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  1. 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).

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  2. 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. 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.

  4. 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 ?

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  5. 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.

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  6. 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? 

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  7. 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. 

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