| Forum Thread | The impact of Blackburn at 06:37 2 Apr 2024
Noticed that they finally turned some decent performances into a big win yesterday, albeit that Sunderland were garbage. Can't help but feel with their goal scoring threat they will offer real problems to every team they face, and luckily for us, they still have to play all of the parachute sides.. Someone's going to come a cropper against them [Post edited 2 Apr 6:37]
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| Forum Thread | 100 goals at 22:43 5 Mar 2024
We've scored 73 so far 10 games left Since Kieffer Moore joined we've scored 22 in 8 That's 2.75 a game 27 goals to come! |
| Forum Thread | Four league losses.... at 10:27 16 Feb 2024
In McKenna's first season. 4 league losses In McKenna's second season. 4 league losses In McKenna's third season, 4 league losses So we're due to go unbeaten until the end of the season. Happy Friday everybody! |
| Forum Thread | Preston Roll-call at 10:23 2 Feb 2024
Who's there tomorrow? I'm taking my godson and his dad ( they are ManUtd fans, but want to enjoy some proper football :-) ) Haven't been to Preston for years... where's best to park up? ( no airports please)... |
| Forum Thread | Build up to the Leicester goal at 10:08 23 Jan 2024
There's been a lot of talk about Leif's body position for the own goal, but for me the interesting discussion should be in the communication between Woolfy and Clarke. 1. Woolfy comes deep with Cannon, who then heads for the sideline... Woolfy goes with him, so Clarke has to move inside to cover. I remember thinking then, bet we end up in a problem at RB as they sort themselves out... 2. Woolfy tracks Cannon back into the middle, but just as he overlaps with Clarke, the ball comes into the RB area. AT this point, Clarke hasn't made the decision if he's back at RB or still covering the centre.. Questions.... should Woolfy have followed Cannon that far out in the first place. How could Woolfy and Clarke have managed the situation better. I'm not on a blame game here. Its a beautifully worked goal, and symptomatic of the excellent movement that the Leicester team showed in that first half. I'm just intrigued, because as soon as Woolfy was out wide, I thought we'd have a problem, and that's exactly what occurred. |
| Forum Thread | This article is everything that is wrong with the handball rule guidelines at 09:56 17 Jan 2024
Reading Howard Webb's VAR analysis on the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68001701 I came across this gem... "This is not just Odegaard accidentally falling on to the ball. He does slip, his arm does go out, but he actually pulls his arm back in towards his body, which is when the ball makes contact with the arm. "The VAR looked at that aspect. He felt it was a case of Odegaard trying to make himself actually smaller by bringing the arm back towards the body. That is the element that's important here. "Whether it's instinctive or deliberate, he gets a huge advantage by bringing the arm back towards the ball. All the feedback we got afterwards was very clear. "This is one that didn't reach the right outcome on that basis." So what they are saying, is that if you make yourself bigger, and it hits your arm, its a penalty, and if you make yourself smaller, and it hits your arm, its a penalty. What an absolute crock of s*** they have made this. |
| Forum Thread | Train home thoughts at 18:00 1 Jan 2024
Disappointing, but understandable. We're at the end of a ridiculously hard period, and it feels like everyone needs a break and a reset. The first 20 minutes today were some of the worst I've seen under McKenna. Simple balls being missed, passing it out of play, no shape or rhythm, but we grew into it, and by half time we're looking much better. Came out really sharp second half and felt like we were in control, but just didn't have the cutting edge needed. Clarke is too right footed to play the Davis role. Had so much space but always had to turn inside. Similar issues with Hutchinson when he came on down the left, way to ken to cut inside. Burns looked like he wasn't really over his illness, half a yard short of pace and so lacked conviction in what he was doing. Both refs were pretty dreadful. Stoke fans didn't make a peep until the sending off Can we do it on a wet night in Stoke? Not quite... [Post edited 1 Jan 18:02]
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| Forum Thread | Grief, loneliness, mental health struggles at Christmas at 14:49 21 Dec 2023
Just a little reminder on here, that Christmas is often a hard time for a lot of people. Memories of loved ones lost, or reminders of happier times, and a break from social routines, means that people can often be alone with their thoughts, which is sometimes a sad and dangerous place to be. This was brought home to me today - I lost my aunt in April, suddenly, to a Stroke. She had no children of her own, so me and my brother had a really close relationship with her. Most Christmases, she would come and visit. As I was finishing off Christmas cards and gifts today, I was hit by a wave of grief, realising that there was no gift to send to her, that I wouldn't chat to her on Christmas day, and we wouldn't share the normal laughs over the similar gifts that her and my mum always managed to send to each other. So this Christmas, take some time to think about anyone that you know who might be alone, and could do with a bit of support or social contact, or if you are struggling, please reach out to someone, either in real life, or even on here. I think we've all seen that this place can be incredibly supportive when it needs to be. Look after yourselves, everyone, I hope your Christmas brings you peace and joy ( and 6 points by boxing day night). its ok, to not be ok -but reach out to someone, help is available if you need it. Cheers. |
| Forum Thread | Greg Leigh - League 1 POTM for September at 07:56 13 Oct 2023
Really pleased for him that his move has worked out so well. Earned a start for Jamaica last night too, which should please the Barnsley fans ;-) |
| Forum Thread | Greg Leigh - Goal Machine! at 09:38 4 Oct 2023
Scored again last night for Oxford... 3 this week, and is now their top scorer with 4 in 5 games :-) So glad that Williams has come in and done a good job for us, allowing him to get the game time that he needed at this stage of his career, and allowing him to flourish. |
| Forum Thread | Wednesday afternoon stroll at 20:11 16 Sep 2023
Well that was pretty good. Should have won by a lot more, but a thoroughly professional way performance. We kept them at arms length most of the afternoon, and only a combination of bad finishing, great goalkeeping, and and appalling ref kept the scoreline tight. If we can find that clinical edge in front of goal again, well be in great shape. |
| Forum Thread | Sheff Weds parking alternatives to Gatwick.... at 09:58 12 Sep 2023
Not been to Hillsborough before, and will be driving over from South Manchester. What's the parking situation like? Any recommendations? Don't mind paying for a car park, if its convenient and easy to get away at the end. Seen some people mentioning Middlewood park and ride as an option.... [Post edited 12 Sep 2023 9:59]
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| Forum Thread | Interesting full debut for Greg Leigh at 10:58 4 Sep 2023
Scored equaliser for 10 man Oxford in time added on, only to then pick up his second yellow and get sent off, before seeing Port Vale win it with a 99th minute penalty! |
| Forum Thread | Did we really learn anything new yesterday? at 14:33 7 Aug 2023
A few people pointing out that yesterday was a great learning experience... for me, not so much. I think it was more a confirmation of a lot of stuff that we already knew 1. We struggle against a really good press - It happened a few times last season, Burton away, Barnsley away, to name a couple. Most teams can't do it for the whole game. Even Sunderland struggled after the first 20 minutes, and that extra split second allowed us to start playing. I think we'll improve on this as we get exposed to it more and more. 2. We are actually pretty good without the ball. I know people were saying that our defensive record was more to do with how little we allowed the oppo the ball last season, but actually, we have really good shape, work hard, and generally have good discipline. We don't need a major overhaul. 3. We are prone to losing the connection between the front three and the rest of the squad when we make those substitutions. Its happened many times, we take off the front 3, and then break the link. Definitely something to work on. 4. We are at our best, when we're trying to win games, we're a lot less good at trying not to lose them. Yesterday, we backed off once they went down to 10, thinking we could manage the game out, and we've done it a few times last season. We invite teams onto us, and then we get too deep and can't retain possession. IN summary, yesterday's game encapsulated all that is good, and all that needs a bit of work with ITFC, but really it was a great away performance... we don't need to change much, but some of the weaknesses that we've had in the past were shown a bit brighter against a decent team. |
| Forum Thread | Kids priority memberships at 09:38 12 Jul 2023
I see a few people worrying that they won't be able to take their kids, as priority levels don't match. I wonder if a tweak that the club could do, would be that if you link a junior and adult account together, you could average the points between them for ticket priority, so If I had 30 points, and my kid wanted to start coming, we could go in at 15 point level to buy two tickets.... Might make it easier for the next generation of away fans.... what do people think? |
| Forum Thread | 2nd test Day three. at 10:02 30 Jun 2023
Don't think he's going to be playing for a bit |
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