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Min-Hyeok Yang
at 08:14 6 Feb 2025

Can get annoying but not like the ground was particularly full yesterday - was surprised how empty it was actually. Need to go on a losing run to fill it up again evidently!

Cracking atmosphere I thought though - voice only just recovering,

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saito challenge on travis first half....
at 19:39 5 Feb 2025

The Saito pen was right in front of us and looked soft at the time but on replays probably the right decision..

The highlights for Dunne seem to show it was actually just their player with two hands pulling Dunnes shirt so should be a pen for me as no attempt to play the ball whatsoever.

[Post edited 5 Feb 19:46]

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New Year transfer window rumours
at 14:51 31 Jan 2025

Interesting to see what Matty Rose is up to these days - good on him.

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New Year transfer window rumours
at 08:11 31 Jan 2025

This has shades of my old Football Manager tactic of just constantly scouting the South American u20 sides and hoovering up all the talent a la Chelsea. Won me a lot of leagues of course so surely merely only a matter of time till this fella wins us the Champions League.

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New Year transfer window rumours
at 10:02 29 Jan 2025

We are going to be the Cat 1 Prem academies to us for Perth Glory at this rate. That'll be two teenage prospects nicked if he comes in.

Would selfishly love to see some young talented defenders coming in - though supposed we did sign Rocca Friel and are after that Aberdeen CB.

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Wednesday first goal
at 06:56 26 Jan 2025

Could see it rolled over the line and then seemed to come back the other way. Lots going mental around me on School End Lower but looked definitive to me. Did think Fox could have cleared it if he'd reacted quicker.

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Ashby throwing the jersey to the floor
at 07:45 22 Jan 2025

I was actually watching Madsen with a lot of interest (albeit via the QPR+ coverage from my Tuesday home in Belgium) and he seemed to put himself about a bit. Not a lot going forward but he put a few challenges in and cleared a couple in our box - definitely looked like he was working a bit harder. Perhaps watching Morgan has shown him what he needs to do but he is miles off him as an athlete so never going to be able to replicate that.

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Cian Dillon goals reel
at 20:52 20 Jan 2025

Extra impressive given the state of some of those pitches.

Always intrigued when we sign a teenage striker, hope he develops well.

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Morgan new contract
at 06:31 16 Jan 2025

Haha did mean to say that in my post.

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Morgan new contract
at 15:24 15 Jan 2025

Continuing with picking up Prem academy cast offs and seems a Leon Scarlett has signed on as a scholar after being released by them - midfielder.

Has anyone watched much of the development squad this season? Some of the players that came in over the summer and had website pieces sounded rather promising - likes of Rocco Friel, Jack McDowell and Rohan Vaughan alongside Kieran Morgan. I've not watched a Dev game this season however.

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Morgan new contract
at 17:34 14 Jan 2025

Delighted with that news.

Comes across as a pretty grounded 18yo and futures looks bright. Fingers crossed he keeps developing at the rate he is as he'll be some player (and sale) soon enough.

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Is it too early?
at 14:51 7 Jan 2025

For this season I would just us like us to get to a nice comfortable 60-63 points - somewhere around 10th - 13th tbh. Not hoping for too much more - but continue to develop the young players and gel the team. Hope against hope 2025/26 can see us be a consistently good team through the season with a smaller number of additions - none of this being great for twelve months but still finishing midtable as we were terrible for 3-4 months either side of it.

There will, however, be a f*****g riot if they let Jimmy Dunne leave on a free.

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Sky Why
at 13:12 6 Jan 2025

I mean I can't say I have watched a single minute of another Championship game live this season. Caught the odd League One and Two game but I rarely watch televised footy anymore. Almost 40 and still hitch a ride on my dads SkyGo.

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Angus Gunn charged by FA
at 17:45 3 Jan 2025

Throw on an extra two games for the facial hair too I'd say

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Pep-ism v Pragmatism
at 14:11 3 Jan 2025

I always think being able to adapt your preferred tactics and way of playing is the mark of a genuinely good manager. It is what has impressed me most about Marti - the ability to realise what we can and can't do and set us up. The start of this season was, I hope, an aberration trying to move too quickly with players not up to it. It will be interesting to see how he progresses the team further (hopefully) over the next season or two.

The end of Warbsball was awful to watch when all the confidence was shot and we just passed the ball aimlessly around the back. There was no Plan B at all - just as Ainsworth, Olly and co had no Plan B.

Russell Martin is the greatest current example of this. Trying to play that way with a squad like Southamptons in the Premier League was sheer idiocy - he even tried Lumley as a ball playing keeper there. Mark of a very poor manager indeed I think.

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Champ Survival
at 12:05 2 Jan 2025

Plymouth will be goners this year I'd say. Paying the price of Wayne Rooney for half a year.

Hard to call the other two places. Would have said Oxford but an excellent new manager bounce and Rowett is a decent coach. Both Cardiff and Hull theoretically have the quality to pull clear but equally either could go on a long winless run.

Won't be us anyway!

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Brighton
at 18:26 1 Jan 2025

Get a lovely view of the ground when up walking on the Downs

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A spine
at 16:29 1 Jan 2025

This kid just keeps getting better atm.

His running and passing was brilliant today. What an absolute find. He was showing constantly and finding Smyth and co time and time again. So quick over 15 yards as well.

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The King's speech?
at 08:36 28 Dec 2024

A weird choice of accompanying photo too...

Dishevelled, bags under eyes look designed to show how hard he is working behind the scenes? Wouldn't have seen our Les look as scruffy! It's how I used to look turning up to work in my 20s before I gave up the drink.

Don't really mind the statement. All largely PR nonsense as noted but I'd rather have it than not Injuries updates are depressing but needed. If they don't get Dunne sorted out there'll be a riot.

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Sorry Paal
at 08:18 28 Dec 2024

He does look to have been thoroughly QPR'd doesn't he this season.

I remember being very concerned by his lack of physical stature when he first turned up but he was so tenacious during much of the first half of his time at the club - winning so many headers and snapping into tackles. Absolute shadow of that guy now. A real disgrace we have no viable alternative as has been eloquently stated many times already.

Our defence is looking a bit of a nightmare with Cook and Morrison out for a while.

Ashby Dunne JCS Fox/Paal?

Costs us Dunne as a core attacking threat and he is hugely inferior at CB as we know. Field seemingly the only other one who can cover in there but that means bringing Madsen or Andersen back into midfield and not being able to rest Morgan as will be needed. Glad we've got some points on the board and the teams at the bottom continue to be utterly useless - a big month ahead in January and into Feb with a tougher (on paper) end to the season.

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