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Reply | Match Thread: Hull is for Heroes
at 22:11 1 Oct 2024
Signings are what make the difference and they have fir us. Once again we have made ourselves worse not better. Can someone ease tell me what Celar offers? And why does he play Anderson who is a walking liability. Nardi is good. Dumbele looked like he was going to be great but last 3 games he has been poor. Are there 3 worse teams than us? It is difficult to see. Whoever picks the players we sign should be sacked |
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Reply | Match Thread: Hull is for Heroes
at 21:58 1 Oct 2024
As Pep says it is what you do in the boxes that matters. Up front we have no delivery and in Celar a really weak optoption. At the back Santos and Paal having a lesson . Bottom 3 by the weekend and if this is all we have got League 1 next year. I just don't understand why we bought all these weak players. The championship is a lot about strength and commitment of which nearly all the new players have none. People talk about let them bed in. How long do people want? We are dreadful that is the truth. |
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Reply | What we know so far....
at 17:27 28 Sep 2024
Wilkinswatercarrier what do you make of these players? I am not saying they are all going to be useless but i am saying they all seem physically poor for this league and it does not bode well. Our midfield seems to be the major problem. No box to box player who can drive the players forward. Madson and Virane have not been great so far . |
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Reply | What we know so far....
at 15:52 28 Sep 2024
I think in the window we looked like we were signing the players for the positions we wanted ie box to box midfielder. Problem is, as yet ,the reality is they aren't what was suggested and all seem a bit shocked about the speed and physicality of this league. Generally they are too weak, too slow and maybe as a result look like they cant control a football. Oppositions seem to have worked out hound this side and they will crumble in midfield. I cant think of a game so far where one can say the midfield has run/influenced the outcome. |
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Thread | What we know so far....
at 15:37 28 Sep 2024
Unfortunately it seems to me that we have once again signed a bunch of very second rate players who are simply not good enough for this league. Marti has his style, fair enough, but unfortunately the players signed have such poor ball control and are physically not up to task so we have a struggle ahead. Saito , he will be good for 10 minutes and then a championship defender will get amongst him and he is simply given a physical lesson. If he had good close ball control he might be okay but he hasnt. Virane described himself as a box to box midfielder. He is physically weak, has poor ball control and mainly passes backwards and is slow. Just not good enough for this league. Anderson will make 2 good passes and 6 bad ones. Physically too weak for this league and too slow. Frey is okay . Celar , really disappointing. Too slow, too weak, poor ball control. Just not good enough. Santos could be okay. Kid from Newcastle who knows . Today compare Cantwell with our midfield. He was fast, good ball control and physically strong. Madsen too slow, too weak, poor ball control. Dembele will have to learn he has to find space not expect the ball to arrive in space. Overall i think the defence is okay, up front we arent great but we can survive and then the midfield which is lightweight, cant pass, is slow, cant control a football and frankly is pretty shocking and cannot dominate. Whoever signed these players has for yet another season done a very poor job. They just arent up to it for the main part especially across midfield. It is going to be a struggle and whilst i might get shouted down at least Colback will match up physically to the opposition. Most of ours seem scared of a physical confrontation, back off and then when they get the ball either pass sideways, make a bad pass, get hounded down and definitely dont go box to box. Wrong players for this division i fear. |
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Reply | The no ones bothered Blackburn match thingy
at 14:00 28 Sep 2024
We are too slow, we dont actually hold the ball well and we are physically weak. In this league that means we are only going in one direction. |
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Reply | The no ones bothered Blackburn match thingy
at 13:58 28 Sep 2024
Saito kept giving away posession and allowing Blackburn to counter attack. Frankly he is not strong enough for this league and that i think is the problem with a lot of our signings. Look at WBA a massive side which is also fast and they are top of the league. We have signed supposed footballers [ who actually aren't very good at basics like controlling the ball] and we are constantly muscled off the ball. |
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Reply | Yes, this is the Sheffield Wednesday match thread
at 16:54 14 Sep 2024
Frankly nothing less than they deserve. They are really poor and we were truly terrible. Anderson i just dont understand why people rate him. Celar i am sorry but he has to do more and none of the rest shone at all. A very very poor result and effort |
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Reply | Just back
at 20:19 24 Aug 2024
I am at a loss as to how people thought Smyth was good. Personally I thought he was absolutely dreadful. Missed chances,tackles passes. Looks good around the halfway line and then useless. I would have given him a 2 and a 9 for side slapping every time he messed up. And did you see him at the end kneeling down hitting the turf. I think he knew he played really badly. |
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Reply | QPR V The Pilgrims Early Thanksgiving Stuffing Hopefully Match Thread .
at 15:54 24 Aug 2024
I agree I think Smyth is awful. Occasionally beats a man and whizzes down the line and then 99/100 times messes it up. For me he is just not good enough for this level and if he slaps his side one more time after he has messed up o think I will explode. For me wel drew today because he was so poor. Celar also had 3 clearcut chances and each effort was very poor. Plus I sit right behind the supposed great save. The ball was going at 1mph and was always going to be saved |
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Reply | Bladies and Gentlemen match thread
at 15:54 17 Aug 2024
I am sorry but you have to worry. We look weak, we dont seem to understand the system and we have no goalscorer. I am finding it hard to believe Marti has started a season so badly as all 3 games to date have been shockers. Team togetherness was such an important factor last year and this team looks devoid of strength, cooperation or frankly caring a lot. Very very disappointing. |
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Reply | Eze release clause
at 10:57 17 Aug 2024
To me the question with almost all the new signings is can they cope with the physicality of the Championship. It is early days but on first showings they all look very lightweight especially Celar who is quite slow as well as finding it difficult to stand up to the standard Championship defender. The club seemed to have signed very similar stature players - it was amazing when West Brom came on to the pitch just how much bigger , stronger and faster than us they were. We will see but one thing for sure none of them have appeared immediatley to be class |
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Reply | Cambridge- the carabao cup adventure starts here - match thread
at 10:09 14 Aug 2024
EDB looked overweight to me. He lost the ball a lot and when he had chances he fluffed his lines.
Celar concerns me. He didnt have great close control, was muscled off the ball and contributed virtually nothing. Early days but he seems slow, weak and not able to close control. I hope it is just adjustment but 2 games in a row he just doesnt seem able to cope with anything physical
Dunne i thought was very committed and was for me MOM.
Varane misplaced a few passes but has some potential. Other new signings who played were just off the pace and lacked physicality.
Overall we are being overrun in midfield. The ball is coming thru us too easilt. Partly i think due to Sam Field having the 2 worst games i have seen him play. We dont seem to be able to hold the ball up. We get it and very often lose it within a couple of passes unless they are backwardss.
Certainly the 2 worst games i have seen under Marti with the possible exclusion of Stoke. Early days but things need to change before Saturday or we will get a hammering. |
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Reply | The Hoops vs The Baggies Match Thread
at 15:49 10 Aug 2024
Anderson and Smyth to me are the same. They do lots of good things but at the moment it matters generally they get it wrong. Anderson had 2 big chances in the 2nd half and just messed up. Smyth always seems to make a hash as soon as he gets anywhere hear the opposition box. |
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Reply | Hove Albion V The R,s match thread.Sponser Pukka Pies
at 16:53 3 Aug 2024
You wonder if we will ever score, actually get a shot on target. defence is okay, midfield ish and up front a bit League 2. Brighton were really so much better. Quicker to the ball, quicker more accurate passing and frankly in total control. We offer zero threat which could be a big problem. Smyth has no idea when the goal looms, Frey is a tank and the rest just not worth mentioning. Lloyd is really no where near this level . Really quite worrying. Who will score a goal? |
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