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  1. Esoterica

    Match Thread Nottingham Forest (H)

    Yeah I get what you're saying but that was coming back from a fairly long term hip(?) injury though. This is just him being a couple of weeks behind in match fitness because of the Vid/isolation isn't it? If it was a like for like change I'd agree but that one change has meant playing Dabo at...
  2. Esoterica

    Match Thread Nottingham Forest (H)

    Never really understood decisions like leaving Rose on the bench if he's not fit for 90. Play him for the first 60 then and if we *have* to play Dacosta bring him on for the last 30 minutes when the space has opened up and the game isn't as tight. Who knows, maybe your strongest 11 will be 3-0...
  3. Esoterica

    Match Thread Nottingham Forest (H)

    Got to be Rose for Dacosta at HT.
  4. Esoterica

    Match Thread Nottingham Forest (H)

    Poor from Gyo giving the ball away, Hyam and Maatsen not even in the picture for the break, Dabo kicking the pitch and falling over and somehow Sheaf is getting blamed?! Confirmation Bias 1 Coventry City 0
  5. Esoterica

    Match Thread Nottingham Forest (H)

    Wingbacks are not offering enough in possession, Forest wingers are keeping them pinned back. Result is Sheaf and Hamer having to do too much themselves or ping balls middle distance balls at the strikers because there's not enough passing options in midfield.
  6. Esoterica

    Match Thread Nottingham Forest (H)

    It's weird, like it's FIFA crowd noise. The crescendos don't seem to relate to what is happening on the pitch. But then weirdly you can also hear the odd songs coming through.
  7. Esoterica

    Your Pre Match routines...

    You should have anticipated that when you took the job of driving the shuttle from the Tavern to the ground.
  8. Esoterica

    Your Pre Match routines...

    I was going to google what that meant but then I stopped just in time.
  9. Esoterica

    Your Pre Match routines...

    Won a round robin 7 a side competition, many years ago now, where the table was tied at the top on points with nothing separating the top 2 teams on goal difference or goals scored/against. Organiser decided to award first place on alphabetical order of the goalkeeper's names and it all kicked...
  10. Esoterica

    Your Pre Match routines...

    Pretty damn jealous of that. As an overseas fan iFollow has been a godsend but I miss the pre-match build up almost as much as the match itself. I still get that slow build up of excitement and anticipation during the day but it's always without the acceleration and buzz of being out and about...
  11. Esoterica

    Your Pre Match routines...

    Robins is our WanKing!
  12. Esoterica

    Your Pre Match routines...

    If you ever get bored of that routine, try using a half and half scarf just to spice things up.
  13. Esoterica

    Bakayoko

    Made me laugh too. 4 or 5 people who like to claim there is a Biamou cult using a thread on Bakayoko as an opportunity to discuss Biamou. Think they miss him more than the cult!
  14. Esoterica

    21/22 Summer transfer mega-thread

    The vast majority have been pragmatic about where we are as a club in combination with the external challenges faced this summer. There are about 5 people who shit themselves about how this transfer window has gone every time their Sky Blue cuckoo clock chimes and about the same number on the...
  15. Esoterica

    Minimum wage

    https://www.skybluestalk.co.uk/threads/ccfc-named-and-shamed-for-not-paying-minimum-wage.135296/#post-2335424
  16. Esoterica

    21/22 Summer transfer mega-thread

    Like when Waghorn robbed their player on the corner of the box and won a penalty you mean? When they played a high back line we picked out the space over the top, when they dropped deep, we got the wingbacks high.
  17. Esoterica

    21/22 Summer transfer mega-thread

    I think this season we will be trying to win the ball much higher up the pitch and we've signed the players to allow us to do that. I'm expecting us to play much more like the Brentford game. No nonsense at the back with Waghorn, Gyo, O'Hare, Hamer, Sheaf and the wing backs all pressing hard in...
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    Barnsley

    I find that hard to believe. Barnsley have got an entire back up ticket office, just in case, that is better than most team's actual ticket office.
  19. Esoterica

    CCFC named and shamed for not paying minimum wage

    A 2 hour induction session for new stewards...
  20. Esoterica

    21/22 Summer transfer mega-thread

    I had mixed feelings about Maatsen after the Wolves game. I was very impressed with how high he was prepared to get up the pitch but also felt he was too quick to turn back and play the easy pass backwards once he was in those positions. Hopefully that's a mixture of rustiness, not knowing his...
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