| Sh-gged by sheep? Cardiff match thread. 16:01 - Aug 11 with 76085 views | johnhoop |
Doesn’t seem to be a match thread and haven’t done one before so here goes.
Hoping the outcome doesn’t match the thread title but fear that it might do, as they’ve mysteriously managed to strengthen their team considerably, despite being under a transfer embargo.
An optimistic 1-0 to Cardiff ( scorer Josh Bowler of course). |  | | |  |
| Sh-gged by sheep? Cardiff match thread. on 15:50 - Aug 12 with 2759 views | Mick_S |
| Sh-gged by sheep? Cardiff match thread. on 15:41 - Aug 12 by FredManRave |
I can see 5 for Sinclair. |
Come on people, give it up for fred  |  |
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| Sh-gged by sheep? Cardiff match thread. on 15:50 - Aug 12 with 2765 views | QPRSteve |
What a difference a week makes! Kakay looks a lot better at CB than at RB. Dozzell showing some improvement too. | | | |
| Sh-gged by sheep? Cardiff match thread. on 15:50 - Aug 12 with 2763 views | CateLeBonR |
Well played Rangers and well done Sinclair Armstrong! |  | | |
| Sh-gged by sheep? Cardiff match thread. on 15:50 - Aug 12 with 2757 views | DejR_vu |
Good half. Need to make sure we don’t just drop off in the second half. No reason why we can’t get the win here | |
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| Sh-gged by sheep? Cardiff match thread. on 15:50 - Aug 12 with 2749 views | BrianMcCarthy |
| Sh-gged by sheep? Cardiff match thread. on 15:43 - Aug 12 by QPR_Pro_Max |
Dykes is playing in the right midfield, we are set up as 4-5-1? [Post edited 12 Aug 2023 15:43]
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How I see it, albeit on the stream:
343, with Chair and Dykes behind Armstrong when out of possession, and with Dykes coming to right mid for the kick-outs.
Kakay and Smyth pushing up when we're in possession. |  |
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| Sh-gged by sheep? Cardiff match thread. on 15:50 - Aug 12 with 2741 views | OakR |
43% posession as well so far. It's not everything, but you just felt it had to get higher than it was before.
Sounds promising - and that in itself feels good! | |
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| Sh-gged by sheep? Cardiff match thread. on 15:50 - Aug 12 with 2736 views | derbyhoop |
Some of the unsung have done well.
Kakay, Dozzell and Smyth.
HT 1-0 to Superhoops |  |
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| Sh-gged by sheep? Cardiff match thr on 15:51 - Aug 12 with 2683 views | davman |
| Sh-gged by sheep? Cardiff match thr on 14:36 - Aug 12 by connell10 |
I think Willocks attitude stinks but there is always 2 sides to a story. |
That may well be the case, but either way he is an asset not contributing, so we HAVE to get rid, surely? |  |
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| Sh-gged by sheep? Cardiff match thread. on 15:52 - Aug 12 with 2656 views | BklynRanger |
| Sh-gged by sheep? Cardiff match thread. on 15:38 - Aug 12 by kensalriser |
Well this is certainly a surprise! |
Deciding to have a clue - nobody saw that coming |  | | |
| Sh-gged by sheep? Cardiff match thread. on 15:52 - Aug 12 with 2626 views | Ned_Kennedys |
So no need to sack the manager after one game after all then.
Well done Rangers. |  | | |
| Sh-gged by sheep? Cardiff match thread. on 15:52 - Aug 12 with 2620 views | DylanP |
Wow. The boys looked so much better in the first half. Great shape and intensity. Gareth will be pleased with the effort and energy.
Impressed with Smyth. He has always offered speed and energy but he looks a lot more solid and mature.It wasnt obvious to me that the wing was the right spot for him, but he has shown a lot from the right hand side. Linking up really well with Kakay. They were made for each other. Good call.
Its only 45 minutes of play. Lets hope they can keep it up and build on a great first half |  |
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| Sh-gged by sheep? Cardiff match thread. on 15:53 - Aug 12 with 2590 views | BrianMcCarthy |
Good half by Rangers.
Nice shape, good aggression, and playing the football that suits us best.
If we can improve the crossing, we can cause them more problems. | |
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| Sh-gged by sheep? Cardiff match thread. on 15:53 - Aug 12 with 2590 views | NorthantsHoop |
Hope springs eternal, set up much more solid today. Actually go as far to say that was the best 1st half of football I've seen under Ainsworth management so far. Let's hope we can keep it up. |  | | |
| Sh-gged by sheep? Cardiff match thread. on 15:54 - Aug 12 with 2477 views | Boston |
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Happy Time. | |
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| Sh-gged by sheep? Cardiff match thread. on 15:55 - Aug 12 with 2463 views | dmm |
I've been impressed with Fox in that half.
Dykes seems to be playing rather deep. Not seen much of him.
Chair seems to have licence to play centrally which is good.
I like this 343. Nice and compact.
Oh and, lovely goal. |  | | |
| Sh-gged by sheep? Cardiff match thread. on 15:56 - Aug 12 with 2405 views | WatfordR |
Point off the playoffs.
Just saying  |  | | |
| Sh-gged by sheep? Cardiff match thread. on 15:56 - Aug 12 with 2377 views | FDC |
| Sh-gged by sheep? Cardiff match thread. on 15:52 - Aug 12 by DylanP |
Wow. The boys looked so much better in the first half. Great shape and intensity. Gareth will be pleased with the effort and energy.
Impressed with Smyth. He has always offered speed and energy but he looks a lot more solid and mature.It wasnt obvious to me that the wing was the right spot for him, but he has shown a lot from the right hand side. Linking up really well with Kakay. They were made for each other. Good call.
Its only 45 minutes of play. Lets hope they can keep it up and build on a great first half |
It's almost the attitude on the pitch that's most relieving. I mean we don't look like world beaters, but at least we look like a team that could plausibly get some points this season. The past week that wasn't necessarily the case [Post edited 12 Aug 2023 15:57]
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| Sh-gged by sheep? Cardiff match thread. on 15:58 - Aug 12 with 2258 views | gazza1 |
Than first half is arguably our best half for 8 months - not perfect by a long shot but much much better and well organised football.....well done to everyone. | | | |
| Sh-gged by sheep? Cardiff match thread. on 15:58 - Aug 12 with 2251 views | connell10 |
Boro have had a poor start to the season. |  |
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| Sh-gged by sheep? Cardiff match thread. on 15:58 - Aug 12 with 2241 views | CLAREMAN1995 |
| Sh-gged by sheep? Cardiff match thread. on 15:49 - Aug 12 by Hooping_Mad |
Armstrong walking off holding his nuts. Injured bouncing off their centre backs chin? |
He had a nice chat with the ref too telling him he fcuked up booking him and not the defender holding him or the 3 man sandwich with the keeper.
That is a costly booking too because Armstrong normally goes in hard and late sometimes trying to get posession he will have to be careful.
We are having great success with Smyth on the right but Chair needs to unload that ball quicker .
Cardiff are going over the top quickly they must suspect we are slow there .
Great half lets get a second to end our misery |  | | |
| Sh-gged by sheep? Cardiff match thread. on 15:58 - Aug 12 with 2225 views | davman |
| Sh-gged by sheep? Cardiff match thread. on 15:52 - Aug 12 by DylanP |
Wow. The boys looked so much better in the first half. Great shape and intensity. Gareth will be pleased with the effort and energy.
Impressed with Smyth. He has always offered speed and energy but he looks a lot more solid and mature.It wasnt obvious to me that the wing was the right spot for him, but he has shown a lot from the right hand side. Linking up really well with Kakay. They were made for each other. Good call.
Its only 45 minutes of play. Lets hope they can keep it up and build on a great first half |
As was the case with the win against Watford (h) last season, the players were up for this and right up the oppo as soon as they got on the ball. It HAS to be the minimum requirement of ANY football team and it is the one thing we have been lacking when we have fallen through the floor.
It is also Ainsworth's thing and if we do not get that minimum it will all fall apart. Lets hope we can maintain this level of press when Smyth and Armstrong have to go off... | |
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| Sh-gged by sheep? Cardiff match thread. on 15:59 - Aug 12 with 2206 views | Paddyhoops |
Don’t have to be world beaters in this leauge. Just be vaguely competent. We look tgat at the moment | | | |
| Sh-gged by sheep? Cardiff match thread. on 15:59 - Aug 12 with 2177 views | baz_qpr |
Fantastic 1st half their best under Ainsworth return to Warburton’s 3-4-2-1 with Dykes playing deeper. Not a poor performance on the pitch there and for the first time we look properly organised . |  | | |
| Sh-gged by sheep? Cardiff match thread. on 16:01 - Aug 12 with 2089 views | colinallcars |
| Sh-gged by sheep? Cardiff match thread. on 15:58 - Aug 12 by connell10 |
Boro have had a poor start to the season. |
They need a new keeper. |  | | |
| Sh-gged by sheep? Cardiff match thread. on 16:02 - Aug 12 with 2067 views | stainrods_elbow |
| Sh-gged by sheep? Cardiff match thread. on 15:49 - Aug 12 by davman |
Will someone please get Kenneth freekin' Paal to get close to his winger. He gives them all so much bloody space. Easy to get round him or to deliver.
Him and Dozzell weak links.
Smyth, Fox, Kakay have caught the eye...
Hope, please f-off... |
Agree on Paal and Dozy. Kakay, though, is looking much better. Cook also solid, which is helping Fox, of course. Field patrolling purposefully. Smyth has been a livewire, and that was a delicious assist for our dynamic duck-breaker.
We actually look like a semblance of a professional football team. What's gone wrong? |  |
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