Jerseybean Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 Just heard O’Neil interviewed pre match, when asked what he’d done to improve things at Stoke....he replied along the lines of, I’ve played a settled team as that breeds familiarity and confidence. Umm interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 3 minutes ago, Jerseybean said: Just heard O’Neil interviewed pre match, when asked what he’d done to improve things at Stoke....he replied along the lines of, I’ve played a settled team as that breeds familiarity and confidence. Umm interesting. Johnson has not kept a settled team because he hasn't found a formula yet. We have seen in the past 17/18 good run, 15 game unbeaten run last season. He will keep the same side just like his Dad used to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 19 minutes ago, Jerseybean said: Just heard O’Neil interviewed pre match, when asked what he’d done to improve things at Stoke....he replied along the lines of, I’ve played a settled team as that breeds familiarity and confidence. Umm interesting. Still behind us on current form tables over 6 and 10 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 Diangana had to go off after about a minute injured. And we say we wonder if we bring back injured players too soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 1-0 Stoke. Baggies carved open so easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 Left back just let Ince run past him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfc01 Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 Stoke look very poor considering some of the players they have. WBA should win this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudski Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 When you look at the form table over the last 6 games, if WBA lose tonight they'll be 2nd from bottom. Leeds also low. Results weekly turn up results we think shouldn't happen. There is no easy game in this league. Baggies friends saying how crap they are...Leeds friends saying the same. Yes our football has been less than exciting, and results up and down...but apart from Brentford and maybe Leeds are we any more boring to watch than the majority of teams in this league? We set that bar so high a couple seasons back, entertainment wise. Perhaps this is just the Championship... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 Superb display by Stoke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolman_Stand Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 Bilic out then surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfc01 Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 40 minutes ago, bcfc01 said: Stoke look very poor considering some of the players they have. WBA should win this. To be fair, Stoke defended like their lives depended on it. Poor quality from both sides. WBA on the slide - like Leeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocking Red Cyril Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 Joe Allen would do a great job for us What about a bid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 2 hours ago, JonDolman said: Johnson has not kept a settled team because he hasn't found a formula yet. We have seen in the past 17/18 good run, 15 game unbeaten run last season. He will keep the same side just like his Dad used to. How long do we wait for this so called "formula"? I thought (like many) he had the team and "formula" finally sorted against Huddersfield and then Fulham.... Then he had to tweak that (just couldn't leave it alone) after 2 superb wins and we then play predictably poor, tweak that again and another loss (rather than going back to the Hudds and Fulham tactics), then next step is to remove 3 midfielders and change them.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midred Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 I can't think of many teams apart from perhaps Newcastle and Wolves who once they got to the top have remained there between Xmas and May. Wolves were certainly an unusually "gifted" team that season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 10 minutes ago, spudski said: When you look at the form table over the last 6 games, if WBA lose tonight they'll be 2nd from bottom. Leeds also low. Results weekly turn up results we think shouldn't happen. There is no easy game in this league. Baggies friends saying how crap they are...Leeds friends saying the same. Yes our football has been less than exciting, and results up and down...but apart from Brentford and maybe Leeds are we any more boring to watch than the majority of teams in this league? We set that bar so high a couple seasons back, entertainment wise. Perhaps this is just the Championship... The Baggies losing at home to lowly Stoke just amplifies how unpredictable the Championship is and yet some posters become angry and vociferous when City struggle in any given game............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 I said earlier in the season, that teams like Stoke, Huddersfield, Middlesborough etc, would pick up at some point, and that gaining points against those teams while they were suffering would be in our favour. It's starting to look that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 3 minutes ago, wood_red said: How long do we wait for this so called "formula"? I thought (like many) he had the team and "formula" finally sorted against Huddersfield and then Fulham.... Then he had to tweak that (just couldn't leave it alone) after 2 superb wins and we then play predictably poor, tweak that again and another loss (rather than going back to the Hudds and Fulham tactics), then next step is to remove 3 midfielders and change them.... Nothing has clicked yet. Last season he had tried loads of different set ups but I think it was ipswich away where he went to a 4141 and we went on to win it. He ended up sticking with that for most of the next 15 that we won 11 and drew 4 of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfc01 Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 5 minutes ago, Badger08 said: SACK HIM!!!! Bit clearer; Form: Last 6 matches (HOME AND AWAY) GP W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Nottm Forest 6 4 1 1 11 6 +5 13 2 Middlesbrough 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 13 3 Reading 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 13 4 Fulham 6 4 1 1 9 6 +3 13 5 Brentford 6 3 2 1 11 4 +7 11 6 Millwall 6 3 2 1 8 4 +4 11 7 Swansea City 6 3 2 1 5 4 +1 11 8 Derby County 6 3 2 1 8 8 0 11 9 Stoke City 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10 10 Hull City 6 3 0 3 6 5 +1 9 11 Bristol City 6 3 0 3 8 8 0 9 12 Barnsley 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 8 13 QP Rangers 6 2 1 3 11 9 +2 7 14 Huddersfield 6 2 1 3 7 10 -3 7 15 Cardiff City 6 1 4 1 5 9 -4 7 16 Blackburn 6 1 3 2 10 7 +3 6 17 Preston 6 1 3 2 4 7 -3 6 18 Sheffield Wed 6 2 0 4 6 11 -5 6 19 Charlton 6 1 2 3 9 11 -2 5 20 Leeds Utd 6 1 2 3 8 11 -3 5 21 Wigan Athletic 6 1 2 3 5 8 -3 5 22 Birmingham City 6 1 2 3 10 14 -4 5 23 West Brom 6 0 4 2 5 8 -3 4 24 Luton Town 6 0 1 5 6 15 -9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marina's Rolls Royce Posted January 21, 2020 Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 Nearing end of January and BCFC are an embarrassing NINE points behind the runaway leaders after only a paltry 28 games played. That's three whole win's worth. No wonder everyone seems to be losing their shit about our club. I am booing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldlandReddies Posted January 21, 2020 Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 Leeds have won just 1 League game in the last 7. West Brom have won 1 in 8 ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy1968 Posted January 21, 2020 Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 2 hours ago, Midred said: I can't think of many teams apart from perhaps Newcastle and Wolves who once they got to the top have remained there between Xmas and May. Wolves were certainly an unusually "gifted" team that season! I see what you did there. Nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted January 21, 2020 Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 7 hours ago, Dolman_Stand said: Bilic out then surely? Job for LJ ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slippin cider Posted January 21, 2020 Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 21 minutes ago, Major Isewater said: Job for LJ ? Job for Cotts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLionLad Posted January 21, 2020 Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 WBA and Leeds have taken just 8 points between them from a possible 30 over the last five games......with only the one win in ten games. All 6 teams currently below the top two (which includes us) have each taken more points that the top two teams combined over the same number of games. Forest and Millwall have between them taken 24 out of 30. We have taken 9 out of 15. If WBA or Leeds don’t win their next game, the top of the Championship will get quite interesting rather quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted January 21, 2020 Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 7 minutes ago, RedLionLad said: WBA and Leeds have taken just 8 points between them from a possible 30 over the last five games......with only the one win in ten games. All 6 teams currently below the top two (which includes us) have each taken more points that the top two teams combined over the same number of games. Forest and Millwall have between them taken 24 out of 30. We have taken 9 out of 15. If WBA or Leeds don’t win their next game, the top of the Championship will get quite interesting rather quickly. Streaky Slaven? Streaky Bielsa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLionLad Posted January 21, 2020 Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, Port Said Red said: Streaky Slaven? Streaky Bielsa? Looks like they are on first name terms... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLionLad Posted January 21, 2020 Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 6 minutes ago, Badger08 said: But a bad run is just a LJ thing. This can't be Can you imagine the uproar on here if it was us that lost at home to Stoke last night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spud55 Posted January 21, 2020 Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 7 minutes ago, RedLionLad said: Can you imagine the uproar on here if it was us that lost at home to Stoke last night? Probably less than that of WBA fans, they will have no qualms binning off Billic if their top 2 place looks in serious danger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin_unreliant Posted January 21, 2020 Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 9 hours ago, bcfc01 said: Bit clearer; Form: Last 6 matches (HOME AND AWAY) GP W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Nottm Forest 6 4 1 1 11 6 +5 13 2 Middlesbrough 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 13 3 Reading 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 13 4 Fulham 6 4 1 1 9 6 +3 13 5 Brentford 6 3 2 1 11 4 +7 11 6 Millwall 6 3 2 1 8 4 +4 11 7 Swansea City 6 3 2 1 5 4 +1 11 8 Derby County 6 3 2 1 8 8 0 11 9 Stoke City 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10 10 Hull City 6 3 0 3 6 5 +1 9 11 Bristol City 6 3 0 3 8 8 0 9 12 Barnsley 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 8 13 QP Rangers 6 2 1 3 11 9 +2 7 14 Huddersfield 6 2 1 3 7 10 -3 7 15 Cardiff City 6 1 4 1 5 9 -4 7 16 Blackburn 6 1 3 2 10 7 +3 6 17 Preston 6 1 3 2 4 7 -3 6 18 Sheffield Wed 6 2 0 4 6 11 -5 6 19 Charlton 6 1 2 3 9 11 -2 5 20 Leeds Utd 6 1 2 3 8 11 -3 5 21 Wigan Athletic 6 1 2 3 5 8 -3 5 22 Birmingham City 6 1 2 3 10 14 -4 5 23 West Brom 6 0 4 2 5 8 -3 4 24 Luton Town 6 0 1 5 6 15 -9 1 Question is - has anyone else played the 3 teams marooned at the bottom in the last 6 games. LJ lucky to get a run like that at a time we are playing poorly. It will be interesting to see how long we take to win 3 more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLionLad Posted January 21, 2020 Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 25 minutes ago, Spud55 said: Probably less than that of WBA fans, they will have no qualms binning off Billic if their top 2 place looks in serious danger. 1. Most teams have a run of bad games during a season, so I don’t think WBA will panic just yet. 2. There are no easy games in this league. Leeds and West Brom will tell you that. 3. Teams struggling at the bottom can be much tougher opponents than teams with a gap at the top, especially at this stage of the season. Plus, it only takes one or two new players brought in during the January transfer window to totally transform a poor team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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