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GhostoftheBok

It is for me. Ability includes the ability not to underperform so often. The most worrying thing from where I'm sat, is if it's just one player, that happens occasionally and we deal with it. When it's most of the team on the same day, there just aren't enough subs on the bench. Most footballers ar...

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Worth noting that before we switched to a 3 some on here wanted Johnston out of the club, because he was "never a defender" in a back 4. That is absolutely not snark, by the way - but I think we'd have to assume that a Johnston coming back off a full year out and coming into a back four is unlikely ...

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I'm sure Saturday has had a massive impact. So it should, probably our most important game in 7 years. I mean we could wait to July to see if it sways back, some, but this isn't a minority of not reets. July won't do anything much. Only performances and results will shift it now and only promotion ...

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Simple question for those who are (understandably) asking for a back four: who's your one central striker, in either the 4-3-3 or the 4-2-3-1? If it's Charles, and let's be honest he's easily our best source of goals, how does that help the total lack of 'stickability' we saw on Saturday? If it's n...

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^^ I think for me, Bertie, if he's going to go, either under his own steam or otherwise, we just need it to occur quickly. We've been told plenty that a minority or just a few not rights want him gone, but this little survey (obviously not statistically representative) suggests there might be a few...

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So any manager who sets us up to concede 5 goals in 10 games and to have the sort of structure they showed in the run in will I think have more joy here. I have no issue with that. You can play differently to how we do and still have the same basic principles in place. The new manager doesn't have ...

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BWFC_Insane wrote: ↑
Mon May 20, 2024 11:00 am
You don’t get peerages for select committee appearances so I think that’s wide of the mark.

I didn't claim you do.

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Oxford's manager doesn't think he changed a huge amount tactically. He tweaked their midfield set up, but has said their approach didn't change vastly since they lost to us and he's right. He's certainly not a "building a whole club in my image" manager - he's a coach that slotted into an existing s...

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You can say whatever you like but Oxford set up perfectly for that final. They didn’t come to be ‘pretty’. There was no nonsense. No ‘we have to play a high line and roll the ball around’. Whatever anyone says or whatever picture they paint - Oxford had that in their locker in spades. Same in the s...

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The ‘improved us every season’ line is exploded by looking at the places that Derby, Portsmouth and Oxford finished last season. All below us. Oxford 19th. All have gone way past us now. Oxford had a bad season, but stuck to the same plan they've been working to for a while and didn't panic. They n...

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Days after being beaten (again) in a local derby and the day before a crucial fixture against a then promotion rival: "I've haven't enjoyed this week... it's taken an awful lot out of me" and "I'll reset in the summer and think about what happens in the future". A sure fire way to rally the troops....

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https://twitter.com/burndenway/status/1792136365510975907 Saw that. Hard to know if that means Baxter wants out or we've identified a better #2 as vital. When Baxter arrived it was clear his fitness would be pivotal for us. If a young lad with real ability will come in and be #2 fantastic. I've not...

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Agree with this mate. We have the "kernel" in some respects, but whilst (for example) we point the Sheehan's ability (he's masterful under minimal pressure) no one's going to argue much, I wouldn't have thought, with their midfield being head and shoulders above ours, yesterday. I think Josh has wo...

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I think he's beaten. I'm pretty sure I said on here before the game that if we lost I thought he'd walk. Stuff like that is why. He's sounded like that for ages. It's why a one word answer doesn't cut it. A fully motivated, hungry Evatt I'll take over a new manager. I'll happily take a new manager ...

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TANGODANCER wrote: ↑
Sun May 19, 2024 11:20 pm
I thought we were just looking for a one word answer, sort of "In my opinion"?

Okay.

Stay, in my opinion.

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Watched the whole game back today. Good tackle to be fair. Brannigan was clearly very wound up, which was in sharp contrast to our lot. Sheehan didn’t want the ball after first few minutes as he was worried he might be tackled and it damage his manicure. Dempsey and Maghoma arguably only two outfie...

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That's pretty much the nub of it in an onfield sense. Recruitment, please weigh "a bit of gumption," and a "flash of brilliance" against "plan A" and work out the plus and minuses, instead of spreadsheeting the plusses and hoping it just works. I spoke to one BWFC bod about "character" recruitment ...

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As a fun aside, I did this weekend on a (re)fractured foot.

Pretty sure I still moved faster than Iredale did to take that corner.

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The problem with that was Maghoma likely struggling with injury didn’t fancy contact. He was clearly not comfortable to do it. And secondly the out was Ogbeta who might as well have been a bloke from the crowd he was that bad. I really don't want to shit on individuals. I'd have subbed Oggy off aft...

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Worthy4England wrote: ↑
Sun May 19, 2024 10:57 pm
What were Pompey's long term injuries? 10? 3 in Feb?

It needs different thinking. Some different personnel and a few ounces of nous.

Sure, but Pompey are an outlier in terms of injuries and results.

Mousinho did a great job. Evatt didn't.

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