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Post by Pugsley on Dec 7, 2014 17:33:48 GMT
Watching this dross on now, we must be if we're losing to these pair at home. What a load of old shite in front of a half empty Villa Park. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2014 18:06:42 GMT
It's a shame we have thrown so many easy points this season, the table is so fucked we could easily be sat where West Ham are now. I think we are a much better team.
Southampton are a cut above though, really have played excellent stuff this season!
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Post by mrcoke on Dec 7, 2014 18:07:53 GMT
West Ham 3rd - amazing!
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Post by partickpotter on Dec 7, 2014 20:28:44 GMT
We can certainly put in some rubbish performances - but we ain't rubbish.
Actually we are rather good!
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Post by Stafford-Stokie on Dec 7, 2014 20:32:47 GMT
The problem is when we are good we are fantastic but when we are bad we are dogshit. Consistency is what we are missing and as soon as we can find a happy medium we will look a whole lot better.
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Post by cobhamstokey on Dec 7, 2014 20:37:37 GMT
I genuinly believe if we could have started the season with our players who'd been at the World Cup and kept injury free we'd be on 30 points by now.
A team of
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Bardsley.......Ryan........Huth..........Eric
.................NzonI.............Sidwell...........
.......Odom............Bojan..........Moses...
........,,,,,,,,,,............Diouf........................
Would terrify most PL defences
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Post by sportsman on Dec 7, 2014 20:39:54 GMT
Amazing what confidence and a bit of luck can do. West ham could play with their laces tied together at the moment and still win. Bang average side at best.
you can be the best player in the world but low on confidence and you're championship at best.
an average player full of confidence can look like a world beater.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2014 20:44:14 GMT
Any team can lose to a bad side.
Not any team can go to the Etihad and White Hart Lane and get a result, whilst also thrashing Arsenal at home (lets be honest, for a shit decision by a ref it would have been a thrashing in scoreline) and coming within inches of getting results at Anfield and Old Trafford with a depleted side/squad.
We're far from rubbish.
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Post by chiefdelilah on Dec 7, 2014 20:48:30 GMT
We're not rubbish, but the way we set up means certain games suit us a lot more than others.
Basically we still need a Plan B. I've got faith in this manager to find one.
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Post by sheikhmomo on Dec 7, 2014 20:57:46 GMT
We're not rubbish, but the way we set up means certain games suit us a lot more than others. Basically we still need a Plan B. I've got faith in this manager to find one. Agree entirely and whilst we're grappling around for that plan B, I'm sure we will continue to be better away from home than at the Brit. |
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Post by apb1 on Dec 8, 2014 14:16:32 GMT
Agreed, Sheikh but also home games v big clubs. Will be interesting to see the next home game. Can we beat Chelsea again?
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Post by kevkj on Dec 8, 2014 15:01:08 GMT
I genuinly believe if we could have started the season with our players who'd been at the World Cup and kept injury free we'd be on 30 points by now. A team of ............................Bego.................,...... Bardsley.......Ryan........Huth..........Eric .................NzonI.............Sidwell........... .......Odom............Bojan..........Moses... ........,,,,,,,,,,............Diouf........................ Would terrify most PL defences Potternation |
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Post by kevkj on Dec 8, 2014 15:02:09 GMT
I agree i was saying saturday i would love to see this side. I genuinly believe if we could have started the season with our players who'd been at the World Cup and kept injury free we'd be on 30 points by now. A team of ............................Bego.................,...... Bardsley.......Ryan........Huth..........Eric .................NzonI.............Sidwell........... .......Odom............Bojan..........Moses... ........,,,,,,,,,,............Diouf........................ Would terrify most PL defences Potternation |
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Post by boskampsflaps on Dec 8, 2014 15:54:08 GMT
I genuinly believe if we could have started the season with our players who'd been at the World Cup and kept injury free we'd be on 30 points by now. A team of ............................Bego.................,...... Bardsley.......Ryan........Huth..........Eric .................NzonI.............Sidwell........... .......Odom............Bojan..........Moses... ........,,,,,,,,,,............Diouf........................ Would terrify most PL defences I doubt Sidwell would be ahead of Whelan though. |
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Post by potterblade on Dec 8, 2014 16:05:06 GMT
I genuinly believe if we could have started the season with our players who'd been at the World Cup and kept injury free we'd be on 30 points by now. A team of ............................Bego.................,...... Bardsley.......Ryan........Huth..........Eric .................NzonI.............Sidwell........... .......Odom............Bojan..........Moses... ........,,,,,,,,,,............Diouf........................ Would terrify most PL defences Easily top 4 by now if we could have kept injury free but how many mid table sides can say that? If we can get the players back and keep the same team for a run of games we will cement our reputation as a changed side and hand out some damn good thrashings along the way. Kind of like the end of last season but with more goals. And Bojan. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2014 16:10:20 GMT
I fancy us home or away, against any side that actually tries to play football against us
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Post by boskampsflaps on Dec 8, 2014 16:12:30 GMT
I genuinly believe if we could have started the season with our players who'd been at the World Cup and kept injury free we'd be on 30 points by now. A team of ............................Bego.................,...... Bardsley.......Ryan........Huth..........Eric .................NzonI.............Sidwell........... .......Odom............Bojan..........Moses... ........,,,,,,,,,,............Diouf........................ Would terrify most PL defences
If we can get the players back and keep the same team for a run of games we will cement our reputation as a changed side and hand out some damn good thrashings along the way. Kind of like the end of last season but with more goals. And Bojan.  definitely not us. |
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Post by malteser68 on Dec 8, 2014 16:50:20 GMT
if we won our home games against shitty villa, Leicester and burnley we'd be joint third with west ham !! |
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Post by banx10 on Dec 8, 2014 20:25:27 GMT
I know I'm gonna get some stick again, but we are playing in a state of confusion most of the time. I really really miss the structured high tempo game under Tony & it just feels like we have 11 individuals just doing their own thing (which I suppose is exciting, as we never know what's going to happen next) rather than a whole squad fighting for each other. Most of the players we have now wouldn't care less if we went down, which we won't this season as there as so many poor sides. Saying that we could go & finish 8th as all the other clubs are just as bad!
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Post by 2004 on Dec 8, 2014 21:26:21 GMT
I still cannot believe we lost to Leicester
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Post by banx10 on Dec 8, 2014 22:26:11 GMT
Leicester, Aston Villa, Burnley, 2 goal lead against West Ham. 8 from bottom, only 6 teams have scored less than us as well.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2014 22:30:12 GMT
I know I'm gonna get some stick again, but we are playing in a state of confusion most of the time. I really really miss the structured high tempo game under Tony & it just feels like we have 11 individuals just doing their own thing (which I suppose is exciting, as we never know what's going to happen next) rather than a whole squad fighting for each other. Most of the players we have now wouldn't care less if we went down, which we won't this season as there as so many poor sides. Saying that we could go & finish 8th as all the other clubs are just as bad! What about the turgid not so high tempo game of his last 18 months, do you miss that also? |
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Post by y_oh_y_delilah on Dec 8, 2014 22:34:05 GMT
if we won our home games against shitty villa, Leicester and burnley we'd be joint third with west ham !! If your auntie had bollocks . . . |
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Post by FakeStokeBloke on Dec 8, 2014 23:54:01 GMT
I like to be as optimistic as the next stokie but all this 'if we hadn't have had any injuries' is bollocks! Every team goes into the season knowing that players will get injured. That is often why the best clubs have not only a good team but; good cover too!
Also You only have to look at Arsenal and Liverpool's squads on paper to see that these clubs will finish top 6 because they have good squads. One of the reasons why we haven't won against Villa, Burnley and Leicsteter in my opinion is because we didn't have the sub's to come on and change the game. We had some of our best players injured and therefore our sub's started and therefore we didn't have our usual impact sub's to change it if we werent having our day. All teams have 'off' days!
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Post by malteser68 on Dec 9, 2014 6:54:00 GMT
if we won our home games against shitty villa, Leicester and burnley we'd be joint third with west ham !! If your auntie had bollocks . . . she'd look just like you ???? |
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