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Into the Lion's Den D2 2017-18
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Look, I know I never go to midweek games any more, so it would be a lie to blame my current situation for missing the game tonight, but against old rivals, and three ex players, one of whom (the opposition captain) said some rather unwise things about the relative size of the two teams, and it's five nil, and we're closer to the playoffs and they're closer to relegation, and ... ooooooohhh!!!
Can't wait for Cantagalo to get here
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I hope the money was good, because Chris Coleman is making everybody forget what he achieved with Wales. There's a lot of things at Sunderland he can use as legitimate excuses, but he's relying on any future chairmen thinking this shocking run is nothing to do with him. He's certainly doing his best to sell that line in the press, but it must also be on him.
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Originally posted by Kevin S View PostNorwich though once again struggling to break teams down and that's been the story of the season despite the impressive performances from Maddison. Ipswich actually kept him pretty quiet, albeit at the cost of some yellow cards. I wasn't very impressed with Oliveira; he didn't seem to be linking up particularly well, or providing much of a threat. And the 16th minute applause (denoting the number of years Ipswich have stayed in the Championship) was embarrassing. Considering Norwich have been promoted three times since then, we don't have a lot to show for it. No Cups won, no European football, and only 45 points - the same as Town. (The academy, however, is one area where we do seem to have spent the money well.)
It's looking like the sixth placed team this season could be on 76 points. To get to 77 points, Norwich or Ipswich (or Leeds) need 32 points from the last 12 games. Ten wins and two draws. I think we can say that's game over for this season. Too many other teams to overhaul. It's even looking a tall order for Middlesbrough to be honest.
Oliveira is not a player you can build a team around. Tremendously skilful but disappears from games too often and prone to major sulks (plus very rarely scores anyway). It hasn't helped that we've muddled through the season with just two strikers and shown no urgency to address the issue. Fortunately, as stated above, we do seem to be taking advantage of the academy.
The 16th minute applause thing is pathetic. Probably instigated by the sort of people who think the derby is the only thing that matters in the season, and only refer to the opposition as "scum".
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Well, that was fun.
There’s a real animosity towards Birmingham dating back to the 90s which was only intensified by the sale of the Brentford 3 in August, so I found such a comprehensive humiliation for our first home win over them since 1954 quite cathartic. The main target was the hapless Harlee ‘our squad is 10 times better than Brentford’s’ Dean.
Cotterill will point to individual mistakes, two of them by keeper Stockdale, but Brentford had 28 shots and as usual missed several sitters. It really could have been double figures. Jota came on at half-time but cut a forlorn figure and barely touched the ball. I suppose 40k a week is some consolation but I did feel sorry for him. Cheikh Ndoye is one of the worst players I’ve seen at this level. Birmingham fans engaged in some gallows humour and called for Cotterill’s head but, useless as he is, their problems run a lot deeper than him.
Another magical night under the lights at Griffin Park. It’s a sobering thought that there could be as few as 8 home evening games left before we move to the new stadium.
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- Oct 2011
- 26984
- Cambridgeshire
- Ipswich (convert)
- Those chocolate-coated ring-shaped ones you get at Christmas
Ruddy hell.
I suppose he was always prone to a few of these a season.
https://twitter.com/BigGrantHolt/status/966427600460615680
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- Oct 2011
- 26984
- Cambridgeshire
- Ipswich (convert)
- Those chocolate-coated ring-shaped ones you get at Christmas
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Adkins, off the back of a solid display at Forest, then changes everything around in order to get Michael Dawson back in the side, and ensures an error riddled defeat at Boro. He then bangs on about possession stats. And then says that fans don't really have a right to protest tonight.
I hated him long before he came here. Nothing he's done has changed that opinion much.
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Tactics, tactics, tactics. Where are they?
Forest have put nine goals past us this season. Forest. I mean really!
Problem is we we play every team the same way, irrespective of their strengths and weaknesses. Sometimes we eke out a win. Usually because, man-for-man, we're better than the other lot. Very occasionally we win against a better club, because they haven't prepared well. Generally this happens early in the season and they aren't fooled twice.
I don't know the answer but I do know it's not the players fault.
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