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Post by crouchpotato1 on Oct 19, 2021 21:17:21 GMT
according to Mr Prutton
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Post by Gods on Oct 19, 2021 21:54:25 GMT
The season is getting away from us I fear. We're notionally clinging on to the final play-off slot but I'm starting to focus on the fact that with 4 points fewer we'd be 13th.
We really could do without losing Powell for an extended period of time, or any period of time for that matter.
Our proverbial roof is starting to shed a few tiles, I'm getting flash backs to the debacle that was the the final two thirds of last season. I am praying the said roof is not about to cave in!
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Oct 19, 2021 21:57:10 GMT
We're two games removed from our best performance of the season.
Our best striker returned tonight.
The season is not, and I cannot stress this enough, 'getting away from us'.
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Oct 19, 2021 21:58:11 GMT
The season is getting away from us I fear. We're notionally clinging on to the final play-off slot but I'm starting to focus on the fact that with 4 points fewer and we're 13th. We really could do without losing Powell for an extended period of time, or any period of time for that matter. Our proverbial roof is starting to shed a few tiles, I'm getting flash backs to the debacle that was the the final two thirds of last season. I am praying the said roof is not about to cave in! |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Oct 19, 2021 21:58:11 GMT
We're two games removed from our best performance of the season. Our best striker returned tonight. The season is not, and I cannot stress this enough, 'getting away from us'. And despite looking a better team they only scored from a mistake and didn’t create much else either.! |
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Post by cr4zyd4ve on Oct 19, 2021 21:58:45 GMT
He will be out for a few games then back in for a few games... repeat that scenario for the rest of his career.
He is a fantastic player at this level, but his fitness is always going to be an issue. He would have made it to the top of the game otherwise. A shame for him and us!!
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Post by AlbertTatlock on Oct 19, 2021 21:58:55 GMT
What we have to take into consideration is in the last 3 matches we've played 2 newly relegated sides - 1 away and 2 of those sides were at the top of the league, it was always going to be a difficult run of games but we were the architects of our own downfall on Saturday, immense v WBA and even though Boremouth were the better side tonight we should count ourselves a little unlucky. As for Powell an ice pack and a week off will do him the world of good.  Gouranga.  |
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Post by dirtygary69 on Oct 19, 2021 22:00:29 GMT
It would be nice if we could just have all of our best players fit at the same time, but we are more than good enough for top 6. We’ve had a tough run of games this last 3 and performed well enough overall, including a pretty brilliant one against WBA.
We’ll be there or thereabouts but games against Bournemouth won’t define our season. We have to go and beat Millwall though really, that’s where we have to make it count.
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Post by Gods on Oct 19, 2021 22:02:22 GMT
We're two games removed from our best performance of the season. Our best striker returned tonight. The season is not, and I cannot stress this enough, 'getting away from us'. 2 defeats removed. 8 points from the last 7 matches is not too clever. It absolutely may be...IMHO ! |
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Oct 19, 2021 22:06:38 GMT
We're two games removed from our best performance of the season. Our best striker returned tonight. The season is not, and I cannot stress this enough, 'getting away from us'. It absolutely may be...IMHO ! Based on what though? Two defeats, one against one of last year's Premier League sides away (having been in with a puncher's of all three points with 10 minutes left) and one against one of the best sides in the league? Why do they count in your mind but the season to that point and the West Brom result and performance don't? |
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Post by Gods on Oct 19, 2021 22:07:38 GMT
It absolutely may be...IMHO ! Based on what though? Two defeats, one against one of last year's Premier League sides away (having been in with a puncher's of all three points with 10 minutes left) and one against one of the best sides in the league? Why do they count in your mind but the season to that point and the West Brom result and performance don't? Based on 8 points from the last 7 matches. |
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Post by LL Cool Dave on Oct 19, 2021 22:08:08 GMT
The season is getting away from us I fear. We're notionally clinging on to the final play-off slot but I'm starting to focus on the fact that with 4 points fewer we'd be 13th. We really could do without losing Powell for an extended period of time, or any period of time for that matter. Our proverbial roof is starting to shed a few tiles, I'm getting flash backs to the debacle that was the the final two thirds of last season. I am praying the said roof is not about to cave in! We've got one point more at this point of the season than we had in our promotion season. |
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Post by Gary Hackett on Oct 19, 2021 22:08:52 GMT
We're two games removed from our best performance of the season. Our best striker returned tonight. The season is not, and I cannot stress this enough, 'getting away from us'. We're slowly turning into the side from the 2nd half of last season and that's very worrying. |
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Oct 19, 2021 22:10:38 GMT
We're two games removed from our best performance of the season. Our best striker returned tonight. The season is not, and I cannot stress this enough, 'getting away from us'. We're slowly turning into the side from the 2nd half of last season and that's very worrying. How are we, sorry? We were overly negative tonight, no question. What beyond that are you referring to? |
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Post by Veritas on Oct 19, 2021 22:12:08 GMT
We're two games removed from our best performance of the season. Our best striker returned tonight. The season is not, and I cannot stress this enough, 'getting away from us'. We're slowly turning into the side from the 2nd half of last season and that's very worrying. No we are not. |
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Oct 19, 2021 22:13:02 GMT
Based on what though? Two defeats, one against one of last year's Premier League sides away (having been in with a puncher's of all three points with 10 minutes left) and one against one of the best sides in the league? Why do they count in your mind but the season to that point and the West Brom result and performance don't? Based on 8 points from the last 7 matches. Seven seems a rather arbitrary number to pluck from the air? Why did you choose to draw that particular line? |
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Post by Gods on Oct 19, 2021 22:13:11 GMT
The season is getting away from us I fear. We're notionally clinging on to the final play-off slot but I'm starting to focus on the fact that with 4 points fewer we'd be 13th. We really could do without losing Powell for an extended period of time, or any period of time for that matter. Our proverbial roof is starting to shed a few tiles, I'm getting flash backs to the debacle that was the the final two thirds of last season. I am praying the said roof is not about to cave in! We've got one point more at this point of the season than we had in our promotion season. Good point, I think at one stage during our promo season we won something like 5 matches in a row which ultimately go us across the line, I don't get the sense that is anything which might happen this season any time soon, I mean not least it's barely worth us getting on the bus for any away games. |
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Post by Gary Hackett on Oct 19, 2021 22:13:30 GMT
We're slowly turning into the side from the 2nd half of last season and that's very worrying. No we are not. We'll review it after another few games. |
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Post by Gods on Oct 19, 2021 22:14:53 GMT
Based on 8 points from the last 7 matches. Seven seems a rather arbitrary number to pluck from the air? Why did you choose to draw that particular line? Because I was making the point we are on a very poor run, why would I start with a win?! |
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Oct 19, 2021 22:16:24 GMT
Seven seems a rather arbitrary number to pluck from the air? Why did you choose to draw that particular line? Because I was making the point we are on a very poor run, why would I start with a win?! Yeah, the 'poor run' argument is rather hampered when you have to include the wins, isn't it... |
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Post by Gary Hackett on Oct 19, 2021 22:16:59 GMT
Every player is getting worse week by week after a good start to the season.
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Post by Gods on Oct 19, 2021 22:22:02 GMT
Because I was making the point we are on a very poor run, why would I start with a win?! Yeah, the 'poor run' argument is rather hampered when you have to include the wins, isn't it... Well, we have lost a huge amount of ground in the last 7 matches, the 10 point gap to Bournemouth we will never recover, but more alarmingly everyone from 12th upwards is queuing up to move through. We can either pretend it's not happening or confront it head on. |
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Oct 19, 2021 22:34:02 GMT
Yeah, the 'poor run' argument is rather hampered when you have to include the wins, isn't it... Well, we have lost a huge amount of ground in the last 7 matches, the 10 point gap to Bournemouth we will never recover, but more alarmingly everyone from 12th upwards is queuing up to move through. We can either pretend it's not happening or confront it head on. Yes, we may well not win the league this season Gods. Has this come as a surprise? That doesn’t mean the sky is falling in and every team below us is primed to overtake us. We’re not perfect by any stretch but comparisons with last season are bizarre when you look at the squad and performances. Again, West Brom - our high point of the season - was what, two weeks ago? Are you saying that’s dead and buried and we can’t recapture that? |
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Post by Staffsoatcake on Oct 19, 2021 22:36:32 GMT
He should take Clucas & Allen with him, get them Xrayed to see if they have a football brain.
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Post by benjaminbiscuit on Oct 19, 2021 22:43:47 GMT
Yeah, the 'poor run' argument is rather hampered when you have to include the wins, isn't it... Well, we have lost a huge amount of ground in the last 7 matches, the 10 point gap to Bournemouth we will never recover, but more alarmingly everyone from 12th upwards is queuing up to move through. We can either pretend it's not happening or confront it head on. We are simply finding our level as forecast , these games. Were always going to find us out , we play teams of our level next up but the attrition of these games will again take its toll . We were always a mid table team the worry tonight is out thought , out fought , out muscled and ultimately outplayed and made to look naive by Bournemouth , however management try to dress it up it was a very sobering night why Fletcher didn’t get a chance to mix it up god only knows , our recruitment is being exposed match after match , brown as ever missed after 30 seconds and was then Bournemouth’s third centre half , surridge looks completely lost , sawyers deemed not good enough , ostigard and doughty gone missing ,our transfer business is being systemically exposed by the sterner tests and we are back on track to the predicted 55 to 60 point team loss of Powell is very unlucky but it can’t be allowed. To disguise the fact we weren’t anywhere near with him either it’s a very difficult juncture coming , better players likely to leave and a really poor recruitment record why would anyone expect current system to utilise the Souter money well most of the signings can’t get past players who were already here or are seriously not good enough see brown , very trick water ahead |
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Post by iglugluk on Oct 19, 2021 22:45:13 GMT
Hopefully it's a minor injury because we are in need of goals and he can score them.
If we are lucky Ty Campbell will inject some more clinical finishing, fingers crossed he returns to full preinjuury potency, as we haven't been scoring as many as we should be.
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Oct 19, 2021 22:47:24 GMT
Well, we have lost a huge amount of ground in the last 7 matches, the 10 point gap to Bournemouth we will never recover, but more alarmingly everyone from 12th upwards is queuing up to move through. We can either pretend it's not happening or confront it head on. We are simply finding our level as forecast , these games. Were always going to find us out , we play teams of our level next up but the attrition of these games will again take its toll . We were always a mid table team the worry tonight is out thought , out fought , out muscled and ultimately outplayed and made to look naive by Bournemouth , however management try to dress it up it was a very sobering night why Fletcher didn’t get a chance to mix it up god only knows , our recruitment is being exposed match after match , brown as ever missed after 30 seconds and was then Bournemouth’s third centre half , surridge looks completely lost , sawyers deemed not good enough , ostigard and doughty gone missing ,our transfer business is being systemically exposed by the sterner tests and we are back on track to the predicted 55 to 60 point team loss of Powell is very unlucky but it can’t be allowed. To disguise the fact we weren’t anywhere near with him either it’s a very difficult juncture coming , better players likely to leave and a really poor recruitment record why would anyone expect current system to utilise the Souter money well most of the signings can’t get past players who were already here or are seriously not good enough see brown , very trick water ahead Any chance of interpretation🤔Ostigard and Doughty are ill |
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Post by cobhamstokey on Oct 19, 2021 22:47:57 GMT
Well, we have lost a huge amount of ground in the last 7 matches, the 10 point gap to Bournemouth we will never recover, but more alarmingly everyone from 12th upwards is queuing up to move through. We can either pretend it's not happening or confront it head on. We are simply finding our level as forecast , these games. Were always going to find us out , we play teams of our level next up but the attrition of these games will again take its toll . We were always a mid table team the worry tonight is out thought , out fought , out muscled and ultimately outplayed and made to look naive by Bournemouth , however management try to dress it up it was a very sobering night why Fletcher didn’t get a chance to mix it up god only knows , our recruitment is being exposed match after match , brown as ever missed after 30 seconds and was then Bournemouth’s third centre half , surridge looks completely lost , sawyers deemed not good enough , ostigard and doughty gone missing ,our transfer business is being systemically exposed by the sterner tests and we are back on track to the predicted 55 to 60 point team loss of Powell is very unlucky but it can’t be allowed. To disguise the fact we weren’t anywhere near with him either it’s a very difficult juncture coming , better players likely to leave and a really poor recruitment record why would anyone expect current system to utilise the Souter money well most of the signings can’t get past players who were already here or are seriously not good enough see brown , very trick water ahead I think you’re being a little unfair there Benji The recruitments been good this season on the whole and we’ve balanced the books. We look far better than last season and we have Sima and Campbell to come back. The problem tonight was the selection of the midfield which put us on the back foot from minute one. We’re progressing slowly and moving in the right direction. |
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Post by benjaminbiscuit on Oct 19, 2021 22:52:42 GMT
We are simply finding our level as forecast , these games. Were always going to find us out , we play teams of our level next up but the attrition of these games will again take its toll . We were always a mid table team the worry tonight is out thought , out fought , out muscled and ultimately outplayed and made to look naive by Bournemouth , however management try to dress it up it was a very sobering night why Fletcher didn’t get a chance to mix it up god only knows , our recruitment is being exposed match after match , brown as ever missed after 30 seconds and was then Bournemouth’s third centre half , surridge looks completely lost , sawyers deemed not good enough , ostigard and doughty gone missing ,our transfer business is being systemically exposed by the sterner tests and we are back on track to the predicted 55 to 60 point team loss of Powell is very unlucky but it can’t be allowed. To disguise the fact we weren’t anywhere near with him either it’s a very difficult juncture coming , better players likely to leave and a really poor recruitment record why would anyone expect current system to utilise the Souter money well most of the signings can’t get past players who were already here or are seriously not good enough see brown , very trick water ahead Any chance of interpretation🤔Ostigard and Doughty are ill Neither wre in the team before they were ill so I don’t think that’s valid abd doesn’t explain sawyers , surriddge and brown the last two costing £5m and contributing bugger all or less |
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Post by Rt Hon Reverend Luvpump on Oct 19, 2021 22:57:36 GMT
It would be nice if we could just have all of our best players fit at the same time, but we are more than good enough for top 6. We’ve had a tough run of games this last 3 and performed well enough overall, including a pretty brilliant one against WBA. We’ll be there or thereabouts but games against Bournemouth won’t define our season. We have to go and beat Millwall though really, that’s where we have to make it count. We’ll beat them as long as they don’t have an ex manager who’s grumpy with Stoke….. |
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