His work rate and desire has not changed.Simms has improved his work rate and desire over his last 3 performances. This is how he needs to be now he can’t go back. Fair play to him.
That team loses to MaidstoneMaidstone:
Wilson
Lusala Lats Binks Dasilva
Kelly Torp
Tavares Palmer Andrews
Godden
No it doesn’t.That team loses to Maidstone
Preston & WBA:
Collins
MvE Thomas Kitching Bidwell
Eccles Torp
Saka O’Hare Wright
Simms
Maidstone:
Wilson
Lusala Lats Binks Dasilva
Kelly Torp
Tavares Palmer Andrews
Godden
Reckon that’s as much rest as you can get, swap Torp for Eccles at half time/fitness depending.
Robins also has gone on and on about tiredness and the need to rotate.Just kept our first clean sheet of 2024 and first in 12 games I think Robins said and you think the keeper, LB and LCB all deserve to be dropped for the next game??
Robins also has gone on and on about tiredness and the need to rotate.
That team loses to Maidstone
Only in a competition to determine which club is based in Kent.That team loses to Maidstone
Oh well, on to PNE, 6-point game, MR needs to know who his best line-up is...
It's been reported as a calf injury.Not necessarily true. If it is a calf strain or a hamstring pull (minor) he could have continued for 10 mins or so, but still he out for 2-3 weeks.
Worrying.
Shouldn’tThat team loses to Maidstone
Rubbish, Ipswich reserves had 38 shots.That team loses to Maidstone
We have 6 days now until Preston, plenty of recovery time. I can't see how Robins drops Wilson, Binks or Dasilva now against Preston but that does mean we would have Collins, Kitching and Bidwell for Maidstone!
That team loses to Maidstone
Eccles at right back...?
Eccles and lats, on cwr robins said a little injury so hopefully back for baggiesHe’s played almost as much as Thomas but yeah that’s your other choice. But if Torp and Sheaf are out who at CM?
Want to lose to Maidstone then?Preston & WBA:
Collins
MvE Thomas Kitching Bidwell
Eccles Torp
Saka O’Hare Wright
Simms
Maidstone:
Wilson
Lusala Lats Binks Dasilva
Kelly Torp
Tavares Palmer Andrews
Godden
Reckon that’s as much rest as you can get, swap Torp for Eccles at half time/fitness depending.
Had a few beers celebrating that today...
Want to lose to Maidstone then?
Eccles and lats, on cwr robins said a little injury so hopefully back for baggies
Oops my eyes aren’t working well
Not in a million years.
Were you at the Wrexham game last year where we dropped Hamer and Vik?
And were 5/2 to win and not 20's like Maidstone.Different for a bunch of reasons, not least that Wrexham were akin to a lower League 1/Top L2 side.
No, in 8 daysNot in a million years.
No, in 8 days
There’s arguably only 2-3 first choice players in there. Obviously any team we put out “should” win but you increase the odds of an upset massively by playing players who haven’t played much and certainly haven’t played much together.
Imagine if we went 1-0 down. You think the likes of Lusala, Andrews and Tavares will have the confidence to not panic?
Taxi for Robins that lasted a few years?
Stoke have paid a lot of money for their players but they haven't got anyone up front. It seemed like they played 4 6 0 with a high press and flooded the midfield. 13 shots but only 1 on target and that was straight at Wilson.Battled hard today, thought Stoke were fairly decent, they had two absolute clear headers from corners which was a let off. Simms ran himself into the ground, fair play to him, Wright knew he had a poor game but at least clapped the fans as he went off on his own. 50mins to get away and poured down on the way home, happy with that though.
too longThis wasn't a pretty game to watch, I'll not comment on individual performances or gaffes but rather the entirety of team performance. I'm not typically even slightly negative, especially after picking up points, but it's nice to see a win even when not playing to our proven potential. The team has the ability to have comfortably won this game rather than it feeling so nervy (whether that's 3-0 or even still 1-0). In a sense, as I think others have commented, grinding out a win while underperformed can still be a mark of a good team and not necessarily an indication of the opposition.
Love the win. A fine goal by Simms. We could have scored more.
I wonder what-could-have-been had Fabio been given a bit more chance to be involved. We've not seen what he could be capable of. A bit of a silent debut. But I'm interested to see what he has, and he looks like he could have that blindly naive sense to push his limits and be very capable given enough opportunity. Some more frequent substitution opportunities, I hope, should give him the chance to test his mettle outside the training ground and I think he'll be a guaranteed more and more game time.
Love the clean sheet. But, I mark that down (halfway at least... don't want to diminish some fine individual defending moments) simply to Stoke's lack of showing any ability today in getting a shot anywhere near goal especially the few that had good open chances to punish. Rather, not "any ability" BBC lists 1 shot on target for 13 shots total but which still kinda proves my point. Clean sheet and all, but I feel most teams would have scored against us today continuing a long stretch of games where our results depend more and more on getting insurance goals.
Still had a fun watch. Looking forward to next game. Hope Torpedo will be okay? Best wishes to Saka getting well soon, as well. Have a fine rest of your night, you all. And best wishes to any Stoker lurkers out there.
TL;DRtoo long
Too short.we all live and breath cov, i wont lie i absolutely steaming. whatever happens ill strangle away fans for this club. now ellis has come alive we will be a force to be reckoned with. Come on ellis get really angry and smash it.
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