| Light at the end of a two-year tunnel - Report on 23:05 - Dec 3 with 5384 views | colinallcars |
Excellent as always Clive. I know it's been said before, but during these baneful times, your reports have been our only succour.
Keep it up mate ! |  | |  |
| Light at the end of a two-year tunnel - Report on 07:58 - Dec 4 with 4630 views | PerthRs |
Yet again another superb report, I really look forward to reading your reports Clive it's the only thing that's kept me sane all of these years.
Regarding the marking I fully agree with your MoM but based over the 90mins I thought JCS had his best game for us he marshaled the backline and won several crucial headers I felt that he deserved an 8 at least based over the 90mins, with Cook to come back alongside him we may have at long last got a backline that we can build from.
Keep up the good work Clive and if you fancy a break in the sunshine you're welcome down here at anytime. |  | | |
| Light at the end of a two-year tunnel - Report on 08:48 - Dec 4 with 4481 views | Northernr |
| Light at the end of a two-year tunnel - Report on 07:58 - Dec 4 by PerthRs |
Yet again another superb report, I really look forward to reading your reports Clive it's the only thing that's kept me sane all of these years.
Regarding the marking I fully agree with your MoM but based over the 90mins I thought JCS had his best game for us he marshaled the backline and won several crucial headers I felt that he deserved an 8 at least based over the 90mins, with Cook to come back alongside him we may have at long last got a backline that we can build from.
Keep up the good work Clive and if you fancy a break in the sunshine you're welcome down here at anytime. |
Yeh there's a whole lot of them bunched up on 7 because I didn't think they were as good as Chair but Chair wasn't a 9. JCS was probably the closest to an 8, but Preston offered so little to defend against I left him where he was. Excellent though, as I said in the report. |  | | |
| Light at the end of a two-year tunnel - Report on 08:58 - Dec 4 with 4419 views | gazza1 |
Chair edged it.....his two crosses, although very poorly defended, won us the match. |  | | |
| Light at the end of a two-year tunnel - Report on 09:11 - Dec 4 with 4373 views | Andybrat |
Great report Clive accurately says what we were all thinking after Stoke. Assuming no injuries MC has some interesting decisions to make before Saturday, great position to be in. Back 4 of Cannon, Cook, JCS and Paal is up there as the strongest we have had for a long while. | | | |
| Light at the end of a two-year tunnel - Report on 09:56 - Dec 4 with 4185 views | westberksr |
excellent balanced report Clive
lots of encouragement but 1 (or 2 in this case) swallow does not a summer make; hopefully something for us to continue to build on though.
We look to be steadying things and now need to keep players fit and have the options from the bench to change games. The new manager clearly has the balls to make the changes when he feels they are needed too. |  | | |
| Light at the end of a two-year tunnel - Report on 10:24 - Dec 4 with 4045 views | kernowhoop |
Thanks, congratulations and respect, Clive.
Enjoyed very much that official interview with Paul Smyth, too. | | | |
| Light at the end of a two-year tunnel - Report on 10:41 - Dec 4 with 3985 views | thehat |
Spot on as always Clive - very enjoyable report to get the week going.
I really hope this is not another false dawn (by god as you state we have had so many). I'm trying to remain cautious as not to be let down again as it is mainly the same players who have been poor the last two years but I really like the gaffer and he might just have enough to get the best out of everyone and get us above the line.
Two massive home games coming up now. No doubt a decent crowd will be in for the Hull game and if we can get above the dotted line before Christmas I really will start to believe again.
Big shout out to all the fans who made that journey on Friday. I salute each and every one of you. | | | |
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| Light at the end of a two-year tunnel - Report on 10:51 - Dec 4 with 3951 views | Noelmc |
Thanks Clive. So pleased for you that you were able to write a positive report at last.
Very enjoyable reading. |  | | |
| Light at the end of a two-year tunnel - Report on 11:41 - Dec 4 with 3771 views | ParkRoyalR |
| Light at the end of a two-year tunnel - Report on 08:58 - Dec 4 by gazza1 |
Chair edged it.....his two crosses, although very poorly defended, won us the match. |
Agree poorly defended but as we are now moving the ball quicker in the final third, we are not giving defences time to get re-set, leading to the hashed clearances & the poor defending from the oppo we have seen in last 2 games,
Arguably all 4 goals v Stoke and the 2 goals v Preston came from not giving the opposition defenders time to re-set,
Moving the ball quicker with 1st time crosses has to be down to Marti (Chair taking on two with his left foot in two games) and he seems to be the Manager who will increase rather than de-value our best assets, so lots to be positive about right now. | | | |
| Light at the end of a two-year tunnel - Report on 11:45 - Dec 4 with 3757 views | Rs_Holy |
many thanks Clive ... it must be a blessed relief to have a decent game to report on. |  | | |
| Light at the end of a two-year tunnel - Report on 13:21 - Dec 4 with 3446 views | E17hoop |
I was impressed - again - with EDB. 25 minutes but pretty much all on the front foot and that shot deserved to go in.
How Marti cycles the midfield based on who we're playing will determine how we'll get on this season.
Hard agree on Colback's score too; he's becoming a liability and wouldn't be surprised if he sees himself being left out more as the season goes on. |  |
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| Light at the end of a two-year tunnel - Report on 16:17 - Dec 4 with 3046 views | Andybrat |
| Light at the end of a two-year tunnel - Report on 13:21 - Dec 4 by E17hoop |
I was impressed - again - with EDB. 25 minutes but pretty much all on the front foot and that shot deserved to go in.
How Marti cycles the midfield based on who we're playing will determine how we'll get on this season.
Hard agree on Colback's score too; he's becoming a liability and wouldn't be surprised if he sees himself being left out more as the season goes on. |
You do have the next match thread lined up? | | | |
| Light at the end of a two-year tunnel - Report on 17:18 - Dec 4 with 2888 views | ManinBlack |
Perfect summing up. It is all fine margins with sliding door moments. Stoke should have had a penalty and if they made it 3-1 we would have lost. If Dykes had walked, a whole second half with 10 men could have seen us go on to lose. No doubt if this was the Premiership or Europe, VAR would have given Dykes a red. It rather goes to show how match officials can influence outcomes. Very nice to get 6 points but it could easily have been none so I am definitely not in the turning a corner camp yet.
Anyway we had a good second half for a change on Sky so I won't knock it. There is a good chance Burnley will be back next season for another north west away fixture assuming we do stay up. |  | | |
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