steveybadger

Well you’ve ruddy ruined it now!

6 minutes ago, Super said:

Man united, Everton and West Ham

Imagine how beautiful the first one would be. I’d be laughing for the whole of the following season

1 hour ago, The Horse With No Name said:

It annoys me when posters refer to players by their initials, ie TM has a year left on his contract. There was one the other day had me scratching my head for ages till it turned out to be a typo. 

It’s just a way to shorten the name to save time! But agree pointless if nobody knows who it is…

TC’s handball was much more a pen I’d say.

not there today but he seemed to stretch their defence while missing a really good chance. Remind anybody of a certain other striker who plays for us and as has turned out alright?

Antoine Semenyo. Having him as an out is such a big thing.

Not saying it’s just him but it’s a big part.

Oh **** another late winner conceded.

Eh? What?
 
Stop confusing me!

I’d imagine it’s only on tonight as WBA played Monday, rather than for TV?

26 minutes ago, Northern Red said:

Who did we get?

Robin-Hugh-Blind said Real Madrid at home

11 minutes ago, IAmNick said:

Brilliant, well done City. Sounded really convincing against a decent side.

You done good but your content dropped off a touch - Maybe bring in Aardman as a sub contractor for our 5 goals on Saturday?

2 minutes ago, bobbyhutchscurlymullet said:

Keeper going for a £3.50 pint?

Or already had!

Burning rubber at the Pirelli

Feel bad for young James but as somebody from Gloucester living in Exeter I couldn’t be happier

So apart from inaccuracy of the stats and even the actual managers, any context in relation to spend, state of the club at the time and division we were in, this is quite interesting

(sorry MattWSM, know you were only trying to start a debate).

17 hours ago, Davefevs said:

No, he didn’t. He played RCB3, where he has started this season.

I think he played there against PNE 2 seasons back and had a good game, but by the same token played there against Coventry and was poor.

If you wanted a stopper in front of a back 4/5 to combat direct play into a front pair I could see the merits, I’d still worry about switching off though.

But in our current system I think he’d be a poor fit.

Unless there is interest then he will remain here. I can see why Moore had interest and why he’s out on loan. We will have to see what happens with Zak.

 

Ah yes - couldn’t remember who the third midfielder was: Bakinson, Weimann and not Vyner, but Paterson.

3 hours ago, Captain Beano said:

Definitely worth a try!

.... extract from match report11 JAN 2021

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/vyners-midfield-role-martins-miscue-4875668

"Admit it, did anyone see Zak Vyner as the game-changing substitute that Bristol City were crying out for?

That’s what the former Aberdeen loanee turned out to be, taking over from Tyreeq Bakinson in midfield with ten minutes to play, and adding some forward thrust, regularly picking out the frontmen with incisive passes.

He certainly has the dynamism to play in the middle, possessing a great deal of pace and agility, with a defensive nous to go with his impressive, probing passing range.

The ability to play anywhere across the back four, and seamlessly slot into midfield when necessary shows the value of the 23-year-old, who has been one of City’s standout players so far this campaign."

I also recall he started a couple of times in midfield, and a got a MOM though I can't recall which game.  He's 6'1 too and adding a bit of height to the midfield would be no bad thing.

Didn’t he play CDM in Holden’s first 4 games (which we won?)?

Given our lack of options there are worse shouts.

1 hour ago, Mad Cyril said:

It is a farce Nigel Blackwell (HMHB) never got Poet Laureate..... right up there with Baz Savage missing out on the ballon d'or

1 hour ago, Port Said Red said:

ANd incredibly dark in parts, most unexpected.

2 hours ago, Bristol Rob said:

 

 

Bumped into Neil the bassist a few years back at a gig down here in Exeter. Started gushing like a teenager - the only band that would make me do that

9 hours ago, Gazred said:

Good desire to get on the end of the first, he spots the run early and the 2nd is an absolute rocket.

That was a beaut. 

‘Dynamo’ by ? Sorry bit hazy!

Man Utd ruined my life - Colin Schindler

Dirty Northern B****** by Tim Marshall (about origin of chants, by guy who wrote ‘Prisonners of Geography’ which is fab.)

soccernomics and Playing against the enemy, by Simon Kuper

1 hour ago, Northern Red said:

Note who the coach was as well...

Rubbish coach he was.

3 hours ago, Sir Geoff said:

Hugh Woozenctoft big Man Ure fan. Can't see that he will have much idea re the Championship tbh.

Tbf isn’t Colin Murray a Liverpool fan?

Funny that - I’d have him in the bottom 3 pundits

We have 2 problems as I see it. Our central defence is reliable only when we protect it with holding midfielders  or even add a third CB. If we went gung ho and shoehorned even more attacking players in we’d be shooting ourselves in the foot. Southgate recognises this and picks his team accordingly. If Van Dyk was English we’d have a solution. But he isn’t so we don’t. And Southgate is correct that tournaments are almost always won by the most organised team (with quality thrown in)

secondly, and an issue that has always been a problem, is our midfield struggles to keep the ball against better quality teams. Until we start producing and treasuring more technical midfielders this will continue.

So overall, yes, Southgate may have had relatively kind draws in tournaments, but I actually think he’s got the most out of most players. Let’s not forget the mediocre records of every other England manager going back to Venables (who also had home advantage), and be a bit more realistic about the quality of the squad we actually have, rather than what we think we have.

9 minutes ago, Henry said:

How is that a problem?

Reminds me of the old line a selector once said about batsman Graham Thorpe - what does he bring to the table apart from runs….

1 minute ago, harrys said:

He was a crap club manager and is just a yes man for the FA hierarchy, his luck has finally ran out and should be sacked tonight, if the FA insist on an English manager then they should be calling on Brighton or Forest

 

So our second best manager ever is only in post as he’s a yes man? Did you think that 5 minutes into the Euro final? 

2 minutes ago, Sweeneys Penalties said:

Funny you should mention that. I have opined previously that if England were seeded as Scotland were for WC qualification, England would also fail to qualify.  

Sorry but I don’t get the logic here. They are seeded as they are because they have won a lot of games. Scotland are seeded lower as they win less.