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Reply | Team formation
at 19:01 17 Jan 2025
That's absolutely it (subject to superstan's comment re LW v RW) but that formation is more like from the 50s or even before and was already long gone from the pro game in the 70s. It was the first formation I played in at junior school which wasn't surprising as the headmaster (who doubled as games teacher) looked like he was straight out of the 50s, as many older men did in the 70s.
2-3-5 as we lined up! Obviously not all the numbers make sense in the modern game - 4, 5, 6 were midfielders, hence 'half' and 2 and 3 were full backs because they stayed back. A lot of the terminology remains even though it's no longer relevant or even misleading - a centre half is now a defender.
Pretty sure we've been around this block before, though. |
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Reply | Clive meeting with Nourry
at 15:42 17 Jan 2025
That Hayden has gone to Portsmouth is probably an indication of how he's regarded by Championship clubs. |
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Reply | We sign a striker!
at 18:56 16 Jan 2025
Finishing with either foot is good, finishing with both is exceptional. |
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Reply | Saito, stick or twist?
at 18:46 16 Jan 2025
He spent three and a half seasons in the Belgian and Dutch first divisions before he came to QPR and has made nearly 100 appearances in Europe, so I'm not sure cultural adaptation is a big factor for him now.
The half season was with his parent club, who clearly don't fancy him.
I like him but not so far convinced he's better than a squad player. |
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Reply | Half decent tv
at 00:22 16 Jan 2025
This was excruciating, as though it was deliberately designed to have every character make multiple ridiculous decisions that almost no one in real life, however stupid, ever would. |
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Reply | Rest of the Championship thread
at 23:54 15 Jan 2025
Cheer up. We'll almost certainly be safe if we do as badly as a point per game for the remaining games. |
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Reply | Morgan new contract
at 16:12 15 Jan 2025
That's Scarlett in the library ruled out then. |
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Reply | Morgan new contract
at 18:48 14 Jan 2025
Go on then, I'll start the plucked out of the air numbers at 50k a week and six years. |
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Reply | Madsen Mins
at 15:42 14 Jan 2025
I think we can probably agree on that, even if we're paying him YTS money. |
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Reply | EDB Signs new contract
at 15:24 14 Jan 2025
I'm not sure there's any great mystery. Cifuentes has done his due diligence in assessing all the players since his arrival - he even gave Taylor Richards a chance - and EDB has not shown why he should be a regular. |
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Reply | Wycombe manager...
at 15:21 14 Jan 2025
Let's hope it goes as well for them as it did for us - or worse. |
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Reply | A bit of perspective please!
at 12:39 14 Jan 2025
Again, no manager is getting the sack for losing a cup game, but they are very likely to be sacked for getting relegated or even being in or near the relegation zone. And getting sacked or relegated looks terrible on your CV, whereas half the teams in the third round get knocked out straight away. For Champ sides trying to buck that trend by playing their strongest side will still likely get knocked out in the fourth or fifth round anyway. The risk/reward ratio just isn't there. |
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