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Discussion in 'City Talk' started by Jonathan Swift, Mar 18, 2025.

  1. Jonathan Swift

    P.L.24/25 Entrant

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    Watching Rotherham v Wycombe tonight, nothing else on...

    God Awful Quality on show, there's nothing between L1 and L2 now, makes it even more gut wrenching if we don't go up this year, but if we do, I'd fear no-one.
     
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  2. JonButterfield

    Euro24 PL Entrant P.L.24/25 Entrant Qatar 2022 Entrant

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    I turned it off at 0 0, what happened there??
     
  3. Loyalbantam

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    I’ve said this for ages. Wrexham and Stockport were nothing special last season and they are both up there.
    We more than matched Birmingham this season who will soon be crowned champions.
     
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  4. Offcomedun

    P.L. 23/24 Top 10 P.L.24/25 Entrant Qatar 2022 Entrant Supporter Euro2020 Winner Euro 2020 P.L. 20/21 3rd Place

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    If we ‘more than matched Birmingham’, how come we lost?
     
  5. andyc

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    I think matched them is stretching the imagination a bit far. We held them at bay a better statement and were not completely out of our league against a championship side in waiting
    All this talk of league one a bit early though.
     
  6. bantamdave41

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    This
     
  7. Loyalbantam

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    It’s a figure of speech but you know what I mean.
    We lost on Saturday and the Saturday before that but can you hand on heart say we we the worst team in those games?
     
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  8. NorthernMonkey

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    And got absolutely dominated for large parts. We played well, no doubt about it but there was clearly a huge cavern between the abilities of both sides on the pitch.
     
  9. Kevin1954

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    They scored one more than us?
     
  10. Kevin1954

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    And spending power! Agree we d never match that either.
     
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  11. 1975citygent

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    Far too early to be talking about League One. However with respect "huge cavern" is a huge exaggeration I think. They had a £15 million pound striker.
     
  12. NorthernMonkey

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    Thanks for proving my point.
     
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  13. JonButterfield

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    I mean, they had more than just a £15 million striker.

    R Allsop (G) 21 ---- Undisclosed
    C Klarer (D) 4 ---- £3.5 million
    A Cochrane (D) 20 ---- £1.3 million
    B Davies (D) 25 ---- Loan (Rangers paid £4 million)
    (60) S Wright (M) 11 ---- £300,000
    Paik Seung-Ho (M) 13 ---- Free
    (89) W Willumsson (M) 18 ---- £5,000,000 (ish)
    (60) T Gardner-Hickman (M) 19 ---- £1,500,000
    T Iwata (M) 24 ---- £830,000
    (80) K Dowell (M) 30 ---- Loan
    (59) J Stansfield (F) 28 ---- £15,000,000

    B Peacock-Farrell (G) 45 ---- Undisclosed
    (60) E Laird (D) 2 ---- £750,000
    K Bielik (D) 6 ---- Undisclosed (£3,000,000?)
    (89) G Hanley (D) 31 ---- Free
    (60) K Anderson (M) 14 ---- Free
    (59) A May (F) 9 ---- £775,000
    (80) L Dykes (F) 17 ---- £1,000,000

    I wouldn't mind even one of those players on loan.

    We played manfully, but we were second best and that's absolutely fine. We should have been.
     
  14. NorthernMonkey

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    Screenshot_20250320_204725_Samsung Internet.jpg

    Triple the amount of shots,
    Double the amount on target,
    More than double the possession,
    More than double the completed passes,
    Better pass accuracy,
    More than double the corners.

    I completely accept that stats don't always tell the whole story but if those are your match stats every game you're disappointed if you aren't winning a large majority of them.

    We played well, no question but it wasn't nearly as close as some like to make out. We were at full speed for the full 90 whereas Birmingham looked like they had at least a couple more gears if they were needed.
     
  15. Rogered Tart

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    Stats don't tell the full story of the game. Birmingham weren't at their best and we arguably produced our best performance of the season. Being there i never felt we weren't in the game. Second half we were the better side, Birmingham deserved the victory but there really wasn't much in it. That form of the midfield four of Smallwood, Pattison, Sarcevic and Pointon doesn't allow us to be dominated, unfortunately we are now seeing just how important they are/were.
     
  16. NorthernMonkey

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    How much of that was brought about by being absorbed in the game though? We were better in that second half and had a great 10 minute spell in which we scored but I can't agree that we were the better side for the entirety of it. We barely got out of our own defensive third for the last 20 baring a few long balls that pretty much just came straight back.
     
  17. 1975citygent

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    If it pleases you I am happy to be of assistance but I was referring to the performance on the night.
     
  18. Rogered Tart

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    I've booked us in at Keelham farm shop for a straightener m8.
     
  19. NorthernMonkey

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    Bring yer dad, yer dad's dad and yer dad's, dad's, dad.

    There's also a 2 for 1 on stand pies so bring yer mum to hold the shopping.
     
  20. bailiff bridge bantam

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