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Reply | Weekend Championship Games
at 00:09 13 Apr 2024
Two ways of looking at it I suppose. You could say failing to kill Plymouth off has come back to bite us immediately. Or you could say a decent away point that the league leaders couldn't achieve.. |
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Reply | Begovic
at 10:53 3 Apr 2024
I agree that his ever presence is a positive especially in the context of the debacle we went through 2 years ago.
Also it's worth pointing out that his 11 clean sheets leaves him the 5th highest in the Championship. This stat is made more impressive when the top 4 slots are filled with promotion hunting teams including Leeds Leicester and Ipswich. Obviously the form of those in front of him is a factor- Cook and Clark-Slater have been outstanding- but bearing in mind those teams would have been under a lot less pressure defensively than us, I think he has done quite well |
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Reply | Begovic
at 10:14 2 Apr 2024
Maybe time to give Walsh or Murphy a go next season when hopefully we won't be mired in a relegation battle |
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Reply | Sunderland stalemate keeps Rangers hanging – Report
at 22:44 18 Mar 2024
I think Dykes is more interested in staying fit for the Euros than playing well. He is fine in link up play as shown by his assist v Leicester, but is reluctant to get involved in the physical stuff for fear of getting injured. Unfortunately, this is the strongest part of his game, roughing up CB's and if he is not doing that he is pretty ineffective.
Frey on the other hand, is playing for a contract so is much more invested in playing to his maximum.
I think Armstrong should be getting more game time too. I take Marti's point that he tires when he starts games, but he should at least get the final 30 if we are chasing a result. |
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Reply | Stan Bowles
at 23:07 24 Feb 2024
The reason I am a QPR fan - that's all. |
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Reply | What have we learned so far? — Analysis
at 09:16 23 Aug 2022
I am the exact opposite of you Brian (and Nix) when it comes to this mindset. I shudder at reams of data, charts (again for Clive's benefit NOT a dig at Dan) and the like. I'm a poet, literally (albeit largely unpublished) and figuratively. I love the abstract, the oblique and the 'unknown', particularly in the context of a football match. I understand people like you (wife is an accountant, brother a software analyst - whatever that means!), but I cannot relate at all. I don't even like filling in forms!
You say that the likes of Gerry Francis was doing this 30 years ago and that fine. Obviously you need a structure and to do your homework on the oppos strengths and weaknesses and plan accordingly, but what Beale is doing here is a world away from that.
I worry that football games are already turning into a game of chess and this level of control over a player's movements and decision making is only going to exacerbate and accelerate that. I WANT players to make mistakes (preferably the oppos) and players to produce flashes of genius (ours), but I feel this will eventually be coached out of them and we will be left with a vanilla version of the game we all love. I can imagine a scenario in ten years time when those in attendance, instead of screaming and shouting, will be nodding sagely at each other, as our no 10 executes a perfect 'press' in response to a 'trigger pass'. You can imagine the response of the greatest No 10 we ever had if he was handed this data. |
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Reply | What have we learned so far? — Analysis
at 01:00 23 Aug 2022
Clive, this was just a throwaway remark.I gave a deeper explanation of my dislike for this level of analysis - while completely removing Dan from my criticism (the level of detail is seriously impressive) - at the end of the actual piece. You should have seen it there.
As for calling each other out , absolutely no problem at all. You should know by now I have the height of respect for both you and your work, but of course if I disagree, I will say so (most of the time anyway - the Hendrick thing just became tedious after a while) and I expect no less in return. I would like to think I do so respectfully.
Just to be clear, I am not being in anyway critical of Dan here. But I am very concerned if Beale is seriously gone to this level 'control' over the players actions on the pitch - what does he want? Robots? Of course you need structure and a 'plan' but this is seriously OTT in my view. Football is basically a very SIMPLE, spontaneous and beautiful game to play and watch. But where is the joy in that level of control for the players? I have reviewed my opinion of Beale and not in a good way. But then you see Armstrong swashbuckling around the place and he is clearly not following any 'trigger passes' yet Beale still seems to like him - all very confusing. |
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Reply | FFP Headroom / P&S BS
at 16:36 22 Aug 2022
I just don't think Willock has done enough to be on m(any) premier league managers radar. He is not like Eze who was playing at the very top level for us for over two years. Remember, it took Willock most of his first season here to find his feet and last season was curtailed by serious injury. This season- while his two goals have been superb - 2 appearances from 5 is not what they are looking for. I think he would need this full season (or at the very least until Jan) to attract notice higher than the Championship's elite. |
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Reply | Lyndon Dykes (n/t)
at 16:21 22 Aug 2022
Why not indeed,after all that's pretty much what happened to Wells. Unfortunately we didn't own him so were unable to cash in.
(Imagine the craic on here if we HAD owned Wells and decided to sell him to Bristol City!) |
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Reply | FFP Headroom / P&S BS
at 14:17 22 Aug 2022
Yes, but if we wait until january then he is six months nearer the end of his contract, which will clearly reduce his value |
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Reply | FFP Headroom / P&S BS
at 13:20 22 Aug 2022
We neither, but that would be unsolicited enquiries. Can we not circulate a player's availability to other clubs? In the old days known as being 'put on the transfer list'. Is that still a thing? |
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Reply | FFP Headroom / P&S BS
at 11:37 22 Aug 2022
If that is the case we need to sell NOW. He has done enough in his two appearances to show his quality, at the very least at the top end of the Championship. Watford for example. Get 5M for him now with add-ons, a lot better than another BOS situation in 12 months time. |
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Reply | Lewis Grabban
at 08:48 21 Aug 2022
Why are the names of over the hill, not very prolific in their prime, strikers regularly trotted out here? You heard Clive's guarded comments on Gray, so why would we repeat that mistake? We are not going to loan in 30 somethings even if we could afford them. It goes against everything Beale stands for. Yes we are struggling for goals but Chair and everybody's pin-up Armstrong are equally as culpable as Dykes at this stage. Chair should have 2 goals to his name and Armstrong 3. I said earlier that I believe the goals will probably be spread around all our 'attackers ' . So far, only Willock is stepping up with 2 goals from 2 chances.
But equally we need to tighten up- no clean sheet in 6 attempts and several preventable goals conceded. If you're not scoring enough you need to be a right misery at the back- Preston being a good example |
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Reply | Nottingham Forest
at 17:48 20 Aug 2022
Random (unless you are looking for teams to finish below Forest), but I reckon Leicester could really struggle this season |
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Reply | The 'Fcuk It, I'll Do It' Rotherham Match Thread
at 14:49 20 Aug 2022
Interesting that Archer got the nod over Walsh, who apparently came close to playing the 2nd half on Tuesday.
Field can also play CB.
This is pretty close to our strongest 11 |
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