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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2021 0:15:08 GMT
So were they. Have we ever been “good” at St Andrews? We could of been playing fucking Chorely and we still wouldn’t of scored Where we played makes no difference That’s just crap. Birmingham is a solid Championship fixture. We went there, took a point and never looked like losing. That’s what playoff contenders do (I think we’ll still finish midtable).
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Post by block29cb on Aug 15, 2021 6:12:00 GMT
Some fans need to fuck off down Luton if they want entertainment.
Solid at the back and a point away against brum. Another point on Tuesday and that's a cracking start.
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Post by zerps on Aug 15, 2021 6:23:27 GMT
Competitive, lacking one maybe two cm’s
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Post by heworksardtho on Aug 15, 2021 6:31:21 GMT
An even league rather than a poor league and an absolute bastard to escape, in an upwards direction anyway! In our case only ever done in the last 100 years by Tony Waddington, Alan Durban and Tony Pulis. History will be kind to anyone who can dig us out of here! Those stats are depressing I’m going to boil an egg
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Post by lordb on Aug 15, 2021 8:29:30 GMT
An even league rather than a poor league and an absolute bastard to escape, in an upwards direction anyway! In our case only ever done in the last 100 years by Tony Waddington, Alan Durban and Tony Pulis. History will be kind to anyone who can dig us out of here! Tom Mather as well
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Post by Gods on Aug 15, 2021 8:51:42 GMT
An even league rather than a poor league and an absolute bastard to escape, in an upwards direction anyway! In our case only ever done in the last 100 years by Tony Waddington, Alan Durban and Tony Pulis. History will be kind to anyone who can dig us out of here! Tom Mather as well Fair do's, it's a short list!
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Post by rickyfullerbeer on Aug 15, 2021 8:51:56 GMT
Two games in and not a single team in the Championship have won both That's quite a stat! Although if you look at the gameweek 1 and gameweek 2 fixture list, most are match-ups with teams playing opponents you'd expect to be of similar ability or at the same end of the table.
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Post by innercitysumo on Aug 15, 2021 9:03:59 GMT
We could of been playing fucking Chorely and we still wouldn’t of scored Where we played makes no difference That’s just crap. Birmingham is a solid Championship fixture. We went there, took a point and never looked like losing. That’s what playoff contenders do (I think we’ll still finish midtable). You’re wasting your time mate. Before a ball was kicked last season he said we’d do well to stay up then spent the whole season moaning we weren’t in the top 6
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Post by wearestoke80 on Aug 15, 2021 9:23:22 GMT
We could of been playing fucking Chorely and we still wouldn’t of scored Where we played makes no difference That’s just crap. Birmingham is a solid Championship fixture. We went there, took a point and never looked like losing. That’s what playoff contenders do (I think we’ll still finish midtable). I know but we were poor in the final third. That’s my point ?
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Aug 15, 2021 9:35:08 GMT
I think yesterday showed us what we probably already knew. First we need a beast of a defensive midfielder who can also use the ball well when he has it. He needs to be good enough to make 4231 an option when we attack. Second we need competition/alternative for Smith on the right. I think Doughty will, when fit, be the go to player for the left. And we need another striker - if we can't get Delap then we'll need another loan striker until Campbell is back and fit. Hopefully Maclean's departure plus the departure of one other (Ince or a aged CB) will release a bit more money to towards funding the 3 loans we need.
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Post by march4 on Aug 15, 2021 9:39:47 GMT
Another big game on Tuesday.
Again this will let us know how we are likely to fare this season.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2021 9:54:05 GMT
Another big game on Tuesday. Again this will let us know how we are likely to fare this season. Not like you to talk rubbish March. If we win, what will it tell us? If we draw, what will it tell us? If we lose, what will it tell us? All genuine questions, I'm intrigued to know.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2021 9:55:09 GMT
I think yesterday showed us what we probably already knew. First we need a beast of a defensive midfielder who can also use the ball well when he has it. He needs to be good enough to make 4231 an option when we attack. Second we need competition/alternative for Smith on the right. I think Doughty will, when fit be the go to player for the left. And we need another striker - if we can't get Delap then we'll need another loan striker until Campbell is back and fit. Hopefully Maclean's departure plus the departure of one other (Ince or a aged CB) will release a bit more money to towards funding the 3 loans we need. Hard to argue with any of that mate.
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Post by wearestoke80 on Aug 15, 2021 11:33:57 GMT
That’s just crap. Birmingham is a solid Championship fixture. We went there, took a point and never looked like losing. That’s what playoff contenders do (I think we’ll still finish midtable). You’re wasting your time mate. Before a ball was kicked last season he said we’d do well to stay up then spent the whole season moaning we weren’t in the top 6 Whether you agree with it or not at least I post about football. You just come on here to stalk my profile you weird cunt
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Post by Old School Stokie on Aug 15, 2021 13:36:25 GMT
oh dear some foul mouthed as well as illiterate people on here - stalkers as well
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Post by Block 26 on Aug 15, 2021 14:01:08 GMT
I’d have taken a point all day long before the game yesterday. However stoke just didn’t turn up yesterday. Miss placed passes, Every time we came out into midfield we were clueless. Souttar is immense! Every time he goes up for an header you just know that he is going to win it… Quality with his feet and a very calm & composed player. I’m impressed with willmot as well. Surridge lost everything he touched yesterday I think we needed brown on a little sooner but overall a good point away from home 👍🏻
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Post by innercitysumo on Aug 15, 2021 14:44:54 GMT
You’re wasting your time mate. Before a ball was kicked last season he said we’d do well to stay up then spent the whole season moaning we weren’t in the top 6 Whether you agree with it or not at least I post about football. You just come on here to stalk my profile you weird cunt 😂 it’s difficult to agree with a contradiction. For the record I’d have took 4 points from the first 2 games so I’m happy with a solid start😃
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Post by wearestoke80 on Aug 15, 2021 15:15:21 GMT
Whether you agree with it or not at least I post about football. You just come on here to stalk my profile you weird cunt 😂 it’s difficult to agree with a contradiction. For the record I’d have took 4 points from the first 2 games so I’m happy with a solid start😃 So would I, but there’s still room for improvement
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2021 15:35:37 GMT
Another big game on Tuesday. Again this will let us know how we are likely to fare this season. A 'big game' a week-and-a-half in? It's just one of our opening 5, 10 games, nothing more. It's only a 'big game' for those waiting for the slightest blip, so that they can stick the knife in. Our squad's not complete, we've got key players missing, 4 pts from the first two games, promising signs from our new players. Swansea looked decent against a freshly-relegated side last night, they're no mugs. I'd take a draw there, all day long.
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Post by wearestoke80 on Aug 15, 2021 15:39:19 GMT
Another big game on Tuesday. Again this will let us know how we are likely to fare this season. A 'big game' a week-and-a-half in? It's just one of our opening 5, 10 games, nothing more. It's only a 'big game' for those waiting for the slightest blip, so that they can stick the knife in. Our squad's not complete, we've got key players missing, 4 pts from the first two games, promising signs from our new players. Swansea looked decent against a freshly-relegated side last night, they're no mugs. I'd take a draw there, all day long. We never get anything down there
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Post by milky on Aug 15, 2021 16:02:11 GMT
A 'big game' a week-and-a-half in? It's just one of our opening 5, 10 games, nothing more. It's only a 'big game' for those waiting for the slightest blip, so that they can stick the knife in. Our squad's not complete, we've got key players missing, 4 pts from the first two games, promising signs from our new players. Swansea looked decent against a freshly-relegated side last night, they're no mugs. I'd take a draw there, all day long. We never get anything down there We won 2 -1 in our last premiership game ,2-1 two seasons ago for Mad Naths 1st win of the season (in October) and I remember us winning there 1-0 with a Bojan penalty.
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Post by parsonage on Aug 15, 2021 17:15:31 GMT
I think yesterday showed us what we probably already knew. First we need a beast of a defensive midfielder who can also use the ball well when he has it. He needs to be good enough to make 4231 an option when we attack. Second we need competition/alternative for Smith on the right. I think Doughty will, when fit, be the go to player for the left. And we need another striker - if we can't get Delap then we'll need another loan striker until Campbell is back and fit. Hopefully Maclean's departure plus the departure of one other (Ince or a aged CB) will release a bit more money to towards funding the 3 loans we need. Could Wilmott perform that CDM role, l wonder?
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Aug 15, 2021 17:19:49 GMT
I think yesterday showed us what we probably already knew. First we need a beast of a defensive midfielder who can also use the ball well when he has it. He needs to be good enough to make 4231 an option when we attack. Second we need competition/alternative for Smith on the right. I think Doughty will, when fit, be the go to player for the left. And we need another striker - if we can't get Delap then we'll need another loan striker until Campbell is back and fit. Hopefully Maclean's departure plus the departure of one other (Ince or a aged CB) will release a bit more money to towards funding the 3 loans we need. Could Wilmott perform that CDM role, l wonder? Having watched him and Ostigard, I reckon either of them could play DM pretty well. They are both good defenders and are both pretty comfortable on the ball. At the moment I would say that Ostigard's passing is rather more consistent than Wilmot's. Whether either of them would be happy to do it is another matter.
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Post by lordb on Aug 15, 2021 17:58:16 GMT
Another big game on Tuesday. Again this will let us know how we are likely to fare this season. Not like you to talk rubbish March. If we win, what will it tell us? If we draw, what will it tell us? If we lose, what will it tell us? All genuine questions, I'm intrigued to know. August's results, not just ours, before the window shuts imho won't tell you as much as September's.
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Post by lordb on Aug 15, 2021 17:59:03 GMT
We never get anything down there We won 2 -1 in our last premiership game ,2-1 two seasons ago for Mad Naths 1st win of the season (in October) and I remember us winning there 1-0 with a Bojan penalty. And we had a 3.3 draw there too It's a ground we have a decent record on.
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Post by OldStokie on Aug 15, 2021 18:59:40 GMT
It was a horrible'ish game but we took a scruffy point and didn't concede. Not bad for a team containing quite a few new players that hasn't yet had time to gel together.
OS.
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Post by leesandfordstoupe on Aug 15, 2021 19:25:20 GMT
Yup it’s a tough league but the quality of play is awful.
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Post by dirtygary69 on Aug 16, 2021 10:19:49 GMT
Game for game, we're 3 points better off than we were last season (draw v Reading, loss v Birmingham).
Steady.
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Post by mrcoke on Aug 16, 2021 11:29:04 GMT
That's a good result today!!! I think Birmingham will be a dark horse this season!!! I expect they will upset a lot of sides with that long throw.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2021 12:19:14 GMT
Could Wilmott perform that CDM role, l wonder? Having watched him and Ostigard, I reckon either of them could play DM pretty well. They are both good defenders and are both pretty comfortable on the ball. At the moment I would say that Ostigard's passing is rather more consistent than Wilmot's. Whether either of them would be happy to do it is another matter. Wilmot really doesn’t look fast enough to play that position in my opinion. There’s also a lot more to moving into a position than just having the raw attributes for it. He’s played in defence for most of his mature career, meaning he’s likely played there since he was a child. Reading the game from a different position and doing so well/consistent enough for a season in a competitive league is a big ask. I doubt we will get a cdm who can also “play”. They don’t really exist at this level. They are hard enough to come by in the Premier League.
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