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Pre-season update

Discussion in 'City Talk' started by Bronco, Jul 10, 2021.

  1. Kevin1954

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    Agree, I’m in the not always camp. Two examples, last season Bolton and Salford. It paid off for one the other were also rans.
     
  2. Fordy117

    Fordy117 Just call me Mr Flip-Flop!
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    10 games in I will decide. I don't care for pre season results or even performances to be fair. It all counts for nothing.

    When the season starts then when we will see. If I had it my way I would close this tread. Pointless.
     
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  3. Keefly Bantam

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    Have said before that by 10 games in we will have a good idea of where we are going.

    As for this thread being pointless, why do you keep posting on it then?
     
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  4. Sergio Pinto III

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    Results dont matter. Performances certainly do. I want to see good performances so we can see what works best and who wants their shirt for Exeter.

    You need to try harder. You are saying obviously ridiculous stuff for the sake of it now.
     
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  5. WilsdenBantam

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    If we were losing and playing shite as he would say, they would mysteriously matter then…
     
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  6. Sergio Pinto III

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    We know it and he knows it.
     
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  7. Damo

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    Aye. Not that bad a team.
     
  8. Kevin1954

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    Watch the highlight Dave, crikey it’s all one way traffic
     
  9. Fordy117

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    What I will decide in the first 10 real games of the season.

    Come on..relax! It's pre season!
     
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  10. Sergio Pinto III

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    You do that. But all im saying is performances count now - they matter.

    Its a springboard for success in those first 10 games
     
  11. Fordy117

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    Not really.

    Plenty of teams have had great pre seasons and then struggled in their first 10 games. You are seeing far to deep into it.

    It's important as its an extension of training but you can't read into it.
     
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  12. Kevin1954

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    Blackburn fans didn’t read too much into yesterday’s game knowing it was for fitness?

    Just go read their forum……crikey, they think losing to us is like us losing 7-2 Harrogate Town in a pre season game.

    Apparently some went apoplectic over that result?
     
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  13. Sergio Pinto III

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    You dont think these wins breed any confidence or help with a winning mentality?

    These wins are certainly having a positive effect going into the Exeter game and if you cant see that then you simply dont understand the game.

    BPA 0-5 City
    BPA 5-0 City

    Answer me this: Which of the above results (and performance) is better for our preparations?
     
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  14. Fordy117

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    None matter.

    Rangers beat Real today...MEANS NOTHING!!
     
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    Aye, their 3rd side - but nonetheless.
     
  16. Sergio Pinto III

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    When you are proven wrong time and time again and the vast majority tell you so doesnt it ever tell you something???
     
  17. Fordy117

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    How have I been proven wrong?

    The results count for nothing!

    Pre season is just an extension of training and about fitness like Steve Bruce said.

    What QPR going to win the championship now because they battered Man Utd? Rangers going to win the CL because they beat Real?

    When the season starts let’s judge Bradford City until then people need to understand that pre season means nothing.

    Least the season starts soon and we can get down to real business.
     
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  18. Sergio Pinto III

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    You said it was purely about fitness originally. Our manager has said it is far more than that.

    The results count for nothing but winning helps. It helps the players and the manager mentally - you dont seem to be able to grasp that.

    I dont care about Newcastles pre season preparations - why do you?
     
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    Now the Derby result is one you can’t read too much into. They are in a real mess, only 7 registered senior players, mess of a takeover and points deduction still hanging with, I think, a transfer embargo.
    They should have been relegated in my humble opinion which may have left them better off in the long run. I can see Rooney walking soon and a chaotic situation, so, again don’t read too much.
     
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  20. NorthernMonkey

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    Blackburn aren't far off if we're talking about clubs in a mess yet we're happy to big up our result even though they started without 9 senior players and ended the game with what was no more than an u23/u18 squad?
     

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