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Comment | Chaplin: The Best Four Years of My Life
at 14:05:40
And I should have added....it's a complete reset, a new team, and hopefully the creation of a fresh culture. Some of the signings in recent weeks appear to be good, positive and effective footballers. Chaplin has no doubt been cast aside to make space in the 25 for those the big investments that haven't hit the mark during the previous 12 months (Clarke, Philigene, Taylor, Johnson etc.), who are (hopefully) going to push to be better. |
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Comment | Chaplin: The Best Four Years of My Life
at 14:00:24
Chaplin comes across as a thoroughly decent, hard working, and committed player. Sometimes a bit sulky and grumpy with his teammates on the pitch, but maybe that's where the desire and willingness to battle comes in.
He was one of the few that we had in the squad at the time of the second promotion (which we all knew and commented on at the time, that it had come to early), that might cut it in the Prem....Hutchison when in the mood, Hladly/Walton maybe, Broadhead yes and maybe Burgess with the right centre-half companion. Davis can't defend so for me he needed a role higher up the pitch......and our defence wasn't good in League 1, the Championship so definitely not the Prem, particularly with the way we play. It still isn't a strong defensive unit! The squad was never Prem material, and I agree with various points above regarding leaders, those that inspire and demand a work ethic, which we've been sorely lacking in and our little maestro has now left as well.
Thanks Chappers and good luck. Kind of hoping we don't need you in January, but we shall see. |
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Comment | Chaplin Set For Pompey Return
at 16:05:45
Disagree with this one....
He's busy, effective and has a pass in him that only Broadhead could match, and now we are looking to have lost both.
Yes he can go missing in matches, but so do the other ten players on the grass quite frequently.
A huge disappointment.
Let's hope that all of these new players coming in can help KM come up with an effective plan A and a plan B and C then. We can but hope. |
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Comment | Ogbene Set For Blades Medical
at 11:37:00
Maybe Sheffield Utd are actually interested in signing him permanently, but need to know more as to the impact of that injury and his future level of performance. After being out so long and not looking the same player we signed in the early games, they are being cautious. |
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Comment | Town Close to Signing West Brom Defender Furlong
at 12:16:47
I like this. We need a different right back as there are far too many ways to get around and past Johnson and teams are already sussing that out. He recovers half decently but he needs to do that way too often for my liking.
We are still trying to buy, create and settle ona new team, with no real cohesion created last season whilst struggling in the Prem with those players bought 6 and 12 months ago.
The likes of Akpom, Cajuste, Matusiwa and Mcateer yet to get going too so I think things are looking up. Furlong and this Egeli fellow up front, and start playing with some drive and pace, please, oh and start pulling the trigger early, get lots of shots in like the first 2 years of KM's reign!!! |
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Comment | Ipswich Town 1-1 Southampton - Match Report
at 14:42:31
Am relatively happy with the efforts today. Clarke and Pillogene playing on the opposite sides to what have been used to definitely worked. And Ogbenne looked a bit fitter in terms of using the ball too.
Matusiwa looks a bit slow for me but I guess it'll take a few games to settle in, but there again, so was Morsy. Just need a little more skill alongside him (not Taylor).
Davis better. Johnson I really can't work out, as he's not a great defender. Szmodics was busy and does look dangerous. Chaplin was very good when he came on. Hirst, not convinced he can be the main man. I like him, his hold up play is good, but he isn't a finisher, not clinical enough, and gives away a lot more fouls than he wins.
A couple of terrible yellow card awards to Town players that were wrong, blatantly, but we did receive favourable decisions on a number of occasions where it was equally debatable.
Pleased with the work rate too. |
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Comment | Town Eyeing Uruguayan International Defender
at 16:33:40
Can he play fullback, either side maybe...because we sure as eggs are eggs haven't an abundance of talent available on either side.
At less than six foot tall you'd think maybe that is where he could fit in. |
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Comment | McKenna: Young Duo Continued How They've Been All Summer
at 09:13:56
A response to Poet's comment and seeing a special talent, i.e. Kieran Dyer.
Some of you may remember a number of years back Town u18 played Southampton in a two legged end of season final....Ed Upson was 15 and scored for us, to win it, and he had a decent career but not with us.
Best player on the pitch was on the Southampton side, and looked very good indeed. One Theo Walcott, also 15, whilst Gareth Bale had his moments as well.
2005 it was! |
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Comment | O'Shea Confirmed as New Captain
at 10:27:41
Top player, top man, top choice.....if he can get a few more of his teammates to play with the same heart, desire and focus, we've got a much better chance of keeping clean sheets, which is of course half the battle.
Come on you blues!!!! |
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Comment | Town and Boro Agree Hackney Fee
at 14:33:20
I'm looking at these highlights (the first couple of minutes only) and am thinking that this is what I thought Jack Taylor was brought in to do....he looks a bit quicker than JT but not a lot!
However, the both of them will certainly be more mobile than Luongo, Morsy and Phillips so let's get it done, please. |
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Comment | Wrexham Make £7m Approach For Broadhead
at 22:52:39
I'd really like him to stay.
One of just a few players we have that can go past players AND get a shot away OR play in a teammate.
He, like Hurst, have been dissed in the media about how they failed in the Prem, only x goals and assists.....but they both spent large chunks of the season unfit.
Briadhead offers so much more than Jack Clrake |
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Comment | Hutchinson Exit Looking Closer as Brentford Agree Mbeumo Fee
at 22:15:37
I don't understand these comments as I've not seen anywhere that Omari has said he wants to go to Brentford, let alone leave.
A club fancies signing him, they made a bid and it wasn't good enough for it to be considered, end of.....unless Brentford or a.n.other try again.
Am sure that is no different to what we are doing with these signings everybody is waiting for ITFC to announce.
We were poor last season in the Prem, it was always going to be tough and we knew it, we made loads of signings and had an incredible amount of injuries that seriously damaged our chances. All of the other reasons for our demise have been put on here hundreds of times.
Our two best players in the latter half of the season were O'Shea and Palmer, for me, and they are still at Town. We've at least 6 others who spent most of last season injured, so they will be in the mix to start.
Philigene and Burns I guess are not going to be ready, the former being the weakest and weediest excuse for a footballer I've ever seen (I think only Grealish falls over more), whilst I'm really hoping that when Wes is back we start using him as we did before i.e. cross field balls into the space behind for him to get onto (we all saw him in space in the early stages in the Prem but for some unknown reason the ball was rarely played out for him like we did in League 1 and the Championship.
I still have hope for the new season, but I was really surprised, pleasantly, that we kept going and got promoted despite a very poor defence 15 months ago. That for me will be key. Fingers crossed we get in a half decent right back, and a robust front man to lead the line along with Hirst. |
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Comment | Luton Eyeing Al-Hamadi
at 15:39:38
I must be honest and say I haven't yet worked out why we signed him in the first place.
Not sure I've seen him make any intelligent forward runs, he does seem to run around a lot, usually whoever the ball isn't, and he always appears to be struggling for breath, looking leggy at best, even when only just having come onto the pitch.
So for me he hasn't ever looked fit enough to play at championship level, hasn't a strong left or right foot (most of his efforts are scuffs, certainly not achieving clean contact with the ball), he doesn't really head the ball anywhere intentionally and that penalty, OMG, dreadful!
There are no redeeming features for me, I do feel we should move him on. Please. |
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Comment | Clarke: Slicker Thrown Into Situation He Perhaps Wasn't Ready For
at 08:40:24
WestSussexBlue......the article says the second choice keeper (i.e. the sub due to sit on the bench) was injured in the warmup, hence 3rd choice Slicker ended up being involved, and on the pitch when Gunn was injured.
He did look pretty unconvincing with what I saw of the game, sadly, very much like Muric in many games this past season....casual, a bit slow to react to everything and almost spaced out.....interesting that both of them were at Man City. |
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Comment | Cajuste Among Nominees for Goal of the Season Award
at 14:13:41
For me the goal of the season was that Mitoma goal, where he controlled the high ball on the run with two defenders around him, went inside and then buried it. Ball played from the keeper. Against Chelsea in February.
If that had been Mo Salah, or Son, Saka, it would have been shown and talked about every day of the week (and weekend!).
As it isn't on the shortlist (incredibly), Cajuste for me then. |
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Comment | Ipswich Town 1-3 West Ham United - Match Report
at 22:29:43
And apologies for a duplicate post....was getting pretty worked up typing it and a double hit of my phone and whoops.
Probably an age thing, what with supporting Town for over 50+ years, and going to games for 40 of them, on and off.
But at least we've the Chelsea win (at home!!!) to remember........ |
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