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Comment | Manchester United Targeting Town Academy Schoolboy
at 00:09:47
It is disappointing when good youngsters see a better future elsewhere, but I can't immediately recall anyone who has left as an academy player and really gone on to great things. Probably Gibbs at Norwich has made the most progress. Chirewa is on the fringe of the first team at Wolves. Ben Knight, said by some staff to be the most talented player we had ever had at 15-16 years old, is now 21 and on loan at Stockport in League 2, after only 6 appearances on loan for Crewe. |
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Comment | McKenna: Rotherham Are Competitive Every Week
at 20:45:09
Older fans may remember Boxing Day 1974. Town played Luton at PR in the old Division 1. We were top, they were bottom. They won with a last minute Ron Futcher header at the north stand end, the only home game we lost all season. In the event the two points dropped (2 for a win then) would have won us the title on goal average ahead of Derby.
The squad have had a tough week with a long journey thrown in but they need to be bang at it against the Millers. No-one is entitled to win but, If we have any pretensions to automatic promotion, nothing less than a convincing win will do. Fortunately I suspect McKenna is the last one to allow any complacency to creep in, given we've already had a warning from Maidstone.
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Comment | Ipswich Town 2-1 Sunderland - Extended Highlights
at 11:16:58
Having just watched this, I can't believe the no penalty decision near the end. Especially having seen the one Leicester were given earlier in the day, where the defender cleared the ball cleanly. I don't think the Sunderland defender (O' Nien?) got any of it. But I'd still rather do without VAR. |
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Comment | McKenna Tight-Lipped on Gallagher Link
at 15:43:34
Interesting, but a "flat-batted" response would have been, "hell yes, we're havin' him!". KM's quite correct response was to "straight-bat" the question! |
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Comment | McKenna: A Few Niggles and Issues Ahead of Watford Trip
at 20:15:36
Churchman's - Obviously the potential for "worldies" from Taylor is there, but I was thinking more about the extent to which he imposes himself in the middle of the field as M&M do. I just don't think I've seen that from him yet, though it may well come if and when he's a regular starter. |
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Comment | McKenna: A Few Niggles and Issues Ahead of Watford Trip
at 19:22:18
Saxon - I agree with both your posts. If Morsey avoids a booking at Watford I would start Humphreys in place of him against Norwich to make sure he's available at least for Leeds, who are our biggest threat. I know it's the derby but on current form at home we should have enough without the skipper. I remain to be convinced about Taylor as a replacement for either Morsey or Luongo. |
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Comment | Sunderland and Leicester Matches on Sky
at 18:12:13
Well, I suppose this run of reschedulings is good practice for the supporters in case we go up, because there'll be plenty of odd kick-off times in the Prem. |
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Comment | Jackson: Fulham Were a Level Above What We've Faced Before
at 11:47:44
Agree most of Jackson's analysis, but we simply have to accept the consequences of playing a second string eleven, the reasons for which I fully understand. In particular, Walton looked rusty and I feel Hladky would have prevented both the first and certainly the third goals. Kayden himself was simply not sharp enough in front of goal on a night when chances were always going to be at a premium. Notwithstanding his goal against Wolves, Taylor has yet to really impose himself in midfield. The one big plus from the night was Baggott who looked hugely impressive in the time he had on the pitch. Let's hope we get the three points on Saturday to fully justify last night's selection. |
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Comment | Chaplin: We Were the Better Team and Had the Better Chances
at 14:53:53
Honest and fair appraisal from Chaplin. He owes us nothing after last season, but it was unfortunate his failure to turn the ball into an empty net was the difference between 2-1 and 1-2, as he obviously realises. I'm sure McKenna will be going through the video with the squad and a fine toothed comb because on another day all four Leeds goals would have been prevented. It was just one of those games, and a very entertaining one at that. I'm still confident about this season, with or without further additions. |
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Comment | Pert No Fan of 13-Minute Injury Time
at 15:37:11
Pert says "We haven't thought about it (added time) in terms of training." Why do they need to? Players are only standing around or having a drink during stoppages, not racing around at 90mph. A rugby-style clock managed
by an independent timekeeper, which stops during hold ups and runs to 90 minutes, is the obvious way to deal with this issue. At least then we would all know what's going on. |
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Comment | McKenna: Me and Karl Were Both Happy to Abandon and Play the Game Another Day
at 18:49:52
There's a lot to take issue with in this piece, but the idea that Chaplin perpetrated the worst of half a dozen glaring misses because he couldn't see the ball is laughable. It was visible enough from a TV camera 50 yards away. The never ending excuses for poor results are becoming tedious. Perhaps we are simply not as good as we think we are. |
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Comment | Former Keeper Bevis Dies
at 23:09:17
The only game I remember seeing him play in was a 4th round FA Cup tie at Tottenham in 1965, I believe on the day of Winston Churchill's funeral. We lost 5-0 on a pitch with more sand than Southend beach, Greaves 3, Gilzean 2. A good keeper, but as said above, few opportunities with Roy Bailey as first choice. RIP. |
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Comment | Ipswich Town 1-1 Bolton Wanderers - Match Report
at 18:20:08
General outfield play was excellent in the second half. Several are criticising the finishing, but apart from Morsey's late miss the main problem was the final ball. At least half a dozen real opportunities were wasted through overhit final passes, some over just a few yards.On another day Bolton would have shipped four or five. On that evidence, plenty to be optimistic about in my view. |
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Comment | Ashton on Land Purchase, New Pitch and Other Infrastructure Work
at 10:06:29
All great news apart from the digital advertising boards. We don't go to PR to watch advertising, especially gambling ads. They are also an unnecessary distraction for linesmen who have a difficult enough job as it is, see last Saturday as an example. At the very least avoid moving ads and change stills only during breaks in play. Any income lost will be minimal in the broad scheme of things unless and until we make the Prem. |
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Comment | Charlton Athletic 1-0 Ipswich Town - Half-Time
at 21:40:35
Worth a tenner on I Follow just to see how abject the "best squad in League 1" can be, regardless of who's running the show. Outfought all over the pitch. 3 weak headers, all from set pieces, nothing on target. Appalling. |
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Comment | McGreal in Interim Charge For First Time as Blues Travel to Charlton
at 18:24:19
Interesting piece in today's Guardian....
"QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Plymouth Argyle Football Club is delighted to announce the appointment of Steven Schumacher as our new First-Team Manager. Schumacher, 37, succeeds outgoing boss Ryan Lowe, who has resigned from his position with the intention of accepting a managerial role elsewhere” — in a nice bit of comms 101 Plymouth get ahead of the news cycle by announcing their new manager before revealing the old one has departed." |
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