| Drove 8hrs for this...... 23:53 - Oct 6 with 5743 views | Mullet |
The torrential rains that ran down the Western arm of the country, receded to wind turbines set amongst a symphony of autumnal shades lining our route to the Liberty stadium. There was of course in such beauty, a million individual deaths, as Town travelled to South Wales winless and worried by what lay ahead of them, seeking a change of season.
The playoff places were just out of reach before kick off for the hosts, but the comfortable and modern surroundings of their medium sized bowl, still had the air of recent Premiership success. It turned blue as the teamsheet was read aloud whilst we took our seats and more changes were ringing in our ears.
Gerken had Pennington, Nsiala, Chambers and Donacien ahead of him. Skuse, Chalobah and Dozzell the midfield’s sternum and ribs. Ward and Edwards the limbs that would carry the ball to Sears heading our attack. Some quick debate about whether this might be back to 3-5-2 with wingbacks of Ward and Donacien, were soon quashed as the team kicked off.
Soon too was possession as Swansea charged down the ball and ran straight to our goal in ominous fashion. It didn’t take long before they were firing across it. In the 8 or 9 minutes it took for Town to concede, like much of the Hurst the reign the drama and arc of the game swung in frenetic fast forward.
Ipswich looked every bit ill-equipped to deal with a Swansea team so assured and cerebral that seeing them toy with us, felt unsporting. A sort of strafing and flanking bank four, fullbacks were West London in their design and desire to push on past the sitting Carrol who formed a diamond with Celina just off McBurnie’s frame. The Kosovan was every bit a number 10 today.
Pulling off players of both sides, Swansea feinted right, but knew that Pennington was vulnerable and doubled up on him on the left every time. Like a boxer with only one clever combination, they punched down that flank repeatedly after glancing the other way.
The Evertonian’s natural tendencies as a centre back meant he dropped in, and left Town with at least one less man for every attack. With our best two right backs on the left side of defence, it was no surprise to see the supply come from the left, only to spring unluckily off the heel of Donacien. Closing too late, the young winger Roberts cut inside and took a chance where McBurnie had failed in outstretched Gazza ’96 style. The lead was far from unexpected but fortuitous in execution, after the hacking slashes that came before the final blow.
Swansea received fair warning from a Town side that struggled to find its shape and style. Early on Dozzell was more advanced of the midfield and Ward and Edwards were swapping flanks with regularity. He didn’t need them when he slid Sears in, just beyond the central defence but not a late flag. When he did it a second time, Sears looked to set himself on the edge of the box, but the ball came out of the mould too soon and tumbled off a sliding challenge for a corner.
If that wobble was enough to spur one side on, it was us. The Welsh have a weird habit of appealing for everything, that by the end of the game would border on farcical. Every deflection must have hit a Suffolk hand, every line crossed was by their ball. B0llocks all too often more like.
The purring over Potter’s magic and alchemic brand of football might have been louder than a generator at times, but Town cut through the smoke and smashed them like a mirror after only 20 minutes. Sears mugged Naughton who at right back was wrongly too far back and misjudged the ball. Flying forward and in his swishing delivery looked like it might have gone all the way through as Edwards moved towards it in the distance. However, the celebration soon made it clear that the equaliser was down to shared success and the rub of Brylcreem on Freddie’s ball. The returning Welshman had made clearly himself at home at his first club.
The problem with teams and clubs that are seen to be so clever and intelligent is that sometimes their genius can be complimented by them making themselves look stupid. In four minutes, the Jacks sh*t it and had a complete breakdown. Edwards again seizing on territorially blasé fare from the defence. Whipping the ball back across for Sears to flick in to the net under pressure from the towering Dutch captain.
Neither set of fans knew what to do, as Blue shirts embraced at either end. Emotions ran out and shouts upwards as again Town were celebrating a second first half goal away from home in a week. It felt a little bit wrong, a little bit too familiar, like this was a chance for another dirty weekend away in some foreign bolthole.
Much like last week Gerken would parry and punch, and Nsiala would watch wingers fly past everyone to the touchline. Bounding after James like he was a little frisbee and the Congolese a muddied and sodden Golden retriever. All too often though the ball found its way to McBurnie jumping down our throats, or back to Bersant. Both had chances to score and failed to the hit the target.
The former Town loanee gifted us a reprieve with a drive wide of the mark. But to really instil memories of Birmingham just a week ago. Town fans went down to the innards of the away end chewing over the low, last gasp stop of Gerken at the Scotsman’s feet. All alone, with him and the goal, it was the luminous Deano that fortune favoured, as he bravely prostrated himself and frustrated the striker in splendid fashion.
2-1, and Town fans had spent the last ten or so minutes of the half in pensive silence and smattered willingness to dream. There was no talk of winning it beyond mere possibility once again. Town weren’t meant to be here, it all felt so foreign.
The second half saw a change each as Naughton who had undone so much of his own good work going forward, with goal giving lapses at the back was removed for the attacking Asoro. Knudsen took his place at left back, but surprisingly Donacien who also had the misfortune to give away a clean sheet was hauled right across to the bench, not the natural right back spot where Swansea were enjoying so much errr liberty.
Despite the lead, this second defensive adjustment caused ripples of wonder and suggestions Hurst might have hit upon a design for strife. But Town who had so little of the ball and so much defending to do, again had a chance to go further ahead.
Grant Ward who won so much more than just the free kick on the right today, tumbled under a heavy challenge and up stepped Andre. The left foot bent and bounced the ball off the hoarding, just over the bar on its way out. It was all too similar to when Nolan hit one over at St Andrews right after the break.
If Town fans are racked with almost Catholic levels of guilt and doubt at every sign and suggestion of misfortune being divine retribution for their own past sins, then the intercessory pleas that filled the away end were needed, as every Swansea shot, and shimmy was met with blasphemes and profanity amidst the most minor of decisions going against us.
Pouring forward and piling up on us in possession, the Town goalmouth looked like it had been punched several times as white shirts lined up like teeth, sharp and gnashing at a corner which was headed off the bar and in previous weeks would have hit a centre back just hard enough to tee up Celina or McBurnie. Instead Town held fast. Potter shuffled his cards.
Fer came on the central midfielder once of Norwich, (and once so stupid he brought a horse for a girlfriend who lived in an apartment block) to add gristle to the guts of a team who lacked it.
Whilst their coach might change his formation several times during a game, it also changed Ipswich’s. Skuse and Chalobah both had goes at being the mop in the corridor of unglamorous grunt work between midfield and defence. At times we went to a deep flat three with Dozzell joining both, or either. But the youngster got the ball forward regularly and instead of linking up fruitfully with fellow Under 23’s colleagues, he wrong footed what defenders the Swans had left, and facilitated Ward.
Emerging from the shadows in which he had worked so hard in, he lit up the game with a stinging drive just past the post. He would deserve better late on when a run from the right met the ball with the instep of his left and spooned out in far less threatening fashion. But it was a quietly effective play for MOTM from Ward today, whilst others were grabbing deserved attention ahead of him.
Potter then produced his last ace from the bench in the form of one-time rumoured Town target and superfluous attacking midfielder McKay. Curiously though, they took off towering Dutch captain and centre back. Switching to a back three containing two full backs, Potter clearly miscalculated on the runs and tenacity of former Hammer Sears. He just hadn’t pressed the equals button yet.
English hearts had fluttered at the persistent nature of a team well ahead in possession and firepower, but reluctant to do what virtually every other team had done this season and punch through Town, square in the centre. Looking for an equaliser, that was all it took.
Celina of all people ran and ran, before doing what he never did for Town. Scoring a simple and subtle goal. No blast from the explosive run, just a deadly stab into the net to draw his side level. He had been pulling Town all over the place, but no one was able to spring his trip wire runs all game, either because he was too quick, or we were too timid to slam into him often enough.
Swansea had got behind Town so often, when they slid the ball across goal for a third time, and third McBurnie failure to get the easiest of connections and score you sensed they might never get in front of us.
Downes would replace Dozzell, and Town were at least level with the wonderkid giving a good account of himself to rapturous applause. Function over flashy would rule the day. A silly booking for flicking and blocking the ball at a free kick had been picked up by AD,
Chalobah would earn his with a clattering foul not for the first time this season. If the game had seen him produced a more mature use of the ball and his body, the youngster had one of his finest games yet whilst still producing a darker more streetwise moment when needed.
This would prove itself in the denouement of the game. With time running out, so did Town. Swansea looked short at the back, the corner Chambers won by heading off the defender was unorthodox genius. Ward put it in, and unmarked by anyone over 6ft, Chalobah rose to head the ball back across the keeper and into the net for scenes so Shakespearean in their drama and exuberance, they were beyond review.
Arms, feelings and balance all went up and about the place as players crashed the party being had at the front of the stand.
Edwards was withdrawn late on as Town needed fresh legs to pin down a home side who had no idea how they had found themselves here. Sears milked his exit as the 4th official held up the wrong number initially. It still didn’t explain the 5 minutes of stoppages, that went on for six between Jackson entering the pitch and Town exiting victorious.
It was the breaking points that Town so often reached under pressure that won them such a hard-fought victory. As Hurst marched stoically behind his men at full time. His celebrations were extended to little more than a single hand for any player in grasping distance and a few distant glances at the hundreds too busy embracing each, collecting intimacies from and giving plaudits to the players who just looked sick of being beaten today. He had earned every bit, the right to be in amongst that too.
News reached us just before kick-off a family bereavement via text message. At full time, the phone was full of tweets and messages of celebration and disbelief. It’s a funny old game. But that’s why we play them every week, international breaks and the summer aside.
It’s unclear whether Ian Brown might be elbowed aside by Paul Hurst tonight. I couldn’t imagine Town fans would ever bring themselves to hating the man who has taken so long to shine any kind of light of on what he can do.
Today he played Dozzell, he played the players in form and in positions that most of them suited. Today debates might rage and subside with even greater intensity, and quicker than the tides of emotion so invested in following Ipswich. Today town remain steadfast when they could so easily have been buried, here and around the division forming up into contenders and condemned by the game. Today the victory was not just his, but everyone’s and all should savour it. And not even treacle can be this sweet right now.
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| Drove 8hrs for this...... on 00:39 - Oct 7 with 5566 views | blueblueburleymcgrew |
That is a great report. |  | | |
| Drove 8hrs for this...... on 07:49 - Oct 7 with 5346 views | Mullet |
Cheers mate, hopefully see you again this season at some point.
We were far from brilliant yesterday but it meant so much getting that win finally. Swansea will wonder how the hell they managed to lose the game, but neither side were consistent for 90 minutes and for once that was t our benefit.
It's a shame the highlights don't show Skuse's through ball or his blocked shot in the latter stages as he looked certain to score a great goal. | |
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| Drove 8hrs for this...... on 08:06 - Oct 7 with 5303 views | michaeldownunder |
Top report, stopped watching the great escape to read it. |  | | |
| Drove 8hrs for this...... on 08:24 - Oct 7 with 5238 views | Mullet |
| Drove 8hrs for this...... on 08:06 - Oct 7 by michaeldownunder |
Top report, stopped watching the great escape to read it. |
Thanks mate, high praise that! | |
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| Drove 8hrs for this...... on 08:39 - Oct 7 with 5155 views | nodge_blue |
Dont horses live in stables? |  |
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| Drove 8hrs for this...... on 08:51 - Oct 7 with 5092 views | Chocorange |
Agree with this.
Reading this brought everything that happened in the game flooding back, vividly!
Top quality writing style too .
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| Good review Mullers on 09:22 - Oct 7 with 4983 views | Dyland |
You say Hurst played players in positions that MOST of them suited, whilst commenting on our continued problem at right back. We're not doing ourselves any favours here are we, and we seem to be lucky the Swans didn't score more from those attacks down their left. We deserved the rub of the green though and at the very least, this team have some pluck. |  |
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| Good review Mullers on 10:07 - Oct 7 with 4844 views | Mullet |
| Good review Mullers on 09:22 - Oct 7 by Dyland |
You say Hurst played players in positions that MOST of them suited, whilst commenting on our continued problem at right back. We're not doing ourselves any favours here are we, and we seem to be lucky the Swans didn't score more from those attacks down their left. We deserved the rub of the green though and at the very least, this team have some pluck. |
Cheers mate.
I felt for Pennington and if I couldn't understand Donacien at LB (the goal really wasn't his fault at all) then removing him and keeping Pennington or Nsiala in situ at half time was baffling.
It's almost like Hurst doesn't want to make a decision on dropping one or the other, especially as he's finally dropped Nolan this weekend. But it seems really weird that the treatment of Donacien continues when his performances haven't merited much more than praise.
As good as it was, it was depressing to think that yesterday must be what it's like to be Burton or someone and mug a win desperately. We're too big, too free spending and should have too much quality to be in this sort of position.
The celebrations at the end were really telling. If that was Hurst's first step back, it's a long road with him and the players and the fans it seems. As I said those were men tired of being hammered, tired of having the p1ss taken out of them, you could see it all over their faces and body language.
I'd love to think this is where he gets it right. It was the first game were Doig was prowling the technical area, where you sensed some encouragement. But we got badly out thought at times and struggled to do more than just ride our luck. It was just so nice to see shots go in and hurt a team, crosses not get snuffed out etc.
If Swansea had a bit more grit in the middle they'd have hammered us. McBurnie seems to be mid pace, mid intelligence, average in the air and average at finishing. Nothing wrong with that, but they seemed not to know which strength to play to.
As I said after Boro, Andre in a 3 might be enough to save him some face but worryingly, I was told again this weekend the decision is already made. We'll know for sure Monday morning I guess. | |
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| Drove 8hrs for this...... on 10:22 - Oct 7 with 4754 views | Warkystache |
Brilliant report! Do you really think we could see the back of PH on Monday? What was his general body language like at the end? |  |
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| Good review Mullers on 10:25 - Oct 7 with 4738 views | christiand |
| Good review Mullers on 09:22 - Oct 7 by Dyland |
You say Hurst played players in positions that MOST of them suited, whilst commenting on our continued problem at right back. We're not doing ourselves any favours here are we, and we seem to be lucky the Swans didn't score more from those attacks down their left. We deserved the rub of the green though and at the very least, this team have some pluck. |
That would be only issue with PH's selection yesterday Dyland, play full backs in the full back position and stop accommodating players. That selection yesterday indicated to me he wants to play Pennington, but won't drop either centre half to do it. Honestly, why is Donacien starting at left back? He's already having a baptism of fire at right back, which is his natural position, why put him in that difficult situation? I did find that bizarre. |  |
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| Bizarre starting line-up at the back on 11:19 - Oct 7 with 4642 views | Dyland |
| Good review Mullers on 10:25 - Oct 7 by christiand |
That would be only issue with PH's selection yesterday Dyland, play full backs in the full back position and stop accommodating players. That selection yesterday indicated to me he wants to play Pennington, but won't drop either centre half to do it. Honestly, why is Donacien starting at left back? He's already having a baptism of fire at right back, which is his natural position, why put him in that difficult situation? I did find that bizarre. |
Not the first time Hurst has changed at half time for the good, and we've wondered why we didn't start like that. You could say he has balls big enough to come in a dump truck to experiment like he is, or conversely that he is simply out of his depth.
If you had a frank conversation with Hurst over a pint he'd probably just say what else can he do but experiment, and accept it's far from ideal and that the amount of changes is simply going to take time, and unfortunately that's during the season. It's not uncommon.
In Hurst's defence, it's still not "crunch time" but let's be honest, that's coming up. I'll be fuming if we twist during the international break and get in a Pardew or a Megson type. If we stick, I'm still on board. If we get in Burley or someone with a Town connection I may soil myself with excitement, regardless of whether it proves disastrous :) | |
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| Drove 8hrs for this...... on 11:39 - Oct 7 with 4577 views | BerlinBlue |
A fine report by a fine technician of the English language. Keep it up. |  | | |
| Innit. We shall see (n/t) on 11:40 - Oct 7 with 4572 views | Dyland |
| Good review Mullers on 10:07 - Oct 7 by Mullet |
Cheers mate.
I felt for Pennington and if I couldn't understand Donacien at LB (the goal really wasn't his fault at all) then removing him and keeping Pennington or Nsiala in situ at half time was baffling.
It's almost like Hurst doesn't want to make a decision on dropping one or the other, especially as he's finally dropped Nolan this weekend. But it seems really weird that the treatment of Donacien continues when his performances haven't merited much more than praise.
As good as it was, it was depressing to think that yesterday must be what it's like to be Burton or someone and mug a win desperately. We're too big, too free spending and should have too much quality to be in this sort of position.
The celebrations at the end were really telling. If that was Hurst's first step back, it's a long road with him and the players and the fans it seems. As I said those were men tired of being hammered, tired of having the p1ss taken out of them, you could see it all over their faces and body language.
I'd love to think this is where he gets it right. It was the first game were Doig was prowling the technical area, where you sensed some encouragement. But we got badly out thought at times and struggled to do more than just ride our luck. It was just so nice to see shots go in and hurt a team, crosses not get snuffed out etc.
If Swansea had a bit more grit in the middle they'd have hammered us. McBurnie seems to be mid pace, mid intelligence, average in the air and average at finishing. Nothing wrong with that, but they seemed not to know which strength to play to.
As I said after Boro, Andre in a 3 might be enough to save him some face but worryingly, I was told again this weekend the decision is already made. We'll know for sure Monday morning I guess. |
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| Bizarre starting line-up at the back on 11:59 - Oct 7 with 4528 views | PJH |
| Bizarre starting line-up at the back on 11:19 - Oct 7 by Dyland |
Not the first time Hurst has changed at half time for the good, and we've wondered why we didn't start like that. You could say he has balls big enough to come in a dump truck to experiment like he is, or conversely that he is simply out of his depth.
If you had a frank conversation with Hurst over a pint he'd probably just say what else can he do but experiment, and accept it's far from ideal and that the amount of changes is simply going to take time, and unfortunately that's during the season. It's not uncommon.
In Hurst's defence, it's still not "crunch time" but let's be honest, that's coming up. I'll be fuming if we twist during the international break and get in a Pardew or a Megson type. If we stick, I'm still on board. If we get in Burley or someone with a Town connection I may soil myself with excitement, regardless of whether it proves disastrous :) |
I assumed that Donacien was subbed because he was injured, he appeared to be limping as he went off at half time.
Pennington looked what he is,a cenre half playing at right back.
They must have got behind us about 15 times down their left flank and although it only led to the first goal it could have led to about half a dozen.
As at Birmingham we were a shambles at the back in the early minutes and yesterday we could have been behind within about 30 seconds. |  | | |
| Drove 8hrs for this...... on 14:10 - Oct 7 with 4354 views | Mullet |
| Drove 8hrs for this...... on 10:22 - Oct 7 by Warkystache |
Brilliant report! Do you really think we could see the back of PH on Monday? What was his general body language like at the end? |
I don't know. Like I said, I was told as much again but who knows the shelf life or validity of a lot of this stuff? For me, it seems like he is at a low ebb regardless. He looks like a man who is tired and aged already.
A lot of people are hanging their hats on this picture of him and Chambers. I think the strength of which shows how insecure their sense of "all is well" and these rumours being made up is. We'd all love it to be fine, but it evidently isn't and hasn't been. To take one moment out of context and dismiss the last 3 months is beyond silly.
I felt he looked a little shocked to win, obviously relieved and didn't know how to react. It was Chambers going to him after all, the players came to us. There was no sense of running to him and Doig but fairly rigid acknowledgements each way. I'd say if things aren't as bad as made out, they're closer to it than further.
The big decision is do we now give him this month anyway? It makes or breaks our season, especially as we didn't move far up the table thanks to results elsewhere and who we play. | |
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| Bizarre starting line-up at the back on 14:14 - Oct 7 with 4347 views | Mullet |
| Bizarre starting line-up at the back on 11:19 - Oct 7 by Dyland |
Not the first time Hurst has changed at half time for the good, and we've wondered why we didn't start like that. You could say he has balls big enough to come in a dump truck to experiment like he is, or conversely that he is simply out of his depth.
If you had a frank conversation with Hurst over a pint he'd probably just say what else can he do but experiment, and accept it's far from ideal and that the amount of changes is simply going to take time, and unfortunately that's during the season. It's not uncommon.
In Hurst's defence, it's still not "crunch time" but let's be honest, that's coming up. I'll be fuming if we twist during the international break and get in a Pardew or a Megson type. If we stick, I'm still on board. If we get in Burley or someone with a Town connection I may soil myself with excitement, regardless of whether it proves disastrous :) |
I initially thought the former in his first few weeks, but seeing his team close up in action it has swing dramatically to the latter. I think it's indisputable we're treating a fairly fortunate win, as we are.
For me it can't be Pardew at all. The Poyet rumour is the likeliest, and one I'd be inclined to believe over others. He is incredibly hit and miss though.
What we don't want is 3 or 4 managers adding a few players here and there and having a squad that has no identity. That's the slow burn version of what Hurst has done here, so he needs to really keep producing until Christmas to justify keeping him on.
Whatever happens, anything less than 15th is a failure, relegation unspeakable. The fact we're now hoping for failure in the first season is telling. | |
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| I'm far from optimistic on 15:15 - Oct 7 with 4238 views | Dyland |
| Bizarre starting line-up at the back on 14:14 - Oct 7 by Mullet |
I initially thought the former in his first few weeks, but seeing his team close up in action it has swing dramatically to the latter. I think it's indisputable we're treating a fairly fortunate win, as we are.
For me it can't be Pardew at all. The Poyet rumour is the likeliest, and one I'd be inclined to believe over others. He is incredibly hit and miss though.
What we don't want is 3 or 4 managers adding a few players here and there and having a squad that has no identity. That's the slow burn version of what Hurst has done here, so he needs to really keep producing until Christmas to justify keeping him on.
Whatever happens, anything less than 15th is a failure, relegation unspeakable. The fact we're now hoping for failure in the first season is telling. |
But if, and it's such a big if, Sears can catch fire like when he first joined ITFC, and Jackson hits his stride, AND Dozzers pushes on and Huws sorts himself out, maybe we can put a run together. Speaking of which, where the fook IS Huws? | |
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| Drove 8hrs for this...... on 17:15 - Oct 7 with 4081 views | Moriarty |
| Drove 8hrs for this...... on 14:10 - Oct 7 by Mullet |
I don't know. Like I said, I was told as much again but who knows the shelf life or validity of a lot of this stuff? For me, it seems like he is at a low ebb regardless. He looks like a man who is tired and aged already.
A lot of people are hanging their hats on this picture of him and Chambers. I think the strength of which shows how insecure their sense of "all is well" and these rumours being made up is. We'd all love it to be fine, but it evidently isn't and hasn't been. To take one moment out of context and dismiss the last 3 months is beyond silly.
I felt he looked a little shocked to win, obviously relieved and didn't know how to react. It was Chambers going to him after all, the players came to us. There was no sense of running to him and Doig but fairly rigid acknowledgements each way. I'd say if things aren't as bad as made out, they're closer to it than further.
The big decision is do we now give him this month anyway? It makes or breaks our season, especially as we didn't move far up the table thanks to results elsewhere and who we play. |
It’s a big decision alright - stick or twist.
I think it’s either GB or PH for QPR (I’m team GB).
I can’t comment on the rumors of what is/isn’t going on behind the scenes. Maybe ME should go all in ala Donnie Brasco and back PH in a brief statement early next week if he’s not minded to act though.
His silence mixed with the rumors don’t help anyone. ME must be aware of them.
Condolences on your family bereavement. [Post edited 7 Oct 2018 17:41]
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| Drove 8hrs for this...... on 17:35 - Oct 7 with 4027 views | carlisleaway |
| Drove 8hrs for this...... on 07:49 - Oct 7 by Mullet |
Cheers mate, hopefully see you again this season at some point.
We were far from brilliant yesterday but it meant so much getting that win finally. Swansea will wonder how the hell they managed to lose the game, but neither side were consistent for 90 minutes and for once that was t our benefit.
It's a shame the highlights don't show Skuse's through ball or his blocked shot in the latter stages as he looked certain to score a great goal. |
I do believe you are after Phils job, but what an excellent report. |  | | |
| I'm far from optimistic on 17:35 - Oct 7 with 4031 views | Steve_M |
| I'm far from optimistic on 15:15 - Oct 7 by Dyland |
But if, and it's such a big if, Sears can catch fire like when he first joined ITFC, and Jackson hits his stride, AND Dozzers pushes on and Huws sorts himself out, maybe we can put a run together. Speaking of which, where the fook IS Huws? |
If Sears played like he did in 2015-16 he would be a good asset, yes the goals dried up but his pace and workrate always brought a lot to that team, there were a good number of assets too.
He's made two goals for Edwards this season in limited game time. |  |
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| I'm far from optimistic on 19:58 - Oct 7 with 3774 views | Mullet |
| I'm far from optimistic on 15:15 - Oct 7 by Dyland |
But if, and it's such a big if, Sears can catch fire like when he first joined ITFC, and Jackson hits his stride, AND Dozzers pushes on and Huws sorts himself out, maybe we can put a run together. Speaking of which, where the fook IS Huws? |
I think there are too many variables there, and that in itself is tied to the root of Hurst's failure thus far.
Yesterday only featured Pennington, Nsiala, Donacien (45 mins), Chalobah and Edwards plus Jackson in the 90th minute. The rest were all inherited players, some of whom he had initially written off, criticised publicly and collectively.
Had we been seeing maybe 3 or 4 new faces over time and bedded in we'd never have gotten to this point and that seems to come from his insistence he could do better, and usurp the nexus of what was a good squad by and large. | |
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| Drove 8hrs for this...... on 20:01 - Oct 7 with 3753 views | Mullet |
| Drove 8hrs for this...... on 17:15 - Oct 7 by Moriarty |
It’s a big decision alright - stick or twist.
I think it’s either GB or PH for QPR (I’m team GB).
I can’t comment on the rumors of what is/isn’t going on behind the scenes. Maybe ME should go all in ala Donnie Brasco and back PH in a brief statement early next week if he’s not minded to act though.
His silence mixed with the rumors don’t help anyone. ME must be aware of them.
Condolences on your family bereavement. [Post edited 7 Oct 2018 17:41]
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Thank you.
I think if the replacement mooted is lined up and ready to go, that's the likelier scenario than GB. It'd be a reboot of #ANewEra starting at QPR and that would be preferable in that scenario.
Had we lost yesterday we'd be on 6pts and Hull would only be ahead of us on merit of beating us with worse GD. That'd have made his position untenable. Given we were expected and lucky not to lose at certain points, he is literally on a razor's edge.
Evans doesn't like making decisions, so it really could be a sliding doors moment this weekend. | |
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