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Post by riochforthereebok on Dec 31, 2023 18:26:05 GMT
Wouldn’t it be great to kick off 2024 with a win And where better to start than a home game, decent crowd against Burton
With Portsmouth v Stevenage - Barnsley v Wigan - Derby v Peterborough as the other ties, this has got more riding on it for those reasons above.
Win this and there’s every chance we could start the New Year on top AND with a game in hand on Pompey, but lose it and it’ll be back to the drawing board
Burton under the new manager have managed a win in their last 2 games, so not quite as easy a victory as we might expect
All of the so called decent sides have already beaten these, like Derby, Posh, Pompey, Stevenage and Oxford, but they’ve also been done over by crap sides too so there’s absolutely no reason we shouldn’t be taking the points tomorrow
Burton W 7 D. 6 L 11 F 20 A 33 They sit 16th on 27 points
I’m crap at predicting but I just hope for a great win (not a boring scrap - although if that’s what’s to be I’ll take it, reluctantly😬)
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Post by whitesince63 on Jan 1, 2024 0:36:08 GMT
Always a tough game against Burton and I don’t expect tomorrow to be any different with them packing defence so I think it will be another game we’ll have to show patience in as well as be awake at the back as they’ll look to catch us on the break if we’re not. You’d have to hope that Victor will be up for this one and look to put one over his past employers and so I’d expect him to start. I fear we’ll miss Gethin more than some think in an attacking sense as he blends so well with Coggers but in a defensive sense Forrester shouldn’t let us down. Win this and we may well be top so whatever happens in the other games progress is entirely in our own hands. I think it will be frustrating but I’ll go for a 1-0 win to the Wanderers.
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Post by OohMac on Jan 1, 2024 8:13:36 GMT
Always a tough game against Burton and I don’t expect tomorrow to be any different with them packing defence so I think it will be another game we’ll have to show patience in as well as be awake at the back as they’ll look to catch us on the break if we’re not. You’d have to hope that Victor will be up for this one and look to put one over his past employers and so I’d expect him to start. I fear we’ll miss Gethin more than some think in an attacking sense as he blends so well with Coggers but in a defensive sense Forrester shouldn’t let us down. Win this and we may well be top so whatever happens in the other games progress is entirely in our own hands. I think it will be frustrating but I’ll go for a 1-0 win to the Wanderers. I'm not sure if the new manager is trying a different way but the last guy and JFH played some awful stuff. Rational part of my head says the two away wins allows us to lose and still be on 2pt per game average, so a point would tip us over and yield 7points over a busy festive period. Nice break for the cup game too. A no lose for us. But we're home with automatic ambition so let's get the 3 on the board. 9/9. Go into 2024 in a strong position, both, for the transfer window (our players won't go for cheap/come and be apart of this title march) Then as I say nice cup distraction and then we go again. 2nd half of the season. Resolution to lose fewer than the 5 games we've lost this half and if we achieve that we should be there in the 1 or 2 spot. Today 2-1 nervy.
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Post by davidm on Jan 1, 2024 9:45:55 GMT
These are always awkward opponents but what a chance to build up momentum, particularly with Portsmouth v Stevenage and Derby v Peterborough.
3 wins on the trot is excellent so let’s add to it today and put Burton in their place.
I expect Forrester to replace Jones and possibly Maghoma to start with Adeboyejo upfront with Charles. I am still very much in the Charles/Bodvarsson combination but the manager likes Adeboyejo’s running.
Looking at the possible changes, it doesn’t seem to make a great deal of difference – we still look very strong.
As usual, a good start would be welcome – we don’t want to still be at 0-0 midway through the second half as that is what has happened in previous years.
Only 1 win over these ever and that was the amazing Bodvarsson goal last season.
It is time to totally lay the Burton bogey and I think it will be today – a 2-0 win.
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Post by chip on Jan 1, 2024 13:55:48 GMT
No doubt we will struggle as we always do against Burton so we just have to except a scrappy 2-1 win COYWM
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Post by riochforthereebok on Jan 1, 2024 15:05:06 GMT
No doubt we will struggle as we always do against Burton so we just have to except a scrappy 2-1 win COYWM You know what over expectations get you!!! Come on you WHITES Vic to score!!!! Surely???
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Post by riochforthereebok on Jan 1, 2024 15:20:37 GMT
Have to ask!!!!
Where has our excitement gone? 14 minutes in and Rico has had about 120 touches of the ball and we’ve threatened nowt, apart from a couple of powder puffs Dion and Vic have had nothing to run on to!
Pompey winning, Derby v Posh drawing 1-1 (they both scored within the first 9 mins)
AND Vic is just terrible, no argument
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Post by riochforthereebok on Jan 1, 2024 15:47:30 GMT
Sorry but this is absolutely awful
Burton have had about 10% of the ball (thanks to Rico possession)
They surely must be laughing all the way to the bank with that half a million for that sack of feather Adeboyejo In fact, along with Vic, Maghoma and Randell make us weaker
What did Bod do to be dropped for adeboyejo, he’s proper crap
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Post by Woppy the Italian on Jan 1, 2024 15:47:38 GMT
Got to laugh at the commentators annoyance at Burton wasting time. Has he not noticed the time we waste faffing about at the back?
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Post by whitesince63 on Jan 1, 2024 16:02:10 GMT
Dreadful stuff that. Has anybody told the players they’re allowed to shoot, how many chances have we had but it’s just pass pass pass. Our final ball in is as usual dreadful and if we slow down play any more we’ll stop. Burton have us sussed perfectly, just sit back and let us press but no end result. Much as I’ve held a candle out for improvement from Victor, he’s just so bad and I don’t think he’s ever going to get a better opportunities than the one he muffed early on which could have changed the whole game. Surely we can get one in the second half but I have a nasty feeling they’re going to pinch one at the end after they’ve weathered the storm!! 🤨
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Post by chip on Jan 1, 2024 16:03:27 GMT
Terrible first half is it me or are playing it cool and just waiting for the second half I bloody hope so COYWM
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Post by andyl on Jan 1, 2024 16:06:14 GMT
So frustrating. Burton very weak. Only Morley willing to shoot? Adeboyejo's miss was awful. We should surely get at least one but so far the only nailed on certainty is an impending yellow or red card for Evatt?
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Post by riochforthereebok on Jan 1, 2024 16:08:45 GMT
Evatt will be more than pleased
71 % possession 🥱 🥱
Just watched the last 5 mins of the Wrexham Barrow game with Barrow leading 1-0 Thanks to veteran Steven Fletcher and of course Paul Mullin, Wrexham now lead 3-1
Just shows you what can happen when you sign prolific strikers, which we have none…
Dion’s an accidental striker in my book, nowhere near prolific enough and after him, we have nothing Please sign someone this month that can score many goals
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Post by riochforthereebok on Jan 1, 2024 16:14:26 GMT
How did that go in
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Post by chip on Jan 1, 2024 16:14:42 GMT
Goal yes Dion second half COYWM
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