Davefevs Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 ….Cardiff City! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh1t_ref_again Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 Seen this on the Cardiff forum, can't see him lasting too long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totterdown's Finest Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 "Leave a bit on someone"? Says it all, really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 6 minutes ago, Totterdown's Finest said: "Leave a bit on someone"? Says it all, really. Pack did that twice on Martin. It didn’t work, basically they’ve appointed their Holden & the bloke who lasted 5 minutes at Preston, haven’t they? 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Dante Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 I didn’t think they were “too nice”, I think we just seem to have developed a streetwise streak. Flint would have known of Semenyo as a youth player. What he wouldn’t have expected now was someone who bullied him in every challenge, beat him up physically and, yeah, left a bit on him (within the rules of the game). Was fantastic to see. 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Phileas Fogg Posted January 23, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 (edited) I really like this team. It’s the savviest side we’ve had since the Cotterill days. We may not win every game and get thrashed a few times - but Pearson is only keeping players who are interested in being here and are desperate to win. Fans can see that. I think this is the most I can remember the fans being behind the team since the good times under Lee Johnson some 4 years ago. I’m confident Pearson will get it right sooner rather than later - not that he isn’t already with the tools he has, I mean getting us higher up the table. Edited January 23, 2022 by Phileas Fogg 29 2 2 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 16 minutes ago, sh1t_ref_again said: Seen this on the Cardiff forum, can't see him lasting too long No he won’t - their forum is pointing the finger at Morrison, typical fans criticism, wrong players, wrong tactics, wrong substitutions etc etc. They all know better of course, just like otib when City are a losing run. We football fans are all the same regardless of which club you support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 8 minutes ago, Silvio Dante said: I didn’t think they were “too nice”, I think we just seem to have developed a streetwise streak. Flint would have known of Semenyo as a youth player. What he wouldn’t have expected now was someone who bullied him in every challenge, beat him up physically and, yeah, left a bit on him (within the rules of the game). Was fantastic to see. Yep, particularly Semenyo pissing past Flint as if he wasn’t there. AS is developing into a very decent striker. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudolf Hucker Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 19 minutes ago, Silvio Dante said: I didn’t think they were “too nice”, I think we just seem to have developed a streetwise streak. Flint would have known of Semenyo as a youth player. What he wouldn’t have expected now was someone who bullied him in every challenge, beat him up physically and, yeah, left a bit on him (within the rules of the game). Was fantastic to see. There’s no doubt that we had Flint at his very best and sold him for top dollar as he’d just past his peak. Yesterday he was too slow, ponderous and second best to a (relatively) ‘new kid on the block’ which was great to see! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 8 minutes ago, Robbored said: Yep, particularly Semenyo pissing past Flint as if he wasn’t there. AS is developing into a very decent striker. Most exciting forward we’ve had since Maynard imo. The fact he’s clearly nowhere near the finished article makes him even more exciting. 13 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudolf Hucker Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 1 minute ago, Phileas Fogg said: Most exciting forward we’ve had since Maynard imo. The fact he’s clearly nowhere near the finished article makes him even more exciting. Truly two-footed strikers are a rare breed (which should be reflected in the price for which he will eventually be sold). I still don’t know which is truly his dominant foot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 26 minutes ago, GrahamC said: Pack did that twice on Martin. It didn’t work, basically they’ve appointed their Holden & the bloke who lasted 5 minutes at Preston, haven’t they? Ralls was a bit handy with his elbows too. Off the ball usually. The couple of cards the ref showed calmed that down and allowed us to play football. After a few nightmares at AG recently, I feel I should praise yesterday's officials. Let the game flow, got very little wrong, were unobtrusive but professional. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 Just now, Red-Robbo said: Ralls was a bit handy with his elbows too. Off the ball usually. The couple of cards the ref showed calmed that down and allowed us to play football. After a few nightmares at AG recently, I feel I should praise yesterday's officials. Let the game flow, got very little wrong, were unobtrusive but professional. Too right. He doesn’t have a great reputation but got the vast majority right yesterday. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy1968 Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 1 minute ago, Rudolf Hucker said: Truly two-footed strikers are a rare breed (which should be reflected in the price for which he will eventually be sold). I still don’t know which is truly his dominant foot! £10M for the left, £10M for the right. You can have both for £35M. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 19 minutes ago, Phileas Fogg said: I really like this team. It’s the savviest side we’ve had since the Cotterill days. We may not win every game and get thrashed a few times - but Pearson is only keeping players who are interested in being here and are desperate to win. Fans can see that. I think this is the most I can remember the fans being behind the team since the good times under Lee Johnson some 4 years ago. I’m confident Pearson will get it right sooner rather than later - not that he isn’t already with the tools he has, I mean getting us higher up the table. Nail on head. Couldn't agree more mate. Slowly but slowly Nige is chipping away and getting the players on board. If you don't like it then he's saying you know where the door is, and don't let it hit you on the arse on the way out. The cosy comfortable days are over thankfully. 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East End Old Boy Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 1 minute ago, Sleepy1968 said: £10M for the left, £10M for the right. You can have both for £35M. Like your maths! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 8 minutes ago, Sleepy1968 said: £10M for the left, £10M for the right. You can have both for £35M. Bargain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Londoner Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 15 minutes ago, GrahamC said: Too right. He doesn’t have a great reputation but got the vast majority right yesterday. Probably got lucky with the first goal as it didn’t look like he was going to give the foul I’m a bit perplexed by Cardiff though, to go from the playoffs to falling like a stone in no time at all, can only assume their owners finances have been more battered than most by the pandemic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carey 6 Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 I thought we were a bit of a soft touch yesterday giving Pack towels to dry the football before his long throws. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redseptember Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 I thought Cam Pring's booking was a sign of the kind of team we are becoming. Broke up a potential Cardiff break, somewhere near the centre circle so no real danger from the free kick. Took all the momentum out of Cardiff attack. I know in an ideal world we would all be super sporting and jolly hockey sticks but in the real world of professional football we need some of the sh1thousery to get anywhere. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View from the Dolman Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 5 minutes ago, Carey 6 said: I thought we were a bit of a soft touch yesterday giving Pack towels to dry the football before his long throws. If towels are available, they have to be available to both teams. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Red Hat Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 7 minutes ago, Carey 6 said: giving Pack towels to dry the football before his long throws. Apparently they were wet ones... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Red Hat Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 15 minutes ago, East Londoner said: I’m a bit perplexed by Cardiff though, to go from the playoffs to falling like a stone in no time at all, can only assume their owners finances have been more battered than most by the pandemic It looks like they're struggling to shake off the results of several years of long ball, 'muscular' football. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 6 minutes ago, redseptember said: I thought Cam Pring's booking was a sign of the kind of team we are becoming. Broke up a potential Cardiff break, somewhere near the centre circle so no real danger from the free kick. Took all the momentum out of Cardiff attack. I know in an ideal world we would all be super sporting and jolly hockey sticks but in the real world of professional football we need some of the sh1thousery to get anywhere. I have to agree with that. I don't like it but I've lost count of the number of times I've got frustrated with teams like Preston under Alex Neill or Cardiff under Warnock where they'd suck momentum out of our attacks for 90 minutes and then nick a goal. I loved the free flowing fluid football we played to get us up under Cotts but the real you can only overwhelm your opposition with fluidity and technique if your players are way better than the opposition (and even then, as we saw last week, teams like Fulham add a lot of aggression into the mix too). We simply don't have enough of an edge on any opponent in this division to win without being a bit streetwise and we're really starting to develop that. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 19 minutes ago, East Londoner said: Probably got lucky with the first goal as it didn’t look like he was going to give the foul I’m a bit perplexed by Cardiff though, to go from the playoffs to falling like a stone in no time at all, can only assume their owners finances have been more battered than most by the pandemic To be fair, we came back from the 2020 pandemic expecting a promotion push and then went into freefall last season. I think the reality is it doesn't take that much for what previously looked like a good team to suddenly fall apart. They've not made much in the major player sales in the last two years so I think it simply comes down to too many players simultaneously moving past their peak... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodiesaffer Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 3 minutes ago, LondonBristolian said: To be fair, we came back from the 2020 pandemic expecting a promotion push and then went into freefall last season. I think the reality is it doesn't take that much for what previously looked like a good team to suddenly fall apart. They've not made much in the major player sales in the last two years so I think it simply comes down to too many players simultaneously moving past their peak... Exactly what happened here, plus players becoming stagnant with progress as a footballer. Don’t forget are medical staff breaking players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numero Uno Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 25 minutes ago, Carey 6 said: I thought we were a bit of a soft touch yesterday giving Pack towels to dry the football before his long throws. It’s the rules. If you have a towel the away team has a right to use it too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numero Uno Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Totterdown's Finest said: "Leave a bit on someone"? Says it all, really. That is part of football like it or not. It’s not about going out there to break legs but you have got to get stuck in and show your Manager and the fans you give a shit…unless you played for Bristol City pre 2021/22 season in which case you were on a nice easy screw. Edited January 23, 2022 by Numero Uno 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 13 minutes ago, Roger Red Hat said: It looks like they're struggling to shake off the results of several years of long ball, 'muscular' football. Yep. The new boss has talked about wanting to move away from that to a more expansive passing style, but he's having to try and do it with players who were recruited by previous managers. Whether he'll get the chance to do it is doubtful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILINFRANCE Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 2 hours ago, GrahamC said: Too right. He doesn’t have a great reputation but got the vast majority right yesterday. I meant to say that yesterday. The referee was receiving a lot of stick on here pre-match, based on previous performances, but I thought he (and his officials) were very good yesterday. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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