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Thread | Just watched last 15 of QPR vs Coventry. 2 Things.
at 21:57 22 Oct 2024
1) These are 2 teams who are struggling this season, but it really illustrated the jump in quality to the premier league. All huff and puff but so little quality.
2) The club tannoy playing Lifted by the Lighthouse Family as the teams went off. Bloody hell, I think I'd hand my season ticket in if that was the end of game music at PR. Music so bland that even radio 2 listeners would find it a bit dull. |
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Thread | That was all a bit powder puff wasn't it?
at 18:23 19 Oct 2024
Not too often we've looked that tame since Mckenna came in, but we didn't seem especially up for it today, with possible exception of Delap.
I don't generally like boiling football down to whether the team was 'up for it' enough, but it did feel like that today. 2 nil down and chasing the game, and we barely made a foul. Phillips made a couple of strong challenges in the second half, which briefly roused the crowd, and that was about it.
Morsy playing with the hand brake on due to fear of suspension is a big problem.
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Thread | Don't feel confident today
at 07:56 19 Oct 2024
Whenever I see Everton they look like a premier league version of the teams we used to struggle against in league 1.
All big forearms, super aggressive press, direct football, dangerous from set pieces, Tarkowski being a bit of a thug etc etc.
A game where we'll very much need to stand up to the fight before we get the chance to play our football.
A game we could clearly do with a win from, but it's going to be a tough one, make no mistake. |
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Thread | Today was rubbish, no point dressing it up, but.....
at 18:10 5 Oct 2024
It's just one game - just 6 days ago we were all buzzing after outplaying Villa in the second half.
I had mixed feelings about getting promoted last season, the actual moment was amazing and what football is all about, but the jump to this level is vast and the season was always going to be a tough ask, regardless of the signings we've made.
That said, the last 2 home games have been hugely encouraging, and you get the impression that Portman Road will be where we pick up the majority of our points.
I wonder if McKenna will start to adopt a more cautious approach away from home, as we were far too easy to play through at times today, and we'll get punished by teams at this level.
Apologies, that's a bit of a jumbled post, but the main point is that today isn't the end of the world, and it isn't a sign of our impending doom. But we will need to be much better than today to pick up points on the road. |
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Thread | After 6 games - where are we compared to your expectations?
at 17:46 30 Sep 2024
Being realistic, I did fear we may struggle to get a foothold at the start of the season, a tough opening and a lot of squad changes playing into that. As good as we've been over the last 2 seasons, the jump up to this league is huge, and I was mainly just looking for us to be competitive in games whilst we found our feet.
Whilst we'd all like a win soon, I'm hugely impressed with what we've done so far, especially at home. We've kept a reasonably tight defence (Man City aside), starting to click in terms of chance creation, and gone 4 games unbeaten. It was really noticeable how much better we were in transition yesterday, with our counter attacks creating a number of chances, whereas in previous games we gave possession back far too easily.
So, in summary, I think we're slightly ahead of where I expected us to be at this point. |
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Thread | Anyone else getting a Flight Centre advert page popping up?
at 18:18 29 Sep 2024
Very annoying, and need to refresh page to stop it happening.
Still getting this today - it's almost like I'm clicking on an invisible link as it comes up when I click the forum link. [Post edited 30 Sep 20:05]
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Thread | Sunday score predictions then?
at 11:51 27 Sep 2024
Really tough game, needless to say, but I have a hunch we'll nab a draw.
We've already seen that we're prepared to play much more on the front foot at home, much like we did last season, and I think things will start to click in the final third after a solid week on the training ground.
2-2.
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Thread | VAR so far this season
at 11:55 24 Sep 2024
Man City game aside, which wasn't exactly game changing stuff, VAR hasn't really added that much drama so far has it? And I don't get the impression that it's been too much of an issue in other games either.
Has the VAR system finally been refined to be less intrusive in games? |
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Thread | Ramsdale's kicking yesterday
at 08:52 22 Sep 2024
Having seen him yesterday, you can see exactly why Arteta wanted to upgrade at Arsenal.
He looks a horrible fit for how Southampton want to play, giving the ball away with relatively simple passes a number of times. Clearly an excellent shot stopper though.
Conversely, Muric is looking a better keeper for us with each passing week. |
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Thread | As scrappy as that was at times, especially in the final third...
at 17:07 21 Sep 2024
We had more shots, more shots on target, 10 corners to 2......
We need to improve our chance creation, massively, but despite that and the near defeat today, I don't think we're a million miles from where we need to be. We've only conceded 2 in 3 games too, which suggests the defensive part of our game isn't a million miles out.
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