Davefevs

Nah! (rice paper hat in cupboard ready to be eaten)

It was….2nd Tier Podcast….a right pair of idiots, but fair play on the AF they constructed.

Good first half, City doing what they needed to do, deservedly ahead. But boy, this is not a Rotherham side I’m familiar with, little fight, coasting. Understandably so. We’ve played some nice stuff. First time I’ve genuinely seen concerted link-up between Twine and Conway, but countered by how little Rotherham want to close space. But you can only take advantage of what’s in front if you. Thought Conway got touched by Phillips, who looks unfit having spent all season on the bench. Not surprised he looks sluggish. Tucked it away with aplomb, well done TC. Roberts doing his classy stuff, Dickie able to feed balls through the lines. Finish it off now Reds.

I’d like him here, but I think he’s gonna go somewhere to be no1. QPR if Begovic leaves would be a good destination now they are safe.

Johansen on the bench, suggests he won’t be following Rotherham into Lg1. Will have lots of suitors home and abroad you’d think.

Exactly, needs a screen

Standing ovation as he’s subbed off with 7 mins to go.

Knibbs and Azeez scoring for Reading…both have had very good seasons.

He’s earned a rest! I think this might be in response to Rotherham / Evans playing direct, and trying to screen the CBs. Something to watch out for.

Jonny Bale!

I'd tried history from today, but not all. ta

still blank....ta though

yeah was fine early this morning, but off since about 10

they were 4th, 1 point behind 2nd placed Bolton, 7 points clear of 7th placed Oxford.

Anyone else getting this? Ok on Mac and iPhone.

I want Lincoln to get into the playoffs, because they have some players I'm keen to watch more closely: Jensen - GK Roughan - LB (LWB or LCB) Sorenson - RWB (CM too) Joe Taylor - CF (loan from Luton)

yeah, don't agree they were meaningless in fairness WSMS. I think had they not improved there would be some serious conversations happening above. Possibly more along the lines of how do we make this work, ie spend in the summer. Had it gone disastrously, ie lose 5 out of 6, I think he might not have made the summer. But it hasn't, form (can I use that word?) has turned around and recovered a position to 'respectable'....just needs to continue this now.

He is gonna be a corner flag

Ta @Silvio Dante @mozo Silv's response is not a million miles away from what I would've posted. Oxford didn't have as many technical players as MKD relatively, so not exactly the same style. Which is why when he first came in I hoped he'd base it what he had here, show adaptability, etc. But I think he tried to go more like his MKD-style than Oxford per se, and that run pre-Easter was pretty worrying. Whatever happened, post-Easter has been a compromise, some pragmatism, but whatever him and Hoggy might say it is different to pre-Easter, but I don't think he'll openly say anything other than it was due to time on the grass. And in some ways that's ok. Maybe a bravery to change whatever he changed couldn't be done without a two week gap. My hope is that this run, even if results have slightly exceeded performance, is the 'new norm'. Even if results regress to performance, I still see that as more than acceptable. And you could argue 'intent' (a simple word to describe several things), is a case of 'fortune favours the brave'. Id say Ipswich are reaping the rewards of that in a division where there is quite a cautiousness in approach borne out of generalisation of 'young coach' approaches. Ipswich aren't the second best team, but they go for it, and have got their rewards. If that makes sense. I don't buy 'they aren't his players'. No manager, unless they go 2.5 / 3 years into role gets anything like 'their players'. The contract cycle, especially as we really come out of the covid cycle, dictates you have to make do with what you have by and large. Evolution, not revolution.

It coincided with SL being in Guernsey, Keith Dawe stepping away and SL thinking Jon could do the job he still has. Ashton took advantage. Good football administrator, but keep him in his box. The Arizona Pension boys have done that after they saw what leaving him alone did in his first season there!

Was reading this article from the Sheffield Star: and pulled out these sections: replace Owls with Robins and Rohl with Manning, maybe? @Silvio Dante the final sentence could be us since Leicester after the painful run of games playing a mid / low block similar scenario ahead of Easter, Manning needing results, a more pragmatic, “get at them higher up the pitch” approach. Tactics, or at least the way the game plays out influenced by opposition. A balance of styles!!! @spudski you’ll like this. Crosses = low percentage opportunity, especially ones outside the lines of the 18 yard box. Balance v Purity. A realisation that you cannot play a one-dimensional game like Leicester / Southampton without top players.

4-0

Yep

So, their academies are so big, they need PL2 fixtures, EFL trophy matches and now a new cup with NL. Maybe don’t take so many kids on, let them find their levels or their own route up the leagues.