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Match Thread Home v Barrow Sat Sept 18th @ 3.00pm

Discussion in 'City Talk' started by Rcbantam, Sep 12, 2021.

  1. Bantam Begins

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    Don’t get me a wrong I love a positive player going forward but you have be half decent to commit to it. Watt gets it wrong too many times for my liking it, seems to have taken a huge dip in the past few weeks which is concerning.
     
  2. Bronco

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    That's a fair reply, but also a simple pass if the players he passing to has made the space can also be a telling pass, for me yesterday we lacked movement.
     
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  3. Bigrod

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    Personally l never thought we would ‘dominate the division’, however l thought we would be in a Play Off place at the very least.
    We are sitting in ninth position.
    It is an away fixture next weekend against (Creepy) Crawley, who have picked up recently and although below us in the league, have a game in hand.
    We have Manchester United U21 on Tuesday. Lose it and we make that long journey South in clear relegation form over the last six league/cup matches.
    Already it is becoming a troublesome season. With local Lancashire rivals Rochdale being the next team to visit Valley Parade in the league.
     
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  4. XCIV_Bantam

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    We are out of the playoffs by GD.
    Bolton last season were 18th in GW8 they finished 3rd. We have plenty of time to strengthen. Once Angol and Eisa are back in the mix we will do loads better.
     
  5. Bronco

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    Come on big man even @fordy was giving Adams and the lads 10 games.
     
  6. TallinnBantam

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    The Man Utd game will be interesting. Completely pointless competition, but hopefully he starts Robinson and Songo, and they give him some food for thought for the proper game on Saturday. Do we have any right winger that can play on Tuesday and try and change DA's mind about Gillead?
     
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    You don’t need 10 games to see where currently not good enough.
    I have watched all 5 home games so far and we only played well once, against Stevenage.
    Lucky to beat Oldham
    Outclassed by Lincoln
    Poor against Walsall
    Poor against Barrow, both on and off the field.
     
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    What you're failing to realise re Bolton is they binned off their shite signings from the summer and replaced them with genuine quality in January. Thats not happening here.
     
  9. Bigrod

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    Rochdale will be League game 10! We will also have played 3 cup games in the EFL trophy and cup. I am giving them 10 games, but 4.50 pm on the 2nd October will be a significant milestone.
     
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  10. Bronco

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    Tosh the score may suggest it was close against Oldham but if you went as you say the difference was like chalk and cheese, they scored a goal late on and we scored a penalty, nothing lucky about it.
    Once again we matched Lincoln (a team that made the play off for a Championship place last season) for long periods they took there chances we didn't, yes it was that simple.
    Once again your memory is playing tricks my friend, even before they went down to 10 men we were the far better side, once they were reduced to 10 men they played 10 men behind the ball which one would expect and we absolutely murdered them but once again we let ourselves down with our finishing.
    I posted last night with regards teams coming to Valley Parade Barrow were the best we've seen so far this season they knocked the ball about well and could have been 2 - 0 up after 15 minutes, unfortunately as the game went on we had the best of the chances but once again our finishing let us down, I assume your comment with regards better off the field is with regards no earlier changes which I agree, but agree or not we're still making chances.
    Without doubt a frustrating situation not putting some of the many chances we are creating away but IMO it will come.
     
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  11. Bronco

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    I believe 7th May 2022 will be far more significant.
     
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    Always the danger when using other clubs success as an analogy. When Bolton decided one season in the khazi league was enough they stuck with Evatt who had a pretty average start to his career at Bolton. But as you say, they realised quickly that they needed quality to get out of this division and recruited accordingly. And we know we lack quality in key areas, especially upfront. But whereas Bolton HAD to get out of this division, we have an ownership that isn't backing the manager, merely balancing the books. Pay peanuts, get monkeys.
     
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    I would add that l hope it is ‘a totally positive date’!

    However l see ‘storm clouds ahead’!

    The next three games, added onto the back of our current poor set of results, is going to be a testing time.
     
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  14. Bronco

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    They are all testing especially at Valley Parade, great having 15,000 home fans but it can work in reverse, as we saw yesterday Barrow being the better team early doors.
     
  15. King Cole

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    At this rate it won't be long before Derek falls out with the local media. At times he sounds exasperated with the line of questioning and sounds under pressure already.
     
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    All part and parcel of the game but I don't see how his answer that we are making chances but not taking them can be disputed, will playing a different formation make us more productive.
    I really felt for Cook yesterday he run and battled for the team and gets hooked for Robinson, I'd have preferred after Vernam equalised Adams would have gone with a strike partner with him for the last 30 minutes or so.
     
  17. Kevin1954

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    Managers in any business are under pressure 24x7x365.

    Everyone forgets Managers have bosses…. Bosses don’t carry any cans, that’s what they install managers for. Been there, got the box set, the TShirt and grey hair. The money is earned trust me.
     
  18. King Cole

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    I'm not referring to any response about making chances. That was during his post match interview. The link you provided was a pre-match interview. It's his responses from as early as the first question. It sounds as though the job is getting to him.
     
  19. Bronco

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    I'm not sure the situation is getting at him it's part and parcel of the modern game, fans want to hear what the manager thinks/says after the game.
    He needs to get some results then he won't be under pressure, and I believe he will, time will tell.
     
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    Andy Carroll is a free agent. His current income is nil. If I were him I would happily take £50k for three months work to get myself noticed and review it on 31st December
     
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