Howay 12460 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 I must say though I'm really looking forward to the inspiring message the club will put up from Yedlin, or Murphy, etc shortly about how they are "looking forward to bouncing back" and how they're "going to give it their all for promotion", before they run out and not bother their arses at all again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper 940 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Rafa identified who he needed back in October for the January window. He gave the list to Charnley whom along with Ashley ensured we signed nobody. I tell a lie we got Sammy back off loan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monroe Transfer 0 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Not enough players joining the attack. Trying to get fiddly little wins and taking as few risks as possible. This has caught up with us. You only have to look at the tempo we've played at recently bar the odd game. When the ball goes wide the mf should move up 20 yards and most of the time they don't. It looks like a side that thought the league was done and dusted a few weeks ago and is struggling to get back on the train. Yup, can only hope today's result really puts some fire in them (and Rafa) and that they really go for it over the next couple of weeks. I hope they were seething in the dressing room and at each other's throats. I hope some of them stood up and actually showed some fucking leadership. I really do think we'll see a reaction against Preston (even if there's unbearable pressure on the players to produce a result), but even that might not be enough as we can play well and still drop points due to defensive mistakes. If we don't go up my mind will always jump straight to the QPR and Leeds home games and how we managed to somehow let 4 point slip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12460 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Aye that defensive performance was among the worst I've seen in years. Ipswich didn't even do anything particularly well but you could see from the start of each of the moves that it would result in a goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 26840 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 I still think we're going up but fuck me, we're not helping ourselves, said for ages that the FCB is my biggest worry in the summer, he's already decided everything was cushty in January and a similar attitude will kill the club next window. I thought we'd at least have an enjoyable run in rather than a nervous one before Rafa v Ashley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Whitehurst 790 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Aye that defensive performance was among the worst I've seen in years. Ipswich didn't even do anything particularly well but you could see from the start of each of the moves that it would result in a goal. Lascelles needs to be dropped, it's like watching a Titus Bramble tribute act. I hope to fuck that Clark is back for the Preston match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noelie 103 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Why bring Ashley into this, we had a good first-half season and more with the players we've got. Ashley has got nothing to do with the way we are losing and dropping unnecessary points. We would have beaten Leeds had it not been for a poor defensive mistake which cost us 2 points. Blame Ashley all you want for being a tight-arsed dick-head, but don't hold him responsible for piss-poor performances, and losing points we should be getting. I've got this awful sinking feeling that if we don't start getting points in our last 3 games, Huddersfield will leapfrog us into 2nd place and we'll be faced with the play-offs which might spell a death note for us. We had a massive goal difference over everyone and look at us now, tied at 37 with Brighton. Not Ashley's fault, we've had multiple chances galore but we haven't put them in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12460 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Lascelles needs to be dropped, it's like watching a Titus Bramble tribute act. I hope to fuck that Clark is back for the Preston match. Agree fully, the bloke just makes clanger after clanger and has all season. I'm not sure what he has done to be undroppable, anytime the ball is in the box and he's defending he just sticks his hands up and starts putting his toe in absolutely terrified of conceding a pen, no confidence in his own ability and no defensive instinct or timing. Clark has been head and shoulders above everything else at CB this season as you say, really hope he's back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Bramble >>> Lascelles for me. Bramble could look dominant for 89 minutes before the inevitable. Lascelles looks pretty pedestrian before the inevitable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12460 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Why bring Ashley into this, we had a good first-half season and more with the players we've got. Ashley has got nothing to do with the way we are losing and dropping unnecessary points. We would have beaten Leeds had it not been for a poor defensive mistake which cost us 2 points. Blame Ashley all you want for being a tight-arsed dick-head, but don't hold him responsible for piss-poor performances, and losing points we should be getting. I've got this awful sinking feeling that if we don't start getting points in our last 3 games, Huddersfield will leapfrog us into 2nd place and we'll be faced with the play-offs which might spell a death note for us. We had a massive goal difference over everyone and look at us now, tied at 37 with Brighton. Not Ashley's fault, we've had multiple chances galore but we haven't put them in. You've already answered it though. Those defensive frailties were there before January, they're not a shock. We were stopped from bolstering the defence and it is now costing us as our only good defender has been injured. Same with the attack, we were winning games but we could have always done with more creative talent as we were relying on Shelvey and Ritchie, Rafa attempted to bring in Townsend to alleviate that but was blocked, Shelvey had to serve his ban which we all knew he was going to have to do and we were left with a stretch depending on Ritchie to do it all with Hayden and Colback as the CMs. Not sure why you're wanting to spare Ashley any of the blame here like, you can still have a pop at Rafa and blame Ashley at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monroe Transfer 0 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Mbemba and Clark for the remainder of the season for me - only worry with that is they've not played together before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 3978 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 You've already answered it though. Those defensive frailties were there before January, they're not a shock. We were stopped from bolstering the defence and it is now costing us as our only good defender has been injured. Same with the attack, we were winning games but we could have always done with more creative talent as we were relying on Shelvey and Ritchie, Rafa attempted to bring in Townsend to alleviate that but was blocked, Shelvey had to serve his ban which we all knew he was going to have to do and we were left with a stretch depending on Ritchie to do it all with Hayden and Colback as the CMs. Not sure why you're wanting to spare Ashley any of the blame here like, you can still have a pop at Rafa and blame Ashley at the same time. Can't remember any defenders being linked in January. A midfielder would have made a big difference as would Townsend but as Noelie says, it's tactics, performances and in my opinion too much rotation that's cost us. That game at home again Blackburn where he made six changes and today's shitshow being the pick of the bunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 26840 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Ashley always comes into it, noelie. No matter what else happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essembeeofsunderland 811 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 If Mbemba is the answer then fuckin hell is all I can say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 26840 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 If Mbemba is the answer then ftm is all I can say.Quite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12460 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Can't remember any defenders being linked in January. A midfielder would have made a big difference as would Townsend but as Noelie says, it's tactics, performances and in my opinion too much rotation that's cost us. That game at home again Blackburn where he made six changes and today's shitshow being the pick of the bunch. I know we didn't really see any linked but I don't doubt some were being targeted. Those things have cost us aye but as I say some of the blame always lies at fat boys door, if he had allowed Rafa to spend people like me wouldn't have been watching Derby v Huddersfield, I blame all of them for me watching that horror show of a football match and all includes Ashley. I do agree that Rafa deserves pelters for today, the same as he deserved credit for big wins over Huddersfield and Brighton etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooneyToony 41 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Wait just a second...we have 3 games left, right? ESPN is showing us and everyone else with 2 games left. (except for Huddersfield with 3 left) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12460 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Wait just a second...we have 3 games left, right? ESPN is showing us and everyone else with 2 games left. (except for Huddersfield with 3 left) Aye we've played 43 out of 46, Hudds have played 42. Is it adding a game to those? It must have mixed up when they were updating it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooneyToony 41 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Aye we've played 43 out of 46, Hudds have played 42. Is it adding a game to those? It must have mixed up when they were updating it. Nope it has today's games included. They show two games remaining versus Preston April 24th, and last game against Cardiff Friday, April 28th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon 13 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Can we go back to the match naming convention we had before Christmas? The one which helped get us results because we've played shit since we stopped using them!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper 940 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Our last game is home to Barnsley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 I let it go for a while there's reasons id rather it didn't happen so its not Shared hosting or worried about scaring the VCs away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 4964 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Extremely unimpressive. We're going to be promoted but only cos huddersfield are nearly as poor as we are at the minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Ah yeah, good point. The Twitter thing seems like a positive to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haydnator 45 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 It wasn't supposed to be like this. We're limping over the finish line: I hate that phrase but it's true, and we should be sprinting, ahead of anyone else, but Brighton have beaten us to it. No matter, promotion is far more important but the fact the some are contemplating/getting nervous about whether we get promoted is an absolute sham. The players haven't been performing since Huddersfield away, Leeds aside. Whether that is due to something going on behind the scenes, Rafa's goose being cooked re: his future, players getting complacent, I don't know. The squad is on the bones of its arse, though. January was the opportunity to address this issue, it was blatant it was needed at the turn of the year that some new blood was required to guarantee promotion, but instead the fuckknuckles in charge though they knew better, and could've been costly if not for Derby's goal a while ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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