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Post by figo85 on Jan 18, 2023 14:37:35 GMT
I know it’s not a direct indicator of quality, but Tezgal is in the top 10 highest potential young players on FM23. So they’ve reasons to believe he could be something special. Again not a clear indicator but they’ve been known to be accurate. Cherno Samba Maxim Tsigalko Freddie Adu As I said, not a direct indicator.
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Post by figo85 on Jan 18, 2023 14:34:19 GMT
Instead of bringing in a young lad on loan, why not just give our own young lad go? I know it’s not a direct indicator of quality, but Tezgal is in the top 10 highest potential young players on FM23. So they’ve reasons to believe he could be something special. Again not a clear indicator but they’ve been known to be accurate.
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Post by figo85 on Jan 15, 2023 10:52:28 GMT
Brilliant post, and agree wholeheartedly. The only saving grace we may have over the likes of Bolton and Sheff W is that we have the fiscal and fixed assets that should hopefully allow us to have more support if we were to go down.
Saying that, who, of any real quality, would want to come to a club that seems to be considered as in decline and a difficult job. Time will tell.
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Post by figo85 on Jan 14, 2023 17:10:57 GMT
55% poossesion 9 shots 5 on target 1 goal Blades 45% possession 5 shots 3 on target 3 goals Conclusion: We are truly cursed with bad luck How many of those 9 shots genuinely caused the keeper trouble?
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Post by figo85 on Jan 14, 2023 17:03:23 GMT
How were we unlucky ? Our goal was literally a fluke cross. We are absolute dog shit and deserved to get absolutely zero from that game.
Being unlucky might wash for a game or two, but, Christ above we’ve been awful for a long long time.
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Post by figo85 on Jan 14, 2023 16:40:14 GMT
That’ll be Powell out for 4 to 5 weeks.
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Post by figo85 on Jan 14, 2023 16:09:58 GMT
More shots, more passes, more possession. Against the team right near the top, away from home. Not watching it, but stats say different to what's being written on here. I’m watching it and we are beyond woeful The majority of our possession is around the back 3/5, our shots have generally been pea rollers that the keeper had no issues with.
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Post by figo85 on Jan 14, 2023 15:24:43 GMT
Thompson is fucking useless as well. His lack of quality goes under the radar. He. Is. Terrible.
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Post by figo85 on Jan 14, 2023 15:16:19 GMT
This is frightening. I’ve tried to give AN as much time as possible, but he is quickly being added to the list of shit that’s associated with this fucking club.
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Post by figo85 on Jan 4, 2023 19:11:03 GMT
What do we think our best team is if everyone's fit and on form? For me its: Bursik Sterling Souttar Jagielka Fox Kilkenny Baker Campbell Powell Fosu Delap But then when I look at that with the real life situation in mind you have: A goalkeeper that can't save shots A right back that doesn't stay fit A centre half that seemingly has to be sold to make other transfers A centre half that is 40 A left back that is questionable at best A midfield that can't tackle A right winger who's inconsistent A number 10 that the manager clearly doesn't rate A left winger with no end product A striker that has the touch of a baby elephant. And if you swap in the others Clarke - inconsistent, not a good footballer Wilmot - looks awful this season Taylor - learning Tymon - can't defend for love nor money Laurent - inconsistent and another box to boxer Thompson - does nothing well Smallbone - does nothing well Brown - looks lost DWP - can't get a look in Gayle - looks awful In summer 2022 we needed: A goalkeeper Right back Left back DM Targetman We still do........... This shit starts with not getting rid of MON soon enough and allowing a new manager to overhaul the squad then. This is exactly what I feel about each of our players. I don’t think for a second that AN is going anywhere, anytime soon, so will have to see where we are with a transfer window (or 2) and a pre season.
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Post by figo85 on Jan 4, 2023 19:02:59 GMT
Manager doesn't know how to use him, simple as that for me. Maybe as a tailor's dummy? His arms aren’t long enough.
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Post by figo85 on Jan 2, 2023 18:16:30 GMT
I have some hope for Campbell, he needs his confidence building, but Brown is up there with the worst I’ve ever seen in a Stoke shirt.
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Post by figo85 on Jan 2, 2023 18:12:40 GMT
I’m angry after that but he’s not a fraud. He’s done well at other clubs that are of a similar size to us. That said he should be doing better than he is with the players at his disposal and he does appear to be making basic errors around selection and tactics. He has inherited a very poor, unfit bunch of players and has been playing catch up. Add to that lots of injuries and there are other factors. I have a feeling that there’s more to this than him just being a useless manager though. The biggest mistake was not sacking MON at the end of last season and giving a new manager the opportunity of a pre season and being able to bring his own players in. For me AN deserves at least one window to get players in he wants. 100% agree with this. He has pedigree and has managed is number of promotion winning teams. The squad is turgid from front to back and is in needing of a complete overhaul.
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Post by figo85 on Jan 2, 2023 17:15:51 GMT
That was shocking, from start to finish. People calling for AN’s head are mental, it doesn’t matter who is in charge, the squad we have at this point are useless.
Soon fans will vote with their feet.
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Post by figo85 on Jan 2, 2023 16:49:08 GMT
Tyrese couldn’t wait to get off. He hasn’t sprinted that quick all game.
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Post by figo85 on Jan 2, 2023 16:44:07 GMT
The adverts on the oatcake are more appealing I keep thinking in seeing a young Cilla black on one of those adverts
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Post by figo85 on Jan 2, 2023 16:00:09 GMT
I had some youth say that Campbell is one of the top 3 strikers in the league. Christ a live. Was it Campbell!?? Not sure of his surname, but his first name was Kevin ?
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Post by figo85 on Jan 2, 2023 15:58:45 GMT
I had some youth say that Campbell is one of the top 3 strikers in the league. Christ a live.
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Post by figo85 on Jan 2, 2023 15:46:08 GMT
When we can’t even retain possession from a throw in, or can’t beat the first man off a corner, or track our man in midfield, it doesn’t matter what AN says or does. These are basics which our lot can’t seem to manage.
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Post by figo85 on Jan 2, 2023 15:34:46 GMT
I don't think they are playing for AN. Who was the last manager they played for ?
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Post by figo85 on Dec 31, 2022 9:18:13 GMT
Bonham 4 - due felt bad for their keeper so thought he’d follow suite with an awful display Clarke 5 - really good first half, fell away into the second. Should start next game. Souttar 6 - doesn’t seem to have a lot of confidence in Bonham. Too many long Hollywood balls. Wilmot 5 - his head went after the fox fiasco Fox 5 - ditto Wilmot Baker 3 - going through a crisis of confidence maybe ? Big drop in fall and his arms don’t seem to fit him properly. Thompson 2 -thoroughly dislike JT. Useless, anonymous and can’t do the basics. Smallbone 4 - maybe better with better players around him? Tymon 5 - didn’t fancy it last night . Brown 3 - Woeful. The experiment of starting him up front didn’t work. Offers absolutely nothing and is so so weak it’s not funny. Campbell 4 - same as Brown but at least he offered something with the ball at his feet, in patches .
Laurent 6 - I thought he did well when he came on. Had some impetus Fosu 4 - doesn’t seem full of confidence when he came on. Delap 5 - a few good touches, but, having heard the pre match interview he did, I think half of his problem is lack of intelligence. Powell 6 - won more headers than Brown/Campbell combined, but that’s not really his thing.
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Post by figo85 on Dec 31, 2022 7:49:10 GMT
On a bit of a tangent our owners wouldn't have touched Kompany with a bargepole. Ditto Carrick Ditto Corberan The football that Carricn has got Boro playing is sublime.
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Post by figo85 on Dec 30, 2022 21:44:02 GMT
What are these chances that Nige keeps going on about ? We’ve created the sum total of sod all. Lifeless, talentless drivel that has no sign of changing. Utter dog piss.
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Post by figo85 on Dec 30, 2022 21:35:54 GMT
Rubbish, these players are underperforming they’re not a shit squad and that’s on the manager unfortunately The same players were by and large, shit under O'Neill, before him. He's doing no better, no worse, than O'Neill, and not a single player in the club is of Alex Neil's choosing. Our best player's Nick Powell, if you listen to what's posted on here. Make of that, what you will. Agreed. Apart from Souttar, there isn’t a single player in this squad that’ll get us anywhere near the playoffs. It doesn’t matter who’s in charge, we’ve got a mid table Championship squad, at best, at the moment.
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Post by figo85 on Dec 30, 2022 21:09:21 GMT
That’s a comical goal. It’s like something you’d see as a glitch of FIFA. Man alive.
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Post by figo85 on Dec 30, 2022 20:36:56 GMT
Not a great advert for championship football, but a solid first half, that lacks any real quality. Something to build on in the second half.
Shawcross loves the phrase “they’ll cut right through you”.
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Post by figo85 on Dec 30, 2022 20:09:35 GMT
We have to be in the market for a new GK. Bonham is frightening.
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Post by figo85 on Dec 17, 2022 16:18:06 GMT
Did you see his cameo last week ? Powell is average at best, beyond the odd flick, at the moment.
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Post by figo85 on Dec 17, 2022 16:00:54 GMT
Got out of jail with a bit of luck I was quite surprised at the lack of collective celebration of the goal some strange body language in this team it's not a criticism more an observation The team clearly aren't enjoying playing for Neil. It's a huge problem. Is this the same for the last 4 managers we’ve had then ?
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Post by figo85 on Dec 17, 2022 15:49:41 GMT
I take it back. We’re going up!
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