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Reply | Saito slide
at 14:29 14 Dec 2025
From what I read at the time he had a bit of a disastrous debut, he was very down about it in the interviews and his confidence seems to have taken a hit |
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Reply | January transfer rumours
at 14:27 14 Dec 2025
absolutely would go for a loan in January either try before you buy, or give useless the opportunity to asses and decide whether Cooper is going to get the shirt for next season. |
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Reply | Slowly improving.
at 01:17 14 Dec 2025
What I found fascinating today was not just Boro had really good players / strong squad. But there tactics and formation was something I'd never seen before. Fluid 4-2-2-2 with the wingers starting as 10's The fullbacks pushed really high to become wing backs and the centre mid dropped into defence to make a back 3. The winger 10s would push wide if they attacked down the wing out numbering us, or stay central if they attacked down the middle out numbering us. We would get narrow to combat it and they would then do these diags to other full back to open us up. We just did not have a clue how to play against it along with there fast transition.
Will be interesting in the next 6-10 games to see which teams work out how to combat it and how they do it |
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Reply | Middlesbrough F.C V Queens Park Rangers Match Thread.
at 15:55 13 Dec 2025
Fair to say they have completely done us tactically. Plus they have additional quality. Kone looks unfit again. Saito is totally lost, and Smyth's decision making on another level of bad.
Think we will have to change formation, maybe 3 at the back 3 in the middle haul Kone off and play Saito Dembele or Poku as a 10.
We need to be bit more dirty and firmer in our tackles, quicker in our passes.
Not mad it's a lesson, tough gig at the end of a 3 game week. Need to at least try and get competitive |
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Reply | nardi
at 00:14 10 Dec 2025
Injured himself with that save spent the rest of the game holding his arm like it was broken, frankly should have gone down and possibly off and I dont think they would have equalised. |
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Reply | ELO theres a big blue nose approaching-birmingham match thread
at 00:11 10 Dec 2025
That's what Cifuentes did, and why Madsen is doing so well under Stephan, is that the game is in front of him, he is not having to be back to goal or to press too much so he can read the game and step across, and frankly he has the best football intelligence on the pitch. Playing like a Rolls Royce now. |
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Reply | West Brom Reflection
at 21:35 6 Dec 2025
I didn't think the first half was dreadful both defences however were on top and canceled each other out. Brilliant cross from Madsen the goal. Second half we were very good got a bot cocky for a while and it started to come undone.
Kone was magnificent, and looked fitter and quicker than he has done for the last 6-8 weeks. Madsens best game for a while too. The difference between Madsen last season and the player we have this season, is he seems to be reading the game so well defensively. I do think this is because the game is at most times in front of him rather than him being higher up the pitch back to goal as well as having to press. Shame Burrell did not get the Hatrick. Nardi's best game for some time too. |
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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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