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3 hours ago, Foreveram said:

Is this the game where we 3-0 up at half time and even bringing on the old ex team mates we still didn’t concede.

Yes. 

17 minutes ago, Tamworthram said:

I don’t remember us being “camped in our own box” that much last season but, if you’re assessment of his ability is correct then, despite what we’re all hoping, surely the reality is that we’re likely to pinned back more next season than we were in league one.

honestly, Stoke pre-season is his only convincing display to me, and was one of the few times we did set up like that, and was against a Champ team. So if that’s how we’re going to play like that he’d be useful is suppose.

I don’t mean “pinned back”, I mean literally camped in our own box, which is what we were against Stoke. 
 

I’m still hopeful we will be competitive enough to not have to play like that.

21 hours ago, Ram1988 said:

Our sqaud is too thin before we let players go on a free or on the cheap. I think Sonny could do a job in the championship and we may need his physicality in the air.

Bradley would get humiliated in the Champ. He’s only effective when we’re camped in our own box (e.g. vs Stoke pre-season). I’m hoping we won’t be playing like that next season.

10 hours ago, Bris Vegas said:

I still to this day don’t know who signed all those players. Mel was happy to splash the cash, but was it he who identified the players and made the decisions? Rush? Clement? Or some recruitment team who were playing real life football manager?

I remember seeing some pictures/videos at the time which suggested it was literally just Mel and Pearce on their own in a room.

19 hours ago, cannable said:

God no, we’d have been going up without our best player, our player of the season, our top-scorer and our manager.

We’d have had to have done a Forest without a manager.

We were up s*** creek.

I think Lampard probably would’ve still left, but how do you know we wouldn’t resign Mount and Tomori on loan again? Wasn’t a deal already lined up to sign Wilson permanently?

13 minutes ago, ram59 said:

On the local grapevine, it was crucial that villa got promotion that year as they were in serious financial trouble with their previous owner. Many villa fans said what happened to us could have easily happened to them, had we beat them in the play off final. Being in the Premier made them much more attractive to their new megabucks owner. 

Also remember that they stayed up in their first season thanks to the infamous 'no goal' when their keeper carried the ball into the side netting inside the goal.

Makes you realise just how lucky they’ve been. Almost as lucky as Forest.

4 hours ago, Chris_Martin said:

You mean the marriott that scored one and was so close to getting another?

Or the marriott that came on and completely changed the play off v leeds with 2 goals?

 

What if Roos had just extended his arms a bit more? What if the Villa player hadn’t scored with the back of his neck somehow? Would we have beaten West Brom if they’d won the penalty shootout? Anything could’ve happened that game. It’s strange how fine margins can affect so much in football. Not just Derby but also the likes of Watford who got relegated by 1 point the season after.

1 hour ago, TigerTedd said:

I don’t know if we’d be where they are, but they would be where we are. They were all or nothing at the end of their parachute payments and massively over spending. That’s why they had such a good squad. They would’ve been stripped for parts after that season and plummeted. They should build a statue of lampard. 

I can’t help but wonder where we would be though. Would we still be in the Prem? What on earth did Mel have up his sleeve with signings etc. 

28 minutes ago, Srg said:

Nope. By far the better team and squad.

A half fit Jack Marriott wasn’t changing a damn thing. We didn’t leave the second coming of Pele on the bench, his career has showed everyone that. 

I know Villa were better but it was a one-off game.  What if they lost the semi final on penalties? For them to be in the CL 5 seasons later, just makes you wonder. Where would we be now? Would Mel still be here? etc.

Anyone one else think of the 2019 POF every time they see Villa and where they are? Where would be be now if we'd won that game? I wonder if they even think about it at all.

2-0

Cashin

1-1

Collo

3 minutes ago, S8TY said:

Bolton 2-1

 

 

 

 

 

not really 1-1 😃

2-0

Thompson

Every time I start to feel slightly positive towards Warne, a performance like this comes along and ruins it. Absolutely nothing all game. I don't even know how to describe it. I can't even remember much details of the game. It's just a blur of nothingness.  

It could be good if Peterborough do well, but not too well, so they still have something to play for when they play Bolton. 

1-0

☹️

11 hours ago, DesertRam said:

You have just described technological improvement, and computer analysis - which cost thousands at Moor Farm!

I never said it wasn't effective, but it won't work if we get promoted when most other teams have the same technology. If it starts failing there's nothing to fall back on. 

3-1 loss

NML

3 hours ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said:

It's crap, cringey and completely unnecessary. 

That is all.

2-0

CBT

20 minutes ago, Foreveram said:

What if in a sliding doors moment that shot from Waghorn had gone in, it could have been a completely different scenario and a 20 page shorter match day thread.

What if Wildsmith didn't make a worldie save against Bolton, or if their corner that hit the bar was a few inches lower? 

If we played better we wouldn't need to rely on one Waghorn chance going in or not.

1 hour ago, Chris_Martin said:

really?

but for some injuries, with our squad we could put out a B team that could still get in play offs 

  

This doesn't even include players like Waghorn, Rooney, Washington, John-Jules, etc

Just because a player signs for a fee, doesn't automatically make them a better signing. A lot of our free signings have been amongst the best in the division these last 2 seasons. Mendez-Laing, Nelson, McGoldrick, etc. Not to mention all our academy players which also cost us nothing. 

Warne seems committed to the 3-5-2. I don't think its very good anyway but I don't understand why he's using it with our current injuries. We have all these strikers out and he now insists on playing a formation with 2. He played Waghorn and NML up front - NML has been amazing all season but he's been the weakest when asked to play striker, and if you play 2 up top with no wide attackers the strikers need pace, which is why Waghorn struggled. 

I also don't know what he's doing with Blackett-Taylor. He scored 8 and assisted 6 playing in LW in a 4-3-3 for Charlton and I think he's only played there once for us. 

37 minutes ago, Jram said:

But in fairness to warne, there have been occasions this season where we’ve been really good. The sad reality is, luck does play a massive part, especially at this level where a lot teams are looking to disrupt us rather than play football and our players aren’t that good, even when they’re relatively some of the best in the division. 
 

Quality of ****housery is the same regardless of division but obviously premier league players combat it better. There are gonna be days where our less quality players can’t. I think yesterday was one of those. 

I wasn’t at the game so can’t comment on how good we were in fairness but I expect us to lose across a 46 game season 🤷‍♂️ it’s fine and doesn’t really reflect on warne or the players 

My original point was in response to someone who mentioned the foundations seeming to disappear at any given moment. I don't disagree with you that we've been very good in numerous games, but to me they just seem to be one-off games. Our good performance wasn't through a longstanding progression of play style being implemented throughout the season. Everything seems incredibly short term, which is why we lose games like yesterday - because there's no foundational play style to fall back on once the one-off game plan fails. Yes we were unlucky yesterday and could've drawn or won on another day, but the performance wasn't good either. 

1 hour ago, Foreveram said:

Apart from at the fans forum he said he wants to sign younger more athletic players in the summer.

How does signing young athletic players relate to playing with a distinct style, or continuity in any way? If he said he wanted to sign them to play a certain system then yes.