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  • Thread starter Deleted member 2477
  • Start date Aug 18, 2021
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COV

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  • Aug 20, 2021
  • #106
HuckerbyDublinWhelan said:
Then again, Cantwell didn’t win trophies but he took us into Europe. Could also be argued to be more successful than Robins and Hill
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true- I don’t think you could put him above hill though as he literally transformed the entire club. Cantwell said he was ‘haunted by the ghost of Jimmy Hill’ at HR, but he did at least inherit a boom club getting 35,000 every game and a generous chairman.
 

baldy

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  • Aug 20, 2021
  • #107
Hmmm….the season’s only a few games old plus we’ve beaten Forest,who have looked poor for over a season now,and newly promoted Blackpool
It‘s definitely an encouraging start but let’s not get carried away after just 3 games
 
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Cov kid 55

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  • Aug 20, 2021
  • #108
COV said:
kind of sums it up- one minute he’s written off as hopeless, the next it’s the best performance in years. Clueless knee jerk stuff, one extreme to the other.

and that last one has to be Saddlebrains- he always says that- “let’s be honest”
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And to be fair, when the ‘let’s be honest’ post was made, a number of posters jumped in and said ‘I would care if he was sold’. Gyokeres did have a small number of supporters last season.
 

Gint11

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  • Aug 20, 2021
  • #109
The biggest humble pie should be to those fans who fear the worst when we lose pre season friendlies!!!
 
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Dog

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  • Aug 20, 2021
  • #110
Robins for me.

How many managers have had so many things to contend with yet achieve more than expected most seasons? How many managers have managed a top 5 finish? And Robins managed it without even playing a proper home game all season.
 
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Greggs

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  • Aug 21, 2021
  • #111
Thought Sheaf was gonna struggle and we needed an old boof head like James. I was wrong. Great player.
 
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Deleted member 2477

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  • Aug 21, 2021
  • #112
For me the biggest steal this season has been Moore.
so much more reassured and oozes confidence in the box when crosses come in.
really made a difference to the team this season
 
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Greggs

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  • Aug 21, 2021
  • #113
marcusp said:
For me the biggest steal this season has been Moore.
so much more reassured and oozes confidence in the box when crosses come in.
really made a difference to the team this season
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took that cross in the 95th minute, was very refreshing
 
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clint van damme

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  • Aug 21, 2021
  • #114
marcusp said:
For me the biggest steal this season has been Moore.
so much more reassured and oozes confidence in the box when crosses come in.
really made a difference to the team this season
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Massive upgrade in the most important position

Another Robins masterstroke
 
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Greggs

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  • Aug 21, 2021
  • #115
Fuck it, while i'm at it. I thought Robins wasn't good enough tactically for the championship. To be fair i was judging him from his times at shitholes like Huddersfield and @Barnsley.
 
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Londonccfcfan

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  • Aug 21, 2021
  • #116
marcusp said:
The thread for those to reflect on rash, negative posts that they have made this season about the players and Robins. Feel free to confess your sins or allow others to nominate you.

ill start by nominating Grendel wanting Robins replaced by Jacket. Feel free Grendel to admit the error of your ways

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Last 12 games in championship. Won 8.

Won 8
Drew 1
Lost 3
25 points.
 
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SkyBlueGuy

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  • Aug 22, 2021
  • #117
SkyBlueGuy said:
Whilst I haven't voiced it on here, a I also thought Allen was not good enough. It's only one game, but he certainly showed enough for me to reconsider
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Edit: two games
 
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Saddlebrains

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  • Aug 22, 2021
  • #118
Jamie Allen.

Looks every bit a championship player at the moment and i wanted him shipped out. Fair play to him.

Still stick by wanting Jobello, Hillsner, Shipley and Drysdale off the books though
 

SkyBlueGuy

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  • Aug 22, 2021
  • #119
Saddlebrains said:
Jamie Allen.

Looks every bit a championship player at the moment and i wanted him shipped out. Fair play to him.

Still stick by wanting Jobello, Hillsner, Shipley and Drysdale off the books though
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Not sure what's happened with Drysdale? Seemed highly thought of again, but didn't seem great in preseason. I guess he's still young, but doesn't seem to have progressed enough. I'd give him another loan if we can find a suitable one then make a decision on him at the end of the season. That said, if the feeling is that he isn't going to make it, maybe best to save the wages where we can.

Agree with the others. I don't know why, but I get the feeling that Shipley has rested on his laurels a little having established himself a little in league 1, where he really needed to kick on (particularly with his fitness levels)
 
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lordy_87

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  • Aug 22, 2021
  • #120
SkyBlueGuy said:
Not sure what's happened with Drysdale? Seemed highly thought of again, but didn't seem great in preseason. I guess he's still young, but doesn't seem to have progressed enough. I'd give him another loan if we can find a suitable one then make a decision on him at the end of the season. That said, if the feeling is that he isn't going to make it, maybe best to save the wages where we can.
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He's looked shite every time I've seen him. Received pelters when I mentioned it too. People making out that he's the second coming of Baresi.
 
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Grendel

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  • Aug 22, 2021
  • #121
lordy_87 said:
He's looked shite every time I've seen him. Received pelters when I mentioned it too. People making out that he's the second coming of Baresi.
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Drysdale isn’t good enough
 
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fatso

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  • Aug 22, 2021
  • #122
Grendel said:
Drysdale isn’t good enough
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Agreed, he's not actually that young either now, he's the same age as Ostigard which shows you how far behind he is in terms of his development.
For my money he needs to be moved on, along with Jobello, Hilsner, Pask and Shipley. That would give some of the other young lads a route into the first team squad as well as freeing up some wages.
 
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SBT

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  • Aug 22, 2021
  • #123
Me after freaking out about signing Gyokeres in the summer and seeing him play in the flesh for the first time:
 
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SBT

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  • Sep 11, 2021
  • #124
SBT said:
Me after freaking out about signing Gyokeres in the summer and seeing him play in the flesh for the first time:
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(Although I’ve seen better attempts at rounding the keeper)
 

CDK

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  • Sep 11, 2021
  • #125
Two things,robins,adams.robins for what he's won trophy wise .
Also wondered when max biamou would get dragged into yet another topic.
 

Greggs

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  • Sep 11, 2021
  • #126
@Marty Gyokores?
 
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Marty

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  • Sep 11, 2021
  • #127
Greggs said:
@Marty Gyokores?
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Fuck off will ya, was hoping everyone was gonna forgot that.
 
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Blind-Faith

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  • Sep 11, 2021
  • #128
I’ll take a slice of the pie tonight. Jamie Allen is looking a different player this season. Quite happily proven wrong
 
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Greggs

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  • Sep 11, 2021
  • #129
Marty said:
Fuck off will ya, was hoping everyone was gonna forgot that.
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No chance, the internet is forever. No 'clear browsing data' is going to wipe the shit off your face haha
 
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PVA

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  • Sep 11, 2021
  • #130
Blind-Faith said:
I’ll take a slice of the pie tonight. Jamie Allen is looking a different player this season. Quite happily proven wrong
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Yep, same here.

I can't quite believe how good he was today, didn't think he had it in him, fair fucks to him.
 
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Northants Sky Blue

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  • Sep 25, 2021
  • #131
Just a quick order for 3 slices please -

1) Yok - who is this Hucks+Dele+Juke monster!? Let's get this lad's song sorted a.s.a.p
2) Allen - wtf has happened here, seriously

3) City supporters - was expecting c.14k home fans if mid-table. The team's stepped up and so has the crowd in size and volume. We've brought the Meadow Lane vibes to the Ricoh
 
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