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Reply | 3 points off the play offs
at 18:32 5 Feb 2025
Think I saw Marti say we got 56 points last season, and first evidence of progress is to top that. |
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Reply | Pics from last night
at 17:33 5 Feb 2025
Two highlights there for me:
1. Frey caught perfectly mid-gob.
2. Much-needed photographic evidence that Smyth does NOT possess a long throw. |
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Reply | He Dunne good.
at 13:26 5 Feb 2025
Nice to hear one rendition of "Dunne Dunne Dunne Dunne", his original (in both senses of the word) song...disappointed it's mostly been replaced by the "same as Sam Field" chant |
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Reply | Dunne off?
at 13:20 5 Feb 2025
With you on the principle...but it's not as simple as "sign an extension or be sold." What if there's no buyer? Or only derisory offers? Do we then just continue to pay them their (*salary figure redacted to retain competitive advantage*) while letting them (LFW Glossary klaxon) "rot in the reserves"?
It would appear this where we ended up with Paal after the summer window, we've elected to keep picking him. |
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Reply | Ronnie “ beckenbauer” Edwards
at 09:27 5 Feb 2025
I certainly thought that when I saw the line up. We must have had half a dozen centre back pairings this season - but given that our good run started when Cook & Morrison teamed up, my thinking was: JCS injured, Jimmy back to RB, Fox to the bench, also Edwards as he's not ours...and reunite that proven pairing.
But then he plays like that!
Tough call for Marti tbf. |
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Reply | Dunne off?
at 19:09 1 Feb 2025
Wasn't at the game, but plenty of positive comments about Edwards at RB (incl an MOTM shout) on the match thread... |
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Reply | New Year transfer window rumours
at 18:56 1 Feb 2025
Google Translate has that final sentence as:
"Flu kept 40% of the player's rights."
...is that either a whopper of a sell-on clause...or a Faurlin (Mascherano / Tevez) dodgy dual ownership scenario!? |
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Reply | Dunne off?
at 14:15 1 Feb 2025
Now little Jimmy's gone
He disappeared one day
But no one saw the crafty Blades
That took little Jim away
Jimmy Jimmy
Jimmy Jimmy ohhhhh.... |
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Reply | Dunne off?
at 10:18 1 Feb 2025
You're on a roll both here and the Santos / Kakay thread... |
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Reply | Dunne off?
at 10:06 1 Feb 2025
Still think long term Jimmy is not Marti's ideal RB (and others are ahead of him in the CB line if all fit). He clearly (a) has huge respect for him as he has frequently lavished praise on him; and (b) sees him as the lynchpin when we have to 'go pragmatic'. But as we reach the sunlit uplands of midtable and a 2 mill bid comes in for a player who's OOC at the end of the season - well, what are we gonna do?
In the summer, Sinclair's one year option was triggered with a one sentence announcement from the club and nothing from the man himself. This screamed, he wants out, we want to make sure we get some cash.
By contrast, the announcement announcing Jimmy's similar extension was a two-way love-in. However, as it was just triggering the option rather than extending the deal, it seemed pretty clear there were honest discussions going on between both parties as to whether they wanted to do that...with Marti's longer term plans for style of play should he ever manage to reach the 'post-pragmatism' era central to that, I suspect.
But like everyone else on here, I'm guessing tbh. |
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Reply | Plymouth/Hull – Awaydays
at 11:51 31 Jan 2025
"...and in the LFW Reports, Previews and Features chart countdown, we have a brand new number one - with a fking bullet..." |
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Reply | Abuse in modern football
at 15:30 30 Jan 2025
Fair play tho to the journo for this line, and also to the no doubt smirking sub-editor who waved it through...
"Evans was warned after police caught wind of the issue, but she sent further messages on Boxing and New Year's Day..." |
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Reply | New Year transfer window rumours
at 12:29 30 Jan 2025
Vale from a Chelsea fan I know who follows them much deeper than the first team:
"Can play anywhere on left or in middle of midfield. Scores a few goals too. Got on fringe of team then loan to Hull (didn’t work, injury I think), then Bristol Rovers playing all the time. Couple of Conference League apps this season.
He can play LB but I think he’s better further forward myself. We don’t seem to have proper plans for academy developed players beyond their teens." |
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Reply | Yang Minh-Hyeok
at 10:17 29 Jan 2025
Only makes sense to me if Bennie, who's probably been on the bench / got more first team cameos than was originally envisaged, is getting a loan as he's deemed ahead of schedule. |
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Reply | Abuse in modern football
at 09:45 28 Jan 2025
Read this story on the Beeb last night.
Amongst other things, the 'well manager:
- has a win ratio of 41.3%, the club's highest in over a decade, with 7 other managers having come & gone in that period
- steered them away from relegation with 30 points from 42 in his first 3 months in the job
- during last season enjoyed a 10 game unbeaten run, their longest such run since 2010
...oh and they currently sit 5th in a 12 team league where everyone knows at the start of the season who the top 2 are likely to be. They're above the much bigger Hibs & Hearts & arguably bigger Dundee.
His crimes seem to be:
- a bad run that's lasted a few weeks
- losing to the bottom team last week
- a style of football not all fans like
Blimey! Much as I agree with L Block about the unseemly culture of 'instantism'...surely he's earned the sort of credit in the bank that Marti had with us? |
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Reply | Chair new contract?
at 14:47 26 Jan 2025
...while still delivering a couple of match / point-winning assists that I suspect no one else in our squad is capable of... |
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Reply | If It's Wednesday, This Must Be Belgium match fred
at 14:32 25 Jan 2025
Pre-Leicester, Marti spoke about how he'd picked up on the "typical Rangers" mindset of the fanbase (he was talking specifically about how loads of us expected to lose to Luton cos they were on a woeful run). He said one of his aims was to change this outlook.
Well to me everything about today (been on a great run, full house, the vibe generally 'up') screams a "typical Rangers" 2-0 or 3-0 to Wednesday, so go on Marti, prove me wrong...
ps - I think that after a couple of below par outings, today is the day Chair edges back to his best with a couple more juicy assists ... |
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