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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. 

1 hour ago, Jram said:

I can’t agree with this. We’ve been brilliant in a lot of games, let’s not forget that. We’ve battered a lot of teams. However, there will inevitably be games where luck plays its part and we miss out. Wasn’t there but the highlights suggest we had three decent chances, they had none and won 1-0. It’s bound to happen. We’re not City, our players aren’t that much better than the opposition so the opportunity for luck to play a part is greater.

Let’s not forget as well that we’re unlikely to have much of a foundation given the club made its first signing for a fee three months ago for a long time. 

I’m not saying we’ve been bad. His approach is clearly working to a large extent. My point was there’s not distinct style or continuity to how we play which creates unpredictability to our performances. I think the teams we’ve battered have mostly been teams who try and play a distinct way or passing way every game, who don’t try and counter us e.g. Bristol Rovers. Warnes style is reactionary to the opposition. 
 

i really don’t think it’s right to put the reason we lost yesterday all down to luck. Even Warne acknowledged we didn’t play well.

i also think you’re undervaluing the quality of our players. I don’t think any Northampton player would get in our squad except maybe Hoskins.

our difficulty signing players doesn’t affect how the manager sets the team up or his playing philosophy.

On 23/03/2024 at 17:10, alram said:

but it does feel like the foundations are made on sand and we are never too far away from a bad run. i cant put my finger on why but it really doesnt seem convincing

Its because there are no foundations. Warne just takes every game as it comes and tries to ground out a result by any means. It is working most of the time, but I'm never truly that shocked whenever we lose a game to anyone. It feels like Warne picks one-off tactics for each opponent and hopes they work, but occasionally they don't or the opponent works them out in-game and we lose. There's no longevity or continuity to anything he's implementing.

I think Blackpool is a good opponent for Warne. We struggle when we're expected to impose ourselves. When the opposition sets up to react to what we're doing, like yesterday, Warne doesn't really know what to do.

1-2

Hourihane

1 hour ago, ram59 said:

By the similar thinking the 4 rubbish teams that were relegated last season have been replaced by 2 teams challenging for the play offs, one mid table and one at the bottom. Of those 4 rubbish teams relegated last season, only one seems good enough to hold their own in the league below. That would suggest that the teams at the lower end of the table aren't as bad as last season and therefore there aren't as many 'easy' fixtures this season.

As per usual with statistics, you can usually turn them round to 'prove' a point.

I don't think that's a fair comparison. You're equating teams who finished 1st, 2nd and 3rd last season to teams who are currently 8th, 10th and 14th. I agree that the promoted L2 teams are better but its a minor thing in comparison isn't it?

I'm not trying to "turn" anything. My argument is basically, who would you rather have in the league - Ipswich, Plymouth and Sheff Wed, or Blackpool, Wigan and Reading (with their points deductions). Isn't it an obvious answer.

1 hour ago, Caerphilly Ram said:

But if it’s more competitive then by definition how can it be easier? 
If the question is do we stand a more realistic chance of gaining promotion then I’d say yes, because of our wage budget, squad depth, talent within the squad, experience of certain players and staff etc. But that doesn’t equate to what seems like quite a reductive term to me of the league being “easier”.

Essentially it’s not a binary “this or that” thing in my view, others see it differently as is their opinion, I was asked for mine and gave it. So once again no I don’t agree that the league is easier, but yes I do concede that our prospects of promotion where better this season and the joyous thing is we look to be heading towards that goal.

Its more competitive overall. Meaning its not easier on average for all 24 teams. If you look at the top 6 in isolation I don't think it is more competitive because there's two less competitors in there compared to last season. When I say its 'easier' I mean its easier specifically in terms of Derby getting promoted. 

17 hours ago, Caerphilly Ram said:

I actually don’t agree. I think without 3 standout teams outplaying the majority of the rest of the league it’s actually proving to be a more competitive league this season, sides are more closely matched at the top end of the table illustrated by the smaller gap between the sides. Last season it was almost always between 3 sides for automatic promotion, this season it’s been less clear with us, Barnsley, Bolton, Posh, Portsmouth and Oxford all competing at various points. 

I’ve never signed up to this idea that the league is somehow “easier”, it is what it is, 24 teams competing for points across a 46 game season and relative to that we’re currently the second placed side.

I don't know how conclude anything other than the league being easier this season. Its the same teams competing at the top except you swap out Ipswich, Sheff Wed and Plymouth for Portsmouth. There's two less teams to compete against. The state of the three relegated Championship teams is a rare advantage. This doesn't mean Derby haven't improved since last season. They definitely have. The overall competitiveness of the league doesn't correlate to the quality of the teams in the league.

2-2

Bark

3-0

Bark

42 minutes ago, Mick Brolly said:

Did you hell as like it was a massive tantrum at the manager 

Have a look through the topic if you don't believe me. I was dogpiled for merely highlighting the obvious caveat that Bolton had two games in hand. 

38 minutes ago, ram59 said:

That aged well, they're not the worst team we've ever played in a league match now, surely Bristol Rovers have now taken over that mantel.................................until the next team we beat?

No, Port Vale are the worst team we've played all season. Good win today, Warne at his best. I still stand by my criticisms.