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I’d sell him. Didn’t think he was that great in the last home game either. The issue is if we can get a better player to replace him…
 
Peterborough aren’t the only team to run through our midfield. 
 
I like bird but I don’t think he is dominating games as I hoped he would. 

They were better than us. They moved the ball well at pace and we did well to be in front twice but the better team won. 
 
I was impressed by how hard we worked. That was partly down to the fact that they used the ball better than we did. 
 
Shout out to Collins. Thought he worked his thingies off today. 

They were better than us. They moved the ball well at pace and we did well to be in front twice but the better team won. 
 
I was impressed by how hard we worked. That was partly down to the fact that they used the ball better than we did. 
 
Shout out to Collins. Thought he worked his thingies off today. 

Just got home and feel pretty down about that 😞
Not going to pick on anyone although I do dislike the way that we sit back when we go a goal up.
But to be honest we were beaten by a better team - the pace, movement and fitness they possess showed what we are missing - anyone that thinks Peterborough didn’t deserve that must have been watching a different game - I mean I get we are always going to be biased but we really can’t complain at the result - just a shame our defence which has been so good let us down.
Their no 14 was excellent and I imagine more championship clubs would be looking at him rather than Bird who was anonymous again.
Thinking about it I would take most of their front line and midfielders over ours 😞
I think that game has made me realise that we aren’t good enough for the top two which I had begun to hope we might be !

They were better than us. They moved the ball well at pace and we did well to be in front twice but the better team won. 
 
I was impressed by how hard we worked. That was partly down to the fact that they used the ball better than we did. 
 
Shout out to Collins. Thought he worked his thingies off today. 

They were better than us. They moved the ball well at pace and we did well to be in front twice but the better team won. 
 
I was impressed by how hard we worked. That was partly down to the fact that they used the ball better than we did. 
 
Shout out to Collins. Thought he worked his thingies off today. 

A good contest between two well matched sides, but we let ourselves down in the last 15 minutes. It was desperately disappointing.
Peterborough are a good team - good in possession, plenty of dynamism, athleticism, pace, power and movement - and they acquitted themselves well. They deserve credit as their heads never dropped and they kept pushing us.
However we gifted them the three points with two uncharacteristically poor moments in defence. If you go 2-1 up and get to the 80 minute mark in a winning position, defend well and force the opposition to do something special to get back into the game. Instead we conceded two goals of the poorest quality and that will sting for a while.
It’s not a time to be too hard on Warne or the players. 8 wins in 10 shows they are giving everything they can. All we can do now is bounce back quickly and win on Saturday. Anything less and Portsmouth, Peterborough and Bolton will soon be out of sight.

That wasn't my point. It was that the emphasis Warne has made on the 'character' of the players he's signing has been ridiculed.
All the Warne-isms (the boards with photos, constantly texting all the players, little quirky ideas about making them share feelings to bond as a team etc etc)...
Well as a team that were mentally so strong,  so together. Never flinched....
My mate was constantly in my ear 'we are winning this...'.. it felt inevitable. 
Maybe,  just maybe Warne knows what he's doing with building a decent culture at the club.
A lot of begrudging fans are saying even if he gets us up we will be terrible in the next league because of the type of football he plays. Maybe the culture, the togetherness of the whole staff etc may count for more than we think.
Tonight it showed its value. No shirking, no fingerpointing, no heads going down.  Just 100% commitment to the cause. Yes, from the new players but from from all the players he is working with every day. 
 

Wahhhheyyyyy!!!

How was the darts?

But for me, entertainment is not about statistics, or solely what happens on the pitch, it's about sharing the experience with my family and a community of like minded people, singing daft songs, bouncing, being swept up in the emotion of it all. I don't care about expected goals, percentage of this and that, I just like living in the moment, sometimes good, sometimes bad. That's what it's about for me.

Bloke is the top scorer for the third placed team and has scored double the number of goals that a striker our fans were creaming over has scored this season. 
Fornah is a good young player who’s willing to try things. He’ll lose the ball because he’s trying to move it forwards. Bird has more experience and is better at this currently but losing the ball trying to progress it isn’t the worst crime in the world. Can’t have 3 Hourihanes all holding hands with the centre backs. 

Collins did well for the first. Not sure why he’s not getting more credit. He had a decent game imo. 

Collins did well for the first. Not sure why he’s not getting more credit. He had a decent game imo. 

It took 32 minutes last night for Bird to pass the ball forward . Is there a team looking to buy a midfielder that just goes back and sideways ? I thought Collins covered every blade of grass last night , perhaps Bird should look at his work ethic.

Collins did well for the first. Not sure why he’s not getting more credit. He had a decent game imo. 

Collins did well for the first. Not sure why he’s not getting more credit. He had a decent game imo. 

I know work rate is something anyone can do but Collins was phenomenal in that aspect tonight.
Some good touches under pressure and a good goal which closed the game out.
I think that’s harsh to say he didn’t play well.

Thing is she was picky, the decisions she did make were pretty much right but that doesn’t excuse that she missed two blatant hand balls, two examples of cheat diving, one nasty late trip that deserved a booking. Played advantage after another offence similar to a booking she gave against us, but took no action. Failed to book the substituted player who willfully ignored a direct instruction from her ( and grinning while he was doing it. ) Card happy, ruined what should have been a game of football. On paper it was an average league 1 performance but as a cogwheel in sporting entertainment it was a pile of rubbish. Detracted from the game and made mistakes to boot. This is not a gender issue. There are good refs and bad refs. This ref was as substandard today as we were.

I found that very frustrating.
Trying to get players sent off by feigning injury is pathetic in my opinion. It’s a shame Collins didn’t just go over to him and do him over and actually give him a reason to writhe about on the floor. in my opinion the referee was all about proving to the premier league that she won’t be swayed by the home crowd and as a consequence gave us nothing. The way Taylor completely ignored her and brushed her aside when told to go off towards the East Stand shows that she didn’t have control.
That being said we ultimately didn’t win against a really poor team because we were crap, ponderous in possession and lacked any sort of plan. Too many didn’t turn up. Too many showed why they play in the 3rd division. A very disappointing and frustrating afternoon. 
🐏

On the plus side, I took this lovely photo at the game. #nofilter 

That is a typical @RoyMac5 comment. Ignoring the positive things PW was saying about Sibley and cherry picking (and then misinterpreting IMO) one comment part of which was clearly a tad tongue in cheek. I’ve just listened to the interview and he said “I’m glad he scored otherwise he would have been in deep….. as he could have put Birdy in”.
Note he said could not should and. Had he not scored, I’m sure we would all have been screaming “why didn’t he pass to Bird?” We didn’t scream it because Sibley did score but we all know PW likes to try and add a bit of humour to his interviews. We’ll never know but I reckon  Sibley will realise that as well and will not be thinking “FFS, I score and he’s still not happy”.

Quite a few comments in this thread which must have been choked through gritted teeth.
Give it a rest, some of you. You know who you are.