| On way home... 19:52 - Dec 17 with 5086 views | davman |
Not home. Still 2 1/2 hours away, but warming up in a Cannock curry house.
Typical championship fayre that could have gone either way. Perhaps we were better, but they certainly had their chances (and I suppose we had a few too). The atmos in that ground first half was dead, like nothing I have experienced anywhere watching football; silence apart from abuse to the ridiculously myopic lino and his utterly useless boss. Ten minutes of absolute buffonary from them as per the norm.
Not sure Jimmy knew much about the winner, but we'll take that all day!
And out housing that lot in their backyard.
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| On way home... on 12:48 - Dec 18 with 996 views | PinnerPaul |
| On way home... on 23:22 - Dec 17 by Northernr |
Just walked in.
Absolute touch, a real reward for the hardcore.
I thought we were very good indeed in the first half and would have been two up at least but for better luck. I know 'luck' sounds a bit wet but Field has scored with his shot, hits a bloke who knows nothing about it, Tim's shot beats the keeper all ends up and we're riht behind it to see it make this weird deviation in the air late on to take it onto the inside of the post, Laird nearly Wegerle's a goal of the season and again whacks it against a bloke who didn't even know it had happened.
Felt we could and should have pressed on to win by more after finally, deservedly taking the lead, but I get the nerves and the mental element that comes with a long losing run so I'm choosing to delight in us shithousing the shthousers on their own patch. Almost makes me wish I could have heard Nick London's commentary. Almost.
17 hour day, went up to Sheffield to pick Young Samuel up from uni, across the Snake Pass which we managed just before the snow closed it off for the day (adventurous), lunch and three points, then a long slog back down the M6 (smart motorway, into the sea with you), and the M40 (old school, absolute breeze bar one car that Went On Fire). Dropped him in the Bush and back to mine, making the offy closing time with 10 minutes to spare.
Tim MOTM IMO. Nice to see the central midfielders driving forwards more to join the attack and pose their own goal threat. Nice to see Laird back to form. Paal excellent as usual. Dykes gave a Hunter-pleasing hard slog of a performance up front. Was surprised how long Preston went, Dunne ate that sht up all afternoon.
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Well done you and the other 400 odd.
NC said afterwards it took the squad "6/7 hours" to get there on Friday! |  | | |
| On way home... on 12:50 - Dec 18 with 987 views | PinnerPaul |
| On way home... on 23:31 - Dec 17 by davman |
I just wonder whether Critchley may be the first boss to look at what he has up front and try to sculpt something around Dykes rather than expecting him to be something he is not and run on to through balls from two number tens.
His strength is his first time flicks, so maybe use that and get runners beyond him? Not rocket science, is it, but he looked good at doing that today. A bit more direct at times with the Midfield picking up second balls. Maybe, just maybe...
Dykes lucky to stay on the pitch though. Fancy giving those officials a decision to make... |
I'm not having that nonsense about Dykes lucky to stay on the pitch. The yellow was just that, a yellow.
Ignore Nick London and other commentators, once you have a yellow, doesn't mean next foul is another one. He committed what 1, maybe 2, innocuous fouls after the yellow, don't get the 'lucky to stay on" bit at all I'm afraid. | | | |
| On way home... on 12:52 - Dec 18 with 982 views | PinnerPaul |
| On way home... on 23:37 - Dec 17 by Northernr |
Well I felt it was pretty harsh to book him, and clearly PNE were in the geezer's ear about him before and certaunly after. I actually thought he managed that situation quite well in the last 30 minutes because on 60 we were standing there saying 'get him off, red card waiting to happen'.
We got people around him today. Adomah's best game for some time. Midfielders actually getting up to support. |
Not sure if you've seen it back yet, but the yellow was a yellow, after that I agree, no danger at all in him being sent off, despite PNE's, at times, quite pathetic attempts to convince the ref otherwise. | | | |
| On way home... on 12:53 - Dec 18 with 980 views | PinnerPaul |
| On way home... on 23:56 - Dec 17 by NW5Hoop |
Seeing it on the feed, in real time, I thought it was a straight red — it was so late it looked malicious. Looked less bad in slo mo, but absolutely a yellow. |
"Excessive force and/or endangered safety of an opponent"?- no way! | | | |
| On way home... on 12:57 - Dec 18 with 960 views | PinnerPaul |
| On way home... on 08:46 - Dec 18 by nix |
What you want is variety, really. We'd got a bit predictable under Warbs and even Beale once we'd had a bit of success with the passing out from the back game. From all accounts Critchley likes to mix it up, which is great because you need a bit of that. Otherwise you get the issue of once one team susses you out then other teams just pursue the same tactic. |
Agree, think you'll see the "two best teams in the world" mix it up a bit later - makes 100% sense.
I liked the way Willock was a lot further forward, no point in him trying to beat 4/5 men from halfway line.
Yes he HAS done it before, but what 1 in 10, 15 matches? - this way is more practical.
Clearly he is not 100% yet but when he is, think it will work, especially when Illias is back to play a bit deeper off him. | | | |
| On way home... on 12:59 - Dec 18 with 958 views | PinnerPaul |
| On way home... on 09:00 - Dec 18 by gazza1 |
Dykes was a booking, he was late, red would have well ott.
A few players were on top form, hard to pick a winner but Laird was back to his earlier form, Dunn was massive and so was C-Salter, there were others Tim, Albert, and Paal plus, of course Seny.
Great team performance indeed. |
Yes 7s all round from me.
Laird 2nd best of ours, Dunne just the MOTM for me.
One 6/10 from me and that sadly was for Chris Willock who clearly isn't 100% fit and/or has other issues. | | | |
| On way home... on 13:00 - Dec 18 with 957 views | PinnerPaul |
| On way home... on 09:07 - Dec 18 by davman |
Similar for me live at the game. The ball had gone and it looked like a pointless, late "charge" at the defender. I thought that the way the ref had dealt out an unnecessary card to Dozzell and given PNE a free kick on the edge of our area for booting fresh air. Dykes was for an early bath.
My frustration is "why give these incompetents a decision to make?". Could easily have been a red... |
Red would have been "incompetent" and Dozzell took the bloke out - not enough to roll over 6 times (joke!) but it was a yellow. | | | |
| On way home... on 13:58 - Dec 18 with 894 views | NW5Hoop |
| On way home... on 12:53 - Dec 18 by PinnerPaul |
"Excessive force and/or endangered safety of an opponent"?- no way! |
Seeing it live, at real speed, once —Â yes I did think that. The replay made it look a lot less bad. | | | |
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| On way home... on 14:06 - Dec 18 with 874 views | PinnerPaul |
| On way home... on 13:58 - Dec 18 by NW5Hoop |
Seeing it live, at real speed, once —Â yes I did think that. The replay made it look a lot less bad. |
Fair enough, as I always say, at this level and all football below, ref only gets one look at real speed! | | | |
| On way home... on 15:04 - Dec 18 with 802 views | PunteR |
| On way home... on 12:20 - Dec 18 by hubble |
Was literally about to post that Tim reminds me of Bellingham. Obviously nothing like the finished article, but he has that potential. And I know him and Laird and Roberts are all loanees, but it's still exciting to have such talented young players in our squad. |
Having loans does have pros and cons but one of the pros is obviously seeing young talent progress and play some entertaining football making it a better spectacle for us fans. |  |
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| On way home... on 15:25 - Dec 18 with 760 views | LazyFan |
They were all good, but for me it was JCS, he was very impressive. Totally dominated their attack, which is amazing in itself as it is blood and thunder from PNE all the way. Blocked them out hard did JCS.
Also, great game management by us on PNE, played their game against them. Seny got a yellow for time wasting, when has that ever happened? Ref did a proper job on giving it to him as well.
If Laird can play like Andy Gray every game from RB as he did against PNE, then if we keep him, lots of big if's then he will be our star player this year. |  |
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| On way home... on 16:03 - Dec 18 with 703 views | davman |
| On way home... on 13:00 - Dec 18 by PinnerPaul |
Red would have been "incompetent" and Dozzell took the bloke out - not enough to roll over 6 times (joke!) but it was a yellow. |
My point exactly. Never a red,but I would not trust any EFL ref to be competent anyway. And on Dozzell's yellow, just for a change I disagree with you. Unnecessary to dish a yellow when there was minimal contact. | |
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