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Reply | Charlie Kelman’s Leyton Orient
at 17:02 28 Mar 2025
When you put it that way comparing Kelman with Dykes, you make a very good point.
Although Dykes hasn't played as much and by and large has been behind Stansfield, but that also probably tells you enough. |
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Reply | Gaffer on Stoke game
at 14:57 28 Mar 2025
Cheers.
Unlikely then that Varane starts.
Hope by now Morrison can start tomorrow! |
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Reply | Gaffer on Stoke game
at 10:30 28 Mar 2025
Depends if Varane is fit enough to start but if not then I'd definitely stick with Colback and Edwards.
I'd also much rather have Morgan starting at 10 to add more energy/physicality. It's Stoke away. |
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Reply | Charlie Kelman’s Leyton Orient
at 10:10 28 Mar 2025
Good question - but given he's been there all season then either something has just clicked or he's really benefitted from their coaching.
Either way assuming he comes back, I hope he's not a League One version of Mike Sheron. |
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Reply | Gaffer on Stoke game
at 10:08 28 Mar 2025
Play with the same intensity as the Leeds game, and we have half a chance. |
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Reply | Chelsea owner Tod Boehly
at 09:27 28 Mar 2025
Well no I was thinking of the song with the name of the football club, which just gets repeated ad infinitum.
Ivor Novello-worthy. |
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Reply | Scunthorpe United
at 09:22 28 Mar 2025
Subsidised??
Didn't you hear our chancellor say the other day, there's no magic money tree?
Well except for the stuff our dear leaders deem important like wars, etc. |
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Reply | This season......your thoughts.
at 15:45 27 Mar 2025
Haha well indeed - and when I say "take us forward" then of course I ask myself what exactly that means (as someone who is quite happy with the goat rodeo of the Championship and not really bothered about promotion to the Prem, even though that's what we should aspire to, etc.)
I suppose it's incremental improvements on each season, and maybe we still can finish better than last season. We shall see...
Of course let alone the manager it all depends on the personnel. I admire Cifuentes wanting to play a more attacking expansive game (and that is him, rather than Nourry, I think? Or both of them?) but with the players we have it's just not possible in the Championship. When he's opted to be more pragmatic, have an extra piano pusher rather than a piano player, made ourselves hard to beat, then inevitably we've won more often (and it's not been bad football either). And to be fair also this season he's not had much luck with injuries.
But as soon as he's ditched the pragmatic approach then results have tanked, just when we were well placed to push on and maybe secure a top half finish. So I find that frustrating - would a Chris Hughton equivalent do better with the squad available? I don't know.
So he's been great for the club, he's done an amazing job all things considered, I'm sure I'll miss him whenever he does go. And I agree I dread to think who his successor would be and whether they can actually do better. Probably another trendy Euro coach, but I think there is a lot to be said for choosing a manager who already has Championship experience. |
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Reply | This season......your thoughts.
at 14:09 27 Mar 2025
Exactly - and while he has been great for us and done a good job in difficult circumstances, I don't think he's the man to take us forward in this division. |
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Reply | Points,required for safety
at 14:07 27 Mar 2025
If we play with the same intensity as we did against Leeds then we have a chance.
Sadly I'm not expecting it though.
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Reply | Chelsea owner Tod Boehly
at 13:42 27 Mar 2025
Bit tricky when they only have one song (with very complicated lyrics...) |
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Reply | Points,required for safety
at 11:37 27 Mar 2025
Well I've already written off the Stoke game because a) it's away and b) we're always terrible first game back after an international break.
Hope we can something from the two games after that. |
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