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1 minute ago, M.D said:

Freak result 

Wish that was true. We gave them so much time on the ball, in our half, it would've been freaky if they hadn't scored in the last 30 mins. 

2 minutes ago, AirlieBeachRed said:

Go completely negative late in the game and we get what we deserve. Took all attackers off.

Way to send out a message of just hold on.

Spot on. If I was a neutral I would've wanted them to score as we spent the whole second half being totally negative. 

Sorry Nige but that one's on you. 

Our passing is generally pretty awful. Forest gradually taking over the game. 

Radio Bristol seem sure it's a 352.

Or... JD could start at LM, NB at LB and AW RM. Leaving us with 442,which wouldn't surprise me but we'll see. 

10 minutes ago, lukebcfc1989 said:

2 Wingers and a Striker needed in January to be competitive. You need a threat and currently we are not threatening at all. Match our work rate and you are in with a chance as we will do nothing surprising. 

Wingers are the main miss for us. We need a ball carrier and we need someone who can go past a player and deliver a cross. 

 

 

Has it not been said, many many times, that we can't spend much on players unless we sell first?

NP doesn't have the option to bring in the sort of quality Bournemouth had in their team. Ashton spent it all on the underwhelming squad we are now stuck with. 

SL can bring in extra investment but spending it on the squad will likely end up breaking the FFP rules and getting a points deduction. 

We need to accept we are stuck here, with no easy way out, and back Nige in a gradual transformation of the attitude and effectiveness of the squad. There is no easy quick fix. 

I don't think Scott did himself any favours the last time he started. He seemed to struggle to make any impact and I think Nige may want to ease him back in from the bench. 

I'm not expecting any points from the next two games. If we can't beat Barnsley at AG, I may start to get upset with Nige. 

Why are we always so bad after an international break? Puzzling. 

Gregor has nailed it in his article on the match today - here's a quote. 

"The reason why things are not going right on their own patch is easy to see why". 

That boy can really write. His amazing insight is - we don't score enough goals. 

Bournemouth unbeaten... City not won at home since the Jurassic period (feels like). 

Given the way football works, nailed on shock home win. I can only hope. 

Not sure what Mount adds to the team but he seems to be a favourite son of Southgate's. 

I think there is a bit of wishful thinking in there. COD has had reasonably long runs in the team and imo has failed to deliver much. Yes he is a natural wide player who CAN run forward with the ball. However he invariably stops and turns backwards or falls over under a weak challenge, looking for a freekick he'll never get. I just think he doesn't have the quality and we'd be better off moving him on. 

I thought we would be near the bottom before the season started so am pleasantly surprised by the progress made. City are better to watch and seem to have more about them. 

What bodes well, I feel, is that Atkinson and Tanner look like good signings. Both have gone straight into the side and done well. I was fed up with the Ashton/LJ 'young ones-for-the-future' recruitment where we wasted so much on signings who hardly played. 

I trust Nige will spend whatever is available wisely. It's a bit maddening though  that we waited until we were broke to get someone in who knows how to get value for money. 

Need to work on the production values chaps. I struggled to hear Ian (for some reason that didn't upset me ). Gave up when Mark started opining from what sounded like a wind tunnel. I appreciate it must be harder when you do it live though. 

Good first half by the sound of it. That's pretty much what you get every season from COD. One good half. Will not be sorry to see him leave. 

1 minute ago, jaydee=inspiration said:

Starting to get fed up of the amount of crosses we concede from our right. Tanner just doesn't get close enough to his man every time. For the goal, bloody Kalas is almost tripping over him. Not good enough from both.

We've been failing to stop teams getting crosses in for about 3 seasons. I can't understand why successive coaches have failed to sort this weakness. Not just down to one or two players. 

Both Weiman and Martin were put through on goal and neither of them actually got a shot in. Sums up our strikeforce for me. Nige said it will take time and until we get some quality in up front we'll carry on being frustrating to watch.

Just now, Super said:

I don't think it's negative?

Try counting up how many negative comments are made compared to positive. Nearly all moans.

God, can't believe how negative this thread is. We're doing ok.

I heard Gregor was going on holiday but he seems to have gone silent for quite a few weeks. Everything from the BP is coming from James Piercy.

Any chance Nige has cost him his job as he did seem out of his depth when dealing with him?

Why pick Rory at all? Is it just an Irish bias? He has been useless from the get go.

On the other hand,Lowry got dropped after losing but has been great today. I do find PH's choices a bit puzzling, not sure he has made the best of what is available.

Watching it on Quest KP was clearly well offside. About time we had a bit of luck at AG - as Skeletor commented.

Not a lot in the way of attackers on the bench. 

11 minutes ago, slartibartfast said:

PLEASE, don't anyone say it !

He's a very.........sorry.