Of course it can, I get that. I also know that when we were at the top of the division two seasons ago and supporters of other clubs were saying we’d go up I took it with a pinch of salt. Given what you’ve been through in the past 20 years I completely get why you don’t want to allow yourselves to believe. I was the same when we were at the top of the championship after scraping promotion from league one. I’m telling you though, as an objective outsider that your team is good enough to get the points you need to get over the line and that you’ll do it. The gap might narrow in fact it probably will but unless you completely implode you’ll make it.
Should be good for Tuesday, as should Sakamoto
Very possibly. Matusiwa - our most important player. Would have felt wrong having him suspended today as Greaves got a suspension after being sent off in the abandoned game against Blackburn earlier in the season.We were rotten against Blackburn on Tuesday, definitely a point gained.
Thanks, fair assessment. I agree re the yellows, re kicking ball away,but ref bottled it. Either do it don't give cards. We have a small squad and losing Saka and Torp today was fatal. All the best. You'll at least be in the playoffs., maybe higher. No guarantees for any teams, tough games coming.
Another day, in fact most days.. second yellow, game over for Ipswich. That's life.
That game should not have been replayed but rather continued under the same conditions (i.e. from the 80th minute onwards at 1-0 to Blackburn with 11 players against 10). By the way, did you go to the Oxford forum after your match last week?
The EFL disagree with you . Blackburn are going to be in the same position again now thanks to their pitch - exactly the same thing happened today with them a goal up and half an hour to play.
No argument from me that we got lucky with that decision. Not sure it would have been game over but it’s very unlikely that we’d have got more than a point. I can’t even remember Hirst’s first booking. The ref was very keen to dish out yellow cards for minor infringements which made it inevitable that he would create the situation he found himself in when Hirst was flagged offside. I’ve seen Lampard’s post - match interview and agree with his assessment.
Can’t say I disagree with any of your posts to be fair, there’s a critical mass of missing quality in any team before it becomes too much. For Wrexham it was at the back today it was going forwards; games are decided on these fine margins like players missing glorious chances, honking referee decisions and so on. Charlton last week got away with a penalty and DOGSO red card then almost scored immediately after-if they actually did we probably lose and the referee again becomes the focus.
The colour of a
Monzo card mateThe unofficial time outs seem to have stopped. You’re right though it used to happen regular as clockwork - Chaplin 9 times out of 10, midway through the first half. Not seen it since we were promoted. In fact the shithousery generally (there were and are many, many worse than us) has disappeared and being honest I think it’s one of the missing elements. Sam Morsy was an incredible captain for us and a horrible player to play against. One of those that you love on your team but hate him if he’s an opponent. Nunez will dive around occasionally, Greaves (currently out of the team) falls over at any contact which is not a trait you want in a centre back but other than that we’re fairly “clean”.
You won’t be saying the same this time next year. VAR is the worst thing to happen to watching a game live in the 50 years I’ve been going to football matches.
That one was a definite dive. All players do it, but for once the ref got that one right.
It's not a red card. Yellow was right. Would only be red if it's denying a clear goal scoring opportunity. In fairness, I think he just lost his bearings. He'd have been able to clear it for a throw comfortably if he'd realised he was out. Ref got that one right, but bottled the Hirst one (given he'd booked Eccles for the exact same thing).
Not mildly controversial. Probably one of the most controversial VAR decisions.
That bloody orange kit embarrasses me. We look like a joke in away stadiums. Hope the club makes millions of dollars out of it as they manifestly hope to.
I remember. It was the reason I registered on here to post how hard done by you were. It makes it even more surprising that some of your fans now see it as something missing from the championship.
If have been very annoyed with the Hirst decision if one of your players had escaped a second booking for it after what had gone before. It wouldn’t even have occurred to me that your keeper should be sent off for doing what Walton did.
I like the kit. Easy to spot on the periphery of one’s eye, ideal when snap decisions are needed in a busy footballing situation. Don’t Barcelona have a similar kit?
Why would it have been wrong, he deserved a red.
They can't because they are all sold out!
That’s your opinion. I get it, I’m not going to justify a decision I didn’t make. All I can say is that hand on heart I would not have expected your keeper to be sent off for that. If a forward is one on one and the handball is all that stops a clear goal scoring opportunity then fair enough but at first watch (I saw it live, not seen it back) it wasn’t one where immediately before it happened I thought we were in trouble. I’ve already said Hirst should have been sent off on the basis that your man got a booking shortly before for something similar.
