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Always interesting how people see things differently, especially football matches, as I thought the ref was pretty poor last night and got a fair number of decisions wrong and also made some real baffling ones too.
We commented similar at the time saying that it seemed a little unfair. Flanagan was not happy at the final whistle and had to be pulled away from the referee by a member of the coaching staff.
Iandolo played in the middle with Read. Egbo stayed at right back and Hunt played left back.
Iandolo also picked up a yellow card, possibly for protesting after their goal, this takes him to 10 bookings in the league this season. Does this mean he's now suspended for the next two matches or does the first yellow card against Swindon, where he received a second yellow card and was subsequently sent off, not count? Seems a little unfair to receive a second suspension for the same yellow card if it does count.
Obviously this season has massively turned around since November but just how good is it?
We currently have 52 points from 35 matches. That is our equal fifth best return from 35 matches in the last 25 seasons!
2009/10 - 63 points (the 7-1 and Boothroyd season) 2005/06 - 59 points (the promotion season) 2019/20 - 55 points (the Play Off season and Covid) 2018/19 - 54 points (the so near but yet so far season) 2006/07 - 52 points (the first Championship season)
It's crazy to think we've got the same amount of points at the same stage as the first Championship season. That season seemed so much better than this one but maybe that was due to the level of expectation at the time and number of wins, especially at home.
Personally I don't think we'll have quite enough to finish in the Play Offs this season but whatever happens from now it's been quite the turnaround and, hopefully, puts us in a great position for a proper promotion push next season.
Evidently KVY has the sickness bug and hasn't trained and Gordon has also gone down with it. We are going to a bit short tonight. Need Read back to his best and the sooner the better. McDonnell is going to a huge miss over the next few games.
Spot on. Football is a reflection of the world we live in right now sadly where the rich are getting richer and poor are getting poorer. The inequality gap is widening all the time and shows no sign of slowing down any time soon, in fact it's the opposite. Money makes money and the majority of this country (and world) don't have much and what we do have finds it's way into the very deep pockets of the very rich. The outlook is bleak to say the least.
Two match ban plus he’s away with Northern Ireland when we play Bradford so won’t appear in the next three matches for us. Very short in central midfield now.
NOTTINGHAM FOREST v MANCHESTER CITY 1-2 BRENTFORD v ASTON VILLA 2-1 SWANSEA CITY v MIDDLESBROUGH 1-2 STOCKPORT COUNTY v CHARLTON ATHLETIC 2-1 BARNSLEY v BLACKPOOL 2-1 BRISTOL ROVERS v HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1-2 AFC WIMBLEDON v NOTTS COUNTY 2-1 CHELTENHAM TOWN v COLCHESTER UNITED 2-1 CHESTERFIELD v NEWPORT COUNTY 2-1 SALFORD CITY v CREWE ALEXANDRA 2-1
Looks like McDonnell will miss the Bradford game due to an international callup. He's also one booking away from a two game suspension (he needs to go the next three games without a yellow card). GIven the injury to Bishop and that Read has been a bit stop-start this season is it worth getting Bendle back? Would be a big ask of the young lad, he's only just turned 20.
Hopefully Read will be back tomorrow. We don't really have a natural replacement in that position and any reshuffling of the players or formation is far from ideal. Bishop had been getting better and better this season and it's such a shame that he's suffered another injury but now is Read's opportunity to capture last season's form and be that influential midfielder we know he can be.
Matt Jay made it four in four for Torquay on Tuesday night.
Talking about former U's in Devon did anyone foresee Joe Edwards going on to have the career he's had? Over 500 appearances in total now with over 200 for Plymouth mainly in League One and the Championship.
Thought we were comfortably the better team for the first half hour and probably should've been ahead. After that they had a decent spell were on top before the break. They started better than we did second half and the balance of the side didn't seem right with no Read or Bishop alongside McDonnell and Payne having to play deeper to accommodate this. If Read isn't fit for Saturday I'm not sure how we best overcome it. The goal probably came against the run of play somewhat but it shocked them a little and we looked more likely to score than they did in the period that followed. The game was a bit stretched in the closing stages with both teams having breakaways that didn't always result in very much. Their full back was lucky to stay on the pitch after two deliberate fouls but Madden ensured they went down to 10 with his reckless challenge on Tovide. We were probably the better team on the night, not by much though, but it is nice for a result or two to fall our way as we've played far better and made more chances in other games we haven't won.
49 points on the board. 12 games to go. We couldn't, could we?
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