BCFCGav

Happy 60th Nige. Does seem a really solid guy, the wider outlook in football on him is miles off the mark imo. Sad to hear what happened to his Brother too, life can be needlessly cruel.

We’ve barley got enough centre-halves to play a back 4!

Also - the start of this season is the most defensively sound we’ve looked for a long long time. I’d personally be looking at tweaks to get the attack on song, not wholesale change.

Maybe not the time to say it and if I get some stick so be it - our home support ain’t right full stop.

Let’s be clear the performance today was low on quality. But booing them off at half-time? Shouting abuse at 1-0 down when we play a backwards pass (which is sometimes the right thing to do!). This was Dolman E30, can’t speak for the all the ground of course.

I don’t think our players like playing at the Gate. We’ll get more points on the road this season, the away support stays with them. 

I think any and all subs today were in response to a low-quality performance rather than any new knocks.

But our Dickie will be out on Friday, suspended (one match for a second yellow right?).

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Atkinson

McCrorie

Benarous

Weimann

Conway

Just now, Fordy62 said:

People genuinely forget we were(are) on the cusp of a points deduction.  

Were. No danger of that now. 
 

On topic - started the season well defensively, although of course those standards dipped today with some wayward passing out the back throughout. And Dickie will of course be absent, but that was a horse-shit decision from the ref.

I share the concerns regarding attack. If our only outlets are occasional link-ups down the left and long throws, this season will be another slog. I feel like we’ve sacrificed some creativity for more rigidity. I don’t know the solution to that though, hopefully someone at the club does.

7 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

Wells on bench. Team sheet malfunction 

This bloody club OTIB could never! 

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Atkinson

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Conway

Looks as though Wells joins his competition in the 9 position on the injured ranks. Bell will most likely serve in the central role.

Speculation but surely a very recent injury for Wells given he was interviews previewing the game yesterday, and his lack of a replacement in the squad (we name 8 subs, allowed 9). No returns.

Chance for back to back league wins today. COYR ️

Injured:

Atkinson

McCrorie

Benarous

Weimann

Conway

Wells

Can’t see Araoye and JKL being on the bench tomorrow after playing tonight or is that something we do? Need Vyner and Dickie to last the full 90 without issue. Touch wood!

Just now, BS3City said:

Indeed. Thought Araoye and Knight-Lebel would be on the bench tomorrow...?

Snap.

Key question... what will the display depict? 

2 minutes ago, Hot Air said:

Its interesting - Rovers have often adopted their 'small-time' (or 'tinpot') aspects in the same way that Wimbledon did in the 1980s, with the 'Crazy Gang' mentality - Steve Hamer, a former chairman, even directly drew this comparison. You'll recall that we actually embraced this at Twerton.

In contrast, it is City's attempt to make the leap into a genuine contender that invariably amuses. Watching you try and then fall flat on your face, as in the 2008 play-off final, is a continual source of amusement. You try so hard to be 'massive' but never quite make it. 

‘unLUckY dA SHiT’

4 minutes ago, Hot Air said:

I want Daddy Joey to use MY eye as an ashtray 

You really are a strange one.

@Hot Air my Brother. One question. How can we help? Do you have a question you need answering? A view you want to share? I've had a look through your posts and it's just a selection of random and (mostly) unrelated statements. Put in one post everything you feel you need to get off your chest, we'll do our best to help out, and then you can spend your time doing something more productive and enjoyable than being a nuisance on an online forum. All the best.

7 minutes ago, Hot Air said:

My clubs manager and central striker are both scummy criminals and I can't do the buttons up on my shirt correctly.

Nice to see an honest, self-aware gashead.

Making a mini documentary about Millwall and hooliganism, he ended up capturing the best angle I’ve scene of that stunning Matty James goal! Shows it turning right into that bottom corner.

The good days are closer than they feel my friend. Always seek help when you need it - it’s the brave and correct thing to do

Goalkeepers really do have license to do what the **** they want fart near a keeper and it’s a free-kick, a keeper commits GBH and it’s play on.

Not City related but horrible ACL epidemic in the early part of this season.

Both Courtois and Militao at Real, Timber at Arsenal and potentially Mings at Villa, thought not sure that one is certain (but it is a bad one). Crap for the players and clubs. 

Do love a cryptic crossword. 

39 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

I thought worked their nuts off today.

Really unusual for Billy Mitchell not to ferret around and influence the game.  He did nothing bar one pass out right.

Their shape meant that Sykes and Bell could tuck in 5 yards and Wallace (LCB3) couldn’t find Bryan, nor Hutchinson find McNamara.  And Whatmore and Flemming never got the ball and faced up our back four either…James’s positioning at times so good.

Just posted a summary on Twitter with some pics and crayons!

https://x.com/fevsfootball/status/1690418934812483584?s=61&t=-S1PU3hcTPKwmOB7P_bFxg

 

My aim is to one day have your eye for this stuff. Makes my ‘analysis’ look like a 3y/o trying to freestyle. 

Looked a clean bill of health on the day we won at the den with one of my favourite City goals I can remember. Oh my goodness. ️

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Atkinson

McCrorie

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Weimann

Conway

Hopefully not - as I hope there’s plenty of competition - but that’s a week two contender for Champaign moment!

They so deserved to be on the winning team today. I can’t overstate the week they’ve had for us.

I’ll admit with shame, I had the dumbest feeling we’d see a regression from Vyner this season. On the three played so far, he may have gotten even better. Beautiful again today.

Dickie has been everything I hoped when we signed him. Before a ball was kicked I called him my signing of the summer. And that’s no mean feat with the other lads we’ve brought in. He’s been a wall and can do little wrong in my eyes.

These two have me dreaming!

Joe Bryan - it could’ve been you

That was spare room LIMBSSSSS if the highest order. Me and my pa just dropped the house price.

What. A. Moment.

Matty James - take a bow and then 10,000 more.

Barring Bajic taking the bench keeper role from HWR (loan lined up for Harv maybe?), it’s the same 20 from Wednesday, including Yeboah on the bench! Good on the lad. So no new knocks, no new returns.

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Atkinson

McCrorie

Benarous

Weimann

Conway

We also got the brilliantly named Tim Ap Sion out of Guernsey, but all a little quiet on him. Very young though.