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usskyblue

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  • Dec 21, 2024
  • #106
Lampard’s attitude by scuttling off doesn’t help his team talk about the players attitude and manning up when things aren’t going your way.
 
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Chris1987

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 21, 2024
  • #107
fernandopartridge said:
He keeps picking them
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His alternatives are limited. And who knows what the score is with Kitching
 

Chris1987

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 21, 2024
  • #108
Some of tge comments on here are laughable. Yes agree that JDS & Collins are shit as is Binks but all the players FL has at his disposal are those signings approved by Robins.,Rome wasn't built in a day and all of these plus those that aren't being selected have fucked up . Dovin Bidwell & Kitching are the less shit alternatives
Norman isn't the answer either FWIW
 
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PVA

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  • Dec 21, 2024
  • #109
Chris1987 said:
His alternatives are limited. And who knows what the score is with Kitching
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He could play Dovin in goal.

In fact he could play an extra striker and just not have a keeper at all and we'd probably be better off.

Kitching I think will come in next game
 
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Cally Fedora

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  • Dec 21, 2024
  • #110
Does anyone actually know what the problem is with Kitching. To not be able to get a game ahead of Binks he must have done something unfathomably bad.
 
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PVA

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 21, 2024
  • #111
Cally Fedora said:
Does anyone actually know what the problem is with Kitching. To not be able to get a game ahead of Binks he must have done something unfathomably bad.
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Lampard said in the week that there is no issue with Kitching's attitude or training.
 

Evo1883

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 21, 2024
  • #112
Don't worry , today wasn't on frank

 
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clint van damme

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  • Dec 21, 2024
  • #113
Chris1987 said:
I'm not being argumentative but why was that on King ? Do you know for a fact that Robins had nothing to fo with them leaving? He did with Adi so why not them also ?
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I can't say for certain it was on King
But, I find it hard to believe that Robins decided to rid the squad of experience when he'd used experience players all throughout his tenure and there's Saddlebrains take on the Matty James sage, and his information is usually quite reliable.
 
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Cov kid 55

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  • Dec 21, 2024
  • #114
harvey098 said:
The 11 players that played the most league minutes last season are all still with us. 90% of the squad is the same as last season. We finished 9th.

I don’t remember you ever absolving tactics when we lost by saying it was nothing to do with tactics and solely because of the players. I’m just pointing out the most blatant piece of hypocrisy on this platform and that’s saying something for this place.
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Yes, but our end of season league form was very poor. This current team were showing their frailties then.
 

clint van damme

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 21, 2024
  • #115
Chris1987 said:
Some of tge comments on here are laughable. Yes agree that JDS & Collins are shit as is Binks but all the players FL has at his disposal are those signings approved by Robins.,Rome wasn't built in a day and all of these plus those that aren't being selected have fucked up . Dovin Bidwell & Kitching are the less shit alternatives
Norman isn't the answer either FWIW
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I keep saying it ad nauseum but for 3 months Robins had this set of players in promotion form and on the verge of anFA Cup final.
King said they're top 6, something doesn't add up.
 
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SBT

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  • Dec 21, 2024
  • #116
People need to let the FA Cup semifinal go. It was a fun distraction which ultimately served to make a lot of very average players look good off the back of one good - and somewhat unlikely - win at Wolves.
 
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clint van damme

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 21, 2024
  • #117
SBT said:
People need to let the FA Cup semifinal go. It was a fun distraction which ultimately served to make a lot of very average players look good off the back of one good - and somewhat unlikely - win at Wolves.
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What fucking tripe!
 
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SBT

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  • Dec 21, 2024
  • #118
clint van damme said:
What fucking tripe!
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Oxford (H)
Sheffield Wednesday (H)
Maidstone (H)
Wolves (A)

I’m sorry - I enjoyed the days out as much as anyone, but winning those four games does not tell you anything meaningful about the quality of the side we have today.
 
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clint van damme

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  • Dec 21, 2024
  • #119
SBT said:
Oxford (H)
Sheffield Wednesday (H)
Maidstone (H)
Wolves (A)

I’m sorry - I enjoyed the days out as much as anyone, but winning those four games does not tell you anything meaningful about the quality of the side we have today.
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OK. So what about the run from December to the semi final, basically the same squad, which is top 6 according to King.
Somethings not right.
 
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SBT

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  • Dec 21, 2024
  • #120
clint van damme said:
OK. So what about the run from December to the semi final, basically the same squad, which is top 6 according to King.
Somethings not right.
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It was a purple patch in a very underwhelming season - we finished nine points off the playoffs, we were miles off it.

Who cares what Doug King thinks of the deck? I’ve had sausages in the freezer for longer than he’s been watching football.
 
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Chris1987

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  • Dec 21, 2024
  • #121
clint van damme said:
I keep saying it ad nauseum but for 3 months Robins had this set of players in promotion form and on the verge of anFA Cup final.
King said they're top 6, something doesn't add up.
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In my mind the missing bits are both of Lawrence & Adi. One third of the previous set up didn't work at all. Robins didn't have them in that form , the 3 of them did together. It seems with the defensive players they significantly over performed and in my mind that was down to Lawrence on all available evidence not Robins
 

Evo1883

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 21, 2024
  • #122
SBT said:
Oxford (H)
Sheffield Wednesday (H)
Maidstone (H)
Wolves (A)

I’m sorry - I enjoyed the days out as much as anyone, but winning those four games does not tell you anything meaningful about the quality of the side we have today.
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I'm absolutely positive you said differently about England's routes to the euro final etc , and how it reflected on Gareth southgate , atleast robins beat a side ranked above us in the fa cup
 
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fatso

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  • Dec 21, 2024
  • #123
SBT said:
It was a purple patch in a very underwhelming season - we finished nine points off the playoffs, we were miles off it.

Who cares what Doug King thinks of the deck? I’ve had sausages in the freezer for longer than he’s been watching football.
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Our starting 11 today had fuck all to do with last years starting line ups.

No Wilson
No Wright
No O'hare
No Palmer
No kitching
No Bidwell
No Simms
No Eccles

You can't compare today's team to any from last season.
 
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clint van damme

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 21, 2024
  • #124
SBT said:
It was a purple patch in a very underwhelming season - we finished nine points off the playoffs, we were miles off it.

Who cares what Doug King thinks of the deck? I’ve had sausages in the freezer for longer than he’s been watching football.
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A 3 and a half month purple patch that saw us a toenail away from an FA,cup final

And if someone says something to the local media its gospel.......I didn't make the rules
 

Evo1883

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  • Dec 21, 2024
  • #125
fatso said:
Our starting 11 today had fuck all to do with last years starting line ups.

No Wilson
No Wright
No O'hare
No Palmer
No kitching
No Bidwell
No Simms
No Eccles

You can't compare today's team to any from last season.
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Only 3 of the players that started today weren't here last season playing games
 
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SBT

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  • Dec 21, 2024
  • #126
Evo1883 said:
I'm absolutely positive you said differently about England's routes to the euro final etc , and how it reflected on Gareth southgate , atleast robins beat a side ranked above us in the fa cup
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England’s easy routes in knockout tournaments came because we won a lot of games. Coventry’s easy route came because someone picked out Maidstone and Oxford out of a bowl instead of Man City and Arsenal.
 
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fatso

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  • Dec 21, 2024
  • #127
Evo1883 said:
Only 3 of the players that started today weren't here last season playing games
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But 8 who were available last season didn't start today.

It's all pointless now, but I'd of made 6 changes from today's starting 11. (7 if Wright was fit)
 

Evo1883

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  • Dec 21, 2024
  • #128
SBT said:
England’s easy routes in knockout tournaments came because we won a lot of games. Coventry’s easy route came because someone picked out Maidstone and Oxford out of a bowl instead of Man City and Arsenal.
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I shall ofcourse remind you the next time we get knocked out by a small team that really we should be reaching fa cup quarters and beyond more often
 

pusbccfc

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 21, 2024
  • #129
SBT said:
It was a purple patch in a very underwhelming season - we finished nine points off the playoffs, we were miles off it.

Who cares what Doug King thinks of the deck? I’ve had sausages in the freezer for longer than he’s been watching football.
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That period is becoming ever smaller as weeks go on.

Does anyone have a breakdown of our league results since August 2023?
 

Evo1883

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 21, 2024
  • #130
fatso said:
But 8 who were available last season didn't start today.

It's all pointless now, but I'd of made 6 changes from today's starting 11. (7 if Wright was fit)
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Point is whatever variation of the side is used most of these players were here in the squad last season..that's factual isn't it ?
 
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SBT

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  • Dec 21, 2024
  • #131
Evo1883 said:
I shall ofcourse remind you the next time we get knocked out by a small team that really we should be reaching fa cup quarters and beyond more often
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I don’t really care that much about the FA Cup in all honesty. Fun last season but what have we got to show for it today? Fuck all.
 

Evo1883

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  • Dec 21, 2024
  • #132
pusbccfc said:
That period is becoming ever smaller as weeks go on.

Does anyone have a breakdown of our league results since August 2023?
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Well if you used your head mate that would be the league table from last season and the 22 games from this season
 

Evo1883

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  • Dec 21, 2024
  • #133
SBT said:
I don’t really care that much about the FA Cup in all honesty. Fun last season but what have we got to show for it today? Fuck all.
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Again I'm not sure I agree with your take on things but that's fair enough
 

pusbccfc

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 21, 2024
  • #134
Evo1883 said:
Well if you used your head mate that would be the league table from last season and the 22 games from this season
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Would have been easier to hear from the many statisticians on here...
 

Evo1883

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  • Dec 21, 2024
  • #135
pusbccfc said:
Would have been easier to hear from the many statisticians on here...
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I'm not even sure what you're trying to achieve if I'm honest
 

pusbccfc

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 21, 2024
  • #136
SBT said:
I don’t really care that much about the FA Cup in all honesty. Fun last season but what have we got to show for it today? Fuck all.
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Arguably the best two days I've had following Coventry.

I would take that and midtable every season.
 
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Evo1883

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  • Dec 21, 2024
  • #137
pusbccfc said:
Arguably the best two days I've had following Coventry.

I would take that and midtable every season.
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Clearly not as you keep talking about how bad our league form was during our cup run

You weren't happy with that and 9th
 

pusbccfc

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 21, 2024
  • #138
Evo1883 said:
I'm not even sure what you're trying to achieve if I'm honest
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Because that winter period does a lot of heavy lifting on here.
 

Chris1987

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 21, 2024
  • #139
Evo1883 said:
Point is whatever variation of the side is used most of these players were here in the squad last season..that's factual isn't it ?
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Agreed but Lawrence and Adi were also here when things were going well.
 

fatso

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 21, 2024
  • #140
Evo1883 said:
Point is whatever variation of the side is used most of these players were here in the squad last season..that's factual isn't it ?
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It is, but they weren't (mainly) first choice last season. Kitching, Bidwell, Eccles and Simms would of started last season.

My point is we appear to be playing too many of last seasons second 11.
 
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