WolfOfWestStreet Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 Any guilt I had getting my season ticket rebate today has quickly disappeared. Link to comment
Galway Red Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 4 shots for, 27 against, at home against a bottom 10 club, our performances are more like a team bottom of the league and 20 points adrift yet somehow we keep nicking points despite being miles off second best, would absolutely love to see us put in a performance like Huddersfield did tonight Link to comment
AppyDAZE Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 Just wondering how long it would take Bristol City to have 27 shots at goal. Answers on a postcard. Link to comment
cityexile Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 I mean, we would not be the first team ever in this league to play a bit deeper when ahead. However they tend to keep a good shape, make it difficult for the other side to create chances, and then aim to pick them off on the break by carrying a threat. We just had none of that at all. There would be well drilled hard working 2nd division sides that would have made it more difficult for Huddersfield than we managed in the second half, just by getting the basics right. Link to comment
Slack Bladder Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 It was like a cup tie and we were the underdogs Link to comment
RoystonFoote'snephew Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 Great start with 2 beautiful goals but then we abandoned the press and the midfield sat so deep they were 30 yards off the forward line giving themselves no chance to link play. Huddersfield are no mugs and took advantage of the space they were given, and only a combination of the woodwork, some desperate defending and wayward finishing prevented them taking a point, or even 3 tonight. The second half was like watching us at Cardiff this season. Totally Under Siege a combination of Kalas, Mawson and Bentley took on the Steven Seagal role. Fun fact of the night was that Carlos Corberan started his coaching career in the Cypriot 3rd division. Who the hell knew that Cyprus had a 3rd division!!! Link to comment
E.G.Red Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 Just now, DT The Optimist said: A lucky outcome for sure, but we can only improve on that second half and with a few on way back you never know... let’s get to 50 points ASAP I don’t know why we thought it would be a walkover. They’ve beaten Swansea, Borough, QPR & Watford this season and several of their games they’ve only lost by 1 goal. They’ve got some good players with premier league experience. But at the end of the day it’s a results business Link to comment
sh1t_ref_again Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 I really like and rate Bakinson and Palmer but not sure they can play in the same team you need Nagy instead of one of them if you want 2 strikers Link to comment
sludge Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 Ironically we're on the same number of points as Neil Warnock's promotion chasing Middlesbrough. Unfortunately we're not currently as attractive to watch as a Warnock team Link to comment
Bristol Rob Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 Pretty sure at the start of the season, if someone said... 'Right, with about 20 games to go, would you take being 3 points behind Bournemouth and 10 points ahead of Cardiff' Most will have taken it. But my god, that 2nd half this evening..... Link to comment
The Swan and Cemetery Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 Difficult to believe it’s not a deliberate tactic that when we turnover possession (frequently), City players are being timed on how quickly they can get back to the edge of our own box. Has a hint of basketball about it, sometimes our opponents decide to take a punt and go for a 3 pointer from outside the box, more often a 2 pointer and if we’re lucky we scramble away the rebounds. Quite odd to watch. Link to comment
Ska Junkie Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 In 6 days, or maybe less, we will probably have to do without Fam. Let that sink in after tonight's performance. Link to comment
Northern Red Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 Imagine where we'd be if we were any good! Link to comment
Garland-sweden Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 Ok we won and 3 points. King Kalas ,Bents- 3 points. Bakinson a passenger. Nagy runs forwards and defence. He is all o er the pitch. Today Bakinson? Next game starts Nagy. The points counts, he he. COYR!!! Link to comment
Lew-T Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 Bents, Kalas and Mawson definitely earned their money there. It was abysmal in front of them from 35 minutes... Missed tackles, misplaced passes, balls not sticking to forwards etc. Felt pretty embarrassed at the end there, got to do a helluva lot more than that to see a game out. Got away with one. Link to comment
steviestevieneville Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 1 hour ago, pl00peh91 said: Peter Trego is not a natural at this Neither was Darren bent on talkSPORT initially , like a rabbit in the headlights. He’s brilliant now & has his own show. Give him time . Link to comment
The Dolman Pragmatist Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 14 minutes ago, desert said: Shameful second half display - how can Holden begin to justify that utterly dreadful embarrassing performance. ps yes I know we won - but I have no pride in a team that wins like that - we were completely dominated for an hour and had simply nothing to offer except a good goalkeeper. Awful, horrible to watch. Do you really think Holden decreed the second half? What I saw was us being unbalanced by the Rowe injury, Huddersfield sensing a chance and then throwing everything against us with considerable flare. Sometimes you have to give credit to the opposition. Personally I though Holden’s subs were ok (though I was calling for Massengo to replace Bakinson), but Tommy Rowe was a big loss with no other left footed player to take his place. Link to comment
BCFCGav Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 For goodness sake we just won our 4th game out of 5 this calendar year. If a team took the lead against us then defended like that, people would be saying ‘why can’t we do that?!?!’. We won. Enjoy it! Link to comment
Red Army 75 Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 When Rowe went off we didn’t have one left footed player who played tonight. Unbalances the side Link to comment
Slack Bladder Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 Well at least Big Dave is making the most of his time in the shop window Link to comment
eardun Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 7 minutes ago, steviestevieneville said: Neither was Darren bent on talkSPORT initially , like a rabbit in the headlights. He’s brilliant now & has his own show. Give him time . Lineker was shocking when he started on TV as well - very wooden. A natural now. Link to comment
DT The Optimist Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 11 minutes ago, Ska Junkie said: In 6 days, or maybe less, we will probably have to do without Fam. Let that sink in after tonight's performance. True. But someone will replace him or it will not happen... Link to comment
RedRaw Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 3 minutes ago, The Dolman Pragmatist said: Do you really think Holden decreed the second half? What I saw was us being unbalanced by the Rowe injury, Huddersfield sensing a chance and then throwing everything against us with considerable flare. Sometimes you have to give credit to the opposition. Personally I though Holden’s subs were ok (though I was calling for Massengo to replace Bakinson), but Tommy Rowe was a big loss with no other left footed player to take his place. I expected Huddersfield to come at us straight after the break and the Rowe injury didn’t help but most teams weather the storm and get back into the game....not us. We just move further and further back letting teams come at us and chucking subs on don’t help if you don't change it tactically. that’s Holden’s problem, totally naive when it comes to tactics Link to comment
Loosey Boy Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 Most concerning about tonight is that we don’t currently have a LB to play on Saturday - surely we will bring someone in! Link to comment
Lanterne Rouge Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 I did enjoy PT putting that clown Downsey back in his box at HT though. Link to comment
slartibartfast Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 1 minute ago, eardun said: Lineker was shocking when he started on TV as well - very wooden. A natural. ....... ......plank ! Link to comment
AppyDAZE Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 How can Man City be 0-5 at WBA? Weren't we just playing them? Link to comment
DT The Optimist Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 7 minutes ago, BCFCGav said: For goodness sake we just won our 4th game out of 5 this calendar year. If a team took the lead against us then defended like that, people would be saying ‘why can’t we do that?!?!’. We won. Enjoy it! From one optimist to another, of course enjoy the 3 points, but we were mullered good and proper... good defending and Lady Luck... we have our fair share and you have to believe this might be our year with luck like that..not first time is it Link to comment
chinapig Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 I dread to think what will happen at Brentford if we are that passive. It's one thing to sit on a lead and another to stand off and let the opposition have as much time and space as they want. Given that was the case for an hour I assume Holden was ok with it though. On the plus side, Kalas is rapidly turning into Shaun Taylor. Shame more of his teammates don't follow his example. Link to comment
Lew-T Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 8 minutes ago, BCFCGav said: For goodness sake we just won our 4th game out of 5 this calendar year. If a team took the lead against us then defended like that, people would be saying ‘why can’t we do that?!?!’. We won. Enjoy it! Come on now. It felt like a Cup tie where we were the lower league side under constant pressure. I’m hoping Joe Williams can come in there and organise us in the middle of the park. It was just too frantic. Link to comment
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