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I used to shake my head in despair when I read some of the negative comments about Antoine on here.
He was one of the few who actually gave me hope. We are so much more fun to watch now he’s fit again.-
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11 hours ago, Davefevs said:
Ward AND Linningtom….eff me. A shit sandwich if ever I saw one.
I’m constantly amazed how Gavin Ward is viewed by the EFL as good enough to referee at Championship level. He’s never better than mediocre.
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6 hours ago, Davefevs said:
The only worry I have in regards to towel throwing is I suspect Martin and O’Dowda’s year extension needs to be triggered in January, possibly even by end of December because of pre-contract rules. But that’s only two players to worry about, not 10-12 like last season. Simpson has a year option but that surely won’t be triggered.
If either has entered into negotiations we will soon find out I reckon.
Danny Simpson has a year-extension clause? OMG. Please tell me, Dave, the club is the only party that can extend.
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5 hours ago, Top Robin said:
It shouldn't be
Exactly - Boro, Reading, Derby, Sheffield United and Bournemouth didn't see it as an irrelevant fixture.
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5 hours ago, Davefevs said:
I like Vyner, and what I mean is I think he's okay for a team in the bottom half of the Champ, and doesn't deserve some of the criticism he gets on here. Having said that, when I saw from kick off that Kalas was RCB3 and Zak was CB3 I was shocked. Mitrovic just played on Zak and poor old Zak cannot impose himself physicality on a player like that.
I blame that on Nige. He saw the same not work v Brum (a) v Deeney.
Hopefully Atkinson did enough last week v Fulham (against Mitro for some of it) and today for 40 minutes to realise that he can play Kalas | Atkinson | Pring going forward. Zak is okay as a RCB3 or RB. Just not central.
The same manager who played Riley Towler in a two v Millwall. Who played that midfield at Sheff Utd. Who didn't realise Andy King had been booked against QPR. Who has made little impact on us defensively in 11 months in charge. In Nige we trust...
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41 minutes ago, steviestevieneville said:
You’d obviously prefer the look at me interviews of LJ who basically looked down his nose at us fans & trying to be too clever. Pearson says it how it is with no bluster. Doesn’t happen enough in todays world. Most of the press ask stupid bloody questions . The decent journalists he does actually engage with .
How did you make that leap to me liking LJ’s interviews. Flawed logic.
I just prefer less sneering, a bit of tolerance (for the odd daft question) and a realisation that you can cut through to the supporters who are quite interested in most information about the club. It’s not that difficult.
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2 hours ago, Davefevs said:
Or perhaps the journo could prepare a differently worded question, or have a secondary more open question ready if he gets the type of response above.
You ask the right question, Nige will talk the hind legs off a donkey.
He’s laid out the ground rules enough times, e.g. don’t ask me about individual transfers, you’ll know when there’s something to announce. Don’t ask me about my tactics for the upcoming game.
You can either try to work with him, build rapport, even ask him to perhaps not be so closed on certain things, or you can set yourself up for an interview where you glean nothing insightful. How you then “sell” that back to your readers is your problem, not Nige’s.
You can see the ones who’ve built a good rapport with him, they get away with more than others. Also be prepared that your killer question might’ve been asked by an earlier person.
I suspect Nige sees the Dave Barton media interview as his way of talking to the fans.
There's some truth in what you say - some questions could be framed better - but come on, Dave, it's pretty clear his regular default position is a patronising, slightly sneering one.
Perhaps it's just me, but I prefer people who are not always looking to make a point. Just answer the question/deal with the issue in a straightforward, respectful way. It makes me cringe to see a grown man acting like he does sometimes.
Dave Barton's questions are much worse - general waffle - but he doesn't put him away (because they are colleagues).
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I'd say it's pretty tedious. He knows exactly what's behind the question - just decides to play the smart a**e.
He forgets he's really talking to the fans. Plays the man (the journalist) rather than the ball (the supporters, who just like a bit of info).
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Need quick, technical, mobile players to, at least, compete with Fulham. Not sure I’d have much faith in AK being able to help us on that score. But accept options are limited.
Ultimately I can’t really see it making much difference who plays where tomorrow. We might give them a game but they’ll find a way through sooner or later. Probably sooner. If we were 2-0 up with ten minutes left and drew, I’d still think that an excellent result.
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Just now, bcfc01 said:
Maybe.
Last time Fulham won 7-0 (blackburn away) they followed up with a 1-0 win at Posh, a 4-1 win home to Barnsley, followed up by four consecutive draws and a defeat, then the game against us in the cup. Then they go and win 7-0 away again, albeit against a team that defended like a pub team.
Skybet is back to 14/1 for us to win and Fulhams next game after us is Birmingham at home and they are currently 13/2, despite having an inferior away record than us and below us in the form tables. There must be some big bets going on Fulham, even at 1/5.
I checked the odds yesterday, thinking I’ve never seen a more certain home win. It seems a lot of people got there before me. Fulham we’re 1.28 on Betfair. I’ve never seen those odds for a Championship match before. Mind you, Fulham are playing at home to a Cadbury’s Flake.
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17 hours ago, BS3City said:
I'm sure Meyers debut was against Brum, a fading memory recalls an impressive showing with a couple of efforts from distance that shaved the crossbar (although I could be wrong). I remember being really excited at what might be around the corner - but what did an excitable 12 year old know?
I think his debut was against Birmingham. And he scored in the first minute or so at the Open End. He was in the box on the left and squeezed the ball in, possibly off the post.
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Jeez - some of the misplaced nostalgia on this thread.
I used to hate the violence, hate it with a passion.
Now I can take my 14yo daughter to away matches largely without fear of her or me having our heads split open by a moron. (Yeah, I was head-butted after a Millwall game in the 80s as I was walking away from the Gate minding my own business.)
I actually went for the football in those days (and these days). Those who didn't should, frankly, be ashamed.
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3 hours ago, Hampshire reds said:
abuse. i said its my opinion. i dont agree with people on here but i dont call them names. if having an opinion then i surpose i am a dick and thick.
I don't mind you putting forward your opinion.
I think there are possibly signs of an improvement but I'd like to wait to see how sustained this 'revival' is until after we've played, say, Fulham, Cardiff and Luton.
Perfectly reasonable though to question NP. His record is poor. Anyone would think he's trying to fashion something with Downs League players as well. We paid good money for Kalas, Atkinson, O'Dowda, Dasilva, Palmer, Massengo and Wells. He has very talented youngsters available to him as well.
Any manager who thinks young Towler is ready to play in a two at the back shouldn't get a free pass, even from adoring, unquestioning NP worshippers.
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8 hours ago, 2015 said:
Wasn't Bialkowski the keeper who slated us after our defeat at The Den last season. 'Worst team they played all season'.
Cheers for the assist and 3 points Bart
To be fair, he was bang on. It’s simply that you rarely hear another professional say it out of general respect…and just in case it comes back to bite you.
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7 hours ago, Davefevs said:
Team = 9 goals in 5 games since Antoine started again. He has 1g and 3a in that, plus a big part in our winner.
The fans who say sell him, loan him, he’s not this, he’s not that are watching a different game to me. He offers something very different - dynamism, which we’ve been missing so much.
He’s not going to turn into Maradona but I bet most defenders at our level would prefer not to play against him, especially when he runs at them.
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6 hours ago, super slick said:
Nice being a local lad but let’s not take away from the facts.
He’s come back from a loan in the conference where he had been dropped from the side.
He was poor throughout.
He was at fault for both goals
None of this means he won’t be a good player in the future, he is young and learning his trade, but In no world should he be ahead of Atkinson in a championship league game.
Poor management for me, especially putting him in a 2!
Spot on.
He may develop into a decent Championship player, and I hope he does, but the idea that he is ready now is preposterous. That’s not his fault.
He’s looked out of his depth in every appearance if we’re honest (the rave reviews at Sheffield United were absurd - he was unbelievably timid in that game). Picking him was ridiculous, especially in a two. It was 9 v 11 in the first half. I’ve rarely seen a player affect a game less than young Ayman. But his future looks bright.
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10 minutes ago, City_USA said:
Just thinking the same. Does Nige pull him at half time for the mistakes which could dent his confidence or does he pull him to save him from a 2nd yellow which is quite possible? Who'd be a manager eh?
Just get him off. This is professional football not a kindergarten.
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Of course it was a penalty. But the ‘referee’ - and I use that term loosely - was miles away and his assistant is behind the play. They incorrectly assumed that QPR defender took the ball. It’s the sort of incident VAR was brought in for.
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58 minutes ago, Hampshire reds said:
what is bullshit about asking where a player is.
Hampshire Reds, keep asking your questions. A diversity of opinion, comment and questions is good for a forum - even if people vehemently disagree with you.
We have a manager who has won NINE out of 39 games. We have financial constraints, yes. But not as many as Derby who would be four points above us without their deductions. Tonight was better, but we still lost because of some dreadful, soft-headed decision making by our players. Anyway, I'm glad we signed Andy King to add some much-needed experience in midfield.
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44 minutes ago, super slick said:
1. No
2. Not in the squad
3. Is he on good money? Doubtful, imagine he’s one of the lowest paid
4. Not really, doing a bit of coaching, bit of a big brother in the changing room, a clever club would put the majority of his ‘wage’ down as a coach to keep it Out of FFP
There was a great comment from Gary Owers on one of the City podcasts: 'they say [certain] players are there because they are great in the dressing room. Employ a comedian then and pay him £200.'
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6 minutes ago, shelts said:
I’m not sure what’s worse … our defending or the refs performance .
Keep gifting teams goals .This is the bottom line. We are a soft touch, despite a reasonable performance this evening.
The ref was shambolic but he got their penalty right. It was a naive challenge.
Andy King's sending off was brainless, utterly brainless. I wonder what goes through a player's mind sometimes. Probably not much and that's part of the problem. It reminded me a little of the penalty Zak Vyner gave away at Coventry. 'Don't foul him, don't foul him, don't foul him...oh..'
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8 minutes ago, luke_bristol said:
I remember that BBC ******* (and Bristolian) Brendon Mitchell (“thetalkofsport” on Twitter) claiming he had a good game and there was nothing wrong with his performance.
Bit weird he was removed from our next game as 4th official and LJ had an apology from the FA then isn’t it Brendon? You cretin.We were pummelled in the game and Max O'Leary had a fantastic match, but the penalty was given at 0-0 in the second half. The decision smelled of a ten-day-dead kipper that had been left out in the sun in a heatwave. I see decisions from time to time in the Football League that make me wonder.
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10 minutes ago, cidercity1987 said:
Thanks, you're right of course.
I've checked out this Davies and he has done us over in the past as follows:
QPR 3 v 3 City. Very dodgy late penalty for QPR
Preston 3 v 3 City. Two soft pens for Preston, a foul for their other goal and a good Diedhiou goal disallowed.
Yes, that one at QPR was laughable. He was so easily conned by the dive.
The Preston ones: easy to give the first, for another player looking for a pen (what a surprise) and the second was an arm-up handball that was very soft but correct.
Luton Town away match day thread
in The Havanatopia Match Day Archive
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I have a distinct memory of us losing 2-1 there last season, although it was 1-1 before they scored the winner with a low shot from the edge of the box. I try to forget the opposition’s goals as well.