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Post by Robbie on Sept 11, 2017 11:26:43 GMT 1
And if West Ham don't win tonight it's apparently goodbye for Slaven Bilic.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2017 20:51:02 GMT 1
Relgation tips for me were Palace, Bournemouth and West Ham. All those three I cannot see getting out of their predicaments, unless changes are made.
"Woy" will bring them out of the mire. Swansea looked toothless yesterday and my better half was really furious. He told me that word "toothless" was paraded round loads last season and its happening again.
No bite, losing the ball in the final third and zonal marking from corners. I will replace Palace with them in my faves to go down.
If they do, and we stay up, I will secretly be enjoying the fireworks in this flat, even if the wedding happens to be on the day relegation is confirmed!.
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Post by suedehead on Sept 11, 2017 22:05:41 GMT 1
Relgation tips for me were Palace, Bournemouth and West Ham. All those three I cannot see getting out of their predicaments, unless changes are made. "Woy" will bring them out of the mire. Swansea looked toothless yesterday and my better half was really furious. He told me that word "toothless" was paraded round loads last season and its happening again. No bite, losing the ball in the final third and zonal marking from corners. I will replace Palace with them in my faves to go down. If they do, and we stay up, I will secretly be enjoying the fireworks in this flat, even if the wedding happens to be on the day relegation is confirmed!. Are you planning to get married on a Saturday in the football season?
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Post by Earl Purple on Sept 11, 2017 22:25:33 GMT 1
I hope "woy" doesn't help them at all.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2017 23:10:39 GMT 1
Relgation tips for me were Palace, Bournemouth and West Ham. All those three I cannot see getting out of their predicaments, unless changes are made. "Woy" will bring them out of the mire. Swansea looked toothless yesterday and my better half was really furious. He told me that word "toothless" was paraded round loads last season and its happening again. No bite, losing the ball in the final third and zonal marking from corners. I will replace Palace with them in my faves to go down. If they do, and we stay up, I will secretly be enjoying the fireworks in this flat, even if the wedding happens to be on the day relegation is confirmed!. Are you planning to get married on a Saturday in the football season? May on a Saturday is our plan, or maybe a Friday if things don't work out. By Christmas we are hoping we have an official date booked and confirmed. Huddersfield are looking like they could copy Blackpool and eventually go down after a good start, but I think their home games will keep them up. West Ham I would still predict as one of the three to go despite the result tonight. This is the first time since 1985 Swansea have lost their first two home games. Worrying times, why buy a business for 70 million, then run it to the ground?. My better half says Huw Jenkins is a money-mad rat, who did this sale behind the supporters trust backs. Makes me glad Brighton are run the way a football club should be run. Swansea are sell outs after being such a well run club in the past.
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Post by suedehead on Sept 12, 2017 11:44:13 GMT 1
We are indeed lucky that Brighton's owners are fans of the club. A far cry from the awful Bill Archer days.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2017 12:28:31 GMT 1
We are indeed lucky that Brighton's owners are fans of the club. A far cry from the awful Bill Archer days. ..... and Belotti!
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Post by raliverpool on Sept 12, 2017 12:46:01 GMT 1
I hope "woy" doesn't help them at all. Well I last posted this after the England v Iceland debacle .... so it seems a good time to post again... Still I received a "lovely" email on Saturday afternoon with this link: sinceliverpoollastwonatrophy.co.uk/league-title/
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Post by frag on Sept 13, 2017 10:51:58 GMT 1
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Discovered today that Tarpey joined Barnet very late on deadline day, so late that it had to be announced on Friday and almost didn't happen at all. I assumed when he signed his contract he'd be staying for the season, it's not like Maidenhead have started badly He can't have too many options when it comes to L2 clubs nearby (it turns out he turned down Coventry earlier in the summer because he didn't want to relocate), but I hope he keeps Barnet up as the move isn't going to look so great otherwise. Signing that deal did mean that Maidenhead got a sizeable fee for him though (it was called a "substantial" record fee) when they wouldn't have got any money at all otherwise. I'll continue to follow his career, if it wasn't for his incredible season last year i'm not sure whether Maidenhead would have even won the playoffs let alone win the title.
Early signs are that they may not miss him as much as feared anyway. They've picked up 4 points from the last 3 games and the only game he played (he missed the other through injury) they lost!
It was mentioned early on Friday morning on the BBC live text. I guess he signed the contract on the understanding that the club wouldn't stand in his way if they got a decent offer for him. Wycombe is nearby (much closer than Barnet), but I guess the interest wasn't there. I thought he was doing very well in the National League - he's still the top scorer in the division! However, Maidenhead are indeed doing well without him. Another eye-catching win last night, against Tranmere. Tarpey wasn't in the Barnet squad last night - injured, perhaps?
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Post by Earl Purple on Sept 13, 2017 11:46:47 GMT 1
My team were turned over by Wigan last night and I was there.
We had our chances in the first half but once they took the lead just before half-time there was only ever going to be one winner.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2017 17:46:06 GMT 1
I hope "woy" doesn't help them at all. Well I last posted this after the England v Iceland debacle .... so it seems a good time to post again... Still I received a "lovely" email on Saturday afternoon with this link: sinceliverpoollastwonatrophy.co.uk/league-title/Why are Liverpool ripped on for not winning the league since 1992, when the Champions League is a much, much bigger trophy and was only last won 12 years ago in comparison?. Okay, you play less matches to win it than the league, but its a higher rated trophy while winning it increases the team's worldwide significance/status a lot more. Liverpool's last trophy was also only 5 years ago. Even in 2005 after winning the CL they were still ripped on for not winning the league since 1992, while still having childish names thrown towards them like "Loserpool". I don't understand the Mike and Angelo theme tune reference there. Once saw a meme saying De Gea was a tadpole when Liverpool last won the league. Hillarious.... not.
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Post by raliverpool on Sept 13, 2017 18:44:20 GMT 1
Why are Liverpool ripped on for not winning the league since 1992, when the Champions League is a much, much bigger trophy and was only last won 12 years ago in comparison?. Okay, you play less matches to win it than the league, but its a higher rated trophy while winning it increases the team's worldwide significance/status a lot more. Liverpool's last trophy was also only 5 years ago. Even in 2005 after winning the CL they were still ripped on for not winning the league since 1992, while still having childish names thrown towards them like "Loserpool". I don't understand the Mike and Angelo theme tune reference there. Once saw a meme saying De Gea was a tadpole when Liverpool last won the league. Hillarious.... not. I think Liverpool get a lot of stick from the right wing media, and hence a large proportion of the great British public for sticking up/protesting for themselves in the 1980s against Margaret Thatcher's Government; the blatant cover up that was the Hillsborough Stadium Disaster; and the way we got rid of the those two corrupt money grabbing American owners/muppets "Statler and Waldorf". Hence, the city of Liverpool voted by the largest margin in England in favour of remaining in the EU just over a year ago. That is why a lot of non Liverpool fans don't get why we loyally defended the "indefensible" Suarez "negrito" incident, and still regard him as a hero today despite him playing for Barcelona; yet rightly turned in an instant on Graeme Souness after he did the interview in The Sun when LFC manager (although he is largely forgiven today for admitting the mistake, and the fact he did donate the money from the interview to the Hillsborough families appeal); and despise Judas' Michael Owen; & Raheem Sterling for the way they maneuvered their transfers out of the club. PS. The Mike & Angelo tune was used, because the now Crystal Palace manager was asked what he thought of Dr Who? His reply was that he was never really a fan, but watched and enjoyed the CiTV Sci-Fi show. Hence its usage. What I was going to post about is "Do I not like" the allegations made against the late Graham Taylor, now that he is no longer here to defend himself. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41252273
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Post by Tom on Sept 14, 2017 17:20:17 GMT 1
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Discovered today that Tarpey joined Barnet very late on deadline day, so late that it had to be announced on Friday and almost didn't happen at all. I assumed when he signed his contract he'd be staying for the season, it's not like Maidenhead have started badly He can't have too many options when it comes to L2 clubs nearby (it turns out he turned down Coventry earlier in the summer because he didn't want to relocate), but I hope he keeps Barnet up as the move isn't going to look so great otherwise. Signing that deal did mean that Maidenhead got a sizeable fee for him though (it was called a "substantial" record fee) when they wouldn't have got any money at all otherwise. I'll continue to follow his career, if it wasn't for his incredible season last year i'm not sure whether Maidenhead would have even won the playoffs let alone win the title.
Early signs are that they may not miss him as much as feared anyway. They've picked up 4 points from the last 3 games and the only game he played (he missed the other through injury) they lost!
It was mentioned early on Friday morning on the BBC live text. I guess he signed the contract on the understanding that the club wouldn't stand in his way if they got a decent offer for him. Wycombe is nearby (much closer than Barnet), but I guess the interest wasn't there. I thought he was doing very well in the National League - he's still the top scorer in the division! However, Maidenhead are indeed doing well without him. Another eye-catching win last night, against Tranmere. Tarpey wasn't in the Barnet squad last night - injured, perhaps? There's been discussion about Maidenhead over on the Reading forum and the possibility of going up. Apart from the fact I don't think it's really realistic without Tarpey I'm not sure if that's their ambition. Their ground would presumably need a fair bit of work too. Once Alan Devonshire goes that will be when their success ends, they've done amazingly well to get to where they are. I'd potentially have a dilemma if they did go up though. I've got more connection to Maidenhead than Reading and I'm considering going to a home game this season...
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Post by suedehead on Sept 15, 2017 14:56:34 GMT 1
If anyone is watching the Bournemouth v Brighton match tonight watch out for the Bournemouth mascot Felix Brown. He is an 11-year-old who was diagnosed with a form of cancer early last year. He has been writing a blog on Facebook since then and has always maintained a positive attitude. His hero is former Bournemouth player (now at Reading) Yann Kermogant who had leukaemia himself as a child.
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Post by frag on Sept 15, 2017 21:12:20 GMT 1
It was mentioned early on Friday morning on the BBC live text. I guess he signed the contract on the understanding that the club wouldn't stand in his way if they got a decent offer for him. Wycombe is nearby (much closer than Barnet), but I guess the interest wasn't there. I thought he was doing very well in the National League - he's still the top scorer in the division! However, Maidenhead are indeed doing well without him. Another eye-catching win last night, against Tranmere. Tarpey wasn't in the Barnet squad last night - injured, perhaps? There's been discussion about Maidenhead over on the Reading forum and the possibility of going up. Apart from the fact I don't think it's really realistic without Tarpey I'm not sure if that's their ambition. Their ground would presumably need a fair bit of work too. Once Alan Devonshire goes that will be when their success ends, they've done amazingly well to get to where they are. I'd potentially have a dilemma if they did go up though. I've got more connection to Maidenhead than Reading and I'm considering going to a home game this season... The ground is... basic. I have a few photos somewhere from when I went there in April: - 550 seats, on part of one of the touchlines
- Terracing elsewhere, about 3-8 steps from what I remember
- On busy matchdays, the crowd at one part of the ground has to make a little pathway (or maybe there's just a part where no standing is permitted) so the players can get back to the changing rooms.
- No scoreboard of any kind, and barely audible announcements
Having watched the Goal Rush a few times though, it's not a million miles from some of the League Two grounds!
I'm interested in going to Maidenhead home games too, although until we get some hired help, it'd be hard to carve out 3 hours of precious weekend time to go to a match!
Even if they went up to League Two (which would be frankly incredible), I think you'd only have an issue if they actually played each other, and that would only be slightly more likely (something like a 6% chance of drawing each other in the first round of the league cup).
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Sept 15, 2017 23:48:44 GMT 1
I don't think west ham are in danger of going down. Their attacking players are the envy of most teams Arnautovic, Antonio, Ayew, Lanzini, Hernandez, Carroll. Plenty of match winners there. They are just so Jeckle and Hyde defensivly
When playing 3 at the back West Ham have a 48% win ratio and haven't lost a game against anyone who finished 8th-20th.
When playing a back 4 they are awful and have a 19.7% win ratio. These are both over the last 15 month and 45 games is a good sample size to analyse. One win ratio is good enough for 7th and the other is relegation material.
The problem is Bilic is so stubborn. Despite the huge difference in results between the two formations he always goes back to his preferred 4.
This season we play in a back 4 for the first 3 games and get beat badly in all of them. Go to a back 3 against Huddersfield and win. I'm not sure how long Bilic has left, he has been single handedly sabotaging games for well over a year now. Sometimes he is his own worst enemy
We also concede 0.88 goals in a back 3 and 2.2 in a 4. The day he goes back to a 4 is the day he is handed his p45 because he can't get it to work
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2017 11:16:05 GMT 1
SO knew Bournemouth would wake up and get two if we shook them up with a goal of our own. West Brom were very offering also and I knew that wouldn't happen twice on the trot against someone who's firmly established themselves in this league and can attract the 7th best PL goalscorer to their ranks.
Bournemouth are the sort of team I want Brighton to be; firmly established mid table (they'll finish 12th I predict), smaller town and population (its the same area size as Eastbourne), while unlike Sunderland, Aston Villa and Wigan before them will never be a season-in-season-out relegation scrapper.
Having said that, it was still annoying and the whole euphoria of that pub went down like a lead balloon at 1-1.
West Ham should play a 3-5-2, with Bilic being the one in charge, it should be clear as daylight to him that back 4 don't work!.
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Sept 16, 2017 11:48:29 GMT 1
For 6 month he thought Antonio was a right back so it usually takes some time for the obvious to sink in, West Ham are away to WBA today, rumors are he is sticking with 352, even Spurs and Arsenal have to play that formation to get the best out of their team. Brighton were unlucky Eddy Howe decided to shut up shop, usually they are open and expansive but that has lead to quite a few very poor results so they too went back to basics and it worked, it is sad that both Bilic and Howe who in their first seasons were known for open attacking football have had to resort to very negative defensive tactics to grind out results
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Post by Tom on Sept 16, 2017 11:50:28 GMT 1
There's been discussion about Maidenhead over on the Reading forum and the possibility of going up. Apart from the fact I don't think it's really realistic without Tarpey I'm not sure if that's their ambition. Their ground would presumably need a fair bit of work too. Once Alan Devonshire goes that will be when their success ends, they've done amazingly well to get to where they are. I'd potentially have a dilemma if they did go up though. I've got more connection to Maidenhead than Reading and I'm considering going to a home game this season... The ground is... basic. I have a few photos somewhere from when I went there in April: - 550 seats, on part of one of the touchlines
- Terracing elsewhere, about 3-8 steps from what I remember
- On busy matchdays, the crowd at one part of the ground has to make a little pathway (or maybe there's just a part where no standing is permitted) so the players can get back to the changing rooms.
- No scoreboard of any kind, and barely audible announcements
Having watched the Goal Rush a few times though, it's not a million miles from some of the League Two grounds!
I'm interested in going to Maidenhead home games too, although until we get some hired help, it'd be hard to carve out 3 hours of precious weekend time to go to a match!
Even if they went up to League Two (which would be frankly incredible), I think you'd only have an issue if they actually played each other, and that would only be slightly more likely (something like a 6% chance of drawing each other in the first round of the league cup).
Interesting. I think my dilemma would be would I go to their home games instead of Reading's or as well as. I don't go to many Reading games these days, even this season i'd rather go to York Rd if Reading weren't at home or preferably not playing at all as I may well think I should be at the Mad Stad if i'm in the area and there's a game there, especially if i'm getting score updates! Think i'd be more likely to go alongside Reading games if possible but it doesn't help that it's actually been quite a while since I last went to a non-Wembley Reading game so i'm out of the habit of going, and the parking issues (which are only likely to get worse when Royal Elm Park starts getting developed) are a bit of a concern. Should have seen Maidenhead win promotion at Margate...
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2017 12:11:06 GMT 1
Maybe Brighton should play anti-football and then the results will come?. Its been so far those teams getting results, especially when you look at Crystal Palace and De Boer going for the attacking approach, only to go breaking unwanted records in the process.
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