| What a dreary season it’s been 11:25 - Nov 25 with 5981 views | diver |
There is not one decent team worth watching in division one this season so called big clubs like Sunderland and Ipswich are disappointing.The absence of Bury and Oldham this season has made the season really flat and dull.Relegation to division 2 would not be a disaster at least we would be playing Salford and Oldham and possibly we might win some home games !! we desperately need Bury back there demise has hit us hard. |  | | |  |
| What a dreary season it’s been on 11:28 - Nov 25 with 5971 views | Ancoats_Blue |
I think you'll be waiting a while until we play Bury. More likely to encounter Halifax or Stockport first... |  | | |
| What a dreary season it’s been on 11:46 - Nov 25 with 5905 views | D_Alien |
Dreary OP
Were you at Old Trafford? And we're still in the FA Cup
It sounds more like you've fallen out with football in general, since L1 is pretty much how it's always been. I could agree about our home form not being encouraging, but despite the result some of the football we played against Portsmouth was of a pretty decent standard and far better than watching L2/NL
Pretty good day out at Bolton too, if it's derbies that get your pulse racing, and we've got the home game to come. After 19 games, "it's been" a start that needs improvement, that's all |  |
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| What a dreary season it’s been on 12:59 - Nov 25 with 5787 views | SuddenLad |
Question for the OP - Are you a spokesman for the CEO ? |  |
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| What a dreary season it’s been on 13:02 - Nov 25 with 5772 views | 49thseason |
"our home form not being encouraging, " you can say that again! We have now played 56 home league games since the start of the 2017 /18 season and won just 15 of them. We should be paid for turning up to watch. |  | | |
| What a dreary season it’s been on 13:08 - Nov 25 with 5747 views | D_Alien |
| What a dreary season it’s been on 13:02 - Nov 25 by 49thseason |
"our home form not being encouraging, " you can say that again! We have now played 56 home league games since the start of the 2017 /18 season and won just 15 of them. We should be paid for turning up to watch. |
No need to update the running total on our home form since the start of 2017/18 after each match, we know the score | |
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| What a dreary season it’s been on 13:21 - Nov 25 with 5715 views | diver |
Yes I went to Old Trafford game that’s why I am looking forward to playing Salford next season if we go down | | | |
| What a dreary season it’s been on 13:28 - Nov 25 with 5686 views | borntogo |
| What a dreary season it’s been on 13:08 - Nov 25 by D_Alien |
No need to update the running total on our home form since the start of 2017/18 after each match, we know the score |
I beg to differ. Please maintain the update, it helps provide a vital perspective. | | | |
| What a dreary season it’s been on 21:36 - Nov 25 with 5309 views | Thacks_Rabbits |
| What a dreary season it’s been on 13:28 - Nov 25 by borntogo |
I beg to differ. Please maintain the update, it helps provide a vital perspective. |
Reminds me of the famous EGP bishopwatch. Possibly the funniest thing I have ever read pre the tomorrow can’t come soon enough thread! |  |
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| What a dreary season it’s been on 07:42 - Nov 26 with 5133 views | EllDale |
Our home form is going to have to improve in January.
Even at this stage of the season there are three "must win" six pointers on the schedule that month. | | | |
| What a dreary season it’s been on 08:53 - Nov 26 with 5090 views | TVOS1907 |
| What a dreary season it’s been on 07:42 - Nov 26 by EllDale |
Our home form is going to have to improve in January.
Even at this stage of the season there are three "must win" six pointers on the schedule that month. |
The AFC Wimbledon game will be off if we beat Boston. [Post edited 26 Nov 2019 9:01]
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| When I was your age, I used to enjoy the odd game of tennis. Or was it golf? |
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| What a dreary season it’s been on 12:00 - Nov 26 with 4994 views | DareToCalvin |
All this nonsense is just getting boring now. The amount of fans who just shout complete rubbish all around me has now ruined my match day experience. What are you expecting?? We have no money, and the club refuses to spend in such a way that will risk the long term future of the club, a philosophy which I am very happy with. Yes we're in horrendous form and not playing well but you can't say the players and staff aren't giving everything and we're still 16th with it all still in our own hands. We also have a ridiculous injury crisis at the moment. To say you'd rather be in League 2 playing the likes of Crawley, Cambridge and Stevenage is utter nonsense. |  | | |
| What a dreary season it’s been on 12:21 - Nov 26 with 4954 views | borntogo |
| What a dreary season it’s been on 12:00 - Nov 26 by DareToCalvin |
All this nonsense is just getting boring now. The amount of fans who just shout complete rubbish all around me has now ruined my match day experience. What are you expecting?? We have no money, and the club refuses to spend in such a way that will risk the long term future of the club, a philosophy which I am very happy with. Yes we're in horrendous form and not playing well but you can't say the players and staff aren't giving everything and we're still 16th with it all still in our own hands. We also have a ridiculous injury crisis at the moment. To say you'd rather be in League 2 playing the likes of Crawley, Cambridge and Stevenage is utter nonsense. |
It as good as negates the whole point of this forum if, every time anyone dares criticise the manager or players, posters trot out the routine line about how we lucky we are to have a football club, it could be so much worse etc. What has happened at Bury and Bolton has added to this fatalistic acceptance/paranoia.
We all know and appreciate the constraints on how the club is run but what has that got to do with playing a right back at left back (Keohane); a 6ft 4ins centre-forward (Wilbraham) on the wing; clogging up the team with holding midfielders and the whole team playing so negatively?
And, btw, almost every club in the division has a spate of injures right now. I'd argue, Rathbone aside, that most of our lot are interchangeable and there is no significant weakening of the team. | | | |
| What a dreary season it’s been on 12:58 - Nov 26 with 4911 views | D_Alien |
| What a dreary season it’s been on 12:21 - Nov 26 by borntogo |
It as good as negates the whole point of this forum if, every time anyone dares criticise the manager or players, posters trot out the routine line about how we lucky we are to have a football club, it could be so much worse etc. What has happened at Bury and Bolton has added to this fatalistic acceptance/paranoia.
We all know and appreciate the constraints on how the club is run but what has that got to do with playing a right back at left back (Keohane); a 6ft 4ins centre-forward (Wilbraham) on the wing; clogging up the team with holding midfielders and the whole team playing so negatively?
And, btw, almost every club in the division has a spate of injures right now. I'd argue, Rathbone aside, that most of our lot are interchangeable and there is no significant weakening of the team. |
The point of this forum is that when someone posts, others have the right to respond, just as you've done with your post
If you're implying that people don't have a right to respond in any way they see fit (within the law) - that negates the whole point of this forum | |
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| What a dreary season it’s been on 14:21 - Nov 26 with 4846 views | AtThePeake |
| What a dreary season it’s been on 12:21 - Nov 26 by borntogo |
It as good as negates the whole point of this forum if, every time anyone dares criticise the manager or players, posters trot out the routine line about how we lucky we are to have a football club, it could be so much worse etc. What has happened at Bury and Bolton has added to this fatalistic acceptance/paranoia.
We all know and appreciate the constraints on how the club is run but what has that got to do with playing a right back at left back (Keohane); a 6ft 4ins centre-forward (Wilbraham) on the wing; clogging up the team with holding midfielders and the whole team playing so negatively?
And, btw, almost every club in the division has a spate of injures right now. I'd argue, Rathbone aside, that most of our lot are interchangeable and there is no significant weakening of the team. |
Out of interest, who would you have played left-back on Saturday? Granted we had a left-back in the starting XI, but he was starting at CB because we have 3 injured CBs (not a significant weakening of the team, no?) We could have drafted MJ back in there but he's been poor in that position and then that leaves us needing to play one of the incredibly inexperienced lads on the bench in central midfield.
The fact Keohane (who isn't actually a natural right-back by the way but has spent most of his career playing as a midfielder) was playing left-back shows how bad the injury problems are at the moment and how tied BBM's hands are - and in my opinion it's really not a reason to criticise him.
That said, I do agree that going forward a lot of our players are interchangeable and we do need to add one or two better options in attack. |  |
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| What a dreary season it’s been on 15:12 - Nov 27 with 4594 views | VespaDale |
| What a dreary season it’s been on 14:21 - Nov 26 by AtThePeake |
Out of interest, who would you have played left-back on Saturday? Granted we had a left-back in the starting XI, but he was starting at CB because we have 3 injured CBs (not a significant weakening of the team, no?) We could have drafted MJ back in there but he's been poor in that position and then that leaves us needing to play one of the incredibly inexperienced lads on the bench in central midfield.
The fact Keohane (who isn't actually a natural right-back by the way but has spent most of his career playing as a midfielder) was playing left-back shows how bad the injury problems are at the moment and how tied BBM's hands are - and in my opinion it's really not a reason to criticise him.
That said, I do agree that going forward a lot of our players are interchangeable and we do need to add one or two better options in attack. |
To me I'd have swapped JK over with RND. RND is 1 of THE highest percentage of crossers of the ball in the division, plus a lot faster than JK, Get JK in the centre like at Old Trafford, at least RND can catch a winger that has gone past him. |  | | |
| What a dreary season it’s been on 15:24 - Nov 27 with 4586 views | TomRAFC |
| What a dreary season it’s been on 15:12 - Nov 27 by VespaDale |
To me I'd have swapped JK over with RND. RND is 1 of THE highest percentage of crossers of the ball in the division, plus a lot faster than JK, Get JK in the centre like at Old Trafford, at least RND can catch a winger that has gone past him. |
I agree. I'd sooner seen RND at left back with Keohane in the middle than the other way round. | |
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| What a dreary season it’s been on 16:27 - Nov 27 with 4522 views | AtThePeake |
| What a dreary season it’s been on 15:12 - Nov 27 by VespaDale |
To me I'd have swapped JK over with RND. RND is 1 of THE highest percentage of crossers of the ball in the division, plus a lot faster than JK, Get JK in the centre like at Old Trafford, at least RND can catch a winger that has gone past him. |
United were never likely to start playing high balls up to big centre-forwards though. Portsmouth started with Marquis and later brought Pitman on. To me that's a glaring mismatch if you put them up against Keohane. | |
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| What a dreary season it’s been on 17:03 - Nov 27 with 4457 views | blackdogblue |
| What a dreary season it’s been on 12:21 - Nov 26 by borntogo |
It as good as negates the whole point of this forum if, every time anyone dares criticise the manager or players, posters trot out the routine line about how we lucky we are to have a football club, it could be so much worse etc. What has happened at Bury and Bolton has added to this fatalistic acceptance/paranoia.
We all know and appreciate the constraints on how the club is run but what has that got to do with playing a right back at left back (Keohane); a 6ft 4ins centre-forward (Wilbraham) on the wing; clogging up the team with holding midfielders and the whole team playing so negatively?
And, btw, almost every club in the division has a spate of injures right now. I'd argue, Rathbone aside, that most of our lot are interchangeable and there is no significant weakening of the team. |
No significant weakening of the team...
What a ridiculous statement that is, the bench on Saturday had Farleys Rusks at the half time interval.... |  |
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| What a dreary season it’s been on 19:00 - Nov 27 with 4293 views | James1980 |
Look at all those passes! | |
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| What a dreary season it’s been on 19:50 - Nov 27 with 4234 views | pioneer |
| What a dreary season it’s been on 19:00 - Nov 27 by James1980 |
Look at all those passes! |
Are the data available by “forward, sideways and backward”? | | | |
| What a dreary season it’s been on 20:37 - Nov 27 with 4188 views | nordenblue |
| What a dreary season it’s been on 19:00 - Nov 27 by James1980 |
Look at all those passes! |
That have ultimately resulted in lots and lots of lost games.. the keeper and the back 4 account for about 90% of them | | | |
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