| One gripe. 19:55 - Aug 21 with 1758 views | connell10 |
I wish we could start our games on the front foot, it would make life so much easier, other than that I'm very happy !! |  |
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| One gripe. on 21:18 - Aug 21 with 1639 views | enfieldargh |
They had an extra day to prepare having played tuesday. Our players look jaded first half, their usual zipp definitely missing plus Warbs got his team selection wrong.
Point gained today, Barnsley are no push overs |  |
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| One gripe. on 21:25 - Aug 21 with 1615 views | CliveWilsonSaid |
| One gripe. on 21:18 - Aug 21 by enfieldargh |
They had an extra day to prepare having played tuesday. Our players look jaded first half, their usual zipp definitely missing plus Warbs got his team selection wrong.
Point gained today, Barnsley are no push overs |
There's no easy way to beat us. Don't panic. |  |
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| One gripe. on 21:28 - Aug 21 with 1602 views | davman |
Not a lot wrong with the energy levels today at the start. Barnsley absolutely blitzed us (again) and closed all avenues down. We were literally swamped and found no time to be composed on the ball. That left us looking very ragged.
Only 6 on the bench at this early stage in the season is not a good state of affairs. Why we couldn't wait a week or two to let Faysal and Conor go out I'll never know. |  |
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| One gripe. on 21:40 - Aug 21 with 1567 views | enfieldargh |
woudnt be surprised to see 2 more in the door.
As mentioned Faysal looks more than capable to play in the side and hold down his place. | |
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| One gripe. on 21:42 - Aug 21 with 1559 views | CliveWilsonSaid |
| One gripe. on 21:28 - Aug 21 by davman |
Not a lot wrong with the energy levels today at the start. Barnsley absolutely blitzed us (again) and closed all avenues down. We were literally swamped and found no time to be composed on the ball. That left us looking very ragged.
Only 6 on the bench at this early stage in the season is not a good state of affairs. Why we couldn't wait a week or two to let Faysal and Conor go out I'll never know. |
I'd be surprised if there aren't more signings on the way.
In the mean time we were top for an hour! | |
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| One grip on 22:28 - Aug 21 with 1402 views | wombat |
| One gripe. on 21:42 - Aug 21 by CliveWilsonSaid |
I'd be surprised if there aren't more signings on the way.
In the mean time we were top for an hour! |
When was the last time we started a season with NO players on loan in the squad ? |  |
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| One gripe. on 22:37 - Aug 21 with 1373 views | connell10 |
I think we have started slowly in nearly all our games, just like to see us up it from the off. | |
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| One gripe. on 22:54 - Aug 21 with 1333 views | stainrods_elbow |
| One gripe. on 21:18 - Aug 21 by enfieldargh |
They had an extra day to prepare having played tuesday. Our players look jaded first half, their usual zipp definitely missing plus Warbs got his team selection wrong.
Point gained today, Barnsley are no push overs |
I've rattled on about this already, but for me the calculated mental corrosiveness of Warbs + fans going on and on about the schedule (even taking the first part of his post-match interview with Nick London to lament it all over again) is likely as sapping as any 'actual' fatigue. I don't like it at our club, or in football generally, but there's no doubt it's professionally entrenched - Ian Taylor once wrote to me to tell me Steve McClaren (I think it was he) was particularly good at 'managing (down) expectations' that way. For me, it's been something of a malaise at QPR over the years and goes back to Gerry Francis, whose tendency to give club interviews to his shoes was so symbolic you could almost feel it dragging us down the table in 1999-2000 (I was so irked about it I remember I once wrote a countervailing piece for AKUTRs on the topic Dave Thomas pleasingly called 'Talking Us Up'). People tend to rise or fall to the bar you set for them, and, as Peter Hucker said about that Wembley final that never happened in 1986, sadly you sometimes get forces in a club that actually want to fail.
It's also only in recent times that this kind of excuse has been brought up to justify (and potentially elicit) poor performances, even though players don't play m/any more games now than they did, are supposedly far fitter, definitely much better looked after (not to mention fantastically paid), with lighter balls, very good pitches, and bigger crowds. Middlesbrough was a humdinger for sure, but it does grind my gears when Warburton insists he doesn't want to use a bit of compression on the fixture list has an excuse, then spends lots of time doing just that, even days later.
It doesn't even add up, because when Warburton changed the system and the players worked up a head of steam (with a lot of help from the fans), we played Barnsley off the park, so it was clearly nothing to do with depleted energy (unless - what? - the half-time interval and oranges magically gave them the rejuvenation they needed). Next time Nick London's standing in front of him and MW starts with the 'I don't want to talk about the sceduling etc. etc. etc', he could man up and try saying, as I'd be inclined to, 'Well, in that case DON'T, gaffer!'
What did worry me, despite his game-saving goal, was that Charlie looked absolutely shagged and out of sorts from virtually start to finish, and he only played 20 minutes mid-week. It may seem churlish to critique him after he got us a point, but he really was scarily poor for almost all of the preceding 89 minutes. With the clearly incompetent Bonne out on loan, I'd say we really do need to bring in one more decent striker on loan if we can before the window slams on our little pinkies. We really can't rely on Dykes and Austin to stay fit, avoid suspensions and keep scoring all season, I fear, if we've got ambitions of a top six finish. [Post edited 21 Aug 2021 23:03]
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| One grip on 22:57 - Aug 21 with 1325 views | OldPedro |
| One grip on 22:28 - Aug 21 by wombat |
When was the last time we started a season with NO players on loan in the squad ? |
Isn't Sam McCallum on loan from Norwich? |  |
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| One grip on 23:56 - Aug 21 with 1229 views | Sharpy36 |
| One grip on 22:57 - Aug 21 by OldPedro |
Isn't Sam McCallum on loan from Norwich? |
Yep
Our squad is paper thin and will need reinforcements in the coming weeks. |  |
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| One gripe. on 00:03 - Aug 22 with 1216 views | kensalriser |
Let's hope Norwich don't want McCullum back, they're already on -8 GD from two games. |  |
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| One gripe. on 00:08 - Aug 22 with 1206 views | Sharpy36 |
| One gripe. on 22:54 - Aug 21 by stainrods_elbow |
I've rattled on about this already, but for me the calculated mental corrosiveness of Warbs + fans going on and on about the schedule (even taking the first part of his post-match interview with Nick London to lament it all over again) is likely as sapping as any 'actual' fatigue. I don't like it at our club, or in football generally, but there's no doubt it's professionally entrenched - Ian Taylor once wrote to me to tell me Steve McClaren (I think it was he) was particularly good at 'managing (down) expectations' that way. For me, it's been something of a malaise at QPR over the years and goes back to Gerry Francis, whose tendency to give club interviews to his shoes was so symbolic you could almost feel it dragging us down the table in 1999-2000 (I was so irked about it I remember I once wrote a countervailing piece for AKUTRs on the topic Dave Thomas pleasingly called 'Talking Us Up'). People tend to rise or fall to the bar you set for them, and, as Peter Hucker said about that Wembley final that never happened in 1986, sadly you sometimes get forces in a club that actually want to fail.
It's also only in recent times that this kind of excuse has been brought up to justify (and potentially elicit) poor performances, even though players don't play m/any more games now than they did, are supposedly far fitter, definitely much better looked after (not to mention fantastically paid), with lighter balls, very good pitches, and bigger crowds. Middlesbrough was a humdinger for sure, but it does grind my gears when Warburton insists he doesn't want to use a bit of compression on the fixture list has an excuse, then spends lots of time doing just that, even days later.
It doesn't even add up, because when Warburton changed the system and the players worked up a head of steam (with a lot of help from the fans), we played Barnsley off the park, so it was clearly nothing to do with depleted energy (unless - what? - the half-time interval and oranges magically gave them the rejuvenation they needed). Next time Nick London's standing in front of him and MW starts with the 'I don't want to talk about the sceduling etc. etc. etc', he could man up and try saying, as I'd be inclined to, 'Well, in that case DON'T, gaffer!'
What did worry me, despite his game-saving goal, was that Charlie looked absolutely shagged and out of sorts from virtually start to finish, and he only played 20 minutes mid-week. It may seem churlish to critique him after he got us a point, but he really was scarily poor for almost all of the preceding 89 minutes. With the clearly incompetent Bonne out on loan, I'd say we really do need to bring in one more decent striker on loan if we can before the window slams on our little pinkies. We really can't rely on Dykes and Austin to stay fit, avoid suspensions and keep scoring all season, I fear, if we've got ambitions of a top six finish. [Post edited 21 Aug 2021 23:03]
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On your last paragraph add in the fact we could be losing players to next years ACN then we need those players in now or at least by November(ish) to be up to speed to be where we need them. No point adding players in January who haven`t played all season, if we want this, let`s be proactive in the market. | |
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| One grip on 00:10 - Aug 22 with 1201 views | davman |
| One grip on 23:56 - Aug 21 by Sharpy36 |
Yep
Our squad is paper thin and will need reinforcements in the coming weeks. |
According to the programme, Barnsley have many less players than we do. "Paper Thin" may be stretching it a little... | |
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| One grip on 00:19 - Aug 22 with 1185 views | Sharpy36 |
| One grip on 00:10 - Aug 22 by davman |
According to the programme, Barnsley have many less players than we do. "Paper Thin" may be stretching it a little... |
Maybe, but we`re four games in and losing players left right and center. As i`ve also pointed out above the ACN will take it`s toll. | |
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| One grip on 01:34 - Aug 22 with 1118 views | Boston |
| One grip on 22:28 - Aug 21 by wombat |
When was the last time we started a season with NO players on loan in the squad ? |
When was the last time we had one loan player in the squad?  |  |
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| One gripe. on 02:55 - Aug 22 with 1056 views | Russian__Bot |
| One gripe. on 22:54 - Aug 21 by stainrods_elbow |
I've rattled on about this already, but for me the calculated mental corrosiveness of Warbs + fans going on and on about the schedule (even taking the first part of his post-match interview with Nick London to lament it all over again) is likely as sapping as any 'actual' fatigue. I don't like it at our club, or in football generally, but there's no doubt it's professionally entrenched - Ian Taylor once wrote to me to tell me Steve McClaren (I think it was he) was particularly good at 'managing (down) expectations' that way. For me, it's been something of a malaise at QPR over the years and goes back to Gerry Francis, whose tendency to give club interviews to his shoes was so symbolic you could almost feel it dragging us down the table in 1999-2000 (I was so irked about it I remember I once wrote a countervailing piece for AKUTRs on the topic Dave Thomas pleasingly called 'Talking Us Up'). People tend to rise or fall to the bar you set for them, and, as Peter Hucker said about that Wembley final that never happened in 1986, sadly you sometimes get forces in a club that actually want to fail.
It's also only in recent times that this kind of excuse has been brought up to justify (and potentially elicit) poor performances, even though players don't play m/any more games now than they did, are supposedly far fitter, definitely much better looked after (not to mention fantastically paid), with lighter balls, very good pitches, and bigger crowds. Middlesbrough was a humdinger for sure, but it does grind my gears when Warburton insists he doesn't want to use a bit of compression on the fixture list has an excuse, then spends lots of time doing just that, even days later.
It doesn't even add up, because when Warburton changed the system and the players worked up a head of steam (with a lot of help from the fans), we played Barnsley off the park, so it was clearly nothing to do with depleted energy (unless - what? - the half-time interval and oranges magically gave them the rejuvenation they needed). Next time Nick London's standing in front of him and MW starts with the 'I don't want to talk about the sceduling etc. etc. etc', he could man up and try saying, as I'd be inclined to, 'Well, in that case DON'T, gaffer!'
What did worry me, despite his game-saving goal, was that Charlie looked absolutely shagged and out of sorts from virtually start to finish, and he only played 20 minutes mid-week. It may seem churlish to critique him after he got us a point, but he really was scarily poor for almost all of the preceding 89 minutes. With the clearly incompetent Bonne out on loan, I'd say we really do need to bring in one more decent striker on loan if we can before the window slams on our little pinkies. We really can't rely on Dykes and Austin to stay fit, avoid suspensions and keep scoring all season, I fear, if we've got ambitions of a top six finish. [Post edited 21 Aug 2021 23:03]
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Positives vibes fella. Clubs in good hands | | | |
| One grip on 09:34 - Aug 22 with 787 views | davman |
| One grip on 00:19 - Aug 22 by Sharpy36 |
Maybe, but we`re four games in and losing players left right and center. As i`ve also pointed out above the ACN will take it`s toll. |
On reflection, I see your point, with three full backs and one CB out, we do suddenly appear to be short of options. Yes, Barnsley have a smaller squad, but they cope by picking exactly the same team two games on the trot and largely them lasting the pace of the game.
Our problem at the moment is that we're not confident that our starters will last 90 - Austin, Jojo, De Wijs. I get that the kids need loans, but that results in a loss of squad depth.
We were lucky with injuries last season, hopefully this is just a blip... | |
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| One gripe. on 10:56 - Aug 22 with 730 views | TacticalR |
Wouldn't it make life so much easier if the team didn't concede any goals? |  |
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