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Post by bluestone on Dec 15, 2018 16:56:03 GMT
Well done boys, sounded like a great performance! Shame about the result. Well done also to our travelling support.
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Post by bluestone on Dec 15, 2018 16:54:55 GMT
How? Just how do we keep hitting the f**king woodwork??!!!
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Post by bluestone on Dec 15, 2018 16:13:30 GMT
Sounds like Rodman is playing well
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Post by bluestone on Dec 15, 2018 16:10:25 GMT
C'mon gas, they've been playing really well. We don't deserve to go home empty handed.
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Post by bluestone on Dec 15, 2018 16:08:39 GMT
FFS
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Post by bluestone on Dec 15, 2018 12:15:08 GMT
Well they can’t shut him up now, he can say what he likes. if there’s something for him to say then we’ll no doubt hear it soon I would imagine there would be a keep quiet clause in his severance package, but irrespective I actually think DC has too much class to do that.
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Post by bluestone on Dec 15, 2018 12:12:02 GMT
Let's face it we're probably going to lose this one, but the fact that expectations are low could allow the caretaker manager some latitude to mix things up a bit. If it were me I'd drop Nicho and Payne and give Reilly and Jaks a start and definately put Sercs in the middle. I'd also give Rollin an opportunity in the back line,we could with do with some strength in there. Would stick with 4-4-2, nice and simple so everyone knows where they need to be. Bonham Lightning Leads / Locks / Rollin / Kelly Bennett / Sercombe / Lines / Rodman Reilly / Jakattack I’d go with that but need a ball winner in the middle. It’s the old problem of need a playmaker but also need sercombe but also need a ball winner, which makes 4-4-2 difficult. In which case we could start with OC instead of Lines then and bring him on as sub if it's not working or for the last 20 if we can somehow keep the scores level until that point!
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Post by bluestone on Dec 14, 2018 19:48:50 GMT
Let's face it we're probably going to lose this one, but the fact that expectations are low could allow the caretaker manager some latitude to mix things up a bit.
If it were me I'd drop Nicho and Payne and give Reilly and Jaks a start and definately put Sercs in the middle. I'd also give Rollin an opportunity in the back line,we could with do with some strength in there. Would stick with 4-4-2, nice and simple so everyone knows where they need to be.
Bonham
Lightning Leads / Locks / Rollin / Kelly
Bennett / Sercombe / Lines / Rodman
Reilly / Jakattack
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Post by bluestone on Nov 26, 2018 20:46:53 GMT
Remember the good old days when we didn't seem to care how many the opposition scored? We just attacked attacked attacked and backed ourselves to score more than them!
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Post by bluestone on Nov 26, 2018 10:28:12 GMT
Agreed. Definately need to bring in a couple of reliable forwards in Jan who can find the back of the net, if that means shipping a few players out then so be it.
I actually don't think we have a bad squad in terms of midfield and defence as long as we get to keep Bonham to the end of the season!
My point was that we shouldn't write off the season yet and in my opinion we shouldn't write off DC either.
I still back him to be able to keep us up and given what he has achieved at the club I think he deserves to be given the chance to do so.
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Post by bluestone on Nov 26, 2018 9:08:25 GMT
Not read all of this thread but just wanted to point this out:
12 months ago Plymouth were bottom of the table with 17 points, come April they were in the chase for the play offs.
Nuff said.
UTG!
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Post by bluestone on Nov 21, 2018 18:00:06 GMT
Yawn
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Post by bluestone on Nov 18, 2018 0:47:43 GMT
Exactly this. According to BBC stats we had 16 shots to their 6 and 8 of ours we're on target to 3 of theirs. The fact is that we forced a few decent saves out of their keeper and hit the woodwork as well. If we score the pen and their first goal is given offside, as it should have been imo, then we win the game, simple as that. It's very fine lines as you say. For me I don't think our overall play is that bad throughout the squad, the key issues are a lack of quality in the final third and one other thing that bugs the hell out of me is that we don't pressurise they opposition when they have the ball, they seem to be given way too much space to play through us. I don't think we need wholesale changes but as a minimum we need some better options up front in Jan. I really hope the club recognise this and are already drawing up a list of a number of options to pursue. UTG You must be watching a different game mate. Our overall play is really bad, could hardly string 3 passes together. If your happy with that style of play your a You're entitled to your opinion and say you disagree with me but you really don't need to insult me in the process.
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Post by bluestone on Nov 17, 2018 20:58:39 GMT
If I'm not mistaken Nichols was brought in to the club as a striker. Irrespective of his pretty ball skills and hairdo he has clearly failed. His only league goal I clearly remember. A poor passback by an opposition defender and he beat the keeper one on one and scored Since then he has had umpteen one on ones with keepers, another one today and failed everytime. I have not been impressed with Reilly or Jakubiak but surely they deserve more than the odd game to prove themselves. As far as I am concerned Nichols has had plenty of time to do that and has failed miserably . Our manager clearly is not prepared to admit his signing was a big mistake and persists in playing him. Some on here have said he is our best striker in spite of not scoring, I for one would like to see the others given more than the odd game and perhaps then given a level playing field we will all see if Nichols is our best option or not. I don't disagree but what's his hairdo got to do with it?
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Post by bluestone on Nov 17, 2018 20:50:30 GMT
Ok, allow me to try and pursuade you, it's not worth the gamble at this stage imo.
Any new manager would want to rebuild the squad which could take several windows to sort out, by which time we could be back down to the conference where we would probably then need a manager like DC again!
Remember that DC is really the ONLY reason we have even managed to get back up to L1, it's not happened by fluke and it's not down to the owners, it's DC and his team.
I think it's his successful approach to the development of lower league players such as Taylor, Bodin, Ellis, Browner (and you could also add Locks, OC, James Clarke and Ollie Clarke to that list imo) that has allowed us to over achieve in the last few seasons but in doing so we have now lost the best of the bunch to the next level up which is the main reason we are now struggling to climb the table.
It's true that the replacements we have brought in are not as good as the players we have sold. It's also a fair point to say that DC has chosen them and spent some decent sums in the process but I think we all would have expected Payne and Nichols to have actually been able to find the back of the net a few times so far this season! Had they done so then this which would have been the difference as it would have gained us several points as correct me if I am wrong but I believe we've not been beaten by more than 1 goal yet this season.
Fingers crossed he will be able to get a couple of decent reinforcements in Jan, but irrespective of this I believe DC can keep us up and I think it's worth sticking with him to see whether he can turn things around.
Keep the faith.
UTG!
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Post by bluestone on Nov 17, 2018 18:29:32 GMT
And if we had won all our games we'd be top of the league. But we haven't, we're in the relegation zone and after 10+ games the table doesn't lie. We're crap at this point in time and the recruitment (especially up front) has been rubbish. I’m not saying we deserve to be top of the league or anywhere near. My point is that the game is decided on very fine margins, those margins have meant we’ve lost not won today, but it doesn’t mean our whole performance was a lot worse than it would’ve been had we won. But the fans reactions are a hell of a lot different than what they would’ve been had we won. Exactly this. According to BBC stats we had 16 shots to their 6 and 8 of ours we're on target to 3 of theirs. The fact is that we forced a few decent saves out of their keeper and hit the woodwork as well. If we score the pen and their first goal is given offside, as it should have been imo, then we win the game, simple as that. It's very fine lines as you say. For me I don't think our overall play is that bad throughout the squad, the key issues are a lack of quality in the final third and one other thing that bugs the hell out of me is that we don't pressurise they opposition when they have the ball, they seem to be given way too much space to play through us. I don't think we need wholesale changes but as a minimum we need some better options up front in Jan. I really hope the club recognise this and are already drawing up a list of a number of options to pursue. UTG
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Post by bluestone on Nov 17, 2018 18:17:14 GMT
Nichols can’t score, but he’s miles ahead of Payne as a footballer, sorry but Payne is dog sh**, absolute waste of a player I don't rate him either but it's completely unnecessary to refer to him in those terms imo.
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Post by bluestone on Nov 14, 2018 18:05:48 GMT
He did an interview this year and got slated, so why would he bother again? The budget should be bigger in January. If we don't bring player's in moan then, but unless something has changed, we will. Why should the budget be bigger in January, attendances will most likely be down so the budget is most likely to be lower not higher. Unless we have a decent cup run DC could well be forced to cut the sqaud that increase it. Sausage rolls?
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Post by bluestone on Nov 14, 2018 10:58:46 GMT
As an East Stand season-ticket holder this is the first time that I haven't had the option of sitting in my normal seat for a FA Cup match. Closing parts of the ground will only save money if it doesn't put lots of people off of going. Of course, if it does put many off then the club will use the low attendance as proof that the decision to close parts of the ground was the right one! I'm also a fellow East Stand-er and I've taken these opportunities to go in parts of the ground I wouldn't normally. When we beat Crawley in the cup a few years ago I went in the West Stand which is a really decent view. When we played in the league cup this season I went in the Blackthorn for a change. I think closing the East Stand is the right choice as it cuts down the costs for the club and means you're not sat on your own in a sea of empty seats Exactly this. I too enjoy sitting in different parts of the ground when the opportunity arises. Change is as good as a rest as they say! If the demand for tickets is extremely high then I am sure the club will consider whether it would be worth opening up the east stand. Of all the things to moan about this surely is not it.
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Post by bluestone on Nov 13, 2018 21:02:16 GMT
THD on
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