Yankee_Jack
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Despite dross we have actually made good on the games in hand. Watford yet to play at Cardiff so we will get the game in hand back and perhaps a 3 point cushion
Luton Town
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Yankee_Jack
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Norwich away at Wed on Sunday. We get a game in hand on them and may be Wed can do us a favor.
we’re going to win this league .... we too bad not to
we’re going to win this league .... we too bad not to
Gritty performance. We had to show grit because we showed fcuk all else, especially ability and cohesion. Luton looked the better side and played the better football. The less said about the rest the better other than it was a hugely valuable 3 points to add to the mounting total of others that we neither earned nor deserved.
KVetch
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Norwich gets Wednesday while Brentford play Derby. We've had enough miracles, how many easy goals did Luton have that they completely missed? That's been happening all season with other opponents. Why not another miracle. I don't think we've ever been more disappointed after winning. We're 4th in overall form the last 10 matches.
Yankee_Jack
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It’s too deep into the season and too many games per week and too shallow a squad for Andy Pandy to do anything with this lot other than hope, pray, and try to keep them all fit ... not necessarily fit for purpose.
We’re riding and beating this rented mule until it drops. Let’s just hope it doesn’t drop until the final whistle at Watford. That match is going to be a brutal barrage unless Watford have folded it beforehand.
We’re riding and beating this rented mule until it drops. Let’s just hope it doesn’t drop until the final whistle at Watford. That match is going to be a brutal barrage unless Watford have folded it beforehand.
Yankee_Jack
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I have to believe that Brentford and Watford watched our match and are collectively screaming WTF. They have to be depressed. We are depressed and we should be overjoyed with our position. They have to be suicidal.
CroJack
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#metoo
CroJack
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1:1 is an ok result for us. A game in hand and 2 points ahead.
Trouble is the way we're playing we've got little chance against Bournemouth, although they're not in the best of form themselves. Fingers crossed they have another off day whilst we have an 'on' day for a change. Can't understand how a team can go so much off the boil as we have; we play almost as though we are complete strangers to each other. To my mind that is nothing but a coaching issue.
Yankee_Jack
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my Watford supporting friend is peeing himself laughing
still Brentford are now 3 points in our rear view mirror and can’t afford to drop a point until we do
we still have that game in hand
Another very iffy performance saw us come away with 3 points that in no way did we deserve. Man for man they were better than us with Dewbury-Hall earning MOM despite the fact that he sounds more like a stately home than a footballer. How long can our luck last because that's what it is. I see Bournemouth lost again beaten at home by an improving Barnsley, who I regard as a far superior footballing team than us and my shout as dark horses for promotion. So, with yet more luck, we might edge the Cherries who are clearly as out of form as we are. They just haven't had our luck.
Some stats:
POSSESSION: 57-43 SHOTS: 12-8 OT: 5-2 CORNERS: 7-4 FOULS: 10-11 GOALS: 0-1
Once again our main stats, other than the score, were inferior to those of the opposition. Just how long can Cooper and his team keep putting in sub-standard performances and keep getting away with it? Think I'll write him and ask him to choose my lotto numbers for me!!
Some stats:
POSSESSION: 57-43 SHOTS: 12-8 OT: 5-2 CORNERS: 7-4 FOULS: 10-11 GOALS: 0-1
Once again our main stats, other than the score, were inferior to those of the opposition. Just how long can Cooper and his team keep putting in sub-standard performances and keep getting away with it? Think I'll write him and ask him to choose my lotto numbers for me!!
As you say Ivor, Cooper must be the luckiest manager in the division, but his luck ain't going to get us promoted. Two megga games coming up, Bournemouth, then them up the road. Cooper or someone has to knock this squad into shape, If the last 4/5 games are Coopers attempt then it's proof enough that schoolboy football and professional football are light years apart, as this now seems the level we are playing at. As I've said before it seems the three that elected him for the job have now well and truly disassociated themselves from him and almost the club.
I feel there was only one reason he was given the job. he was CHEAP. he would have probably accepted any wage offer to get a foot in the door of professional football. and the tight arsed yanks fell into the trap. Possibly Birch, Britton and Curtis were just obeying the piper who calls the tune.
I feel there was only one reason he was given the job. he was CHEAP. he would have probably accepted any wage offer to get a foot in the door of professional football. and the tight arsed yanks fell into the trap. Possibly Birch, Britton and Curtis were just obeying the piper who calls the tune.
Yankee_Jack
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As a top club in the league, every opponent knows they have to raise their game, and they do and we have to battle. Every game for us is a league game. Every game for the opposition is a cup tie. And so it goes,
Quesfion: can Andy Pandy and his staff motivate and instill cup tie mentality into the squad.
quesfion: given the frequency of games would that approach lead to a mental fatigue at some point and an emotional cliff/drop-off
question: is it less risky to focus on recovery and physical dietary preparation and mental relaxation for each game to propagate freshness on a holistic level rather than amp’d up mental state
the reality is we have the squad we have. I think our depth is shallow ... at least that’s what I think AP’s assessment is ... otherwise he would rotate more than he is doing. In reality, that may not be true ... I think midfield Cooper is capable. I think Hamer is capable. I think Bennet is not as strong as Cabango. I am hoping that Routs has a couple more moments of “how the fuck did he do that” in him. I think Lowe’s absence is worse than his presence as it results in a weaker midfield and disjoint setup although I appreciate what’s being done.
Note, I am assuming in the above that Andy Pandy has ability and I’m taking a neutral position on him. Perhaps, he is doing all that he can with what he’s got. It has to be said that neither Martínez, nor Sousa, nor Rogers ran a team in this league that achieved as high a position. So, for what it’s worth, I give him shit, but in reality Andy Pandy is not BoBo nor Monk, and he is joint 2nd in the league with a game in hand. We’re watching sausage being made in front of our eyes and it’s not pretty is it?
It’s going to be exhausting watching our final 11 games. We are going to wince at every situation that we recognize and see coming a mile off and seconds or minutes early from the comfort of our forum.
In fairness to Andy Pandy, he is a dour individual, but his Botox like demeanor and apparent calmness, at this point, might be what the squad needs to go from game to game. A more hyper coach might be more draining on the players.
Just a thought,
Quesfion: can Andy Pandy and his staff motivate and instill cup tie mentality into the squad.
quesfion: given the frequency of games would that approach lead to a mental fatigue at some point and an emotional cliff/drop-off
question: is it less risky to focus on recovery and physical dietary preparation and mental relaxation for each game to propagate freshness on a holistic level rather than amp’d up mental state
the reality is we have the squad we have. I think our depth is shallow ... at least that’s what I think AP’s assessment is ... otherwise he would rotate more than he is doing. In reality, that may not be true ... I think midfield Cooper is capable. I think Hamer is capable. I think Bennet is not as strong as Cabango. I am hoping that Routs has a couple more moments of “how the fuck did he do that” in him. I think Lowe’s absence is worse than his presence as it results in a weaker midfield and disjoint setup although I appreciate what’s being done.
Note, I am assuming in the above that Andy Pandy has ability and I’m taking a neutral position on him. Perhaps, he is doing all that he can with what he’s got. It has to be said that neither Martínez, nor Sousa, nor Rogers ran a team in this league that achieved as high a position. So, for what it’s worth, I give him shit, but in reality Andy Pandy is not BoBo nor Monk, and he is joint 2nd in the league with a game in hand. We’re watching sausage being made in front of our eyes and it’s not pretty is it?
It’s going to be exhausting watching our final 11 games. We are going to wince at every situation that we recognize and see coming a mile off and seconds or minutes early from the comfort of our forum.
In fairness to Andy Pandy, he is a dour individual, but his Botox like demeanor and apparent calmness, at this point, might be what the squad needs to go from game to game. A more hyper coach might be more draining on the players.
Just a thought,