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Post by pb1863 on Jan 4, 2018 0:49:37 GMT
How to beat a keeper one in one training would be great. I wish I was getting paid well to be in the squad. I’d train my arse off and do as I was told
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Post by pb1863 on Jan 3, 2018 11:40:12 GMT
In the recent transfer windows we have looked desperate and amateurish. Not always our fault as the Agents hold us to ransom to see if they can get a better offer for their clients. Not sure if it’s possible nowadays but why not make an offer and give the players 48 hours to make a decision and then withdraw the offer if they don’t make a decision. We may not always be successful but we take back control. If a few other clubs followed suit then it may make a difference.
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Post by pb1863 on Jan 3, 2018 11:02:29 GMT
Though I don't deny that the fault is not all Hughes' fault,my hose three players are exactly the types he has been signing since he arrived. We only know what we read in the papers and I'm no Hughes advocate either, but we tried to get Keane, Maguire, Robertson, Lamina, Soares, Redmond If he got backed with these that we went for, I very much doubt we'd be in this mess now. I agree. I think the board will back him and he will buy new players and bring in loan players. I wouldn’t be surprised to see 4 players coming in.
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Jan 3, 2018 7:12:27 GMT
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Post by pb1863 on Jan 3, 2018 7:12:27 GMT
‘ Hughes ‘ gets the last word
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Post by pb1863 on Jan 2, 2018 22:29:48 GMT
I blame Macron. Bring back Adidas, Puma or La Coque Sportif....
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Luck
Jan 1, 2018 11:25:53 GMT
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Post by pb1863 on Jan 1, 2018 11:25:53 GMT
We desperately need some at the moment. Diouf’s Goal disallowed when it should have stood, Mignolet’s non sending off ( the Bristol City keeper sent off for a very similar challenge against Wolves on the weekend) plus all of our injuries. Fingers crossed we get a lucky break soon. ‘Luck happens when preparation meets opportunity’
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Post by pb1863 on Jan 1, 2018 8:02:39 GMT
Butland
Edwards Zouma Wimmer Pieters
Cameron
Shaq Allen Choupo
Berahino Crouch
Grant, Tymon, Fletcher, Adam, Affaley, Sobhi,Diouf
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Post by pb1863 on Jan 1, 2018 5:37:43 GMT
How ironic Wenger accusing the ref of awarding a penalty saying the ref didn’t see it. Had it been the other way Wenger wouldn’t have seen it either.
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Post by pb1863 on Dec 31, 2017 23:26:32 GMT
‘It’s not the nature of myself as a person and I wasn’t like that as a player. I wanted to win every game I went into, but today we didn’t’ have enough tools to effect a very good Chelsea side’ Hughes quoted in the media
Surprising as there are plenty of tools inc himself, Bowen & Niedzwiecki
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Post by pb1863 on Dec 31, 2017 15:09:33 GMT
7 points separating 12th to 20th. It’s going to be a tough few months unless we can buy a few players to make an immediate impact. COYP
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Post by pb1863 on Dec 31, 2017 14:20:24 GMT
1-1 3-2
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Post by pb1863 on Dec 30, 2017 13:02:46 GMT
Watching stoke beat Leeds 3-0 (I think) with glassback getting a hatrick and one was a cracking free kick at the boothen end. Another was watching Stoke beat Wolves to stay up. Great memories
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Post by pb1863 on Dec 30, 2017 12:07:03 GMT
The last few times we played Tottenham My thoughts also
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Post by pb1863 on Dec 30, 2017 5:09:55 GMT
Phil Robinson the last Stafford player before Tom Edwards
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Post by pb1863 on Dec 30, 2017 5:08:29 GMT
Phil Robinson
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Post by pb1863 on Dec 30, 2017 0:43:31 GMT
Its December 31st FM I’ve just checked up so I don’t know where he’s getting his info from🤔 Is Allen also close to suspension on 4 x cards?Is it one game or two they miss if they get 5 x yellows? In this day and age it wouldn’t hurt to increase the number of cards you have to get b4 you are suspended. Ramadan
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Post by pb1863 on Dec 30, 2017 0:38:36 GMT
Watching last years game at the bridge on Foxtel in Aus now. Nice to watch Imbula and Bojan in midfield with Adam battling away and Shawcross and Costa having a love in... great game and a shame that we are in the injury position we are in going in to today’s game.
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Post by pb1863 on Dec 29, 2017 19:24:43 GMT
Makes a lot of sense and backs up what many have said on here
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Post by pb1863 on Dec 29, 2017 11:00:43 GMT
You can ge5 21-1 on Stoke to win and 7-1 for a draw. Those odds are somewhat laughable with our merger five away points all season and propensity to concede poor goals and then fold the 2-7 at ManCity is now under threat. Hopefully we will rest joe Allen - one yellow away from a suspension. I suspect from Jack’s body language he’s more than fed up keeping goal behind a team that offers nowt defensively, Record defeat for Stoke in the Premier coming up. Newcastle is so much more important 🤔 Yes, but the 2 issues with that are: 1.I and over 1000 other Stokies have paid for a ticket and transport to this match! 2.What will it do for our confidence going in to the Newcastle game if we get absolutely rinsed in this one? Remember Sparky blamed our defeat in the Bournemouth home game on our moral sapping 7-2 tonking at Man City! I'm really not at all sure how we play this one, there is no easy answer, it is quite simply a game too far. Our only hope is that Chelsea play their second or third team as well
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Post by pb1863 on Dec 29, 2017 2:25:23 GMT
If West Ham are in for him that can only mean that Arnie has given Moyes the inside to him being a great player or he’s up for a move at the right price. We can’t afford to lose him.
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Post by pb1863 on Dec 28, 2017 22:10:03 GMT
I’d rather have Sturridge if fit. Is he injured again as he’s not been part of the squad for a few games?
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Post by pb1863 on Dec 27, 2017 4:36:55 GMT
2-0 4-1
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Post by pb1863 on Dec 26, 2017 21:39:17 GMT
Could have conceded a penalty, could have been given a penalty, should have crossed the line... one of those Christmas type games really. Happy with a point although the defending for their goal was a true reflection of what our defending has been like all year. Cameron tackled with a leg out ( as s junior coach we always told the kids this was not how you tackle) Wimmer rushes in with no affect, Cameron tracks back and doesn’t tackle again properly, Shawcross from a standing start gets nutmeged and Butland Is massively exposed with an easy side foot.
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Post by pb1863 on Dec 26, 2017 21:27:57 GMT
Last Christmas, I gave you a start, but the very next day... Etc Haha
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Post by pb1863 on Dec 25, 2017 21:17:48 GMT
If he keeps us up he will be the only one o. Our peer group to do so on a £12m profit for the asset stripper scholes , so as said in August that would make him manager of the year by miles , think he struggle but he is on for 38 which might be enough 10 years in the league we shouldn't be in that position. We should be spending 60m + a summer no mither It’s not about the ‘big spend’ it’s about getting the right players at the right price without panicking and paying over inflated prices.There has to be lower league players worth a punt especially the Championship. (That left back from Bristol C who scored that cracker against Man U - I think his name was Bryan etc) Ultimately it comes down to our global scouting system. Anybody know how strong it is?
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Post by pb1863 on Dec 25, 2017 17:33:00 GMT
Never mind all this gubbins about team selection. What kit do you reckon? I suppose it will have to be the stripes with red socks but this is tricky because Huddersfield's kit is similar to ours with the dominance of white in it. Typical that we go for a blue away kit in a season with three sides in the same league that wear blue and white stripes. There. I feel better for that. I can get on with wrapping those last pressies and finish off santa's sherry and mince pie. Red and white striped shirts, red shorts and red stockings..... Bring back the black shorts from the 70’s
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Post by pb1863 on Dec 25, 2017 12:04:29 GMT
similar to the OP, but i'm going for a 442 Butland Edwards ShawX Zouma Wimmer Shaq Allen Cameron Choupo Diouf Saido Swapping formations in the second half and the introduction of Afellay, Ramadan and 'possibly' crouch at the end if we need it Agreed but with Saido & Crouch up top
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Post by pb1863 on Dec 24, 2017 20:29:55 GMT
Swansea Huddersfield Newcastle or WBA
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Post by pb1863 on Dec 24, 2017 11:03:05 GMT
Is retrospective action working? Lanzini misses crucial games Inc against Newcastle ... what benefit did Stoke get??? Charlie Austin kicks the Huddersfield keeper in the face and faces a 3 game ban. What benefit do Huddersfield get? I’m not sure what the answer is....
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Post by pb1863 on Dec 24, 2017 10:49:06 GMT
I thought it was a penalty so if he dived I can see how he fooled the ref
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