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robbiethemole

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  • Today at 1:31 PM
  • #141
KenilworthSkyBlue said:
It's unfortunate as he hit the post but Haji's effort is another one where really he should be scoring, or at the very least getting it on target.

Re. your second point you say it asks more of a player but how often does a forward tend to get that much space and freedom for a header? Not sure how intentional it was, but it was a great cross as well.
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eerm, surely hitting the post is getting it on target??? heading it 6 yards wide would be questioning it
 

TomRad85

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  • Today at 1:31 PM
  • #142
olderskyblue said:
Amazing. I hadn’t included this one as they hit the post as well. You also included one that I didn’t mention.

if Haji had missed the 3 chances I mentioned, you would be berating him for missing sitters.

it was a great win, and a great night at the CBS, and I’m glad they didn't take their chances, but to claim they didn’t have those great chances is nuts.
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You're talking absolutely clap trap unfortunately. If we're going to have people moaning about the opposition missing sitters after a win, at least let them be sitters. These aren't sitters and I think its only you who thinks they are.
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Today at 1:32 PM
  • #143
robbiethemole said:
eerm, surely hitting the post is getting it on target??? heading it 6 yards wide would be questioning it
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On target is if it would go in without a keeper or defender there.
 
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KenilworthSkyBlue

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  • Today at 1:39 PM
  • #144
robbiethemole said:
eerm, surely hitting the post is getting it on target??? heading it 6 yards wide would be questioning it
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Eeeerrmm it surely isn't as hitting the post doesn't count as a shot on target.....
 
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sc1940

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  • Today at 1:40 PM
  • #145
olderskyblue said:
Whittaker had a header right after the start of the 2nd half that he should have buried. If Haji missed that we would be saying he missed a ‘sitter’

78th minute, Ayling shot straight at rushworth where it was easier to score. Another where if it was Haji, we’d be saying it was a sitter.

McGree 85th minute, good chance, not a sitter

88th minute, Sene, absolute sitter missed 2yds from goal, although It would have been offside.

so, 3 good chances to score, all of which we would have labelled as sitters if it was our strikers missed them.

@fernandopartridge you should take more water with it mate
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I know there are people who will disagree with this, but I think xG is one of the best indicators of performance, much better than possession. Our xg 1.79 - Boro xG 1.17
 

Ipad Boro

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  • Today at 1:40 PM
  • #146
Ccfcisparks said:
I think most just want to talk with Coventry fans on the Coventry board is all.
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That's reasonable enough. There's plenty of them to choose from though, so I'd like to think I don't take away from that.

Some would probably think it "strange" that I'm on another team's board, which I also get as they'd have no wish to do the same. Tbh, I enjoy reading perspectives from different fan groups to form more of an unbiased opinion overall if that makes sense. Plus you discover lots of interesting quirks about other clubs that way and I'm a football fan as well as a Boro fan if that makes sense.

Obviously our own forum is almost all Boro, but there's been supporters of clubs such as yourselves, Hull, Bournemouth, Derby, (even Sunderland!) and many more off the top of my head on there before, some even becoming regular posters, which apart from a bit of light-hearted banter, the overwhelming majority of us don't mind as whilst obviously sticking up for their own clubs they conduct themselves well. You will get the odd nobhead or two of our own fans on our board that react like spoilt kids to them posting, but every club has them and they generally get shut down.

Also I'd only ever pop on here after a Boro loss or draw between our clubs, never a win for a while at least. I reason that feelings will run high after such a result, so the last thing anyone would want to see is a reminder of the opposition in the game afterwards. Tbf, there's precious little chance of a Boro win between our clubs as far as I reckon, indeed I'd celebrate a draw like us re-signing a Prime Juninho, so I'm probably safe on that score
 
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robbiethemole

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  • Today at 1:43 PM
  • #147
alexccfc99 said:

Horrible fans

Coventry fans - horrible c**ts. I’ve been to the CBS before and always thought they were alright. Walking back to the car at the Longford Engine with my teenage son, the only thing marking us out was a red-and-white scarf, and we still got abuse from three separate groups of their fans. I...
fmttmboro.com

Not sure what supposedly happened last night but less than complimentary about us, on and off the pitch
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fuck me, according to that, we're all knuckle dragging Neanderthals compared to them!!! Have they forgottent the loopy old woman at their's who lost the plot for all the game??

I'm sure they're all innocent lovely angels who don't have a bad word to say about anyone
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Today at 1:46 PM
  • #148
Ipad Boro said:
That's reasonable enough. There's plenty of them to choose from though, so I'd like to think I don't take away from that.

Some would probably think it "strange" that I'm on another team's board, which I also get as they'd have no wish to do the same. Tbh, I enjoy reading perspectives from different fan groups to form more of an unbiased opinion overall if that makes sense. Plus you discover lots of interesting quirks about other clubs that way and I'm a football fan as well as a Boro fan if that makes sense.

Obviously our own forum is almost all Boro, but there's been supporters of clubs such as yourselves, Hull, Bournemouth, Derby, (even Sunderland!) and many more off the top of my head on there before, some even becoming regular posters, which apart from a bit of light-hearted banter, the overwhelming majority of us don't mind as whilst obviously sticking up for their own clubs they conduct themselves well. You will get the odd nobhead or two of our own fans on our board that react like spoilt kids to them posting, but every club has them and they generally get shut down.

Also I'd only ever pop on here after a Boro loss or draw between our clubs, never a win for a while at least. I reason that feelings will run high after such a result, so the last thing anyone would want to see is a reminder of the opposition in the game afterwards. Tbf, there's precious little chance of a Boro win between our clubs as far as I reckon, indeed I'd celebrate a draw like us re-signing a Prime Juninho, so I'm probably safe on that score
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Did you go last night, out of interest?
 

David O'Day

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  • Today at 1:51 PM
  • #149
robbiethemole said:
fuck me, according to that, we're all knuckle dragging Neanderthals compared to them!!! Have they forgottent the loopy old woman at their's who lost the plot for all the game??

I'm sure they're all innocent lovely angels who don't have a bad word to say about anyone
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Amount of shite they threw at us after the game in their hovel and they whinge about verbals.

Fuck them
 
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Shannerz

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  • Today at 1:54 PM
  • #150
alexccfc99 said:

Horrible fans

Coventry fans - horrible c**ts. I’ve been to the CBS before and always thought they were alright. Walking back to the car at the Longford Engine with my teenage son, the only thing marking us out was a red-and-white scarf, and we still got abuse from three separate groups of their fans. I...
fmttmboro.com

Not sure what supposedly happened last night but less than complimentary about us, on and off the pitch
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That just reads like sulky fans whose team have just lost a big game. No biggy.

If someone's got abuse walking back to their car, though, then you can understand why they're pissed off. Can't stand that shit. Morons.
 
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Ipad Boro

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  • Today at 1:58 PM
  • #151
Brighton Sky Blue said:
Did you go last night, out of interest?
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I didn't get the chance to unfortunately, working away and the bills won't pay themselves.

My brother went with his daughter mind, came in handy him living in Wolves now (you can imagine the Rov Edwards stick) though he could only get tickets in the home end. They had colours covered up though and said your fans that they met were generally a pretty friendly bunch.
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • Today at 2:18 PM
  • #152
olderskyblue said:
Whittaker had a header right after the start of the 2nd half that he should have buried. If Haji missed that we would be saying he missed a ‘sitter’

78th minute, Ayling shot straight at rushworth where it was easier to score. Another where if it was Haji, we’d be saying it was a sitter.

McGree 85th minute, good chance, not a sitter

88th minute, Sene, absolute sitter missed 2yds from goal, although It would have been offside.

so, 3 good chances to score, all of which we would have labelled as sitters if it was our strikers missed them.

@fernandopartridge you should take more water with it mate
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Having to pull in a chance that was offside anyway shows your desperation here
 
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Kris_Boro

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  • Today at 2:19 PM
  • #153
All fan bases are the same

We have those that cant handle a defeat and what to find anything to throw at the opposition
We all have those social media idiots
We all have those young lads who hide behind the invisible fence

Thankfully, we all have and in the majority normal/realistic and respectful fans.

I tend to join other boards in games coming up that mean something and sometimes ill stick around, sometimes i wont. I have found this a decent board with good balanced posts re our games in the past few seasons. Why i keep coming back defeat after defeat i dont know but as have said many times before, have no issues with Coventry. Still remember them as a Prem team when i was a kid and football mad, you wind Sunderland up and you have gone through the lot over the recent years.

Lets not let the odd insecure idiot fans paint a full picture of a clubs fanbase.
 
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olderskyblue

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  • Today at 2:23 PM
  • #154
fernandopartridge said:
Having to pull in a chance that was offside anyway shows your desperation here
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I see you missed the fact I only included the first 3 as chances, and not the offside one.

Oh, and I’m not desperately trying to prove it, you know, like posting images of the chances…

if people disagree that’s fine, it’s my opinion, that’s all.
 

torchomatic

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  • Today at 2:30 PM
  • #155
alexccfc99 said:

Horrible fans

Coventry fans - horrible c**ts. I’ve been to the CBS before and always thought they were alright. Walking back to the car at the Longford Engine with my teenage son, the only thing marking us out was a red-and-white scarf, and we still got abuse from three separate groups of their fans. I...
fmttmboro.com

Not sure what supposedly happened last night but less than complimentary about us, on and off the pitch
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Unfortunately, it happens everywhere. We go to loads of away games and 99% of the time we are left alone, but sometimes opposition fans have a go. Part of the territory. The problem is when someone like this guy labels us all "cunts" because of the actions of a small minority.
 
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TomRad85

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  • Today at 2:32 PM
  • #156
olderskyblue said:
I see you missed the fact I only included the first 3 as chances, and not the offside one.

Oh, and I’m not desperately trying to prove it, you know, like posting images of the chances…

if people disagree that’s fine, it’s my opinion, that’s all.
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It's not an opinion, you said the following...

They had 2 clear chances 2nd half when they were through on goal and should have scored. Take your sky blue tinted glasses off.

Those 2 clear chances where they were through on goal simply don't exist.
 

olderskyblue

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  • Today at 2:48 PM
  • #157
TomRad85 said:
It's not an opinion, you said the following...

They had 2 clear chances 2nd half when they were through on goal and should have scored. Take your sky blue tinted glasses off.

Those 2 clear chances where they were through on goal simply don't exist.
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Ah, ok, so my terminology is the issue. Do you think a player is only through on goal if he only has the keeper to beat?

you’re right, their header wasn‘t, but if all a player has to do is bend it round the keeper to score, even if there were other defenders around, I would consider him through on goal, which the other 2 chances were.

if you’ve looked at them again, would you expect Haji to score them?
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Today at 2:52 PM
  • #158
olderskyblue said:
Ah, ok, so my terminology is the issue. Do you think a player is only through on goal if he only has the keeper to beat?

you’re right, their header wasn‘t, but if all a player has to do is bend it round the keeper to score, even if there were other defenders around, I would consider him through on goal, which the other 2 chances were.

if you’ve looked at them again, would you expect Haji to score them?
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Yes that is the definition of through on goal.
 
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TomRad85

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  • Today at 2:53 PM
  • #159
olderskyblue said:
Ah, ok, so my terminology is the issue. Do you think a player is only through on goal if he only has the keeper to beat?

you’re right, their header wasn‘t, but if all a player has to do is bend it round the keeper to score, even if there were other defenders around, I would consider him through on goal, which the other 2 chances were.

if you’ve looked at them again, would you expect Haji to score them?
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So you consider not being through on goal as being through on goal. I can see how we got lost in translation...
 

Nuskyblue

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  • Today at 2:59 PM
  • #160
SeaSeeEffCee said:
They passed it around very nicely, but created very little until they were 2-0 down. Can see that they’ve got some great players and I thought they played well tonight. I imagine they’ll finish in the mid 80s points wise.
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My mate said the same. They knocked it around and generally looked very good, I think we got lucky a few times as we did get played through a bit but nothing like we have been in the two months.

In comparison I thought we looked sharp, lovely incisive play , we got forward with real intent.

Also the Boro CBs could not deal with anything over their heads, hopefully we have set the blue print for anyone else playing them and they get pumped for the rest of the season
 

David O'Day

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  • Today at 3:10 PM
  • #161
olderskyblue said:
Ah, ok, so my terminology is the issue. Do you think a player is only through on goal if he only has the keeper to beat?

you’re right, their header wasn‘t, but if all a player has to do is bend it round the keeper to score, even if there were other defenders around, I would consider him through on goal, which the other 2 chances were.

if you’ve looked at them again, would you expect Haji to score them?
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yes, the Sterlec one, there's 3 or 4 city players back so how is that through on goal?
 

olderskyblue

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  • Today at 3:16 PM
  • #162
David O'Day said:
yes, the Sterlec one, there's 3 or 4 city players back so how is that through on goal?
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As I’ve said, I didn’t mention that one.
 

olderskyblue

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  • Today at 3:17 PM
  • #163
TomRad85 said:
So you consider not being through on goal as being through on goal. I can see how we got lost in translation...
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Did you consider Haji though on goal for his first?
 

David O'Day

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  • Today at 3:18 PM
  • #164
olderskyblue said:
Did you consider Haji though on goal for his first?
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no
 

Terry Gibson's perm

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  • Today at 3:19 PM
  • #165
Hackney must be exhausted playing games and trying to ref it at the same time time.
 

David O'Day

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  • Today at 3:22 PM
  • #166
ok,

Haji 1st goal = No clean through
Haji 2nd goal = Clean through
 

TomRad85

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  • Today at 3:23 PM
  • #167
olderskyblue said:
Did you consider Haji though on goal for his first?
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I'm not sure what you are doing here mate honestly. I'm sorry your beloved Boro didn't create the amazing chances you thought they did at the time. Commiserations i suppose.

This against Oxford is through on goal and he should be scoring these...


This against Boro is through on goal and thankfully he finishes this one much better...
 

TomRad85

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  • Today at 3:28 PM
  • #168
olderskyblue said:
As I’ve said, I didn’t mention that one.
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You said 78th minute, that's the Strelec shot.
 

Terry Gibson's perm

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  • Today at 3:33 PM
  • #169
Just seen Boro fans moaning about Conway bumping into Lati at the start what a pussy conway is lucky it wasn’t Kitch
 

Grendel

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  • 50 minutes ago
  • #170
Kris_Boro said:
All fan bases are the same

We have those that cant handle a defeat and what to find anything to throw at the opposition
We all have those social media idiots
We all have those young lads who hide behind the invisible fence

Thankfully, we all have and in the majority normal/realistic and respectful fans.

I tend to join other boards in games coming up that mean something and sometimes ill stick around, sometimes i wont. I have found this a decent board with good balanced posts re our games in the past few seasons. Why i keep coming back defeat after defeat i dont know but as have said many times before, have no issues with Coventry. Still remember them as a Prem team when i was a kid and football mad, you wind Sunderland up and you have gone through the lot over the recent years.

Let’s not let the odd insecure idiot fans paint a full picture of a clubs fanbase.
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Of course we only stayed up one season as Gibson decided he made the PL rules and unilaterally cancelled a game. His share transference would even make Sisu blush. He had this nice guy image but he’s an utter wanker
 

olderskyblue

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  • 47 minutes ago
  • #171
TomRad85 said:
I'm not sure what you are doing here mate honestly. I'm sorry your beloved Boro didn't create the amazing chances you thought they did at the time. Commiserations i suppose.
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this is the level of discussion you drop down to FFS? When you resort to this, it throws any credibility you may have out the window.

maybe my terminology is wrong, but I consider when a player has a clear chance to score, they are through on goal. Haji for example, did well to get in front of his defender for his 1st and only had the keeper to beat. When their player cuts inside a defender in the area and only has the keeper to beat, the same.
 
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robbiethemole

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  • 37 minutes ago
  • #172
olderskyblue said:
this is the level of discussion you drop down to FFS? When you resort to this, it throws any credibility you may have out the window.

maybe my terminology is wrong, but I consider when a player has a clear chance to score, they are through on goal. Haji for example, did well to get in front of his defender for his 1st and only had the keeper to beat. When their player cuts inside a defender in the area and only has the keeper to beat, the same.
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why the fuck are you doing this??? WE WON enjoy the feeling ffs!!!
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • 35 minutes ago
  • #173
olderskyblue said:
this is the level of discussion you drop down to FFS? When you resort to this, it throws any credibility you may have out the window.

maybe my terminology is wrong, but I consider when a player has a clear chance to score, they are through on goal. Haji for example, did well to get in front of his defender for his 1st and only had the keeper to beat. When their player cuts inside a defender in the area and only has the keeper to beat, the same.
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It is just semantics but I think most people when they hear ‘through on goal’ think being sent through one v one against the keeper. Even discounting that though, I can’t remember a clear cut chance for them apart from the goal.

Certainly nothing comparable to Tommy Conway’s chance in the reverse fixture.
 
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olderskyblue

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  • 34 minutes ago
  • #174
TomRad85 said:
You said 78th minute, that's the Strelec shot.
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Yes, you’re right. Apologies.

but, he turned Lati and only had to bend it round Rushworth to score. Our other defenders were not between him and the goal when he shot.

do you think they had really good chances to score another couple of goals?
 

olderskyblue

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  • 32 minutes ago
  • #175
Brighton Sky Blue said:
It is just semantics but I think most people when they hear ‘through on goal’ think being sent through one v one against the keeper. Even discounting that though, I can’t remember a clear cut chance for them apart from the goal.

Certainly nothing comparable to Tommy Conway’s chance in the reverse fixture.
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Yeah, I consider that to be “clean” through on goal. Always have.
 
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