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5 hours ago, S8TY said:
IF we do not go up this season do we think Warne ( who i like as a person ) should stay ?
If we don't make it this season I'd like someone else to be given a chance next season
Warne himself has said changes will be needed if we don't go up - we'll have failed with the current setup so changes needed to make improvements.
He was obviously talking about the playing staff at the time, but it would be a logical question for Clowes to consider in regards to the manager and coaching staff.
Would it be more cost effective to sack Warne and his coaching staff (2 years left on their contracts), or give Warne a slightly bigger budget?
I can see an argument to give Warne more time - a full season with 2 CMs like Adams would make a huge difference. So too would signing a top CF and Brown coming into the side. We would only need a couple more players to complete a top 2 worthy L1 squad.
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10 minutes ago, RadioactiveWaste said:
Does anyone know if Adams finishes his Ramadan fasting today?
It's been a bloody good effort from him given his form and whilst I guess you'd adapt to it I still can't help but think of exercise (let alone professional sports) without water and some calories as borderline impossible.
Didn't Ramdan end yesterday? Today being the first day of Shawwal with fasting being prohibitted.
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1 hour ago, Peaceful Chairboy said:
I've read through your comments, some of your points are valid and I can understand where you've come from and some are a little outdated.
In the past and under Gareth Ainsworth, we were the masters of the dark arts and I'll be the first to admit that the football was sometimes very horrible to watch but he did guide us to our most successful period which causes a lot of our fans to ignore our style of play. However, this season has been a change under Matt Bloomfield. He has been willing to move away from the slow game and look to try and get some more "flow" into our game. Hopefully those at the game and watching at home might see a bit of difference. This change has been more noticeable since Jan Transfer Window when we brought in new players. I think it's safe to say that Stevenage and Northampton have looked at the dark-arts this season and have mild moments of success with it.
Your stats for the season as a whole would suggest your style of play hasn't improved as much as you think it has.
Possession: 19th
Aerial battles: 3rd
Pass accuracy: 21st
Long passes: 3rd
Short passes: 20th
Passes per sequence: 21st
10+ pass sequences: 22nd
Built up attack sequences: =21st
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10 minutes ago, jimbobram said:
Actually 2nd-7th are in the play offs. 2nd and 3rd are automatically in the semi final. Others play a weird 1 off quarter final. Gateshead should comfortably finish in the play offs.
Thanks for the correction. I didn't realise they changed it.. In 2018!! 😮
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15 hours ago, ram59 said:
Never mind the autos, they'll be looking over their shoulders to stay in the play offs.
Only 1 win in 5 now, with Reading, Portsmouth and Blackpool thier next 3 games. Even their final game will be tough - Northampton have now won 3 of the last 4 games.
I think they'll cling on to 6th to be honest, with Lincoln leap frogging into 5th.
Oxford could easily lose the next 3 themselves (Peterborough, Lincoln and Stevenage), so I expect them to drop out.
Meanwhile, Blackpool and Stevenage are too far behind to finish above Barnsley - 7 points with only 3 games left to play and Barnsley having a game in hand. -
Just now, Comrade 86 said:
Can't see any standing water on the pitch. It's an odd one as I thought it was up to the match officials to decide not the players, or have I got that wrong? Think I read somewhere that Gateshead now have 4 (or maybe 5!) games scheduled over a 10 day period which if true, is actually quite ridiculous.
2nd-5th qualify for the Playoffs. You can see why Aldershot would be happy withthe long return journey, if it means Gateshead are less likely to pick up points.
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8 minutes ago, Caerphilly Ram said:
Joe Ward - picked up a knock to his knee against Portsmouth and will be assessed again before the Wycombe game.
Max Bird - Calf injury, stepped up training and could play against Wycombe.
Dwight Gayle - Hamstring injury, could be back before season ends.
Craig Forsyth - Calf injury, stepping up recovery and could be involved before the season ends
Tom Barkhuizen - Calf injury, like Bird he is pushing to be involved against Wycombe, will be assessed.
Callum Elder - Groin injury, dunno how long he’s meant to be out for
Ryan Nyambe - Quad injury, had surgery and out for the season
Tyreece John-Jules - Hamstring injury, is allegedly back in light training so could play a part before the season ends
Jake Rooney - Knee injury, ACL so thought his season was over but is in light training so could play a part before the season ends
Josh Vickers - not listed by DET so assume he’s back in training
All info taken from here;
Oh, and Sonny Bradley still banned following his red card against Northampton, the Wycombe game is the final one of his 3 match ban.
Vickers was back on the bench vs Portsmouth
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16 minutes ago, Ambitious said:
Good player who we should've signed in the summer, along with Lewis Wing.
Leahy in particular seemed like a no-brainer considering he can cover LB, CB, CM and just about everywhere else on the pitch and always seems to do a good job. He's their top goalscorer this season and spent the majority in defence.
Even as the club (hopefully) progresses and there is a requirement for better personnel, I'm really not sure that a player who can be utilised in a number of positions and do a credible job should ever be sniffed at - especially in the current economic climate.
Leahy is their penalty taker - 5 goals out of his 8 coming from the spot (missed 2). He also scored 1 freekick leaving him with just 2 open play goals. 2 of his 6 assists came from set pieces too, whilst 2 of the remaining 4 assists came from playing at CM.
For comparison, Forsyth has 3 goals and 2 assists without taking any set pieces.
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9 minutes ago, CapeTownRams said:
The way things are going we won’t have a better GD than Bolton. They have far more firepower than us and have managed two five goal games in a month. How many of those have we managed !!? They will outscore us up to the end of the season and it’s not like they ship a massive amount of goals..
To my mind it’s win all four or the playoffs. After the Northampton fiasco the Wycombe game really worries me. People judge them as cloggers but they can play as well- check out their thrashing of Posh earlier in the season..
What price a draw between Bolton and pompey ???
They may have scored 5 in 2 of their games Bolton but they have also only won 6 games since the January window closed. 15 games played, drew 6 and lost 3. +9 GD.
For comparison, we've won 8 and drawn 2 of our 13 games. +11 GD
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4 hours ago, Rambalin said:
An interesting move - he's gone to Iceland.
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10 hours ago, Crewton said:
It may be that we just needed to offset his wages to fit in with EFL strictures or purely to reduce losses.
Not losses as such, but the choice would have been 1 Bielik or 4/5 first team signings.
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55 minutes ago, Tamworthram said:
I don’t think that is strictly true. According to my understanding a company MUST file its accounts or risk a fine or even being struck off. I guess DCFC didn’t have to file individual accounts because they were part of a group 🤷🏻♂️. I assume Charlton are not and therefore their accounts are showing as overdue. I don’t think they can just ignore that and never file their accounts.
There's a relatively high number if clubs who are showing as overdue. 7 Championship clubs the last time I checked.
At this time of the year, I believe the backlog is around 7 days before the accounts are processed. I wouldn't put any into the suspicious pile until 2 weeks have passed (1 more week to go).
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38 minutes ago, Crewton said:
Wheeldon booked for diving? It looked like a penalty from the camera angle and nothing like a dive.
McAndrew was booked in the 88th minute for a 'dive'. I assume you mean that one?
The biased commentators claimed he started diving before any contact so he was fairly penalised. McAndrew's body movement wasn't consistent with someone diving.
My first instinct was a penalty. From the replays, it looked like he stumbled before being brought down. I think the fair decision would have been 'play-on', and the worst decision calling it a dive.
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1 hour ago, sage said:
Hmm Big Fish in Small Pond. Too slow for Warne.
He's a set piece merchant. Only 2 goals and 5 assists from open play this season. Nowhere near Bird's 5+7, and not much better than Hourihane's 3+3
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46 minutes ago, angieram said:
I rate McAndrew over Stepien Iwumene. Is the latter still on trial?
I didn't realise Ben Ratcliffe had been out for quite so long. He looked really promising pre-season.
In an ideal world, I think McAndrew would have another half season in the U18s before stepping up tothe U21s. He's still quite raw and cous do with improving on a few weak areas of his game first. He's still only 16, but already has 4 goals and 5 assists in his 12 U18 appearances this season, so the club must think it's better to test him at a higher level now.
I havent seen much promise from Stepien-Iwumene so far, but the least he offers us is a bit of depth rather than relying on our U18 squad. I don't think we'll see the best from him until next season (if signed), when he'll be in a more settled situation.
Radcliffe last played in September... pretty much the whole season. It's why I was surprised to see him on the first team bench vs Northampton. Warne obviously likes him, so it'll be interesting to see if he's loaned out next season, or hang around as a first team backup CB (playing most weeks for the U21s)
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10 minutes ago, Comrade 86 said:
I thought in the 2nd half we looked the better side until DR shat the bed. Two atrocious tackles and I use the term 'tackle' in its loosest sense. I've not seen that much of these lads this year, but based on what I have seen, I'm not sure any are ready for men's football just yet. Weston and Allen both look to have a deal of technical ability and I thought JT played well without getting much luck. Otherwise a game to forget really, though our lads kept at it which I liked.
Sidenote, but had to turn the commentary off. One of the commentators seemed pretty balanced but the one who said 'enjoy the ball' a gazillion times was boiling my swede. As @Ghost of Clough pointed out, this was a tough ask anyway, but I don't think we'd have been too far away from beating these all the same, had it stayed 11 vs 11.
We've been close in most games this season. A lot of those youngsters will have another 2 years in the U21s, so we should see a lot of improvement with time.
West Ham now top the PL2 table (although they've played 3 games more than Spurs). A 3-2 defeat away from home isn't terrible.
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12 minutes ago, Gee SCREAMER !! said:
Had a feeling he was out of contract and Villa were on the radar. Has he signed up again.
Tbh, I've assumed he'll sign an extension.
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DRobinson will need to learn not to pick up so many cards if he's to get some first team involvement. It feels like he picks up a yellow almost every week at the moment, and this time it's resulted in a red. He'll quickly learn when loaned out next season.
It's been a tough game for our young team. Other than Weston, all of our other players who finished the game could still play U18 football (5 first year scholars and 4 2nd years). Most of West Ham's players were 19 (including a 22 year old CB and 21 hear old CF).
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West Ham starting with a 22 year old Brazilian at CB. Their #10 (Earthy) has 11 goals and 8 assists from an AM role so far this season
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Hardly battered. They scored an early penalty and hit us on the counter in the 2nd half.
We still had 10 shots in that game (5 on target), with their keeper making some excellent saves. Also, Collins and Mendez-Laing both had goals ruled out for offside.