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Thread | Steve Cooper is a bit of a twªt
at 17:33 23 Nov 2024
Moaning about the ref, implying (well, stating) he’s got something against Leicester City. Rather than saying “We think he had a bad game…” he makes it seems that there were factually bad decisions against Leicester in the Chelsea game.
Apart from the fact Leicester benefited from some poor decisions against us, it’s pretty low to weaponise the Coote story.
Won’t be sad to see Leicester relegated. |
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Thread | We’re such a weird team
at 09:06 27 Oct 2024
And that’s why we love us.
What other team would go to Brentford and sweep them off the park with half a team that was starting a League one season just two years ago? To the extent we should have been 4-0 up at half-time.
And then collapse to the degree we did, only to keep pushing and nearly grab a 4-4 draw?
I’m still optimistic. There’s enough spirit, drive and nous there to keep us up. |
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Thread | We’re struggling
at 10:11 20 Oct 2024
Hardly surprising, but still difficult to adjust to after 2 brilliant seasons.
Everton were good. Not hoofball, but different from a lot of other teams. No attacking fullbacks but plenty of skill. Really tough, and their set up meant we never got any what I believe are termed “overloads”.
I think we’ll do better against teams that are willing to go toe-to-toe, like Villa.
They just had better players in key positions. Doucore, DCL and Ndiaye especially. Fantastic bit of skill turning Burns inside out.
The basic Town attacking patterns are there still, so we do get the ball forward at least. But we seem to be tinkering all the time in an effort to find some combination that works, which means we then lack a bit of cohesion.
Was a bit odd ending up with our L1 back 4. Cam and Woolfie did OK while Clark made a bit of a difference. We’ve spent a lot, but really that’s just to give us the depth we need. We’re starting so far behind everyone else.
Bit annoying to hear the return of a couple of NS moaners, and the negative stuff I listened to after the match in Beattie’s was quite something.
Would have been different if Clark had scored or the penalty stood, but pretty comfortable for Everton.
Everton fans make more noise than Liverpool.
Need a win, obviously, and to hit on some formula that just works. |
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Thread | Don’t really get the “we should be beating teams like Southampton” thing
at 08:28 22 Sep 2024
And tut-tutting over yesterday’s performance.
In terms of resources, long term spending and wages we are starting miles behind everyone else, including Southampton.
There are no Lutons or Sheffield Uniteds this time round. Everyone strengthened this season and has a history of Premier League squad building.
It was similar last season, but we won by being more tactically astute, fitter and more together than anyone else. We had to fight more, and for longer.
I also read someone saying “Sorry, but Wes Burns just isn’t good enough for this league”, when a) he’s actually looked dangerous whenever he’s played and b) he’s played 2 and a bit games.
How short are people’s memories? We were playing Forest Green Rovers a couple of seasons ago. |
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Thread | I thought we sounded good all match
at 17:40 21 Sep 2024
Bit disappointing to see a few grumbles on here.
We have by far the cheapest squad and the lowest wage bill in this league. We’ve played Manchester City and Liverpool, a good Fulham team at home and an excellent Brighton away, along with one of our fellow promoted teams away. Getting 3 points from that is absolutely brilliant.
We kept going and, yet again, got an injury time goal. We’ll get a win and start flying.
And Sam Morsy? Fuuucking legend. |
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Thread | My son sent me a clip of *that* Muric save
at 17:37 14 Sep 2024
Does he actually make 3 saves!?
Going to be a fan favourite very soon.
Also: let’s just hear it for Tuanzebe. Quietly becoming a Town legend. |
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Thread | If Broja’s better than Delap
at 18:35 31 Aug 2024
then Everton got an absolute bargain.
That was fun, wasn’t it? Like watching us last season: relentless, lots of pressure, some good chances, only against a slicker team than we’re used to. We deserved a win.
We’ll adjust to the general PL level and having to defend more, and be fine, I think. Don’t really care what happens if we play like that every week.
Omari plays every position on the pitch. His defensive work is breathtaking.
Kalvin Phillips looked classy – his passing is a bit quicker than everyone else’s. He seemed to enjoy the atmosphere and will fit right in at Town, rather than playing in front of 50,000 moaning Hammers fans or silence at the etihad.
Woolfie is stepping up effortlessly. Jack Clarke has fine shorts. The Morsy turn works in any league, anywhere.
Only gripe is that **every** tackle in the PL is a foul. [Post edited 31 Aug 18:47]
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Thread | I’m playing “new formations”
at 10:43 21 Aug 2024
So…
Broja is a Hirst style move, link and hold it up player, so goes in the middle.
I’m thinking Delap also plays on the left, and did some good work out there on Sat — can’t see him not starting. Omari has to start, so either behind Broja, or on the right (think he’s better on the right myself).
This means one of Burns or Morsy drops from the regular starting lineup. Burns plays in our trad 4-2-3-1/3-2-4-1, but the two central midfielders are presumably Cajuste and Phillips, so Morsy drops out.
Alternative is 4-3-3, with Morsy in midfield as well. Omari and Delap come inside to form the midfield “box”.
There are 3-4-3 or even 5-3-2 options. KM could switch, but he tends to stick with more or less the same formation. Or could just be lots of rotation.
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Thread | Our first playing out from the back effort yesterday
at 07:55 18 Aug 2024
went wrong, and Morsy ended up putting it out for a throw near the corner flag.
In typical Town fashion we just tried again and it all clicked; I think we ended up shading the first half.
Surprisingly for me, we were playing exactly the same style and formation as last season. Fantastic to see Walton, Burns, Morsy, Mass, Woolfie (motm for me), Chaplin and Davis – veterans of games against Fleetwood, FGR etc. – stepping up and looking at home.
tbh, I’d be quite happy with yesterday’s team being our first choice over the season. But I think the second half showed we’ll need something else, especially in central midfield, where we got passed through too many times.
Could be in terms of formation – maybe we need another body there – probably different players (which of course we have in the wings). Morsy should (and I expect will) continue to start.
Maybe another striker, as I’m not sure how sharp we are with our finishing (although that could be Szmodics).
Hutchinson looked comfortably PL level and Delap was really good, especially when he took a high ball down and swept it past TAA in one movement in the first half. His movement caused problems, just don’t know what his finishing is like. He wears his shorts funny.
Anyway, 8/10 for me. It was LOUD, despite the Liverpool fans not singing until the 60th minute. |
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Thread | Cross Keys, Aldeburgh
at 15:44 19 Jul 2024
Anyone stayed there? Thinking of a couple of nights away… |
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Thread | SPEXARD
at 21:05 5 Jul 2024
nt |
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