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Post by PotterLog on Dec 24, 2023 19:01:05 GMT
They have the 3rd-worst GA in the top half, all that tells us is they are particularly defensively weak for such a high-performing team, not that anyone lower down is as “good” as them for conceding as many goals Our goals against column would not be out of place in the top half. Yet again Stoke fans completely mis diagnosing the problem. Just to be clear read the link, if you can tell me our defence is the problem you're an idiot. www.espn.co.uk/football/table/_/league/eng.2Plymouth have scored 16 goals more than us in 23 games. I mean our GF is woeful and our GA is bang average, neither are good enough are they
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Post by PotterLog on Dec 24, 2023 18:25:22 GMT
That's certainly one way of seeing it, but the current state of the defence, the attack and the obvious gamble on the Travis loan deal fit the 'glaring holes' analysis I think, personally. We need a good January transfer window to fix the problems. The current state of the defence is one which has conceded 2 goals less than Ipswich. But hey let's not let facts get in the way of a popular agenda. They have the 3rd-worst GA in the top half, all that tells us is they are particularly defensively weak for such a high-performing team, not that anyone lower down is as “good” as them for conceding as many goals
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Post by PotterLog on Dec 24, 2023 8:57:14 GMT
Came to ask how long he signed for and it’s in the title. The worst signing of the summer. Fucking useless. The Johnson I saw play against us was mustard. The older version we’ve got is pale imitation, Salad cream
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Post by PotterLog on Dec 22, 2023 21:35:57 GMT
First press conference and you can almost hear the regret creeping into his voice already Utter bollocks. I know mate I’m not really being serious. Just a bit fatalistic.
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Post by PotterLog on Dec 22, 2023 18:49:02 GMT
I’ve been a bit surprised (naive?) at the level of anti-Scouse tone in many of the different Schuey threads. Hardly a first class welcome to a brand new club. Anyway, why do some of our fanbase have these prejudices towards Liverpudlians? Seems like a city and population that we’d have far more in common with than not Obvious plea to cut it out and for the Oatcake to police it better. For those that continue, your shit and unfunny old man jokes about theft, car radios etc. need to get in the bin. Good post, and definitely worth raising the point. A bit of stereotype-based banter is one thing but some of the comments I’ve seen are absolutely pathetic in their prejudice and abusiveness, and not a million miles away from something like racism really. People need to grow up
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Post by PotterLog on Dec 22, 2023 13:18:21 GMT
First press conference and you can almost hear the regret creeping into his voice already
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Post by PotterLog on Dec 19, 2023 10:05:50 GMT
We have to support Schumacher that's for certain. He will surely be nervous on day 1. As others have said he will for the first time in his short life walk in to a dressing room of 30 players he has never clapped eyes on before and try assert some authority and get them all behind him and pulling in the same direction. He was 2 years assistant manager at Plymouth so when he finally took over he would have known the whole squad. He is pretty much a rookie manager. He would do well to remember the words of the late great song writer Guy Clarke in his song 'The Cape' He's one of those who knows that life Is just a leap of faith Spread your arms and hold your breath Always trust your cape I hope he doesn't walk into that first meet and greet with the players with a cape on. He'll lose the dressing room on day 1 😆 I hope he does
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Post by PotterLog on Dec 18, 2023 18:50:48 GMT
A promising, dynamic, progressive young coach making his way in the game, about to lay waste to his burgeoning career when it's barely had chance to get started. I’d honestly tell him not to do it to himself if I could.
Still, best of luck and everything Steve 🥲
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Post by PotterLog on Dec 17, 2023 16:03:17 GMT
Rebecca Welch's Watch: She wears two! Belt and braces. Think all refs wear two watches don’t they?
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Post by PotterLog on Dec 17, 2023 11:17:02 GMT
Is this going to be the first time we’ve worn the blue away kit?
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Post by PotterLog on Dec 17, 2023 8:39:05 GMT
That didn’t come from the oatcake, it was an early Web 2.0 nonsense phrase that sort of went viral, used knowingly Well every day's a school day what a disappointment I've always chuckled at the thought of a pissed up Boother hitting the keyboard I think you can still chuckle at that regardless 😉
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Post by PotterLog on Dec 17, 2023 0:20:33 GMT
FFS is there really no room for a bit of romance any more
I think that *in the context* of us being curse-inducingly shit, our owners not knowing what they’re doing, it not mattering who the F we appoint and us being almost certainly destined for the third division sooner rather than later, this would be rather lovely.
I absolutely love SJE, we were privileged to have him as a player and if he comes as manager it’ll put a little spring in my step for a week or two 🙂
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Post by PotterLog on Dec 16, 2023 23:08:05 GMT
Is a woke person also woke during the night? That’s when they go sleepwoking
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Post by PotterLog on Dec 16, 2023 18:51:46 GMT
"Lol at that picture. Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?" We need more of this ^^^^^^^ Possibly the greatest Oatcake quote ever. Even overtaken the infamous "Jesus hates Christ" for me That didn’t come from the oatcake, it was an early Web 2.0 nonsense phrase that sort of went viral, used knowingly
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Post by PotterLog on Dec 16, 2023 8:48:30 GMT
Watching the whole half-hour show as a kid pretty much only for “what happened next”. Bit like watching krypton factor just for the obstacle course.
Feels like a different world 🥲
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Post by PotterLog on Dec 15, 2023 22:35:34 GMT
I watched a bit of a game at an airport the other day, dear me it was torture. It somehow made a long wait for baggage even more boring. Let’s not beat about the bush, throwing and catching a ball isn’t that hard. Neither is throwing it into a big goal past a lump of a goalie. So one team goes up, goal. The other team gets it, does a bit of a bounce for show, maybe a throw and a catch, chuck it in the goal past the token star jump from the despairing goalie and the other team go and do much the same. Repeat ad nauseum until the end when one team is a bit ahead of the other.
I’m a sucker for almost any team sport but this one really shouldn’t have got off the drawing board.
Anyway sorry musik 😂
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Post by PotterLog on Dec 15, 2023 8:25:02 GMT
A tough poster indeed mate. Can see why others voted you. Am also changing my username to fostergoesbumming. Doesn’t have the same ring to it.
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Post by PotterLog on Dec 12, 2023 23:33:47 GMT
It was both awful and better tbh. We upped our game to awful
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Post by PotterLog on Dec 11, 2023 17:13:48 GMT
One thing I do know, having kept quite a close eye on Blackburn in recent seasons, is that Blackburn massively outperformed their xG to get almost get in the playoffs last year. They were bottom six on xG. Then again we were fifth
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Post by PotterLog on Dec 11, 2023 15:16:34 GMT
A couple of fellow fans have recently asked me at games why there are no longer any copies of the "Marvellous" paperback in the Club shop. I think they are hoping to give them as xmas presents. I asked the Club who have said they are ordering some more but I noticed today that they still aren't in stock. If those fans read this ( or indeed anyone else who would like a copy) I have some which I can let you have, at a small discount on the cover price, and if you would like it signed by Nello ( and even me !) we can get that done on either Tuesday night or at the Millwall game - and we could meet up at either of those games, or at West Brom, or I could put it in the post. PM me if I can help on this. Is there a bit more of a discount if you've scribbled all over it MC?
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Post by PotterLog on Dec 11, 2023 14:41:32 GMT
I feel like I'm already sick of his post-match interviews
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Post by PotterLog on Dec 11, 2023 11:31:59 GMT
Gudjon settled here - is he still in the area I wonder? Knows the club
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Post by PotterLog on Dec 11, 2023 5:17:47 GMT
What is a pull out sleeve. Does it convert a coat to a Gillet. Are we getting Gary Monk Inspector Gadget
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Post by PotterLog on Dec 11, 2023 3:53:38 GMT
Even his comments now were like licking a dry lolly stick.. “an incredible opportunity that we anticipate will attract a number of high-calibre applicants…”
Ugh. He’s like that line manager you have in your first proper job.. you’re 22, he’s about 25 and thinks he’s a made man
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Post by PotterLog on Dec 11, 2023 3:29:54 GMT
Between 1975 and 1988 West Brom made ten managerial appointments. Their first names were:
Johnny, Ronnie, John, Ron, Ronnie, Ron, Johnny, Nobby, Ron, Ron.
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Post by PotterLog on Dec 11, 2023 3:21:22 GMT
I want the best version of the family ownership possible The infuriating thing is it's so tantalisingly close. We have the dream ownership model within our grasp - a family of true lifelong fan owners who care deeply about the club and the area who also happen to be absolutely filthy rich. We should be the envy of any fan in the country. But they let it slip so badly through their fingers that more and more fans are sick of them. On the one hand it seems ludicrous to want rid of owners like that. But on the other hand they’re doing such an astoundingly bad job, and showing no signs of improving.
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Post by PotterLog on Dec 10, 2023 22:18:14 GMT
We’re not getting relegated in my view as there are 3 clubs in deep do do already and we have a reasonable cushion - big question for me is how much of a tune can a new incumbent get out of this odd pool of players…..if so top half and a cheeky late tilt at the play offs is entirely possible although I concede mid-table the more likely….. We’re potentially in the bottom three by this Wednesday evening, that’s not a reasonable cushion
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Post by PotterLog on Dec 10, 2023 20:32:12 GMT
do we ever get the new manager bounce , or caretaker ?? O’Neill won 2/2 didn’t he That Barnsley game was the bounciest of bounces
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Post by PotterLog on Dec 10, 2023 18:28:47 GMT
So you wouldn't consider Potter then? Admittedly he wouldn’t be my choice Here’s why I believe that there is something here which tends to make the managers too cosy. Perhaps the owners are too nice. I’d like to get someone who is completely unconnected to the club with a very strong personality who is capable of coming here and shaking things up. I cannot see an ex-player doing it, including Potter This is exactly it. People say “only a masochist would come here” but I think the opposite is true. Ours is the cushiest manager job in football - full control, very good pay, loose objectives and an undemanding relationship with extremely patient, genial owners. It’s ultimately the exact reason they all fail, but it’s not hard to see why Neil (for example) jumped ship to head up our cosy little enterprise
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Post by PotterLog on Dec 10, 2023 18:11:15 GMT
Mark Hughes. Holy fucking shit! No!!!!! Break to bank to get Potter. Or bring TP back to keep us up and coach Shawcross into the role! lol you’d have TP but not Hughes
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