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Great to hear that Shipley picked up where he left off last week in more central roles (inside the winger for the first hour, then replacing Meyler as a central player for the last part of the game, which seemed to suit him even better). You could see the change in him immediately. Some of the...

I love the terminology. Our attack is stuck about half way between "Ineffectual" and "Energetically wasteful" - sounds spot on to me! If Hiwula was supposed to be part of a front 3 on Saturday, he must really be dreading the day he's asked to play up front on his own.

Doesn't tally at all with what Robins himself has said about Saturday’s formation. For sure Shipley didn’t play wide left (and IMO he looked a better player further infield). “With David Meyler coming in and not having played much I needed that extra insurance policy with Jordan Shipley in...

You can say “wow” and be lost for words as to how badly everyone got it wrong, but it doesn’t necessarily make you right. Out of interest, here’s how it was described in the Telegraph report: “City look to be playing a 4-5-1/4-3-3 formation with a midfield three anchored by new man David...

Shipley had a few misplaced passes and one horrible shot, but I think you are turning a blind eye to a lot of other good work throughout the game. He’s only got the equivalent of about one season of experience, nearly all of it played out of position IMO. Yesterday, especially when given more...

When did we have 3 up front though?

It looked like 4-1-4-1 to me. I've no problem with one up front if they are well supported, but yesterday Hiwula was shockingly isolated and stood no chance. Bright and Thomas seemed to have been told to play more like wide midfielders than attackers, which is a complete waste of their obvious...

Burge 7 – can’t be blamed for the goal and took some crosses well Sterling 6 – given his ability, could have posed more of an attacking threat Willis 5 – a decent game marred by the obvious error Hyam 6 – less of a stand-out performance than we’ve sometimes seen from him McCallum 6 – a good...

Having been to home games religiously throught the 70s and 80s, it's still depressing to be reminded (on a couple of the clips) that there were sometimes so many empty seats. Given the difference in qualiy on offer, it makes our current attendances look pretty decent. Was never a massive fan...

Got to love Lloyd McGrath's air kick from two feet out:)

Just like the multicoloured stats chart showed the other day?

As Harry Redknapp once said of one of his teams “On a good day we’re not too far off being a half decent side”

Good game this! I like the online RGB to Pantone tool, and after playing around I reckon 215,239,247 is much nearer to the mark. But nobody knows for sure what is authentic, and of course you also have to LIKE the colour if you are going to be living with it every day.

None of the photos posted so far look like the “right” colour to me. Definitely don’t go by the historicalkits.co.uk web page, which gives a very misleading impression. Just a thought - I reckon the retro kit we used in the relegation season 2011-12 was pretty faithful to the 1960s colour. Why...

Harsh I think - he really doesn't strike me as that sort of character.

It's a Simple Game after all ...

Newport’s club website has a hall of fame spanning the eras of “both” clubs, and their statement about the importance of distinguishing between the old and new clubs comes over more like an afterthought or disclaimer. Clearly they have no problem in regarding themselves as the rightful owners of...

We obviously must also maintain a legitimate claim to our history whatever happens, but beyond that I am not too hung up on details or legal shenanigans. It's interesting to think that the whole Sky Blues thing was a fabrication of the 1960's, showing that new traditions can be built pretty much...

Thanks G. Proof really isn't necessary:) Happy New Year to all.