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Post by wearestoke80 on Aug 29, 2020 16:33:12 GMT
Indeed because nothing changes with how we play and the shit that people seem to accept from these awful awful players. Its the first fucking game, 2 bastard weeks into preseason. Jesus fucking christ. Give it a fucking rest man. This isn’t pre season it’s a cup game ? We should be taking this seriously. Instead we’re fucking about with long ball up to Afobe
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Post by ohbottom on Aug 29, 2020 16:33:14 GMT
MoN was "pleased with Jordan Thompson". I just heard him say so on radio.
So that's ok then
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Post by christhepotter on Aug 29, 2020 16:33:55 GMT
yeah we know already Bayern. Yawn yawn It’s not tiresome. These players aren’t good enough and we have to get rid of them to progress. Davies as been good ( I didn’t think he would be) so got give him a chance
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Post by Fred Ferret on Aug 29, 2020 16:34:35 GMT
Ridiculous. Baath is a decent player - no world-beater, but not 'dreadful'. McClean is no better/worse than Johnny Walters - would you describe him as 'not a footballer'? Batth is woeful. A danger in both boxes is the biggest compliment I can give him. Walters was miles better but I would happily say Walters was a poor footballer yes. Absolutely, the font of all knowledge that is correct - plus the world is flat, the Teletubbies do live in the Moon, and the Moon made of cheese.
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Post by wearestoke80 on Aug 29, 2020 16:34:59 GMT
MoN was "pleased with Jordan Thompson". I just heard him say so on radio. So that's ok then No wonder Blackpool fucked him off he’s garbage
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Post by bayernoatcake on Aug 29, 2020 16:34:59 GMT
It’s not tiresome. These players aren’t good enough and we have to get rid of them to progress. Davies as been good ( I didn’t think he would be) so got give him a chance He’s been ok yeah but I still think we need better.
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Post by ohbottom on Aug 29, 2020 16:35:50 GMT
100% win record for the season. How many other teams can say that? Blackburn, Preston & Portsmouth. Although technically, only Blackburn & Preston actually won their games.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2020 16:37:51 GMT
Its the first fucking game, 2 bastard weeks into preseason. Jesus fucking christ. Give it a fucking rest man. This isn’t pre season it’s a cup game ? We should be taking this seriously. Instead we’re fucking about with long ball up to Afobe Yeah, because this is a really normal season. Jesus wept
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Post by christhepotter on Aug 29, 2020 16:39:22 GMT
Davies as been good ( I didn’t think he would be) so got give him a chance He’s been ok yeah but I still think we need better. We need better in most areas tbh but it’s not going happen
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Post by wearestoke80 on Aug 29, 2020 16:39:46 GMT
This isn’t pre season it’s a cup game ? We should be taking this seriously. Instead we’re fucking about with long ball up to Afobe Yeah, because this is a really normal season. Jesus wept Are you really using that as exuse ? Fuck off
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2020 16:45:21 GMT
Yeah, because this is a really normal season. Jesus wept Are you really using that as exuse ? Fuck off Using what as an excuse? We showed almost play off form under MON when he took over last season. We have one poor performance during pre season and some fans are up in arms. Fucking mard arses 😂😂😂
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Post by Scrotnig on Aug 29, 2020 16:46:48 GMT
I completely missed this one due to being busy with work stuff.
I think I must've dozed off at some point, I had this weird dream that we won a penalty shoot out or something. Couldn't happen in real life, obviously.
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Post by jimigoodwinsbeard on Aug 29, 2020 16:47:18 GMT
Give over, the previous season barely just finished. The way we play is just awful. No pace, no quality on the ball and bad tactics. You've missed your profession in life, flower. You're wasted with your million posts on an Internet message board. Sat at home every single day, posting negative, boring as fuck, arse gravy. Somebody tell O'Neill there's a new sheriff in town. And he sits in his pants all day, every day, posting shit on the Internet. The man is a fucking genius. He spouts a lot of sense though, at times. We are so devoid of pace, and you say its just 2 weeks of preseason.....it was a competitive fixture and we were fookin woeful
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Post by Scrotnig on Aug 29, 2020 16:47:29 GMT
Are you really using that as exuse ? Fuck off Using what as an excuse? We showed almost play off form under MON when he took over last season. We have one poor performance during pre season and some fans are up in arms. Fucking mard arses 😂😂😂 One 'poor performance' where we, like, won.
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Post by Gary Hackett on Aug 29, 2020 16:48:24 GMT
Confirmation from the manager that McClean played as a wing back.
Its a shame the player appeared not to know that so Bruno wasn't pulled over to the left back spot for the majority of the first half.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2020 16:53:36 GMT
Lots to worry about there. Is he genuinely serious about Thompson being a regular feature in a Championship midfield? If so we're fucked. Hardly, Why else would he bring Mikel in? But he's looking to the future, and Thompson, in O'Neill's planning, is a big part of it.
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Post by spitthedog on Aug 29, 2020 16:54:38 GMT
I don't understand the use of the term 'pre-season' as an excuse for poor performance
The players had a couple of weeks off after a run of about 20 games and have had 3 friendlies before this game.
They should be fit as a fiddle and raring to go.
Can you get so badly out of shape in 2 weeks?
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Post by matelot1996 on Aug 29, 2020 16:56:53 GMT
Last Season the 3 best teams were promoted, arguably. As with most seasons in the Championship the standard will probably improve. Leeds and WBA in particular were light years ahead of us in terms of pace, power, motivation and class. Considering what we have witnessed so far in this admittedly very early season I can confidently say that we are a million miles away from a promotion or even a play off spot. I would imagine we can realistically expect a mediocre mid table finish. We should be happy with that prospect. I would love to be proved wrong, but I won’t. 👍
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Post by wearestoke80 on Aug 29, 2020 16:58:42 GMT
Are you really using that as exuse ? Fuck off Using what as an excuse? We showed almost play off form under MON when he took over last season. We have one poor performance during pre season and some fans are up in arms. Fucking mard arses 😂😂😂 You’re using that the fact that this isn’t normal circumstances as an exuse. Pathetic it’s the same for every team. This isn’t pre season how many times ? And the and of last season wasn’t all that great we got beat by Wigan, Leeds and boro and deservedly so. I mean it was an improvement over a short period of time don’t get me wrong but definitely not promotion worthy
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2020 16:59:37 GMT
100% win record for the season. How many other teams can say that? Blackburn, Preston & Portsmouth. Although technically, only Blackburn & Preston actually won their games. WE are in the middle of a five game unbeaten run. It''s worth protecting. If we don't lose the next five we are on our way. To where? No idea.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2020 17:02:07 GMT
Confirmation from the manager that McClean played as a wing back. Its a shame the player appeared not to know that so Bruno wasn't pulled over to the left back spot for the majority of the first half. It's so typical McClean. He'll run himself deep into the ground if asked to, but see a defensive gap in his position and he can't imagine it was his job to close it.
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Post by davethebass on Aug 29, 2020 17:10:14 GMT
The passing out of defence is shocking Think that's why we got mikel. He'll go demand the ball off the useless hoofers and start play from there. That's what Alan Hudson used to do
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Post by march4 on Aug 29, 2020 17:12:47 GMT
MoN was "pleased with Jordan Thompson". I just heard him say so on radio. So that's ok then Couldn’t believe my ears.
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Post by spitthedog on Aug 29, 2020 17:16:03 GMT
Are some of our players still tired from last season?
I cant work it out.
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Post by somersetstokie on Aug 29, 2020 17:19:44 GMT
Our name's on the cup! To do so badly and still win can only mean that. History proves it... Surely our name is already on the cup as a previous winner? Unless we're competing for a different trophy these days.
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Post by wearestoke80 on Aug 29, 2020 17:23:28 GMT
Using what as an excuse? We showed almost play off form under MON when he took over last season. We have one poor performance during pre season and some fans are up in arms. Fucking mard arses 😂😂😂 One 'poor performance' where we, like, won. We didn’t win the game we drew 0-0 and deserved to lose against a league one side
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Post by bayernoatcake on Aug 29, 2020 17:26:50 GMT
Using what as an excuse? We showed almost play off form under MON when he took over last season. We have one poor performance during pre season and some fans are up in arms. Fucking mard arses 😂😂😂 One 'poor performance' where we, like, won. We drew.
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Post by Gary Hackett on Aug 29, 2020 17:29:40 GMT
Are some of our players still tired from last season? I cant work it out. The problem today was he didn't pick the right players for the system he played (352) McClean didn't do his defensive duties at Wing back meaning Bruno was pulled all over the place unsettling the back 3. Thompson isn't a holding midfielder which meant Powell and Clucas had to play more disciplined and deeper than they'd like. Gregory is shite and didn't get Afobe into the game as much as Fletcher or Vokes would have done. Smith was poor and was the opposite of McCLean in that he was solid defensively but offered nothing going forward.
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Post by spitthedog on Aug 29, 2020 17:34:34 GMT
Are some of our players still tired from last season? I cant work it out. The problem today was he didn't pick the right players for the system he played (352) McClean didn't do his defensive duties at Wing back meaning Bruno was pulled all over the place unsettling the back 3. Thompson isn't a holding midfielder which meant Powell and Clucas had to play more disciplined and deeper than they'd like. Gregory is shite and didn't get Afobe into the game as much as Fletcher or Vokes would have done. Smith was poor and was the opposite of McCLean in that he was solid defensively but offered nothing going forward. I was glad to hear the manager using the word "Poor" a few times in his post match assessment.
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Post by benjaminbiscuit on Aug 29, 2020 17:42:59 GMT
Are some of our players still tired from last season? I cant work it out. The problem today was he didn't pick the right players for the system he played (352) McClean didn't do his defensive duties at Wing back meaning Bruno was pulled all over the place unsettling the back 3. Thompson isn't a holding midfielder which meant Powell and Clucas had to play more disciplined and deeper than they'd like. Gregory is shite and didn't get Afobe into the game as much as Fletcher or Vokes would have done. Smith was poor and was the opposite of McCLean in that he was solid defensively but offered nothing going forward. While not keen in the emotive word shit I agree with the sentiment , and in essence whatever the system he still needs to pick the players for it , rather than shoehorn the same players into a different system , McLean I like but he’s no wing back ,Thomson I thought was awful but O’Neil clearly didn’t or did and us backing his man , Smith is a right back nor a wing back , it’s all a bit Hughes and jones instead of players in their right spots , for me Edwards and tymon are the nearest we have to wing backs albeit I dint know fox . But for me I’d hope he’d pick the best players and choos3 a shape around them . For what it’s worth I think he will try different systems in the next two at games in parts at least but then , Go back to this at Millwall on the basis of his its difficult to beat comment
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