| Just a little over six weeks since we thrashed Blackpool 02:25 - Dec 4 with 2691 views | Illinoisblue |
Edwards on fire, Chambo’s volley, all seemed right with the world. How the fk did we end up here?
Injuries.
Disrespecting the FA Cup yet again
More injuries
Shambles at Doncaster
Robbed at Sunderland
More injuries
A win at Plymouth is vital. Will help everyone calm the fk down. |  |
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| Just a little over six weeks since we thrashed Blackpool on 02:33 - Dec 4 with 2314 views | dominiciawful |
I don't think it will. |  |
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| Not without apologies and changes (n/t) on 02:36 - Dec 4 with 2306 views | ScottCandage |
| Just a little over six weeks since we thrashed Blackpool on 02:33 - Dec 4 by dominiciawful |
I don't think it will. |
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| Just a little over six weeks since we thrashed Blackpool on 02:40 - Dec 4 with 2300 views | MrTown |
Think it will take more than a win at Plymouth to simmer things down.
You beat Plymouth, Portsmouth, Burton & Peterborough in a row it would go little way.
You and me both know that won’t be happening. |  |
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| Just a little over six weeks since we thrashed Blackpool on 04:14 - Dec 4 with 2247 views | SpruceMoose |
Personally I couldn't give a flying fook if we win on Saturday now The club need to make an apology to Phil. Even then, this won't be forgotten. |  |
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| We are ALL owed an apology... on 04:17 - Dec 4 with 2248 views | ScottCandage |
| Just a little over six weeks since we thrashed Blackpool on 04:14 - Dec 4 by SpruceMoose |
Personally I couldn't give a flying fook if we win on Saturday now The club need to make an apology to Phil. Even then, this won't be forgotten. |
But yeah, Phil is first in that line. | | | |
| Just a little over six weeks since we thrashed Blackpool on 07:22 - Dec 4 with 2080 views | lazyblue |
At last a reasonably sensible post.
I am not a PL but for Christ sake look how injuries have messed us up in last few weeks and and disrupted the flow of the early season form. |  | | |
| Just a little over six weeks since we thrashed Blackpool on 08:17 - Dec 4 with 1994 views | Metal_Hacker |
| Just a little over six weeks since we thrashed Blackpool on 07:22 - Dec 4 by lazyblue |
At last a reasonably sensible post.
I am not a PL but for Christ sake look how injuries have messed us up in last few weeks and and disrupted the flow of the early season form. |
Here we go again...you mention "weeks" in your post BUT this whole scenario has been happening months / season and a half / since PL's been here
This isn't a "just in the last few weeks" thing
Performances have only been poor in the last few weeks have they ? If so apart from Blackpool when are the others you can refer me to ? |  |
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| Just a little over six weeks since we thrashed Blackpool on 08:27 - Dec 4 with 1951 views | Plums |
| Just a little over six weeks since we thrashed Blackpool on 07:22 - Dec 4 by lazyblue |
At last a reasonably sensible post.
I am not a PL but for Christ sake look how injuries have messed us up in last few weeks and and disrupted the flow of the early season form. |
Yes, a lot of injuries - again.
Yes, we had better results earlier in the season but, like last season once a couple of players are out, we fall apart. Our winning run ended last year when KVY got injured. This season it’s because Bish and Edwards got hurt.
The evidence is clear, we are only any good because some of our players are better on the day than our competitors. To win the league we need THE SUM of our players to be better but PL hasn’t coached a system or style of play that does that. |  |
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| Just a little over six weeks since we thrashed Blackpool on 08:29 - Dec 4 with 1940 views | StokieBlue |
| Just a little over six weeks since we thrashed Blackpool on 07:22 - Dec 4 by lazyblue |
At last a reasonably sensible post.
I am not a PL but for Christ sake look how injuries have messed us up in last few weeks and and disrupted the flow of the early season form. |
Really?
Go look at the stats, we hardly ever manage to create any chances on goal. The xG is just horrible.
It's not about injuries, the team simply isn't setup by PL to create enough chances.
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| Just a little over six weeks since we thrashed Blackpool on 08:54 - Dec 4 with 1871 views | Steve_M |
I think for this season alone that narrative is reasonable and it's obviously the one Lambert has been excusing himself to Evans with. We were unfortunate at Lincoln, Sunderland and against Portsmouth despite very slow starts in all of those games. And for all the talk of being fortunate against Gillingham and Crewe we totally dominated the first-half of the former and the latter only had two good chances for all their possession.
The last four matches though have been flat, the cohesion and energy of the early season has disappeared. In isolation that's not enough to change a manager but after last season I think it probably is. |  |
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| Just a little over six weeks since we thrashed Blackpool on 09:08 - Dec 4 with 1824 views | Coastalblue |
This has a feel, much like Mick's last days of being pushed over the tipping point, only bigger with a bigger gap between supporters and Club this time.
I'll admit I tend to be a bit of a sit on my hands type supporter rather than demonstrative most of the time, and I'll do what I guess many others like me will do now, which is nothing, don't go, don't watch, don't buy anything. |  |
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| Results have always masked the underlying..... on 09:27 - Dec 4 with 1768 views | Bloots |
....issues on the pitch.
We had 4 shots on target against Blackpool and won 1-4.
We had 4 shots on target against Doncaster and lost 4-1.
Nothing really changed other than the result.
I know Evans is getting it from the fans right now (quite rightly), but the issues on the pitch remain the same as they were last season. |  |
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| Just a little over six weeks since we thrashed Blackpool on 09:28 - Dec 4 with 1754 views | SomethingBlue |
I'm not really sure what will calm things down at this point, nor how it ends. These feel like uncharted waters, it's not good. | |
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| Indeed this..... on 09:31 - Dec 4 with 1742 views | Bloots |
| Just a little over six weeks since we thrashed Blackpool on 08:29 - Dec 4 by StokieBlue |
Really?
Go look at the stats, we hardly ever manage to create any chances on goal. The xG is just horrible.
It's not about injuries, the team simply isn't setup by PL to create enough chances.
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....you wouldn't win a football match with the best 11 players in the world if you don't kick the ball towards the oppositions goal.
I wrote that sarcastically, but the more I think about it then it actually is our problem.
"Kick it towards their goal!!!" | |
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| Just a little over six weeks since we thrashed Blackpool on 09:50 - Dec 4 with 1679 views | Bent_double |
| Just a little over six weeks since we thrashed Blackpool on 07:22 - Dec 4 by lazyblue |
At last a reasonably sensible post.
I am not a PL but for Christ sake look how injuries have messed us up in last few weeks and and disrupted the flow of the early season form. |
Injuries, injuries, injuries.
Yes, we have loads of injuries, more than any other club in this league it would seem. Why is that, it can't just be bad luck or because we happen to sign injury prone players surely?
Then you have teams like Charlton who rock up to PR a week ago without any recognised centre-backs....and we barely laid a finger on them during the game.
Oh well, what's the point, it truly is 'Us v Them' now, but they have complete control of the club, so I guess we should just sit quietly and wait for Them to get it right. |  |
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| Just a little over six weeks since we thrashed Blackpool on 09:52 - Dec 4 with 1678 views | unstableblue |
A useful perspective Illinois thanks for posting.
As I posted yesterday there is some merit in the notion we have shown some improvement this term and fans seem to have def-con 3 on Lambert with no reference to this or the injuries.
Sunderland away had some fantastic play from town and we were genuinely robbed by the ref. And that was fairly recently. A lot of losses in the cup, but we’ve played a C/B side. Plus dozzell, edwards and Bishop have been our most influential players have been out.
But I personally think Lambert has not conducted himself well, and our effectiveness in the final third remains a glaring gap in his coaching,
BUT I can just cannot stomach that ‘careful what you wish for’ part of Marcus’ statement and his lack of accountability for terrible managerial appointments. |  |
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| We had 2 shots on target against Sunderland...... on 09:56 - Dec 4 with 1666 views | Bloots |
| Just a little over six weeks since we thrashed Blackpool on 09:52 - Dec 4 by unstableblue |
A useful perspective Illinois thanks for posting.
As I posted yesterday there is some merit in the notion we have shown some improvement this term and fans seem to have def-con 3 on Lambert with no reference to this or the injuries.
Sunderland away had some fantastic play from town and we were genuinely robbed by the ref. And that was fairly recently. A lot of losses in the cup, but we’ve played a C/B side. Plus dozzell, edwards and Bishop have been our most influential players have been out.
But I personally think Lambert has not conducted himself well, and our effectiveness in the final third remains a glaring gap in his coaching,
BUT I can just cannot stomach that ‘careful what you wish for’ part of Marcus’ statement and his lack of accountability for terrible managerial appointments. |
....6 attempts on goal in total.
Certainly not "fantastic play". | |
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| We had 2 shots on target against Sunderland...... on 10:34 - Dec 4 with 1599 views | DanTheMan |
| We had 2 shots on target against Sunderland...... on 09:56 - Dec 4 by Bloots |
....6 attempts on goal in total.
Certainly not "fantastic play". |
Yeah but did you see the passes between the centre backs? #worldclass |  |
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| Just a little over six weeks since we thrashed Blackpool on 10:39 - Dec 4 with 1575 views | Eireannach_gorm |
Genie is out of the bottle. |  | | |
| Just a little over six weeks since we thrashed Blackpool on 10:39 - Dec 4 with 1578 views | jayessess |
| Just a little over six weeks since we thrashed Blackpool on 09:52 - Dec 4 by unstableblue |
A useful perspective Illinois thanks for posting.
As I posted yesterday there is some merit in the notion we have shown some improvement this term and fans seem to have def-con 3 on Lambert with no reference to this or the injuries.
Sunderland away had some fantastic play from town and we were genuinely robbed by the ref. And that was fairly recently. A lot of losses in the cup, but we’ve played a C/B side. Plus dozzell, edwards and Bishop have been our most influential players have been out.
But I personally think Lambert has not conducted himself well, and our effectiveness in the final third remains a glaring gap in his coaching,
BUT I can just cannot stomach that ‘careful what you wish for’ part of Marcus’ statement and his lack of accountability for terrible managerial appointments. |
I'm not sure why we should all act like Lambert was appointed in September 2020. You don't get to fail for 2 years and then point to "some improvement" (in patches) as vindication. |  |
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| Just a little over six weeks since we thrashed Blackpool on 10:43 - Dec 4 with 1568 views | TractorJack |
| Just a little over six weeks since we thrashed Blackpool on 09:52 - Dec 4 by unstableblue |
A useful perspective Illinois thanks for posting.
As I posted yesterday there is some merit in the notion we have shown some improvement this term and fans seem to have def-con 3 on Lambert with no reference to this or the injuries.
Sunderland away had some fantastic play from town and we were genuinely robbed by the ref. And that was fairly recently. A lot of losses in the cup, but we’ve played a C/B side. Plus dozzell, edwards and Bishop have been our most influential players have been out.
But I personally think Lambert has not conducted himself well, and our effectiveness in the final third remains a glaring gap in his coaching,
BUT I can just cannot stomach that ‘careful what you wish for’ part of Marcus’ statement and his lack of accountability for terrible managerial appointments. |
The only fantastic play against Sunderland was when Bish realised he was better off playing on his own. |  | | |
| We had 2 shots on target against Sunderland...... on 10:45 - Dec 4 with 1564 views | Ace_High1 |
| We had 2 shots on target against Sunderland...... on 09:56 - Dec 4 by Bloots |
....6 attempts on goal in total.
Certainly not "fantastic play". |
Some people have been ground down by the football over the last decade, that a few passes strung together now amounts to "great play".
Oh for the days she we would dominate and rip teams apart. |  | | |
| We had 2 shots on target against Sunderland...... on 11:13 - Dec 4 with 1519 views | Steve_M |
| We had 2 shots on target against Sunderland...... on 10:34 - Dec 4 by DanTheMan |
Yeah but did you see the passes between the centre backs? #worldclass |
#Technical. | |
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| Just a little over six weeks since we thrashed Blackpool on 11:55 - Dec 4 with 1455 views | NthQldITFC |
| Just a little over six weeks since we thrashed Blackpool on 08:27 - Dec 4 by Plums |
Yes, a lot of injuries - again.
Yes, we had better results earlier in the season but, like last season once a couple of players are out, we fall apart. Our winning run ended last year when KVY got injured. This season it’s because Bish and Edwards got hurt.
The evidence is clear, we are only any good because some of our players are better on the day than our competitors. To win the league we need THE SUM of our players to be better but PL hasn’t coached a system or style of play that does that. |
Yup, you're not a good side in whatever division you're in until you can regularly dominate the opposition, maintain meaningful pressure with a goal threat throughout a decent portion of most games, and inspire fear in the opposition as a team, or really as a squad. Winning games through 'brilliant' individual performances will always be hit and miss and dependent upon those individuals staying fit, thus the need for a well-coached squad of players all enthusiastic and capable of fitting into the systems. |  |
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| Just a little over six weeks since we thrashed Blackpool on 12:24 - Dec 4 with 1036 views | BlueBadger |
| Just a little over six weeks since we thrashed Blackpool on 09:52 - Dec 4 by unstableblue |
A useful perspective Illinois thanks for posting.
As I posted yesterday there is some merit in the notion we have shown some improvement this term and fans seem to have def-con 3 on Lambert with no reference to this or the injuries.
Sunderland away had some fantastic play from town and we were genuinely robbed by the ref. And that was fairly recently. A lot of losses in the cup, but we’ve played a C/B side. Plus dozzell, edwards and Bishop have been our most influential players have been out.
But I personally think Lambert has not conducted himself well, and our effectiveness in the final third remains a glaring gap in his coaching,
BUT I can just cannot stomach that ‘careful what you wish for’ part of Marcus’ statement and his lack of accountability for terrible managerial appointments. |
Yeah, but all that passing between the centre backs is very technical. |  |
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