INCRED

Showing my age now but 0-1 win at Elland road in the FA cup which I think was 1974 and an afternoon kick off in the week because of the power cuts at the time. I was 8 and sat in the main stand with my dad amongst the Leeds fans. Let’s just say they weren’t happy!

Other more recent games, beating the gas 2-1 at Eastville,  94 Liverpool was an amazing night and lost my voice for 3 days after. 
 

The first Wembley final in the LDV was a favourite just because it was my first ever visit and seeing so many city fans 

Well if you are a Newcastle academy player, coach or part of their development dept then you may as well pack your bags and look elsewhere as I can’t see a pathway for players at this club for the foreseeable future
 

20 minutes ago, bearded_red said:

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/bristol-rovers-press-conference-live-6030386.amp?__twitter_impression=true

Every answer, absolutely mental.

The bloke has a bit going on.

 

How he can put Wael in the same category as SL as an owner is hilarious.

If you read the article in its entirety and put aside pre conceived opinions of the CSF it’s a well balanced interview which puts A&S police in a poor light and the source of some of the misinformed reported right wing slurs made against those that were protecting the cenotaph 

13 hours ago, Robbored said:

Scot Murray was as skilled as Jacki and scored many more goals - he’s the one player who filled AG with anticipation when he got the ball. He was truly exciting to watch and yet barely get a mention on here.

I’m sorry but Scotty was nowhere near the ability that Jacki had. Yes he scored more goals but Jacki was one of those rare Mavericks that had you on the edge of your seat every time he got the ball. A fantastic talent that was sadly blighted by drink issues but those of us who have watched football for 40+ years appreciate these rare talents when they come along 

48 minutes ago, JonDolman said:

We looked so vulnerable on the right in the last 5 or so minutes. I think other than a slightly silly tug of the shirt by Tanner right in front of the ref that gave them that free kick, he didn't do much else wrong in those final moments.

It was very worrying at the end seeing 6 on 5 in our box as a cross came in, or a line of 7 on 5 if we include Butler on the left who was completely free to cross.

We had changed to 451 and Weimann was right wing. If Tanner goes over to Butler then they then have 6 on 4 in our box which heavily swings the odds in Peterborough's favour to make contact on a cross, so Tanner was probably correct to stay compact close to Kalas. Engaging with Butler might make it harder to put in a quality ball so there is that argument, luckily we dealt with it in the box anyway.

Scott on the left was nice and compact with Pring. Allowing Pring to engage in the wide area with Thompson as Scott sat in for him in the half space close to Kanu.

Tanner didn't have that support. Williams had been moved central with King and James. On a few occasions Weimann looked a liability in protecting that right side.

Obviously Weimann presses a lot up top and makes lots of runs off the ball, but he has never been very good protecting the full back when he's on the wing.

Just as it got into injury time Weimann randomly ran up front out of the picture for a while leaving us vulnerable on the right side. He did this against Fulham too even though he was playing as a right wing back, making a run into a striker position and stayed in that position for bit as Fulham attacked, putting his hands up to apologise to his teammates once he got back.

So probably would have been more solid on that right side if we brought Weimann off and kept Williams wide right and brought on a centre mid to play in the 3.

Not any obvious option from the bench with the current injury problems, but I would say most reliable option playing centre mid to help defend our lead would have been Vyner, and Williams defend that wide area.

Obviously all okay now as we won the game, but just something to think about in future games. Once everyone is fit then we have good options to come on in those situations. Usually Semenyo would come on who we saw last season almost acting like a right back at times as we hung on to a lead sometimes for an entire half of a game!

Semenyo can concentrate on defending and does not need to be in space in a position to break to relieve pressure, as however deep he can easily beat players with space behind to advance us up the pitch.

Really hope we can have the likes of Massengo and Semenyo available soon. Also Wells could have been a good options from the bench yesterday. And I expect Baker would have been brought on into a back 5 in those final moments which may have solved those scary moments. Missing Dasilva too, we really are missing a lot of quality at the moment.

So on Tanner, overall a decent game. Not many mistakes. Gonna be a real player in the future I reckon.

What was obvious to many after the first 3-4 games this season was that we desperately needed a RB and in all honesty throughout the summer. Simpson whilst experienced is not going to do the job that we require in this position and Vyner has been tried numerous times at RB and obviously is nowhere near the quality required 

Getting Tanner in was either opportunistic or someone we have had eyes on for a while and took a punt that he could step up to this standard. So far he hasn’t let anyone down and he appears to be unphased by the step up. 
 

Hopefully we have unearthed a good player who can cement the RB position for years to come 

Looking across the squad there is a nice blend of youth & experience but the most pleasing thing about this squad is no matter who plays they are playing for each other which can’t be said for those who performed so poorly last season 

NP has created a close knit squad and we can now see that battling 100% effort that us supporters yearn for is all there on display 

When we field a midfield of James, Williams and Massengo who in my opinion will allow us to press teams higher and more often with Tanner RB and either JD or CP at LB, the future looks bright 

1 hour ago, steviestevieneville said:

I urge every single one of our fans to watch this . It’s absolutely brilliant , especially the last couple of minutes . Don’t cut it short , comedy gold

Them arguing amongst themselves is hilarious

The commentary throughout consisted pretty much of s**t, oh s**t which pretty much sum up rag bag rovers 

24 minutes ago, TomThumb84 said:

Love him. Just what we need. Saw glimpses of it at Millwall and again today but he likes a chirp and wants to get involved.

About time we had some gob in there who is not afraid to put a foot in.

Bet he is great around the club too.

Keep him fit and and others have said, a midfield of Williams, James and Massengo is very very exciting.

Hopefully this will be the holy trinity against Bournemouth and we give them a hell of a game 

Sorry but that’s not a pen 

Been pretty impressed with our counter attacks, we look very sharp and quite threatening 

1 hour ago, DOZZYBCFC said:

What do you know? I hope this isn’t true.

NP said he will miss the next two games so hopefully back in the squad versus Bournemouth 

Would like to see him in a midfield with James & Williams in the near future as could be quite a treat 

12 minutes ago, Red Army 75 said:

Faithful and true. What a club they are

I thought they said he was the Messiah??

1 minute ago, elhombrecito said:

Disagree. Thought he had a decent game, and was a definite improvement on Vyner/Simpson.

No disrespect but that’s not difficult. I hope NP perseveres with him and gives him a run of games 

I suppose it just goes to show, it doesn’t matter how attractive the football or how much possession you have, if you don’t take your chances then you don’t get the wins 

We have rode our luck yet again but we are still a long way from being a force in this division 

How the hell have we managed to get away with a win today???

6 minutes ago, myol'man said:

I hope they score in the last few minutes so we can hear St. Joey say that they won the second half 

You have your wish 

38 minutes ago, TomF said:

I’m just worried old Joey will get the boot soon.  

He should be given more time, at least until May when they will get promoted to the National league 

Really hope Tanner has a good game as we need a decent young RB in the team 

Well at least that reduces our chances of being relegated this season with it looking like an East Midlands double relegation. 

We lost it in midfield this evening and failed to pick up second balls or show any indication of changing this, they were more physical and we could quite easily have lost this by 3 or 4 

I’m pretty sure NP said it would take 3 years and having seen all the matches this season with the exception of Blackpool at home I think he is not far wrong - This team isn’t going to be improved overnight 

9 hours ago, Magicdaps said:

Said it before...he's a Rolls Royce of a player at this level.  Excellent signing. 

Couldn’t agree more, he is the pivot of the team and I have been mightily impressed with how he dictates the play, gets stuck in and can also pick a pass

I just wonder how long Barton has tbh, listened to a bit of the second half commentary and the commentators were quite scathing of their performance 

They are in free fall with not a lot to look forward to after their first few games in the basement league 

It could be their year again and slipping out of the EFL for the second time in their illustrious history 

1 minute ago, steviestevieneville said:

With everyone fit I’d probably say he deserves to start left back 

Always thought he had a good engine and was physically capable of playing at this level, he has taken his chance and has been excellent so far

We are doing ok but big second half needed