His body shape was weird for the fourth certainlyAm I being harsh to suggest that Dovin might have done better for the last two goals?
Yes, this means I want Collins back in goal before anyone asks.
We kicked the game off not Ipswich.Closest it’s gonna get to KO
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Ipswich took kick and this is just seconds later. Look how high our back line is already. Mental.
Don’t worry about what may happen if we went up, we would never be ready due to financial gap.Look if we're honest the last 2 games just show how far off the level we are
It's all well and good Doug saying about the 3 play offs in 5 years plan (which btw is 3 in 3 from next season), and he's doing his best, but we are nowhere near the level required to get out of this league
Are we a decent side? Yes. Are we good enough to go up even if we make play offs? Absolutely not, we would get eaten alive every week
Only 2 ways you get out of the Championship, a once in a generation season (Ipswich, Blackpool, Hull, Luton and ALMOST us)
Or you have Parachute money / silly amounts of money Wolves promotion season style.
The longer it goes on the more it seems the PO Final was THE chance, and we didn't take it
Don't get me wrong, it can be done, look at Sunderland this season, flying. But that is more the exception than the norm
We kicked the game off not Ipswich.
There’s prob only 3 or 4 teams in this league who’s frontline might gives us the problems Leeds and Ipswich did, think we’re a bit better than a bang average mid table side, but only just, just shows what a good job lampards done with them, back on track tues and we could be only a point off the play offs, shows that this league is a load of shit this season or wer’e not as bad as we think we are ?What the last week has shown is what terribly poor passers of the ball we have when pressed. All of our defence are incapable of passing out under pressure, with Allen and Rudoni not much better.
Our 4 match winning run against the run-of-the-mill dross of the Championship made us believe, but whoever was scouting the Leeds game for Ipswich had an easy night in working out how to beat us - simply press our awful defence/midfield. Combine that with a hopeless striker (Swansea wonder-goal excepted) and we never really had any chance.
The reality is that we are bang average mid-table Championship side which won’t improve without wholesale changes.
League is definitely a load of shit - otherwise Blackburn for example would never be close to the play offs.There’s prob only 3 or 4 teams in this league who’s frontline might gives us the problems Leeds and Ipswich did, think we’re a bit better than a bang average mid table side, but only just, just shows what a good job lampards done with them, back on track tues and we could be only a point off the play offs, shows that this league is a load of shit this season or wer’e not as bad as we think we are ?
League is definitely a load of shit - otherwise Blackburn for example would never be close to the play offs
Just a flesh woundToday and Wednesday just a distraction.
Forest wernt much cop when they went up, managed to stay up and spent well although heavily. Like you say cross that bridge when we come to it. Really don't think we'll get a better chance than when we lost to Luton though unfortunatelyDon’t worry about what may happen if we went up, we would never be ready due to financial gap.
cross that bridge if and when.
Ipswich and Leeds show levels, but also show they are not our battle for 5th/6th which is wide open for 6/7 very similar sides.
Key now for another unbeaten run in next block of 6.
bring on Tuesday.
I fear for us Tuesday - it’s all very well resting players, but once you get out of a winning habit (particularly when you have been stuffed twice), it’s hard to get that habit back.How we respond on Tuesday will tell us all we need to know. Massive game.
Not sure what happened, but from my seat it looked as if Dovin could easily dive/kick it away.His body shape was weird for the fourth certainly
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Might feel like that currently, but things can change so quickly, 5 weeks ago some said we were in a relegation battle!Forest wernt much cop when they went up, managed to stay up and spent well although heavily. Like you say cross that bridge when we come to it. Really don't think we'll get a better chance than when we lost to Luton though unfortunately
Are you adopting the Black Knight approach?Just a flesh wound
I fear for us Tuesday - it’s all very well resting players, but once you get out of a winning habit (particularly when you have been stuffed twice), it’s hard to get that habit back.
Just a flesh wound
Sorry, is the point not clear enough?What?!
Sorry, is the point not clear enough?
Was trying to find a gif for that...Are you adopting the Black Knight approach?
Sorry, is the point not clear enough?
Bidwell dropped out of squad at the last minute.Not read all of this thread but does anyone know why we had two keepers on the bench. Apologies if this has been asked and answered earlier in the thread
I mentioned previously that although Latts had an absolute stinker today he was played at RWB by default. He can “apparently” cover a number of positions which is a Jack of all trades and master of none scenario.Agree with this. What’s more frustrating is you need the right players at WB if you’re playing a five and Lati unfortunately is not that. If we had to go with a five Burroughs should’ve come on at half time at the very least or maybe even eccles there. we should’ve just gone with a 4 though,,especially today without MVE playing, stick Binks at LB if necessary
Mmmmm, I’m not too sure that Lampards basic instructions do not include that you must pass to a team mate and not make silly errors that aid the opposition with scoring 3-4 goals.nothing to do with resources, just bad tactics, these player are doing what they're told by Frank and being negative and sitting back is by design. Why not get on the front foot like against watford and put some pressure on defenders, like teams do to us, or maybe we're the only team with shit cb's and no midfield? Elite tactician?? hmmmmm not too sure.
Indeed. The team selection today will only be justified with 3 points on Tuesday against QPR.The serious business starts Tuesday, 6 game run that will define our season
Today and Wednesday just a distraction.
People get carried away with him too much anyway. He's decent but if he has a good game people act like he's the best midfielder in the leagueAllen being exhausted is precisely why he shouldn’t have started on Wednesday.
Not that Black Knight, the Holy Grail one! Anyway, you'd have a hard time explaining that at A & E.Shoving a batman torch up your arse?
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