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There was one occasion near the end where the ball hit a defender and went high into the air. Max seemed to react by retreating onto his line when he could've been braver and tried to catch it. I was yelling at him to come for it.

This was only just outside the six yard box. For me that is his main weakness. He doesn't dominate in his area and I would rather see Bentley back in. 

Martin and Weiman both poor so far. Williams passing not great either. 

Just now, keflav said:

FFS we need to stop with the short corners...

Drives me nuts too

I don't think NP is doing a bad job, especially with his hands tied financially. I am disappointed with the inability to sort our defending of set pieces though. Seems a pretty basic area for an ex CB, especially when he stated early on that he intended to focus on sorting the defence first. 

Yes, injuries to Atkinson and Tanner have probably undermined him. However, when you look at the impact of Cooper at NFFC and Wilder at Boro it doesn't compare well to what Nige has achieved. 

Some managers are just the right fit for a club and you often see that quite quickly. I'm just not sure NP is gonna turn us around in the same way you see at some other clubs. No doubt SL will give him plenty more time to try,  as is his way. 

6 minutes ago, EstoniaTallinnRed said:

West Ham late goal again!

Was that not offside? The cross that was tapped in went forward. No mention by pundits, not sure what I'm missing there. 

It IS all very complicated. Deliberately; so it is hard to get a simple comparison to other providers to put you off moving! 

Max just isn't big enough or strong enough at this level. 

Me too. Got a brick through the coach window on our way out. I think little bcfc winning upset them 

How does he manage to hit the woodwork so often? Seems his shots are magnetically attracted to it. 

25 minutes ago, CliftonCliff said:

What is it with some of these young guys? There is real talent there and the possibility of a very rewarding career ahead of him, and he can't be arsed to get out of bed and put a shift in. Very disappointing, and a terrible waste, but we've seen it before in gifted but unmotivated and under-achieving players. David Noble and JET, to name two obvious examples of blokes who should have been PL regulars. Further back, Gavin Williams was arguably another. 

I don't read it as TB being lazy or disinterested. More that he thinks he should be playing, only wants to play in his 'best' position, and whines about being left out. 

Not good for team spirit and a big contrast with Scott who Nige praised for being willing to play wherever the team needs him most. Ty seems to be a bit of a me-me-me whinger was my take on his comments. 

20 minutes ago, bearded_red said:

Max, much better with the ball at its feet. Don’t think it’s a coincidence that the football has been better since he’s been in goal.

Coincided with Martin not starting which seems more likely to be the reason imo. Bents was aiming for his head, Max isn't because Semenyo is now there. I'd go with DB as the better keeper, I'm sure he could pass it out if no longer under instruction to boot it at CM. 

16 minutes ago, Mendip City said:

Not the biggest isn’t great. I really think this team needs to increase its physicality all over the park. Pace would be the thing weird missing no mention of that. 

Sounds a bit like Owura Edwards. Presumably seen as better than him as not deemed good enough for our squad and loaned out. 

Injury time equalizer assisted by him too. Great end to the game. 

Caulker starts for Sierra Leone. Wow he's had an 'interesting' career. 

1 hour ago, YGBjammy said:

It wasn't just that he scored two today; it's the way he scored them. Looked like a player on another level for both goals. Let's hope he has a cracking 2nd half of the season

I remember thinking the same when he scored a similar goal at Millwall last season. It wasn't the start of an amazing scoring streak. Unfortunately I think the odds are that today will be a one-off great day, as that was last season. 

AS has pace and power but I'm not sure he will ever be a consistent goal scorer. Great to have someone in the team though that can be exciting to watch on his day. 

1 hour ago, Finley_Smith10 said:

Reckon Pearson will bring Martin back in. Our records good but can’t see anything other than a Fulham win, 2-0. 
 

                            Bentley 

           Vyner        Kalas      Atkinson

Scott        James       Massengo        Pring 

                         Weimann

                  Martin      Semenyo

Can't see what O'Leary has done to lose his place. I also think Nige might want Andy King to get a run in the team. 

1 hour ago, Robbored said:

I never said it was boring pogo - under GJ it was tho……..…….

GJ play off season was my favourite since the old First Division days - closely followed by SC in L1. GJ built a side with spirit and that season I felt like they had a chance against anyone. How could anyone find that boring?

Hope Cundy is on the road back to full fitness in the near future. It would be interesting to see if he is good enough to become part of the first team squad. 

Keinan Davis looked equally poor for Forest. Grabban did more in five minutes than he did all game. I guess he hasn't played much recently to be fair. 

Only listening but sounded like we are on top. How many times have we started well, not taken our chances and paid for it in the second half? 

Low crowd suggests a lot of the fans are a bit apathetic about city at this point. Sad to see how far backwards we have gone in that respect. 

7 minutes ago, RUSSEL85 said:

We play like that going forward and we will be more than ok. 

Sorry but we've played quite a few home games like that and ended up losing. A good opening 20 minutes without taking chances. Followed by losing control of the match and conceding late goals. 

The ref was hopelessly biased, we should've had a penalty and King was a prize turnip for getting a red. However even though there seem to be excuses it doesn't change the fact that there is a pattern there. Keep losing games to late goals and we won't necessarily be safe. 

Is the ref from the south east? Very biased so far. 

2 minutes ago, Lrrr said:

433 to me, big call on Bents unless he has a slight knock

Could easily be COD and Tanner at wing back. NP seems to have settled on a back 3 tecently. 

17 hours ago, The Batman said:

Leeds and Newcastle to both get relegated please Santa. Honestly, the two sets of fans are so utterly deluded and the media love in with them is just full on cringe. 

I think Eddie Howe was a bad choice by Newcastle. No doubt they will try to buy safety in January but they may find it harder than they expect. 

4 minutes ago, BigTone said:

I think we will try and cash in on Wells, Palmer & Dasilva. Regrettably I think Massengo also. Weimann we need to keep.

I'm not sure 'cash in' would be the right phrase for the ex-Chelsea pair, more 'give away' or 'get shot'. Can't see any incoming cash there.