MadAmster

Obviously there was nowt wrong with the starting XI in the 1st half. 1-0 up at HT and might have been more. They changed personnel and how they played 2nd half. We failed to react to that change. Not the first time that's happened. 

Obviously there was nowt wrong with the starting XI in the 1st half. 1-0 up at HT and might have been more. They changed personnel and how they played 2nd half. We failed to react to that change. Not the first time that's happened. 

Yet another tale of 2 halves. Worth the half time lead. They were the better side in the 2nd half. Stats say nowt in it. Both had 10 shots, they had 5 on target to our 4. The difference being the penalty that shouldn't have been. Awful decision.
The hardest games left are Wendy and Posh away and Ipswich at home. Minimum of 3 points from those is necessary. The other 8 games need to bring 20 points in. That would be 84 in total and enough to get in the lottery.
Having said that, our record against the top 8 isn't all sweetness and light. Ipswich and Barnsley look good for the playoffs. The other 2 places are between Bolton, us, Wycombe and Posh, IMO.

Used to be in the Laws that a player caused an opponent to end up on the floor. Causality has been removed from the wording. It should be put back.
According to the current wording, the smallest, feather-like touch is enough for a penalty to be awarded. It's making a mockery of the game.

The press seem to think it's the suspended 6. It got suspended because they agreed to a 2 year business plan. It seems they have not stuck to the plan. Time will tell.

When I were just a lad we'd be in the ground from 1, hoarse by 2 yet still outsinging the oppo fans at 10 to 5.
 

Hello, hello, how do you do, we are the boys in white and blue, we love to sing, we love to fight, we hate the boys in red and white, we'll sing a song of victory, we'll sing a song in harmony, ask forest fans did they ever see, 3 great hattricks from our Didzy

When I were just a lad we'd be in the ground from 1, hoarse by 2 yet still outsinging the oppo fans at 10 to 5.
 

By game management, I presume you mean "teams that nick a goal (and some who try to go for the 0-0 from the off) and then take an age to take a throw/corner/free kick/goal kick etc. When any of the above are for us, they intercept the ball and stop us taking the restart quickly, stand 1 foot away from the ball to stop a quick restart, fall down as if poleaxed if a Derby player looks at them too hard etc.
I refer to it as 5hithousery. Unsporting behaviour that should get a yellow every time they do it. It would mean we end up seeing more football and less time where the ball isn't in play.
Aint gonna happen, I realise that.....

.... and, yes, he should have one.

By game management, I presume you mean "teams that nick a goal (and some who try to go for the 0-0 from the off) and then take an age to take a throw/corner/free kick/goal kick etc. When any of the above are for us, they intercept the ball and stop us taking the restart quickly, stand 1 foot away from the ball to stop a quick restart, fall down as if poleaxed if a Derby player looks at them too hard etc.
I refer to it as 5hithousery. Unsporting behaviour that should get a yellow every time they do it. It would mean we end up seeing more football and less time where the ball isn't in play.
Aint gonna happen, I realise that.....

Because you appear to be intimating that a testimonial is a one off game and nothing more. It os more than a one off game.

If what then happened to them after that season happens to us…
Sign me up for some of that. 
 
 

By game management, I presume you mean "teams that nick a goal (and some who try to go for the 0-0 from the off) and then take an age to take a throw/corner/free kick/goal kick etc. When any of the above are for us, they intercept the ball and stop us taking the restart quickly, stand 1 foot away from the ball to stop a quick restart, fall down as if poleaxed if a Derby player looks at them too hard etc.
I refer to it as 5hithousery. Unsporting behaviour that should get a yellow every time they do it. It would mean we end up seeing more football and less time where the ball isn't in play.
Aint gonna happen, I realise that.....

By game management, I presume you mean "teams that nick a goal (and some who try to go for the 0-0 from the off) and then take an age to take a throw/corner/free kick/goal kick etc. When any of the above are for us, they intercept the ball and stop us taking the restart quickly, stand 1 foot away from the ball to stop a quick restart, fall down as if poleaxed if a Derby player looks at them too hard etc.
I refer to it as 5hithousery. Unsporting behaviour that should get a yellow every time they do it. It would mean we end up seeing more football and less time where the ball isn't in play.
Aint gonna happen, I realise that.....

Deservedly 2 up at HT. 2nd half, they edged it, however, not heard PWs reaction yet but I think "disappointed" will be mild compared to what he actually says. Fozzy, on his 10th anniversary, didn't need to make the foul. Rooney idem ditto for the push for the penalty. I have no issue with either decision but both actions were totally unnecessary. Two points thrown away. We managed 18 shots, 4 on target. Their stats are 6 and 5.

Apart from the push for the penalty, I thought Rooney didn't play badly. Also thought Smith wasn't that good in what is his normal role. White coming on was no surprise and having to make way for Smith was probably the price Roo made for the penalty push.

Bolton drew at Morecambe, Wycombe could only draw at home to Exeter, Barnsley drew at Brizzle. We got away with this unnecessary dropping of points.
 
 
With regard to the thoughts on our record against top/bottom half teams. It's the reverse of the trend in recent seasons where we often did well against the better teams and struggled against bottom half sides.

We did hospitality at Barnsley as it was sold out and we'd already booked flights, hotel etc. Only way we could get tickets. £72 each. No welcome drink. You're supposed to pay for the food as well. They forgot to charge us for the food ?   Good day out. 4 of us and 2 DCFC couples in there including @Wistaston Ram and his good lady. The locals were welcoming and the staff were excellent. The result apart we had a good day out.
We're doing FGR as well. Hospitality isn't cheap but it is a good day out. Perfect a couple of times a season.

We did hospitality at Barnsley as it was sold out and we'd already booked flights, hotel etc. Only way we could get tickets. £72 each. No welcome drink. You're supposed to pay for the food as well. They forgot to charge us for the food ?   Good day out. 4 of us and 2 DCFC couples in there including @Wistaston Ram and his good lady. The locals were welcoming and the staff were excellent. The result apart we had a good day out.
We're doing FGR as well. Hospitality isn't cheap but it is a good day out. Perfect a couple of times a season.

That's easy, we'd be down in Tier 11. 
If Reading do only get the 6 suspended points deducted, they'd still be 7 points clear of relegation. 

Reading did - Rahman and Drinkwater. 

I'm sure that will be a number of decent players in the 24-29 age group who are not renewing their contracts this season because they feel that they will be able to do better elsewhere. Even with our current business plan, the wages that we can offer will match or better the rest of league 1 and probably half the championship. Add to that the attraction of playing at PP in front of nearly 30k and training at our excellent training ground, I would expect PW to be able to find at least 3 or 4 players in this age group, who would be a step up on what the current players offer him and his style of play.
Hopefully, the restrictions will be relaxed slightly and this will improve our choice of player.?

As a ref myself, I'd say most of them are shocking
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4-0    Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society - White.

I've said it before and I'll probably say it again.. there's no problem with VAR. The is, however, a huge issue with how it's been implemented. According to FIFA, it's allowed in 4 areas of the game, namely, goals and the violations that precede them, red cards, penalties, and mistaken identity when awarding a card. It's designed to correct CLEAR AND OBVIOUS errors. Taking 4 minutes to come to the conclusion that the striker's little toe is 3 mm offside isn't a clear and obvious mistake. IMO, if it takes more than 30 seconds, then any error on the part of the officials is neither clear nor obvious and the original decision should stand. Do that and, again IMO, the issues people see with VAR would be greatly reduced. 

I've said it before and I'll probably say it again.. there's no problem with VAR. The is, however, a huge issue with how it's been implemented. According to FIFA, it's allowed in 4 areas of the game, namely, goals and the violations that precede them, red cards, penalties, and mistaken identity when awarding a card. It's designed to correct CLEAR AND OBVIOUS errors. Taking 4 minutes to come to the conclusion that the striker's little toe is 3 mm offside isn't a clear and obvious mistake. IMO, if it takes more than 30 seconds, then any error on the part of the officials is neither clear nor obvious and the original decision should stand. Do that and, again IMO, the issues people see with VAR would be greatly reduced.