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Evo1883

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  • Aug 20, 2021
  • #246
Nigel pearson is fucking brilliant
 
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procdoc

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  • Aug 20, 2021
  • #247
Evo1883 said:
Nigel pearson is fucking brilliant
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He’s yet another bang average manager that seems to always get a job, like Hughton
 
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Grendel

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  • Aug 20, 2021
  • #248
usskyblue said:
He’s no Kenny Jackett m8
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True - Houghton and Robins have an almost identical win percentage
 

Sky Blue Harry H

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  • Aug 20, 2021
  • #249
Swansea's right back (on loan from Man U) looks decent. Mind you, Bristol City have the slowest forward line I've seen in this league, in Martin and Weimann. Massengo and james have played well, and their young lad Scott. Bristol haven't pressed Swansea properly (due to their forwards lack of pace). O'Hare would love it against their passing from the back.
 
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Sky Blue Harry H

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  • Aug 20, 2021
  • #250
Grendel said:
True - Houghton and Robins have an almost identical win percentage
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Wouldn't swap them though !!
 

Evo1883

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  • Aug 20, 2021
  • #251
Hughton is a decent manager , took a couple of financially stable clubs up to the prem .. hes also steady without money I'd say .

But he's not done a good job at forest...so far atleast
 
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Evo1883

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  • Aug 20, 2021
  • #252
Grendel said:
True - Houghton and Robins have an almost identical win percentage
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When you look at the clubs they've managed and the financial power of them , which managers win % is more impressive though ..

It's easily Robins
 
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Grendel

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  • Aug 20, 2021
  • #253
Evo1883 said:
When you look at the clubs they've managed and the financial power of them , which managers win % is more impressive though ..

It's easily Robins
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it’s kind of why these stats are a moot point. Managing Coventry in league two vs Brighton in the premier league?
 

Evo1883

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  • Aug 20, 2021
  • #254
Grendel said:
it’s kind of why these stats are a moot point. Managing Coventry in league two vs Brighton in the premier league?
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Yea true , but he was backed well at Brighton, he oversaw 155 million worth of transfers there .

A further 12 million at Newcastle in the championship

And 37 million at Norwich and basically took them down
 
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procdoc

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  • Aug 20, 2021
  • #255
If you offered me Hughton or Robins I’d take Robins every day of the week
 
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procdoc

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  • Aug 20, 2021
  • #256
Matty James just controlled a 50 yard hoof from the goalkeeper, was so sexy the way he brought the ball down from out of the sky. God I miss him
 
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robbiethemole

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  • Aug 20, 2021
  • #257
nothing much to scare us from either side
 
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Cov kid 55

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  • Aug 20, 2021
  • #258
Sky Blue Harry H said:
Apparently Swansea fans are waving Italy flags at the Bristol City fans - football humour !!
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Sky Blue Harry H said:
Apparently Swansea fans are waving Italy flags at the Bristol City fans - football humour !!
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I must have missed something here, why the Italian flags?
 

Sky Blue Harry H

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  • Aug 20, 2021
  • #259
Cov kid 55 said:
I must have missed s

I must have missed something here, why the Italian flags?
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Welsh taunting English over Euros final.
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Aug 20, 2021
  • #260
procdoc said:
Matty James just controlled a 50 yard hoof from the goalkeeper, was so sexy the way he brought the ball down from out of the sky. God I miss him
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Embarrassing
 
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Cov kid 55

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  • Aug 20, 2021
  • #261
Sky Blue Harry H said:
Welsh taunting English over Euros final.
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Oh right, thanks. Ancient history?
 

COV

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  • Aug 20, 2021
  • #262
Sky Blue Harry H said:
Welsh taunting English over Euros final.
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when we went there in the cup in 03 (I think) they had flags waving right in front of us trying to wind everyone up, but it wasn’t the Wales flag, it was the flag of St David, yellow & black, so nobody actually knew what it was. Tasty atmosphere down there that day.
 
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Cov kid 55

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  • Aug 20, 2021
  • #263
COV said:
when we went there in the cup in 03 (I think) they had flags waving right in front of us trying to wind everyone up, but it wasn’t the Wales flag, it was the flag of St David, yellow & black, so nobody actually knew what it was. Tasty atmosphere down there that day.
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Yeh, remember it, we drew there, won the replay, 3-0, I think. Walking to the ground with my wife, there were kids behind us, one of whom says (imagine Welsh accent!) ‘ I can smell the fucking English…’
 
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Liquid Gold

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  • Aug 20, 2021
  • #264
procdoc said:
Matty James just controlled a 50 yard hoof from the goalkeeper, was so sexy the way he brought the ball down from out of the sky. God I miss him
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You can fawn over him when we smash the side he chose to join over us.

Nigel Pearson teams are shite. He made his bed.
 

TomRad85

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  • Aug 21, 2021
  • #265
Cov kid 55 said:
Yeh, remember it, we drew there, won the replay, 3-0, I think. Walking to the ground with my wife, there were kids behind us, one of whom says (imagine Welsh accent!) ‘ I can smell the fucking English…’
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Remember it well. Holdsworth scored a banger and Lee Fowler also got his only goal for the club that night.

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Deleted member 5849

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  • Aug 21, 2021
  • #266
COV said:
when we went there in the cup in 03 (I think) they had flags waving right in front of us trying to wind everyone up, but it wasn’t the Wales flag, it was the flag of St David, yellow & black, so nobody actually knew what it was. Tasty atmosphere down there that day.
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Wales as a whole rather than Swansea!

You didn't have to walk home among them...
 

Liquid Gold

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  • Aug 21, 2021
  • #267
Had a few drinks with a colleague who's Sri Lankan in heritage last night and he said he used to go to a few Norwich games with mates, did Swansea away and everywhere he went afterwards someone made a comment about his skin colour.

Adding Swansea to the 'fuck that lot' list
 

Sky Blue Harry H

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  • Aug 21, 2021
  • #268
Went on the Bristol City forum and couldn't believe how positive they were after that result last night. Pearson's home record W 0 D 2 L 7 !
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Aug 21, 2021
  • #269
Sky Blue Harry H said:
Went on the Bristol City forum and couldn't believe how positive they were after that result last night. Pearson's home record W 0 D 2 L 7 !
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I've had a look on there recently and they're in some delusion that his dreadful record is a trade off for undertaking a comprehensive rebuild (he's signed a load of 30+ players who've played for him previously). It's difficult to see them not being in a relegation battle, they only weren't last season on account of a reasonable start.
 
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Sky Blue Harry H

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  • Aug 21, 2021
  • #270
fernandopartridge said:
I've had a look on there recently and they're in some delusion that his dreadful record is a trade off for undertaking a comprehensive rebuild (he's signed a load of 30+ players who've played for him previously). It's difficult to see them not being in a relegation battle, they only weren't last season on account of a reasonable start.
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They have some decent players in midfield, but the forwards (Weimann and Martin) are really slow. Their 2 full backs are are awful/old too. Definitely bottom half, and if Matty James gets injured (or they have anything like the injury issues of last season) they could be in trouble.
 
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Happy_Martian

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  • Aug 21, 2021
  • #271
Neither Swansea or Bristol showed any quality last night and the atmosphere was almost dead.

Watching Barnsley take QPR apart today and it's the same. Barnsley showing their pressing method strongly and QPR have little to nothing to compete, requiring 2 tactical substitutions after 35mins. Seeing some of these teams so far (I know it's still early), while I think Cov will be delighted to get into the top half of the table, we won't have as much of a struggle as some anticipated.
 
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skybluereeve

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 21, 2021
  • #272
Happy_Martian said:
Neither Swansea or Bristol showed any quality last night and the atmosphere was almost dead.

Watching Barnsley take QPR apart today and it's the same. Barnsley showing their pressing method strongly and QPR have little to nothing to compete, requiring 2 tactical substitutions after 35mins. Seeing some of these teams so far (I know it's still early), while I think Cov will be delighted to get into the top half of the table, we won't have as much of a struggle as some anticipated.
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Agreed QPR took 2 off after 35mins George Thomas being one.
 

Winny the Bish

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  • Aug 21, 2021
  • #273
skybluereeve said:
Agreed QPR took 2 off after 35mins George Thomas being one.
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Were they playing him right wing back? If so I'm not surprised and Warburton needs his head looking at.
 

Winny the Bish

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 21, 2021
  • #274
QPR are a proper 'You score 3, we'll score 4 team'. Lots of attacking talent, but a shoddy defence with Dickie the only one I'd have in a Cov shirt.
 
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procdoc

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 21, 2021
  • #275
skyblue93 said:
Were they playing him right wing back? If so I'm not surprised and Warburton needs his head looking at.
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George Thomas is league one standard at best. Bizarre that QPR signed him.
 

Liquid Gold

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  • Aug 28, 2021
  • #276
Liquid Gold said:
Still confused why so many pundits had Forest going for top 6
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Still
 

shmmeee

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  • Aug 28, 2021
  • #277
procdoc said:
George Thomas is league one standard at best. Bizarre that QPR signed him.
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Yet he got in at RWB ahead of the guy people want to bring in to challenge Dabo?
 
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HuckerbyDublinWhelan

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 28, 2021
  • #278
If we contrive to finish below Forest - we’ll be relegated. They’re shite
 
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skybluegod

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  • Aug 28, 2021
  • #279
shmmeee said:
Yet he got in at RWB ahead of the guy people want to bring in to challenge Dabo?
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Not true is it? Kane is still suspended from last season. So hardly ahead of him for the position. He's actually just available!
 

lifeskyblue

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 28, 2021
  • #280
Forest equaliser


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