 GMT
Unfortunately I have a mate that supports the Dingles of Blackburn
That must be big enough reason not to be his mate any longer😂
He was telling me earlier that he paid £25 to go see them against Swansea at home of course, in a crowd worth just 11,000!!!!!!
11,000 for a championship game, when fans had only just been allowed back in after the pandemic 11,000….. that’s just pathetic
You’d think they’d have packed Elwood Park
Not so…
So what do they go and do I hear you ask??
Well, after selling their ‘star man’ Armstrong and just about mustering a 2-1 win v The Swans, they decide to hike up the price of the same ticket/same seat by £9 to £34 for the West Brom home fixture.
Now if that isn’t daylight robbery then I don’t know what is!!
I hope, ney, trust that FVWhites will not act in such a way next season when we sit proudly in the Championship
Magnificent result last night but we NEED firepower to really set this fire ablaze 🔥 🔥🔥🔥
COYWM ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️
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Post by whitesince63 on Aug 18, 2021 17:10:45 GMT
To be fair rftr, I think FV do need to increase prices when we’re back in the Championship because they won’t survive there with what they take in now. I’m happy to pay more, within reason of course, for my ST if we do get promoted because I want to see management invest in players who can not only keep us up but actually challenge or have a good cup run. Actually it wouldn’t surprise me a bit if it wasn’t FV’s decision anyway as I’d think we’d be a good takeover proposition back in the Championship, but that’s another topic entirely!!
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Post by OohMac on Aug 18, 2021 17:48:56 GMT
Interesting topic. Blackburn to me seems like a contender for the next Bolton, Bury, Macclesfield, Wigan, etc.
Like a failing restaurant who have bills to pay and no covers so decide the only way to make it work is to reduce the quality and increase the price.
I hope FV dont increase the prices, even if that means missing out on top targets. We have a 27k season stadium with an impressive 10k tickets sold. At reasonable prices. Supply and demand says if you have more unsold seats than sold then putting up prices is surely a no no. Championship football may add 2k sales on(maybe) but until we get to premier league and people want to commit then keep it as is. By the way huge foreign owned clubs gave refunds for ST last season. Bolton fans waived that so if any deserve a price freeze its us.
Honestly though think the championship could really implode and if clubs cant find another sugar daddy it could be phoenix clubs all around leaving a few clubs with a free path to prem.
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