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cityexile

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  1. Umm. Pretty much their only effort. Think we all saw this coming sadly.
  2. Kind of game we might have feared it turning in to in fairness. Not exactly a cracker.
  3. Hopefully not as serious as it looks. Just as we are getting players back. Ho hum.
  4. Yep. If I was splitting the tiniest of hairs, a wee bit lopsided to midfield and attack and not so strong in the dedicated CB area, but strongest for ages. Even in defence there are options.
  5. 8 of those on the bench could be starters on another day. If Pring and Naismith are back soon, suddenly we are going to need a bigger bench!
  6. Other than 15 before half time, dominant from Southampton. Extremely difficult team to play against when they get a goal up.
  7. Me, one week ago, “there is always one team that loses form and crashes from midtable in to the relegation battle. Looking like it could be us...” Me, now “there is always one team that comes from midtable, has a great run and makes the play offs...”
  8. And not lost to Norwich. 3 more points there and less for them. I imagine every team has ‘what ifs’ across a season, but just shows the thin lines. I think more objectively it’s home defeats to the likes of Stoke and Millwall that sink us.
  9. My memory can very well be playing tricks, but did we not beat Swindon 1-0 the penultimate game to secure promotion? Certainly remember the Swindon game and leaving thinking ‘that’s it, we are up’. Sure that was 83/84, but it all merges together after a while.
  10. Think it was the ref in our home tie against Forest who got this right. Some were complaining he took to long to blow for a foul, but ‘his thing’ was to certainly give it long enough to decide to either play a real advantage or bring it back.,
  11. Just to play devil’s advocate a little, there does not have to be contact if the ref deems it reckless. He went in studs showing, and it was as well he did not make contact. I am not entirely sure it would be overturned if it could be appealed. Having said that, pretty sure the ref thought there was contact and their player made a meal of it.
  12. Have to say I felt the same after beating Sunderland, Hull, Watford, thinking the next three of Millwall, Birmingham, Preston could be an opportunity to push on. Rarely works out that way. We are becoming a cracking counter attacking side. Let’s hope we also have worked out how to unpick sides that sit back and try and pick us off.
  13. As somebody who moons ago plied their trade between the sticks, he gets a rough press, and the No 1 usually does. A striker misses three then pops one in, it’s the goal that gets remembered. A goalie makes three great saves then messes one up it’s the mistake people talk about. Bentley was decent but for me got stuck on his line far too often. Max will come when he thinks he can win it, and is having I suspect to learn the role of sweeper keeper which he is making a good fist of. That one particularly he will look a wally if and when it goes wrong, as it does for every keeper now and again. His positioning is also good, and often you may think ‘the forward has hit is straight at him, but a good % of that is where he has got himself in the right place. Defence is also about partnerships, and the others around him now know him and what he will do, which is also important. As for distribution, it’s not always great but he sometimes has to play low % balls to get us out of trouble, or a high press means no easier pass is on. He is fine. Every goalie messes up, it’s how often. My only concern is the cover one as I have no idea if we really have a number 2 who is Championship ready.
  14. Currently unbeaten in the league for:: Bristol City…2 Southampton…0
  15. Live in the box I thought looked soft. Replay was, well…that’s nailed on.
  16. We were great. Lots of matches have ‘what if’ moments and think ours was when we gave the ball away first minute of second half. Different match if they score first. Was worried at Half time about not being able to sustain it for 90 mins. How wrong was I!
  17. Going to be 7 mins et. Out Southampton’d Southampton.
  18. Getting quietly confident of getting at least a point here you know?
  19. So nearly a self inflicted goal by them. Great at playing out for 45mins, then that within 45 secs.
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