kevinhectoring

2 hours ago, Alty_Ram said:

 Just not that invested in England games in truth. Club over country every time.

You’re Stephen Gerrard and I claim my £5. Or Ryan Giggs? Lampard?  Scholes ? 

5 hours ago, Foreveram said:

No, did we get a draw at Mansfield,YES,  look at the league table, or is that wrong as well.

I so want to agree with you. Then call my German friend and give him the bad news 

37 minutes ago, Foreveram said:

What a stupid comment, better deduct the 1 point each that we got at Shrewsbury and Lincoln then.

Did we play a penalty tie breaker in those games ? 

2 hours ago, Carnero said:

I presume Sibley here should also read Knight!

The one game I can recall is that Knight scored 2 goals in one of his very early games, possibly his debut, in a 2-1 win at home to Charlton. It was the game where Bielik was sent off, when Cocu was manager.

Knight seems to have lost a little of his mojo last couple of games. I wish he would stop speaking to his national manager 

22 hours ago, Foreveram said:

You’ve not answered the question, if we lost why did we get point. If Mansfield won why did they only get 2 points and not the 3 like we did for beating Grimsby. 3 points for a win ,1 point for a draw, 1 bonus point for winning the penalty shootout.

If you come second in a two horse race, you’ve lost 

6 hours ago, Ghost of Clough said:

Gigs wasn't eligible to play for the England national team. He did play for England schoolboys due to go to an English school, but still couldnt play for the England national team.

Festy may have been born in Ireland, but has Nigerian parents.

I dont know how much more Irish you can get than a name like Eiran. Éire... Eiran... Cashin is also a Gaelic name.

On the Giggs conundrum, when his Welsh grandad died it was reported :

“The pair shared a strong relationship, with Ryan’s decision to play for Wales internationally down to Dennis’ side of the family.”

dunno  As you suggest it is reported elsewhere that he never qualified to play seniors for England. It doesn’t help that there was a major rule change in 93 

1 hour ago, Rev said:

 

I tell thee what. 

You can see who's begrudged giving David Clowes a tenner towards our running costs by the responses on here.

 

Rams tv should be like one of those restaurants where you decide after you’ve finished how much you should pay. Tonight I’d pay £3 for Dobbin’s goal, £2 for Bird’s earlier pass to him, £1.50 for that run by Sibley down the right wing and £2.50 for Tommo’s penalty (just like Martial last night). But then I’d deduct £1 for each of Fozzy and Stears’ penalties and £2 for their goal. £5 quid. That’s fair it was pretty grim overall 

1 hour ago, Kokosnuss said:

 (although I'd prefer at least some bloody control!) ,

I was just longing for someone to do that thing you see so often in the Prem, where the player just puts his foot out, the ball lands softly on this toes, falls like a dead cat and then sits obediently at his feet like a spaniel waiting for you to throw the stick. Instead the ball was constantly out of control and in the air - like watching wimbledon in the 90s

1 hour ago, PrideParkhead said:

It was given against Fozzy & I think incorrectly. If you're off the pitch but inside the goal when the ball is played it's not offside so why is it offside when you're off the pitch to the side of the goal? 

Because he returned to the pitch and played the ball? 

56 minutes ago, DavesaRam said:

And it was Jason Knight who was offside for the pinball goal, wandering back onto the pitch like he was on a Sunday afternoon stroll

Really? I thought it was the player (NML?) who came back onto the pitch and (just as he came back on) kept the ball in as it was hit to the bye line 

3 hours ago, Ghost of Clough said:

Gigs wasn't eligible to play for the England national team. He did play for England schoolboys due to go to an English school, but still couldnt play for the England national team.

Festy may have been born in Ireland, but has Nigerian parents.

I dont know how much more Irish you can get than a name like Eiran. Éire... Eiran... Cashin is also a Gaelic name.

The point of my post really is - I prefer not to have cricketers playing for England who speak like South Africans. (Ok I know that means we’re more likely to lose ... )

I know Festy doesn’t have red hair and freckles and I know what Cashin’s first name is. But these days I think accent is a better indication of heritage  

Giggs is an interesting one. I think he may have had an English g’parent such that he could have played for England until he decided to play for Wales in 1991. I accept the internet says something different, also that I might be wrong. But his own words suggest he may have made a choice:

“I’d rather go through my career without qualifying for a major championship than play for a country where I wasn’t born or which my parents didn’t have anything to do with,” Giggs said in 2002. 

One positive was loach but there’s no avoiding he was not strong enough for their goal. Can’t  only blame the defenders for that one 

Why would anyone not hit a pen hard ? Don’t get it. But Fozzy if you hit it hard Keep it down   Like they told you when you were 10 

Just now, Yani P said:

He missed on my stream

Knight scores 1-1

Jesus I must be looking at some sort of deep fake. Chinese I reckon 

Just now, kevinhectoring said:

NML 1-1 

Nothing is difficult if you’re Jason Knight 

Just now, kevinhectoring said:

Loach 1 -0 

NML 1-1 

Loach 1 -0 

We look just like Rotherham 

1 minute ago, YouRams said:

What’s Bart been like for the u21s does he score? 

He’d have scored millions but he’s been very unlucky 

2 minutes ago, DavesaRam said:

EFL referee?

Yeah surprising he didn’t give a pen against Fozzy in the first half 

3 minutes ago, Big Trav said:

Bart so unlucky again, oh my

Would have scored if he had faith in his left foot   

Mansfield very strong last 10 mins of first half 

3 hours ago, RoyMac5 said:

 

Qualifying for Ireland : if you had to choose between  Festy Ebosele and Cashin you’d give it to Festy every time because at least he sounds Irish. (And wasn’t born in Mansfield)  

Always wonder what would have happened if Ferguson hadn’t persuaded Giggs to qualify for Wales  

3 hours ago, Ghost of Clough said:

Players said similar about Clement's tactics (FBs pushing up to W, W tucking inside to CM, CMs pushing out wide to FB)

I said the same about Lampard's until he changed how the midfield 3 worked, although Warne is playing a similar midfield setup to what I believe Lampard wanted.

Some players can take on the extra information and perform the role well (Knight being a perfect example). But, you tend to find most players outside the PL struggle. I'm sure players would have got used to it in time though.

One complication with playing a complicated system is that if it’s not working, tweaking it is complicated. As we have seen. We’ve got a good squad,  simple should be good enough if they’re all motivated 

9 hours ago, Wistaston Ram said:

 

Have to tag this one because Todd was the greatest I ever saw at the BBG or PP. He played football for a later age (prize to anyone who spots that reference) mostly with the outside of one foot. And on a pitch like a peat bog. Paul Ince, Edgar Davids, and many more, eat your hearts out  

Anyway ...  My grandfather was born in Spondon, my father in Chadd, both supporters of course. I was born in Mickleover. Always loved football. How could it be possible to support anyone else ?