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Reply | Eastward Ho ! Match Fred
at 17:06 29 Nov 2025
Overall a really poor tired performance 3rd goal killed us at 2-1 it might have been a more nervy edgy game. We always knew we were going to lose this one its what we do. Personally I'd rather see Kolli on the bench than Frey, I dont think he brings much to the party. Mbengue and Varane had torrid games. Madsen and Burrell look shattered. Chair far too narrow leaving left back exposed. Nardi probably motm |
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Reply | Eastward Ho ! Match Fred
at 15:57 29 Nov 2025
Dear oh dear so many issues, unable to deal with the conditions, Varane has had a total shocker, both full backs have been very poor, Dembele and Saito totally ineffectual You can see he's not made that sub then because he wants to do a mass of changes at once and keep more in reserve.
I think at a minimum we want Smyth, Kone, Norrington Davies and maybe give it 5 or 10 before hooking Varane and putting Hayden on if no improvement |
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Reply | Furs leaving
at 18:37 28 Nov 2025
Look it happens, it's perfectly normal for disagreements to occur especially in football, over players, methods etc If they are not pulling the same way, they cannot disagree and commit then inevitably someone moves on. I have no knowledge of why he is moving on, what I do know is he has been a great servant to the club for a long time both as a player and a coach. |
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Reply | Kone
at 15:32 23 Nov 2025
Kolli and Burrell as a pair yesterday was very dynamic however whilst Kone is off the boil at the moment (and overthinking IMHO) he did make some important contributions in the build up play. Would definitely like to see more of `Burrell and Kolli against the right opposition |
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Reply | Mani gone.
at 11:43 22 Nov 2025
Met Mani when working in a recording studio in the mid nineties and he had just joined Primal Scream. A really lovely down to earth guy.
Was a massive Stone Roses fan got into them very early and introduced them to loads of people at school as the Album was the soundtrack to a pretty legendary Ski trip. Being ever the professional never said a thing to him.
Amazing bassist that helped create the sound of the Manchester scene. The first Stone Roses album is one of the greatest of all time.
Interesting fact they recorded most of this Album before with I think Martin Harnett (Joy division) and it was trash (bought a bootleg in Camden), same songs pretty much. A really great example of getting the right producer (John Leckie) with the right band to make musical magic |
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Reply | Hamer - how was his debut?
at 14:44 9 Nov 2025
2nd save to his left a number of keepers would not make (Seny!) what I really liked is that he came he caught or he punched and clattered everyone on the way through. There was one moment where they stuck in a cross deep to the back post and he came and got enough of a punch to push that away from the strikers head. We conceded that same position as a goal twice last week against Ipswich |
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Reply | Hamer Post Match - didn't know new rule
at 14:40 9 Nov 2025
tbs I did not know the rule until Wednesday when it was the first time Ive seen it implemented and then again today. Seen plenty of games this season when the ball has been in the keepers hands longer than that so maybe this some form of crack down |
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Reply | Manager
at 18:54 8 Nov 2025
It's amazing how much better our players get when they are not in the team.
Saito has been off the boil since his Japan debut where he performed poorly, Smyth you could have argued for on the right instead of Vale, but Vale more likely to give you an assist. No issues from me for selection |
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Reply | Queens Park Razors hopefully taking the edge off. Sheff Utd vs QPR match thread
at 17:30 8 Nov 2025
Didn't think it was too bad, got into good positions and made poor choices Burrell took a shot when he had two open for the cross. Confident team does better. Hamer did very well, Field was excellent. Kone is really struggling even when he is in the box, and frankly that's not surprising given he was non league 2 years ago, Championship is a step up and he needs to learn to find himself space. Clean sheet is basis to build on. Like everyone else I would rather see Kolli than Frey. Mbengue looks much better at right back. |
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Reply | Queens Park Razors hopefully taking the edge off. Sheff Utd vs QPR match thread
at 15:54 8 Nov 2025
Dont think that's been. too bad tbh, we've gotten in down their right on a number of times, Field doing well at LB Mbegue until he nearly got sent off in slow motion has been decent at right back. Hamer coming for crosses and a couple of good punches. First 30 minutes the real Varane turned up still seem to struggle with that straight ball over the top though |
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Reply | They Couldn't Wait Until Wednesday 10pm To Sack Him - QPR Vs Southampton Thread
at 22:36 5 Nov 2025
Well that was frustrating! We can’t win games carrying 3 or 4 5/10 or worse players every game. Really poor from Varane again, both goals he has failed to bust a gut to cover for his defence.
If someone can tell me where Smyth was supposed to be playing I would love to know. First half 5 yards off everything far too deep at times or he would then push into an inside right position.
Dunne is half the player he was last season
Morrison is really struggling and Nardi is a wreck and it’s impacting the defence who are having to come deeper.
Stephan has now learnt the 3 midgets behind the striker won’t work especially if none of them will get into the box.
I don’t like Chair at 10 never have he is far more effective on the left.
I don’t know who this set piece coach is but they need firing both offensive and defensive are terrible, we are easily blocked and it does not matter who the taker is.
I don’t think the number of changes are helping either.
As it’s November it when Sam Field usually finally gets going and I think he has to come in and provide some protection.
RND, Burrell and Dembele’s cameo the main positives today. If that’s what we get from dropping Dembele from the squad then I think a few others would benefit from this starting with Varane [Post edited 5 Nov 22:39]
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Reply | BLAME the MANAGER
at 12:24 2 Nov 2025
Just watched both those goals back and I'm not so sure, the first one yes he's beaten for pace down to the byline something we've seen Smyth do many times I dont see Norrington Davies do much differently there, its a great ball in as well, you could argue Morrison should do better
The second one Chairs gone very high in the press with Madsen, Kone and Burrell all up there and he's been left exposed 3 on one on the left hand side he could have gone in earlier maybe, if he holds position or turns around he still gets beaten. Hayden with Madsen pressing has to be coming to cover the left Cook needs to block the cross and Dunne who is ball watching and come too far across centrally has to do better to win that header
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Reply | The team for Wednesday I imagine was picked before yesterday’s game…
at 11:51 2 Nov 2025
I honestly thought it was tactics rather than election yesterday we picked a team that looked suited to sitting in a mid block and breaking but pressed very high including Hayden and the press was broken with ease by Ipswich which left the back four regularly exposed.
As I said on another thread its a delicate balance to get right between familiarity and building of partnerships (essential in 4-4-2), keeping standards and playing in form players and dropping those whose standards have slipped, and having the right players for the opponent.
Let's look at Derby, end of three game week, we looked very leggy and lacked intensity. Mbengue had a terrible game at centre back and was dominated in the air. Varane was also very poor. Derby sat deep we created nothing and Kone looked shattered as he has done for the last week. Nardi costs us a goal
Go into Ipswich two of poorest performers dropped, but their replacements (Hayden and Morrison) turn in pretty poor performances. Ipswich had a big number 9 who dominated Morrison anyway.
The decsion to put Esquerdinha up against the championships record £17.5m signing then ask him to be the attacking outlet on the left and give very little cover seems suicidal as does the pushing of Hayden so high when they have one of the divisions better 10s in Nunez.
So I would argue that have you to pick your team for the opponent especially against the better sides and we just got that very wrong yesterday |
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Reply | BLAME the MANAGER
at 23:47 1 Nov 2025
I dont have issues with the manager but he got it all wrong today. Dont have issues with the line up but tactically the way we tried to press them was off from the beginning, Ipswich are exactly the team to you want to sit in mid block and play on the break, the high press and with Hayden so high was bypassed time and again leaving our rather poor defence very exposed |
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Reply | BLAME the MANAGER
at 23:36 1 Nov 2025
This and given how their 9 dominated Morrison in the air it was not going to be any better on that front and he still managed to get a yellow card. when he came on for stupid tackle in the middle of the pitch. Dont get Mbengue myself yes he has pace but scares the b'jesus out of me |
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Reply | Ipswich Reflection
at 21:35 1 Nov 2025
He's got to be carrying something, he's a yard slower than when he joined |
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Reply | Left back at the training ground
at 21:33 1 Nov 2025
The kids had a handful of appearances in the top flight in Brazil and a handful in championship, he had a poor game today but his role today was to be an attacking full back so Chair could cut in and overload. He's had some decent games and a poor one today but even the mistakes he made today should not have led to a goal if the rest of the team was doing their jobs properly. Lets hope he learns from today and for me its on the manager as this was not the game to play him |
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Reply | Gaffer on today's defeat
at 20:29 1 Nov 2025
I thought today was very much on him, tactically it was wrong, the press was wrong and we were wide open and overrun at times. Dont get me I'm wrong I like him and managers will make mistakes just as players do |
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Reply | Nardi
at 19:16 1 Nov 2025
I dont buy this sorry. It may or may not be true but heard he had indicated his family were not settled in the UK.
He had a poor second half of the season last year, IMHO and he has cost us goals two games in a row now.
Keeper has to be number one priority for January unless there is some kind of turnaround |
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