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Comment | Yellow Cards and Why They Bug Me
at 12:19:37
I agree with all that. To me, it seems as though the sin bin idea - with two sin bin offences in one game being the same as two yellows are at the moment, a red and a one-game suspension - addresses a number of the complaints. The straight red would still be available and would carry a greater future penalty of two or three game suspensions. A sin bin does benefit the non-offending side as it reduces their number immediately. |
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Comment | McKenna: Me and Karl Were Both Happy to Abandon and Play the Game Another Day
at 18:56:09
Whether you agree with McK or not it is reasonable to point out that TV cameras enhance visibility to a high degree. It is quite usual for cameras to show adequate visibility where the view on the pitch is almost totally obscured. You get the same effect with light levels at cricket matches, for instance |
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Comment | Portsmouth Papa Johns Trophy Tie Date Set
at 18:39:57
Trying to buy Portsmouth tickets gives a message saying "an error has ocurred" and doesn't go any further. Has anyone else experienced this? The Buxton tickets link works fine. |
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Comment | Viewpoint: Portsmouth - 01/10/2022
at 16:50:40
Staying on the referring theme I also disagree over Portsmouth's second "penalty". I've looked at it time and time again and I cannot see why any reasonably competent referee would give that as a penalty - a coming together after the ball had been struck, fairly, by Morsey, when it was his ball to clear. If anything, Curtis committed the foul; and as for it being a brain lapse by Morsey, if he had left the ball alone then we would have been moaning about his poor decision-making. |
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Comment | More Than 27,000 Tickets Sold For Pompey Clash
at 20:33:22
I can also remember the 38,010. With several others I was collecting names on a petition to extend the Centre Spot's licensing hours to cover non-match days, which proved very popular and was successful. I got in to my usual spot in the Churchman's end of the East stand (a standing area) about 10 minutes before kick-off |
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Comment | Released Defender Andoh Joins Buxton
at 13:15:38
Ipswichbusiness - Mark McGuiness was never our player. He was on loan for the season from Arsenal, who still hold his registration. He is at Sheffield Wednesday at the moment, again on loan. Makes the stats look even worse. |
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Comment | McKenna on Bonne and Aluko
at 18:21:47
Timefliesby - there were actually three other players with ITFC connections in that squad, all of whom played; although one of the thrree had been subbedoff before Aluko came on. And I confess, I did use the internet! |
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Comment | Town Target Celina Return
at 10:58:12
Would be good if it happened. @blueboy1981 - John Wark would certainly disagree with you on returning players; he came back twice and was a clear success in all three spells with the club. That's how he got to be GOAT |
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Comment | Power of Motivation
at 16:08:39
Just to throw an additional factor into the mix, while Bobby Robson was indeed a great 'carrot' man, his success was greatly helped and complemented by having a very definite 'stick' man in Bobby Ferguson - a winning combination of excellent man manager and excellent coach/tactician. Arguably neither was as effective when entirely on their own - that was certainly true when Bobby Ferguson took over as manager, as the players who had been 'beaten up' by Ferguson as a coach had nowhere to go for comfort, |
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Comment | Damned Lies and Football Statistics?
at 17:38:11
Very interesting. I agree that this shows how undervalued McCarthy's efforts were and it is interesting to see the job he is now doing at Cardiff. A 4-0 demolition of Derby gives an interesting one-on-one comparison. As far as Paul Cook's figures are concerned, wouwould it not be fairer to score his 2020 performance as a 13th place finish, that is ignoring the 12-point penalty? That would give him a +7 score for 2020, which makes him look a much more hopeful proposition and certainly vastly superior to Lambert. Of course, I might be just clutching at straws here. |
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Comment | Ipswich Town 0-1 Coventry City - Match Report
at 18:39:14
Dreadful result - essentially tactical naivety and no idea of what they are supposed to be doing. That lies fair and square with the manager who has to go - although by now it is probably too late for this season. Reading some comments however, i have to observe that (1) Chambers was not at fault for Coventry's goal - and he is not guilty of most of the blame that gets laid at his feet, week after week. If anyone was to blame it was Nolan for losing the ball, although he will claim he was fouled. And what's the alternative? Woolfie is good, yes, but young and inclined to be far too casual; conceding positional advantage on several occasions where Coventry fortunately failed to take advantage (2) Edwards , rather than being on the "sack" list, was the best player on the Ipswich side and if more had showed half the aggression and inventiveness (from a natural left-winger being asked to play at right-back) we could have dealt comfortably with Coventry. (3) Dozzell and Bishop operate on a different level from the others - I'm not sure whether that is a plus or a minus, however.
At the moment I don't know what they are meant to be doing when they kick off, and I don't think that they do, either. Time to find someone who can answer that question for them. |
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Comment | Judge: As Low as I've Felt in My Career
at 11:00:26
I notice that he doesn't comment on his own performance - which last night was an all too familiar non-event. He offers nothing for anyone to build on, looks to pass back - or get rid of the ball anywhere - rather than offer a constructive outlet. Possibly the most disappointing signing over the last couple of years when compared to his reputation. At his age and experience, once he is on the pitch he should be able to thrive under any manager, particularly one who lets him play wherever he wants. |
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Comment | Blackpool Linked With Nolan Move
at 19:53:53
It's not entirely correct to saythat he "hasn't featured" recently, as he was on the bench on Saturday. There were some concerns about Huws coming up towards half time and Nolan would have been the best replacement at that time, given the way that Town were set up. Makes perfect sense to keep him as a squad member who is well suited to a pressing game. |
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Comment | Wing Wonders (Part Two)
at 11:24:34
My "trademark" memory of Micky Lambert is at throw-ins around the edge of the opponents box. He would feint to the right, then spin to the left where the throw had just gone, losing his marker and being in a prime position to shoot - and not infrequently score. In my mind, I can see that move now and have often wondered why modern players don't seem to even bother trying such moves. |
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