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Reply | Christian Nourry - Two Year Anniversary
at 15:09 29 Jan 2026
Think he's been excellent this season and ironically has been injury-free despite being in a particularly mundane episode of Casualty where loads of people get hamstring injuries.
I do tend to agree though. Bit of a red flag that he can't do three-game weeks, though he's obviously in good company. Boom boom. [Post edited 29 Jan 15:10]
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Reply | EFL Panini sticker album
at 15:04 29 Jan 2026
Do newer albums have Stats Guy stickers? I can imagine Brentford would have a page of PhD boffins, as well as the foil badge of the bus stop. |
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Reply | EFL Panini sticker album
at 13:20 29 Jan 2026
I still have the completed '85 and '86 albums in the attic. Such a thrill opening a pack and seeing that foil, an Ipswich full-back you already had seven swaps of, and the poor Scottish lads getting half a sticker each.
This is well worth buying (if you're okay with cheating):
https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/ |
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Reply | Obikwu
at 14:58 28 Jan 2026
Is he anyone's favourite player? |
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Reply | Christian Nourry - Two Year Anniversary
at 10:12 28 Jan 2026
Our owners have always seemed like the type who'd trade their cow for magic beans. Maybe less so now Uncle has left the building but you can imagine them being wowed by a good PowerPoint presentation. |
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Reply | Christian Nourry - Two Year Anniversary
at 17:21 27 Jan 2026
Yeah, I don't hate him but things like the Ben Williams issue need to be rectified if we're going to progress. Some of the accounts on Twitter are straight out of Jonestown. |
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Reply | Christian Nourry - Two Year Anniversary
at 12:06 27 Jan 2026
Yes, I think his approach to recruitment and (in theory) getting younger players playing rather than hanging around at the club if they're not good enough is a significant improvement on what went before. However, it's no good signing someone like Poku and him then being injured most of the season - he needs to sort out the performance side of things ASAP. Also, it's good to blood young players but reckless to play them just because they're young, as shown by the goalkeeper situation this season (jury still out on Walsh for me).
Ultimately, this season looks like being a missed opportunity - the likes of Southampton and Sheffield United have under-performed after relegation and that won't happen every year. People keep saying next season is the one but being cynical, why will things suddenly improve then? Will our squad be any fitter? Will we go into the season half-cooked again? Will we have a reliable goalkeeper? A left back who can play every week? Cover for the right side? More questions than answers. [Post edited 27 Jan 12:07]
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Reply | Julien speaks
at 13:57 26 Jan 2026
The Ben Williams issue is a big test for Nourry. He is clearly failing quite spectactularly in his role (and making Nourry's regime fail too), so you'd expect him to be dismissed. If he isn't, that sends out quite the message.
Maybe they spin it and Williams departs at the end of the season for another role, invented or otherwise. |
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Reply | Form Guide:
at 10:05 26 Jan 2026
So Ben Williams is doing a good job then? |
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Reply | Form Guide:
at 20:27 25 Jan 2026
I'd be surprised if most of our squad didn't want to succeed at their profession and I don't think it's a lack of effort we're seeing, more an organisational failing. We all know the issues with fitness, which Nourry must be aware of, so I'm surprised we haven't seen some of his bots on here recently. Clive has clearly invested in some security.
There's also been a losing mentality at the club for a while. Arguably that stems from having hands-off owners who let people pull their pants down repeatedly over the years. Some of our players when we were in the Premier League clearly couldn't give a f*** whether we won or lost and that includes people like Rio Ferdinand or Boswinga who won lots of medals in their careers. I think that has improved in recent years but we still lack the ruthlessness that all sports champions have. |
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Reply | Julien speaks
at 20:09 25 Jan 2026
Lose on Saturday (which is pretty likely) and that Charlton game starts to loom very large. Friday night on Sky, big away support for a London derby, Kelman and Dykes with something to prove, Nathan Jones being Nathan Jones. I wouldn't want to be putting in another crappy away performance. [Post edited 25 Jan 20:10]
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Reply | Marti gone...
at 16:53 25 Jan 2026
Saved us from relegation. That half-season was fantastic. It soured last season but we'll always have Paris. |
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Reply | Marti gone...
at 16:14 25 Jan 2026
Feel bad about chanting at him at the Leicester game now. Was fed up with him at the end of last season (the 0-5 against Burnley was a nadir) but with hindsight he was in an invidious position with his boss actively briefing against him.
The grass is always greener, both for him and us. Did more for us than the current manager and can't blame him for clashing with the arrogant, unproven CEO. |
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Reply | We’re in good hands.
at 11:41 25 Jan 2026
Yes, I assume it's partly because they are priced out of the Premier League and must be the reason we now have a waiting-list for season tickets. You definitely see it at games. I just hope they get a period of supporting us when we're semi-decent soon like the 70s, 90s or Warnock era. |
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Reply | Wrexham fans
at 11:34 25 Jan 2026
Very true lol. Their ground is tucked away down a lane in suburban Bromley - blink and you'd miss it. Mad they will probably be in League One next season. [Post edited 25 Jan 11:34]
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Reply | Wrexham fans
at 11:29 25 Jan 2026
Stevenage are three points off the play-offs in League One...  |
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