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Match Thread Stoke away 10th August 12:30 - Opening day! (1 Viewer)

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fatso

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  • Aug 10, 2024
  • #1,471
Evo1883 said:
Robins spoke yet
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Just ordering an Uber
 
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OldBedrocker

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  • Aug 10, 2024
  • #1,472
Mucca Mad Boys said:
I do think Stoke will be decent this season so it’s not all doom and gloom.

We just didn’t create anything of note and our squad isn’t as strong as some people were saying in preseason. Only missing one starter and off the bench, after the first 3 subs there wasn’t really any one else to bring on.


That’s how I described a lot of performances from last season. We moved the ball well side to side but without any real penetration.
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I thought Soke
lord_garrincha said:
Torp was non existent 2nd half. Allen, at least, tried... but Jamie should be nowhere near a starting 11.
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He should be no where near the championship
 
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KAB

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  • Aug 10, 2024
  • #1,473
Any apologies from HQ yet?
 

pusbccfc

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  • Aug 10, 2024
  • #1,474
Brighton Sky Blue said:
Is it the same at every ground? Wasn’t like that at any of the grounds including Stoke last season.
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We had a big search last season.

The only grounds that have little queue are those who take a lax approach to searching fans which I personally find surprising in the current climate.
 

Mucca Mad Boys

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  • Aug 10, 2024
  • #1,475
lord_garrincha said:
Thomas passing accuracy stats must have been terrible!

Fans favourite???
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He defended well but his distribution was poor and put us under unnecessary pressure. He’s taking all the slack for his passing (rightly so) but the goal and a lot of Stoke’s threat came against the left hand side of the defence.

We haven’t signed any new defenders this window and considering we kept 2 league clean sheets in 2024, it’s an area of need. A RB to cover MVE is not a higher priority than an experienced CB.
 
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OldBedrocker

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  • Aug 10, 2024
  • #1,476
KAB said:
Any apologies from HQ yet?
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It will be the usual drivel. “Top side, tough place to go, blah, blah”
 

Evo1883

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  • Aug 10, 2024
  • #1,477
Just listened to Robins, thought what he said was pretty spot on .
 
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Mucca Mad Boys

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  • Aug 10, 2024
  • #1,478
OldBedrocker said:
I thought Soke

He should be no where near the championship
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Allen is a rotational player at best. I really don’t know why Eccles was benched, must have been a knock or not been 100%.
 
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Mucca Mad Boys

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  • Aug 10, 2024
  • #1,479
Evo1883 said:
Just listened to Robins, thought what he said was pretty spot on .
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What was the jist of what he said?
 
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OldBedrocker

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  • Aug 10, 2024
  • #1,480
When did we last win our first game of the season?
 
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shmmeee

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  • Aug 10, 2024
  • #1,481
pusbccfc said:
We had a big search last season.

The only grounds that have little queue are those who take a lax approach to searching fans which I personally find surprising in the current climate.
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What’s the current climate?
 

fatso

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  • Aug 10, 2024
  • #1,482
Mucca Mad Boys said:
What was the jist of what he said?
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We was shit and it's all my fault?
 
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coop

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  • Aug 10, 2024
  • #1,483
Got on top then changed 3 players then we were all over the place no one track goal scorer shit defending
 
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wingy

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  • Aug 10, 2024
  • #1,484
hill83 said:
Football is back then
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Mucca Mad Boys said:
Allen is a rotational player at best. I really don’t know why Eccles was benched, must have been a knock or not been 100%.
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Certainly has a knock now after the introduction he received!
 

pusbccfc

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  • Aug 10, 2024
  • #1,485
shmmeee said:
What’s the current climate?
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That it's very common place at any major event to be searched.

If you went to a concert with 25,000 people, you'd go through airport style security and queue up for 20 minutes.
 
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Offhegoes

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  • Aug 10, 2024
  • #1,486
Writing this before reading the comments before.
Was immediately worried by that midfield.
Eccles has to start if Sheaf is out.
I thought Allen did ok actually (but, playing out of position)
Torp wasn’t at the races.
We get on top after 30 mins, but wasted possession and didn’t create enough. Passing too slow. Almost to a man we were under par, and the coasting around at 94 mins…WTF?
Palmer should have been on earlier.

Felt like a pre season game , and we certiainly played that way.

We lost at Leicester on the opening day last season, but had we played today, as we had played at Leicester we win that game by 3 goals.
 
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Nuskyblue

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  • Aug 10, 2024
  • #1,487
Mucca Mad Boys said:
I do think Stoke will be decent this season so it’s not all doom and gloom.

We just didn’t create anything of note and our squad isn’t as strong as some people were saying in preseason. Only missing one starter and off the bench, after the first 3 subs there wasn’t really any one else to bring on.


That’s how I described a lot of performances from last season. We moved the ball well side to side but without any real penetration.
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I agree, I think Stoke will be up there this season. They have got a decent manager there and it's about time their performance matched their transfer spend. We couldn't live with them in the first half, their aggression in the press was no match for our dozy passing.

Our first half display was a concern (more because it feels a lot like a continuation of last season) what was even more of a concern was our lack of almost anything after going 1 down. We were passive, lost the ball to easily and created nothing.

The ref was annoying, so fussy and inconsistent. Fell for every feigned injury.
 
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SkyblueTexan

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  • Aug 10, 2024
  • #1,488
Don't want to seem like I'm overreacting, but I think Binks and Kitching might need to start next game. Was less than impressed with Thomas' suicidal passes. Allen surely has to be dropped in favor of Eccles or Sheaf. Torp has to make way for Palmer/Lati. Wright in place of EMC.


Also was wondering if we could play a 4-3-1-2 instead of 433 to have better balance (instead of leaving Simms isolated) and more cover in midfield? Maybe the following lineup?

Dovin
MVE Binks Kitching Bidwell

Saka Sheaf/Eccles Lati/Palmer Wright
Rudoni
Simms BTA
 

shmmeee

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  • Aug 10, 2024
  • #1,489
pusbccfc said:
That it's very common place at any major event to be searched.

If you went to a concert with 25,000 people, you'd go through airport style security and queue up for 20 minutes.
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All just theatre innit? Glad they’ve stopped taking your laptop out and making you take your shoes off on planes. It’s not like these measures have ever stopped anything.
 
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OldBedrocker

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  • Aug 10, 2024
  • #1,490
Mucca Mad Boys said:
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“Top side, tough place to go, blah, blah”
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Skyblue Bangkok

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  • Aug 10, 2024
  • #1,491
Nuskyblue said:
I agree, I think Stoke will be up there this season. They have got a decent manager there and it's about time their performance matched their transfer spend. We couldn't live with them in the first half, their aggression in the press was no match for our dozy passing.

Our first half display was a concern (more because it feels a lot like a continuation of last season) what was even more of a concern was our lack of almost anything after going 1 down. We were passive, lost the ball to easily and created nothing.

The ref was annoying, so fussy and inconsistent. Fell for every feigned injury.
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If we have as poor a start as the last 2 seasons , Doug King may take some action.
 

tisza

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  • Aug 10, 2024
  • #1,492
For a side that wants to pass the ball around the back Thomas is still an issue.
Even when we're 1 down and in their half the ball ends up back at our keeper rather than in their box. It's like our midfield saying "we're not good enough to create something on our own".
Did like the look of Rudoni. Takes up decent positions.
None of the wingers did enough tracking back to help out their full-backs.
New keeper needs to wake up quick particularly in coming for crosses/corners.

All this talkof us having a big side this season and we bullied pretty much throughout.

Performance was more like a last pre-friendly before the season starts rather than an opening game.
 
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Boicey

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  • Aug 10, 2024
  • #1,493
I'd love to hear MR's pre-match talks.
He seems very organisation focussed, 'this is your individual job today' type of stuff.
I think we need big motivational talks, get some adrenaline in the team. We regularly start so flat. When we get up for it with tempo we are so much better. Then our quality shows.
Players like Saka and Rudoni need to be given freedom to roam. They will inject the positive energy and break up the predicability.
 

pusbccfc

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  • Aug 10, 2024
  • #1,494
shmmeee said:
All just theatre innit? Glad they’ve stopped taking your laptop out and making you take your shoes off on planes. It’s not like these measures have ever stopped anything.
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Do we know they haven't stopped anything?
 
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OldBedrocker

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  • Aug 10, 2024
  • #1,495
SkyblueTexan said:
Don't want to seem like I'm overreacting, but I think Binks and Kitching might need to start next game. Was less than impressed with Thomas' suicidal passes. Allen surely has to be dropped in favor of Eccles or Sheaf. Torp has to make way for Palmer/Lati. Wright in place of EMC.


Also was wondering if we could play a 4-3-1-2 instead of 433 to have better balance (instead of leaving Simms isolated) and more cover in midfield? Maybe the following lineup?

Dovin
MVE Binks Kitching Bidwell

Saka Sheaf/Eccles Lati/Palmer Wright
Rudoni
Simms BTA
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Not sure we can get away with playing 14 players at the same time
 

Nuskyblue

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  • Aug 10, 2024
  • #1,496
Skyblue Bangkok said:
If we have as poor a start as the last 2 seasons , Doug King may take some action.
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Hopefully it's just a start of season weird one! As shit as we were at the start of last season you could make an argument for us in most games. Didn't even look like scoring today.

Didn't even have a half chance today.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Aug 10, 2024
  • #1,497
pusbccfc said:
We had a big search last season.

The only grounds that have little queue are those who take a lax approach to searching fans which I personally find surprising in the current climate.
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Really? Last season I cannot remember it taking that long anywhere and it was simply because of how they bottlenecked the entry point.
 

ccfc922

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  • Aug 10, 2024
  • #1,498
Fuck offfffff.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Aug 10, 2024
  • #1,499
Nuskyblue said:
Hopefully it's just a start of season weird one! As shit as we were at the start of last season you could make an argument for us in most games. Didn't even look like scoring today.

Didn't even have a half chance today.
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Did in the first minute, decided not to shoot.
 

pusbccfc

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  • Aug 10, 2024
  • #1,500
Brighton Sky Blue said:
Really? Last season I cannot remember it taking that long anywhere and it was simply because of how they bottlenecked the entry point.
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They were taking flags off people last year.

Ultimately, like with the CBS, there's always going to be queues.

If you don't want to queue, you can turn up 90 minutes before and walk straight in.
 

Nuskyblue

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  • Aug 10, 2024
  • #1,501
Brighton Sky Blue said:
Did in the first minute, decided not to shoot.
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Missed that... Must have been our highlight
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Aug 10, 2024
  • #1,502
Nuskyblue said:
Missed that... Must have been our highlight
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Genuinely was. Broke clear, Simms went through and…tried to avoid shooting.
 

CCFCBat

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  • Aug 10, 2024
  • #1,503
SkyblueTexan said:
Don't want to seem like I'm overreacting, but I think Binks and Kitching might need to start next game. Was less than impressed with Thomas' suicidal passes. Allen surely has to be dropped in favor of Eccles or Sheaf. Torp has to make way for Palmer/Lati. Wright in place of EMC.


Also was wondering if we could play a 4-3-1-2 instead of 433 to have better balance (instead of leaving Simms isolated) and more cover in midfield? Maybe the following lineup?

Dovin
MVE Binks Kitching Bidwell

Saka Sheaf/Eccles Lati/Palmer Wright
Rudoni
Simms BTA
Click to expand...

You lost the discussion when you say Lati should play in midfield


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ccfc922

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  • Aug 10, 2024
  • #1,504
Nuskyblue said:
Missed that... Must have been our highlight
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Was hard to see from our end, but seemed a good chance.
 
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Nuskyblue

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  • Aug 10, 2024
  • #1,505
Brighton Sky Blue said:
Genuinely was. Broke clear, Simms went through and…tried to avoid shooting.
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I'm glad I swapped that moment of disappointment for fetching my delicious double cheese burger.
 
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