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Post by OohMac on Nov 11, 2022 12:42:09 GMT
Checked the odds on the vacant Luton and Wigan jobs and Evatt is actually is in the longlist at 33s and 50/1 respectively more interesting is that his opponent on Saturday, despite poor form is shorter odds on both fronts. Any indication on who has done a better job in the last 2 and half seasons?
Hard to see past a 1-0 defeat. Either they get an early goal and then "low block" us out or catch us off guard from a set piece later on.
Only as good as your last result will apply so much here. If we go all out and win convincingly will certainly look a lot brighter.
A loss will show the lack of progress. Same mistakes no learning and poor coaching.
So we'll see.
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Post by riochforthereebok on Nov 11, 2022 13:57:09 GMT
They’re not interested in Evatt as he’s just not that good
And on the BN, he says he’s ‘going nowhere’ 😞
Tight ground, small crowd, late goal from our sub Bod and a 2-1 defeat 🤔😞
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Post by OohMac on Nov 11, 2022 16:09:29 GMT
They’re not interested in Evatt as he’s just not that good And on the BN, he says he’s ‘going nowhere’ 😞 Tight ground, small crowd, late goal from our sub Bod and a 2-1 defeat 🤔😞 That piece was particularly cringe alluding to him turning down loads of better jobs in the name of loyalty. In 3rd person too. Always helps. Feel like someone should do a collage of him shouting at every ref after games and send it to FV? This really the representation they want. Again harsh but if you're going to have an ego as he does and talk absolute tripe you better make sure you deliver results
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Post by whitesince63 on Nov 12, 2022 9:27:06 GMT
Ha, yes but the best bit was when he admitted football is a simple game complicated by people like him!! How true? Anyway, if we lose this one I really will be peeved. Cambridge have lost six of their last seven, including losing their last four home games without scoring, in fact their last goal at home was September 3rd. However poor we’ve been we must surely turn things round today and I’m hoping Iredale suddenly recovers the form he did for them because he hasn’t so far? It’s hard to be positive after our recent run but you just get the feeling that if we can take one of those early chances that we’ve so regularly created and missed, it might just be the spark needed to change our fortunes.
I was somewhat intrigued by his admission that some players probably will be leaving in January. We pretty well know that Johns off, probably to Wrexham but who else will go? Surely Aimson, possibly Baka and even Sadlier who for me just hasn’t been given a real chance. Personally I’d attempt to lose Kachunga, although I can’t see it but could there be one or two surprises in store, maybe Dapo, MJ or Dempsey? Time will tell but before then let’s hope for 3 points today and I’m going to stick my neck out and go for 0-3 to the Wanderers, crazy and deluded or not!! 🥴
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Post by chip on Nov 12, 2022 11:04:50 GMT
Time for a much needed win but I’m sure our team will find a way to mess it up and then Ian can blame the referee’s team for our defeat onwards and upwards 2-1 win 🤞COYWM
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Post by davidm on Nov 12, 2022 11:27:23 GMT
We will win this game.
Yes it will be difficult. Most matches are difficult to win but we are a better team than Cambridge and have better players.
I know that the 3 of you on here dislike the manager and want rid but, despite my criticism when we perform badly, I think he is the best manager we have had for years. He has brought success from nothing. We have seen progression every season with a decent style of football.
I am assuming that we will revert back to 3-5-2 with Bradley and Iredale as wing backs.
Midfield there is no Williams. Logic says that Thomason plays defensive midfield but the manager has not done that. When both Thomason and Morley are in the team, Morley seems to be the defensive one.
Upfront, please play Charles and Bodvarsson together.
I can’t see us keeping a clean sheet as recent defensive performances have been poor but we will score so a 2-1 victory today.
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Post by whitesince63 on Nov 12, 2022 11:39:49 GMT
Excuse me Davidm but can I just correct you on your comment that “the 3 of us on here dislike and want Evatt gone”. I certainly don’t want him gone and I’ve posted regularly to that extent. Do I agree with everything he does? Of course not but I believe he’s the best man to get us where we want to be and like you I think he’ll get a win for us today. All teams go through bad spells and we’re having ours just now. Hopefully today will end that and we’ll all be smiling by 6pm. 😉
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Post by davidm on Nov 12, 2022 11:56:12 GMT
Excuse me Davidm but can I just correct you on your comment that “the 3 of us on here dislike and want Evatt gone”. I certainly don’t want him gone and I’ve posted regularly to that extent. Do I agree with everything he does? Of course not but I believe he’s the best man to get us where we want to be and like you I think he’ll get a win for us today. All teams go through bad spells and we’re having ours just now. Hopefully today will end that and we’ll all be smiling by 6pm. 😉 Not you Whites rioch; rtf and Ooh
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Post by OohMac on Nov 12, 2022 14:56:53 GMT
I don't want Evatt gone. I don't like him but I want him to do well here. But I've lost faith in him to coach us to the top.
Is there any results in these next 2 games that would change your mind? Losses to Cambridge and Fleetwood? Or do you see any way of Evatt not being here in January?
I'll be honest, two defeats and it would be thank you and good luck but not for us at the moment.
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Post by riochforthereebok on Nov 12, 2022 14:57:16 GMT
Excuse me Davidm but can I just correct you on your comment that “the 3 of us on here dislike and want Evatt gone”. I certainly don’t want him gone and I’ve posted regularly to that extent. Do I agree with everything he does? Of course not but I believe he’s the best man to get us where we want to be and like you I think he’ll get a win for us today. All teams go through bad spells and we’re having ours just now. Hopefully today will end that and we’ll all be smiling by 6pm. 😉 Not you Whites rioch; rtf and Ooh Yeah I want him gone I’ve had enough of his tinkering and bullshit Any manor of manager at L1 or L2 level could have achieved what Evatt has achieved but probably with much more attacking intent He’s ruined Dapo Brads and Charles and has used decent players to ill effect. I’d love to be a fly on the wall in the dressing room when Evatt pops out Davidm, you’re doing no wrong with your optimism and we might just win today. I doubt it, but you never know Although Bod is absent so that’s my late consolation goal gone for a Burton
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Post by davidm on Nov 12, 2022 15:58:42 GMT
Dreary dreary stuff.
Cambridge are just all high balls, including about 6 long throws into the box. Our defence always looks iffy with high balls.
We respond to their high balls by launching high balls forward ourselves but we lose possession from every one of them.
Suddenly we are a long ball team and it does not work for us.
Kachunga had 1 shot over the bar and Iredale had a good shot deflected wide.
Pretty poor quality so far. Just no passing through midfield at all.
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Post by realtrottersforever on Nov 12, 2022 16:11:03 GMT
no shots on target for us, though we are edging the shots, 5 to 4. 2 on target for them.
Phil Brown on Radio Manc saying we have 3 at the back often marking just 1 of theirs up top. Phil sounding a bit baffled why your wanting to create the spare man back there. surely better to create overloads in more dangerous areas. says he's aware of modern phenomenon of attacking centre backs but seemed as un-enthused as me about it.
still think we can nick this. got a small wager on win or draw.
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Post by whitesince63 on Nov 12, 2022 16:11:31 GMT
Dreary dreary stuff. Cambridge are just all high balls, including about 6 long throws into the box. Our defence always looks iffy with high balls. We respond to their high balls by launching high balls forward ourselves but we lose possession from every one of them. Suddenly we are a long ball team and it does not work for us. Kachunga had 1 shot over the bar and Iredale had a good shot deflected wide. Pretty poor quality so far. Just no passing through midfield at all. My mistake earlier Davidm!! 😉 as soon as I saw the team sheet my heart dropped as did my confidence and rightly so it seems? Just how long is it going to take Evatt to see that Kachunga is a worker and nothing else and Bakajoko just isn’t good enough yet he keeps players like Dapo and Sadlier on the bench. He’s had all week to work with and on the team yet you wouldn’t know it because it seems woeful again. We surely need to be playing players who at least have a scoring record for us, ie Sadlier and Dapo. I’m expecting the usual 5 player changes yet again in desperation shortly after kick off but it’s just so frustrating. Surely we should be beating teams like these comfortably but unless Evatt accepts we need goal scorers on nothing will change. Yet again another 45 minutes without one shot on goal. Just pathetic.
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Post by chip on Nov 12, 2022 16:13:23 GMT
0-0 halftime not a very good game very few chances and rather scrappy COYWM
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Post by realtrottersforever on Nov 12, 2022 16:19:23 GMT
we've scored 6 goals away from home ( in the lge). only Cheltenham have scored less. take away the 3 against Accy ( who were conceding 3 to everyone at the time ) , and there's hardly any goals for , and even less open play goals. think the Ipswich goal was a pen. and think 1 at MK was a set piece, if i remember right.
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