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Poor first half

21 minutes ago, Slippin cider said:

18th as it stands ….

Something brewing!!

11 hours ago, One Team said:

Amazing he says he wouldn’t change a thing. He could’ve been a top player with the right attitude and application.
 

Possibly but if he says he is happy then fair shout to him.

No doubt has earn’t very well over his career, I am also pretty sure he has also delved into some business ventures as well, maybe in clothing retail but not sure how that played out.

Probably the most enjoyable player to watch that I can remember, and a good performer at championship level.

2 hours ago, Harry said:

Sorry to be the bore again and be the one to criticise, but I have to say it how I see it, and following two very very good away performances, we were back to our sloppy selves again today. And again I don’t think Pearson’s tactical decisions helped us. 
 

We started well, but in the good spell we failed to take a number of opportunities, sloppy final passes (like the one from Sykes when he had an easy overlap in the box), and during this decent start, whilst playing well, we didn’t actually force their keeper into a save. 

After that decent start, QPR worked us out and our high wing backs were a liability, with our wide CB’s continually exposed one on one out wide or over the top into wide channels. The one where Atkinson turned like the QE2 and let their man run free on goal was laughable and we were fortunate not to lose a goal there too. 
 

Then Naismith started doing his thing. Listen, I like the idea of us trying to play out from the back, but this lad takes it to unnecessary levels. He needs to realise he is Kal Naismith and not Johan Cruyff. He seems to think he is a better player than he is, and he is a total liability playing in this central role. He’s never played there before, Luton turned him from an attacking midfielder/winger into a left back or left CB. He’s out of his depth in the middle CB role.  His role as the central CB means he’s the one who has to see everything in front of him and will always be the deepest man. The number of times he gets done by a ball over the top is ridiculous. A half-competent central CB does not get done like that multiple times per game. 
Sorry - he’s a good player, but he’s playing in a crucial position and is too cocky with it. 
 

Anyway, onto the subs. After our goal, I’d have liked us to at least try to build a bit of momentum, but rather oddly Pearson decided the time was right to make a huge tactical change. Switching to 4 at the back and having 4 strikers on. There was still half an hour left. There was no need. 4 strikers on is a last ditch tactic, not one that you make with a third of the game to go and you’ve just scored! 
By doing this, it immediately condensed the play. Semenyo managed to get on the ball centrally about 5 times in the first 5 minutes he was on, and was surrounded, crowded out. Because QPR found it so easy to defend. Everything was in the middle for about 15 minutes and we lost all width. Easy to defend. We created absolutely nothing in the 10-15 minutes after these subs when we should have been building momentum after our goal. 
 

Next, having signed a specialist wing back in the summer, he finally gives him a shot, but AFTER he’d switched to a back 4!! If he’d wanted to make the most of Wilson’s abilities, he’d need to operate as a wing back. That’s his whole game. Ok, he made a couple of poor decisions once he was on, but the bloke must be wondering if he’s Arthur or Martha! And as for the few opportunities he did get to bomb forwarded Massengo passes it 25 yards in front of him and allows the defender to make the challenge. Terrible passing today by numerous culprits! 
 

I know people will moan at me for being a moaner, but I’m not sorry, I’ll say it as I see it. Once again, and certainly not for the first time this season, I’ve been rather baffled by Pearson’s tactical substitutions. Today I felt that 4 strikers on with half an hour left, and a switch to a back 4, just after we’d scored and had a chance to build momentum, really killed us off. It was naive and made us very easy to defend against. 

Can’t argue with any of that- exactly my thoughts- we didn’t trouble them at all after We scored and much of that was to do with the change of shape and personnel.

Naismith btw was dreadful especially in the first half- looked like second half he was nervously trying to play safe. Vyner for the second goal was out of position.

That is how you defend a lead!! Didn’t deserve anything for me

Naismith is having a shocker

1 minute ago, ChippenhamRed said:

What on Earth is going on with the M32?

Yep on it now very busy 

Death, taxes and Italy beating England

Seriously people think Leicester would be interested in reappointing Nige?

As a Bills fan I can tell you this is our year!!

3 hours ago, Redar me said:

Guessing lots of people might want to do something this afternoon apart from DIY.

I’ve worked all week and look forward to my Saturday sport it’s a lifetime habit . 
I’m off to watch Cleeve Rugby at 3 playing Old Bristolians where I am sure I will be able to pay my respects to the Queen.

My local club Cleve I may do likewise- seems they have had a tough few years dropping down the rugby pyramid.

Not exactly sure what he has done wrong in the video.

I like the size of the squad, the fact that we don’t have anyone on loan, the mix of experience and undeniable very talented young players.

While I really want him to stay all season I do believe that we need to maximise Antoines value probably in January and hopefully after he has a decent showing in the World Cup.

3 hours ago, harrys said:

That Swindon lot are slugs

Little slugs with no personality 

Always felt more reassured defensively when he was in the line up.

That season where he played alongside Webster I am not sure their were many opposition forwards who relished coming up against them two.

good luck for the future

17 hours ago, Harry said:

I agree with all of the highlighted bits.  I’m very happy with the performances this season, the games have been entertaining, I’m behind Pearson and know he’s got a tough job. But I’m not happy at seeing Scott & Weimann playing wing back, and I’m not happy with our sluggish midfield 3. Last season it was semi-acceptable to play Scott, Weimann, Bell there as we had no other options. Not this season. I’m not having it. 
I just don’t see what any of that has to do with LJ. Move on. He left 3 years ago. And, for what it’s worth, if you really want to check through all of my posting history, you will 100% find posts questioning LJ’s tactical decisions too. But you don’t remember those, do you….

Haha looks like you are being stalked mate….very odd.

It’s all about OTIB, unless you can spend at least 8 hours of your day use up all of your emojis, remember what casual posters say on every thread… have been banned at least once or had to take an enforced break and come back with a different user name…you don’t deserve to be classed as a real fan.

Who needs to justify if they are a real fan or not? Seriously none of us getting out of here alive does it really matter who is a real fan or not whatever that means.

3 minutes ago, Harry said:

Well, given he plays our best and hugely highly rated midfielder at right back, and plays our next best and highly rated midfielder for only a half, to finish the game with 3 old and slow slugs, it’s no wonder we’re light in midfield. 

I really don’t get continually playing Scott at right back has to play in midfield for me

8 minutes ago, Port Said Red said:

The only place I don't like over there is Boston, the coastal towns are pretty good, even the much maligned "Skeggy" is better than some of the other tourist destinations around the country.

We have considered moving there if our finances can't sustain us through early retirement, we could buy something in a lakeside position for around 50% of what we could achieve for our place in Portishead.

Yeah trust me mate you can get a lot of house for your money and my father in law moved from a lovely village in Essex to go to Lincolnshire and his house is great but found it very dull, flat, full of long soulless drives- we went to Skegness while their, not my cup of tea but can see why it would be popular.

Lincoln was a really stunning city though, we were their during uni graduations and walked up that killer hill to the cathedral and it was great to see the students celebrating.

Boston is not great 

12 minutes ago, Port Said Red said:

The only place I don't like over there is Boston, the coastal towns are pretty good, even the much maligned "Skeggy" is better than some of the other tourist destinations around the country.

We have considered moving there if our finances can't sustain us through early retirement, we could buy something in a lakeside position for around 50% of what we could achieve for our place in Portishead.

And that is exactly why he moved to Lincolnshire to help save money in retirement

18 hours ago, Robbored said:

Ive always had a soft spot for Lincoln City. We used to visit there when I was growing up and my paternal g’dad took me to Sincil Bank in the late 60s against Bradford Park Avenue - now defunct of course.

Lincoln is a lovely and wonderful City and if you’ve never been there I thoroughly recommend a visit.

I went their earlier this year as my father in law lives in nearby Boston- agree it’s a lovely city… as for Lincolnshire on the whole I thought it was a dreadful county.

So much more mobile with those 3, all looked very sharp, didn’t shy away from the rough parts of the game either

4 hours ago, Super said:

Usyk will cause Fury a whole world of problems.

Agreed- we are talking two very elite boxers, both can change style and game plan mid fight. Fury will have all the power but Usyk won’t be as easy to connect as Wilder was.

It would be a real blow if we were to lose Weimann, just caught up on the transfer thread as well and it seems rumours of an incoming bid for Semenyo is being muted in the press.

It may be a busy last couple of weeks of the window and could we conceivably lose Semenyo, weimann and potentially Wells?

1 minute ago, RudiRed said:

Is he that decent manager? Managed the likrs of Leicesger and Hull who were big fish in small ponds.

Recent years his record is awful, at derby, leuven and Watford.

Thought he was unlucky at Watford from memory they were sitting outside of prem relegation zone with only a handful of games left when their bonkers owners sacked him

2 minutes ago, OddBallJim said:

I find it quite funny how the media/sky play off these former player rivalries to try to spin what will ultimately be a fairly run of the mill game into a spectacle of sporting theatre.

 

Absolutely it’s what sky does best.