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are we good enough 19:51 - Oct 15 with 4411 views

digswellhoop

or did we bottle today 6th or more?

are we good enough on 09:10 - Oct 16 with 1142 views

QPROslo

are we good enough on 20:17 - Oct 15 by davman
Off day for us. Cup Final for their poxy little team. They played well; we didn't, sadly... Nothing more than that I think. Plus OF COURSE we'd miss Laird and Willock, both Prem class...

and Balogun.

are we good enough on 09:31 - Oct 16 with 1087 views

QPR_Jim

are we good enough on 08:58 - Oct 16 by PunteR

I think we're easy good enough technically to get in the top 6. Easy. We've played some excellent football and had some great results. We were joint top of the league coming into this game which I know it's early days but it is a good indication of our level of performances so far. So technically yes, we are good enough.
I think what is questionable is the physical and mental strength to sustain a full season with the level required.
We saw last seasons nose dive and we did seem to bottle it. No question. You could argue about the factors involved ,squad depth, injuries etc but really we just didn't have enough in the tank throughout the squad to do the job.
On our day, we beat anyone. But do we have it in our locker to keep up a high level consistently is still questionable.
I guess we will see in the next couple of games, how we react to that poor performance v Luton.
BTW there's no way on God's green earth Luton will keep up that level of performance all season. They played like it was their cup final, and fairplay to them. If they play like that the rest of the season they are getting promoted.
Time will tell won't it.

Agree with this, I think Balogun would have made us tougher yesterday, so he was a miss. Technically we're good enough especially when everyone is fit and I think that level we play to when we have everyone fit will cover our shortcomings (like physicality). But then whether that translates to top 6 will depend on injuries and taking opportunities when they come.

are we good enough on 09:41 - Oct 16 with 1067 views

PunteR

are we good enough on 09:31 - Oct 16 by QPR_Jim
Agree with this, I think Balogun would have made us tougher yesterday, so he was a miss. Technically we're good enough especially when everyone is fit and I think that level we play to when we have everyone fit will cover our shortcomings (like physicality). But then whether that translates to top 6 will depend on injuries and taking opportunities when they come.

Yeh balogun getting injured early doors was the difference yesterday. I got the feeling the players thought the same. Our defence looked disjointed yesterday. None of them played particularly well.
Is there any news on Dunne?

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are we good enough on 09:44 - Oct 16 with 1055 views

Wilkinswatercarrier

Bottle it? Really? One bad performance and some start to get hysterical. I would say it was our worst performance of the season, as a collective, but you also have to appreciate that Luton were deserved winners and executed their game plan, while we just couldn't impose ourselves.
I was surprised that Dozzell didn't start rather than Tim, but apart from that I've no complaints today.
Our first defeat for a while, but we have 2 home games this week to quickly get back on track.
Also, Beale probably learnt a lot about certain players in this game than the previous 4 or 5.

are we good enough on 10:08 - Oct 16 with 1005 views

ted_hendrix

Didn't 'bottle' anything yesterday just lost a game of football to the better team on the day.

It'll happen again too, mark my words It'll happen again and just when you think It's safe to go out It'll will happen again.

There's probably a chance it will happen again.

Cheer up for f ucks sake.

My Father had a profound influence on me, he was a lunatic.

are we good enough on 11:09 - Oct 16 with 922 views

francisbowles

are we good enough on 10:08 - Oct 16 by ted_hendrix
Didn't 'bottle' anything yesterday just lost a game of football to the better team on the day. It'll happen again too, mark my words It'll happen again and just when you think It's safe to go out It'll will happen again. There's probably a chance it will happen again. Cheer up for f ucks sake.

Yes, before yesterday we had won three in a row, three in a row away, four out of the last five away, six wins and two draws from the last nine, gained eight points on the leaders in a week and were 3rd in the table level on points with the top team.

We lost away to a better team on the day and are now 4th just one point behind the new leaders.

Not too shabby, so far.

are we good enough on 11:37 - Oct 16 with 895 views

nix

are we good enough on 07:46 - Oct 16 by davman

Don't be so polarised. On occasion over the last three seasons, Dykes has been bloody awful and anyone defending him could be termed a "numpty".

Since he was taken out of the team, there has been a big improvement, which carried on yesterday, but then there was that free header 4 yards out that he tamely nodded back to Horvath and that pathetic lightweight collapse in their penalty area because some one stood within 5 yards of him.

However, he was one of our BETTER performers yesterday.

As to the coach defending him, what do you expect? Earlier this season, Beale said, effectively, "this is all we have, so we'd better get behind them" ; not really a glowing accolade, eh? It is, however, true, which is why I will continue to support Lyndon 'til someone pays us a few million to take him from us...

We all WANT him to be better(himself included I suspect)

I'm polarised because someone was scapegoating him when it was clearly nothing to do with him why we lost today. If I had said he'd had a good match when he was the worst player on the pitch fair enough, but he wasn't our worst player yesterday.

As for being better when he's not playing, bit strange when he scored both of our goals last week.

He also cleared the ball off the line yesterday.

Beale also said that he loved Lyndon and he gets behind him because of the efforts he puts in for the team.

Call out all of the players who played badly, fine. But even you said he was one of our better players yesterday, so why did someone pick on him, when there were other much worse performances.

are we good enough on 11:44 - Oct 16 with 873 views

slmrstid

I didn't see anything of yesterday other than the result as I was travelling but it was a game between two sides on a good run, and outside of a draw someone was going to lose. Not going to lose too much sleep over it, we're never going to play well and win every game, no team on earth will do that outside of the obvious moneybag sides.

The important thing always after a defeat is to react with a positive result and performance, which we did after the last time we lost so let's hope we can do it again on Wednesday.

are we good enough on 11:50 - Oct 16 with 864 views

WestonsuperR

Looking at the matches we have played so far we are very much an average Championship side and no more. If you consider general balance of play (and XG if you believe in that) we have only really dominated in one game, Hull, but also haven’t largely been outplayed in many either, Sheff U first half and Boro second are examples.

Being an average side in this division is no criticism though when you consider budget, Beale’s first Managerial role and our strikers compared to others.

I’d expect a mid-table finish and for season one under Beale that is a good, solid start especially when you consider squad value and players at the disposal of many other sides.

are we good enough on 12:20 - Oct 16 with 828 views

davman

are we good enough on 11:37 - Oct 16 by nix

... because it is all about OPINIONS; not right or wrong, good or evil - just a view point.

I've read stuff yesterday that Tim should never play again, that Amos is never going to be good enough and Roberts was "woeful". I agree with none of them, but respect that people see and feel things differently from me.

So what if they do? They are as "qualified" to tell me I am "wrong" as I am to tell them.

The world is full of greys, not everything is black or white...

What we can all agree is that we need to get back on that horse and beat Cardiff on Wednesday if we are going to stay in the ever increasing leading pack at the top of this crappy league...

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are we good enough on 13:00 - Oct 16 with 783 views

nix

are we good enough on 12:20 - Oct 16 by davman

Of course it's about OPINIONS.

And equally I can push back on someone's OPINIONS just as you can on mine, and happens all the time. You can respect that someone feels differently and still not agree with it because it's a FORUM of different people's views, where you expect PUSHBACK, otherwise don't post cos you'll be disappointed if you expect everyone to agree with you or not reply if they don't.

I have never said anyone isn't as "qualified" as me, surely, to discuss football?

I'm not sure where black and white and grey comes into it, really.

Yes we can agree that we want to win on Wednesday but if we don't it won't be the end of the world and it won't necessarily be ALL Dykes's fault. Or Tim's or Luke's or whoever this week's scapegoat is.

are we good enough on 13:51 - Oct 16 with 746 views

Wegerles_Stairs

Main thing for me yesterday was the physicality. They were at it from the first whistle, while we looked like a bunch of nice young lads (which we are).

Need to develop a nasty streak if we're up against the likes of the Welsh Goblin. Someone on here compared this team with Warnock's side recently. Our side doesn't have a Clint Hill or Shaun Derry.

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are we good enough on 14:20 - Oct 16 with 703 views

francisbowles

are we good enough on 13:51 - Oct 16 by Wegerles_Stairs
Main thing for me yesterday was the physicality. They were at it from the first whistle, while we looked like a bunch of nice young lads (which we are). Need to develop a nasty streak if we're up against the likes of the Welsh Goblin. Someone on here compared this team with Warnock's side recently. Our side doesn't have a Clint Hill or Shaun Derry. [Post edited 16 Oct 2022 13:56]

Well, we have a Balogun and Dunne but it didn't go well for either yesterday. Midfield, Tim is probably our biggest physical specimen, but he is only 19 with a handful of Championship games in his experience locker, we also have Sam Field and Johansen who can both do the necessary.

I agree though we were out fought yesterday, couldn't get our game going,

are we good enough on 15:36 - Oct 16 with 660 views

WestonsuperR

are we good enough on 13:51 - Oct 16 by Wegerles_Stairs
Main thing for me yesterday was the physicality. They were at it from the first whistle, while we looked like a bunch of nice young lads (which we are). Need to develop a nasty streak if we're up against the likes of the Welsh Goblin. Someone on here compared this team with Warnock's side recently. Our side doesn't have a Clint Hill or Shaun Derry. [Post edited 16 Oct 2022 13:56]

We seem to have started many games slowly recently, Bristol, Sheff U, Stoke and yesterday, something Beale needs to look at. That said we still (somehow) haven’t conceded in the first 15mins!

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