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Everything was just a bit off. Crosses too deep, passes a bit wayward or too hard, and sometimes players on different wavelengths it seemed. We created chances but either fluffed them or one of their players cleared it away. We also lost some momentum when Liam Walsh replaced Korey Smith.

Fine margins but at this level when you are playing against a team in form but scrapping at the bottom of the table for survival, it was never going to be easy. Reading were leading Norwich until the 80th minute at Carrow Road in their last away game and deserved their draw there, while a 10 man Wigan have just beaten Leeds at Elland Road today, which puts our recent draws at home against both teams into some context.

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Morning Campers! 

After much deliberation with myself over the past 14 hours I have come to the following conclusions.... 

1. We were off the boil yesterday...and (like many other posters) believe that we just had multiple things going wrong (crosses, overhit passes etc). 

2. Pack is probably distracted by his home circumstances (I believe he's just become a father) and it's possible he hasn't been sleeping properly (i remember those days). Admittedly he's not been up to this standard of his playing last year but he does put a shift in.

3. I agree that our home form is terrible. We've had some good results at home but these wee often off the back of bad performances (not including WBA for example....there have been some great parts of games). We do have 1 more home game and the remainder are away....if our away form is reasonable then we stand a good chance of still making 6th. 

4. We've just had a wake up call....maybe this will motivate the players to press on....some of them may not want promotion however as they realise that they could be looking for new employment if we did (and this is obviously a large step into the dark) achieve promotion as they would look to take forward the best etc. 

5. We are not out of it yet.....but we are teetering on the edge of another season of Championship footy......come on LJ motivate them, inspire them and get them to pull a little 4 game winning run.

All is not lost.....just frustrating.

COYRs

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17 hours ago, Redwhitepurple said:

When you have marlon pack and diediou in your team what do you expect. Worst 5.2million ever spent. But we dont splash cash so we have had to stick with him. IIll bet £50 in pints or cash with anyone pack wont be about come december next year. Walsh and smith and even morrell a start soaking up the games

 

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9 hours ago, MelksRed said:

4. We've just had a wake up call....maybe this will motivate the players to press on....some of them may not want promotion however as they realise that they could be looking for new employment if we did (and this is obviously a large step into the dark) achieve promotion as they would look to take forward the best etc. 

 

This thought may secretly apply to a few players but on the whole the determination of the bulk of the squad to succeed would pull any idlers along with them.

If we go up the worst thing that can happen to the players is a few will end up at a new Championship club, but this will be hugely offset by a hefty promotion bonus and guaranteed increase of wages included in their contracts.

Plus they will have a Championship promotion and a very proud achievement on their CV whether they feature much the following season or not.

To make any difference to their collective spirit to succeed the whole squad would have had to have been in cahoots at some stage and decided they would 'throw' promotion if it looked likely - something that would never happen imo., because, as well as the financial benefits of getting promoted, most players will be genuinely motivated to achieve things in their career and to test themselves at the highest level possible.

 

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