Lorenzos Only Goal

12 hours ago, Davefevs said:

Pretty disappointing that you can’t click on the dots to see which player is which!!!

Was only recently I mentioned box plots and whiskers and here they are!

Comic Sans is unforgivable though.

That's what I thought I wanted to know who the outliers were on the robustness plots.  We could have had a side bet on that.

He knows his stuff I like him a lot.  

I'm pretty sure when we had issues with drink culture back in the early noughties and before that half the squad were out on the pull/razz questionable moral compass, luckily players are more professional for the most part nowadays. 

Too much got jasper's face etched into my mind now from scrolling down this thread. 

1 hour ago, Super said:

For me Toney should have been called up instead.

Not yet maybe in the fullness of time, Tammy has been scoring at a high level for years now.  Toney is just starting his top flight journey. 

3 hours ago, westonred said:

 I am not blinded by one game as i thought he was quality when he was with us and as the EFL programme said last night he has scored 21 goals since leaving City I rate the guy 

Well find out, JCH is banned for the next few games so he will get a run. 

I think Sammy had a rough time here he's grown as a player since leaving that's for sure.  He benifited from good supply today, he probably didn't get that at city we played a different way under Johnson. 

18 hours ago, billywedlock said:

After the mid week melt down, we are still right bang in the middle of the table. No fluke. If we had continued the form of last season we would be at the bottom with Derby. No we are not yet where want to be, but what incredible progress . It bodes well for the future . This squad will only get better.well done everyone, and a big plus for the fans who made that journey. 

Bang on great progress and a much more resilient team. 

13 hours ago, Davefevs said:

Tactically George is getting exposed, it’s not his fault.

In a 442 like today, we must be able to shift two banks of four across the pitch and if they cross, it’s touchline crosses, rather than close to the 18 yard line crosses.  We do allow switches too easily.

Its difficult because we are trying to keep two up top, but at some point we are gonna have to accept that either Kalas allows George do give him less close protection or we allow easy crosses in.

Before the rain Dembele was immense for them, a proper engine on him at one point he broke up our attack and was back in an offensive position before I had time to process him breaking up our attack.  Considering his youth and inexperience at this level I think Tanner copped well with Dembele pulling our midfield around we were exposed quite a few times down the osur right their left.  And Tanner copped quite well for most of their forrays hell get better and so will our midfield.  It's to a degree makes the win all the more gratifying. 

Burrows and Butler had way much of the ball down the left because Williams was getting pulled quite narrow and its no surprise they provided both the assists for Sammy.  It would be interesting what stats you have dave as I think dembele must have had quiet a hand in things. 

46 minutes ago, Lordofthebling said:

Decent for first 30, gassed at 60.

To be fair you would be gassed if you had to run on that swamp. 

1 hour ago, exAtyeoMax said:

Bless George Tanner for scoring a goal! 
COYRs

He's got a brick for a head. 

1 hour ago, downendcity said:

I just wonder whether missing Pearson’s influence in the dressing room before the game and , in particular, at half time affected last night’s performance.

This is not a criticism of the job Fleming did, and he was forced into subs by injuries, which no doubt affected our options, but it does feel that Pearson has a big effect on the players and his nor being there in person could make a difference. 

Yes that is an obvious thing, he's a massive presence. 

16 minutes ago, MattWSM said:

We are missing him or someone like Fam who can put defences under pressure with strength/ physicality 

No he didn't want to be here, so he would have been half hearted mess like the end of last season.  I think the missing link is a Cauley Woodrow type but not the one that turned up for us, the other one. 

3 minutes ago, pongo88 said:

The fact we might be missing Famara is an indictment of Martins poor performances rather Famara’s ability. It’s like saying I used to have an unreliable car, but now I’ve got a very unreliable car, so I wish I had my old one back. A better solution would be to get a totally different, reliable, car   

Cracking analogy 

3 hours ago, TonyTonyTony said:

Stella Cooper is an apt name. As in you’d have to have had about 10 of them….

https://media.tenor.com/images/8d384d8f6203cc35863d743cc78552ca/tenor.gif

19 hours ago, Davefevs said:

Got to be something to link into Bony M’s Rasputin:

Rob Rob Atkinson
Nigel Pearson’s first sign-ing
He’s a lad that can really play 
Rob Rob Atkinson
He’s Built like a huge machine

When he dribbles forward no-one gets in his way 
 

I’m sure others can do better, or consign this thread to the bin

Don't be so sure.  "Rob, Rob he's got a big nob..........."

Add to that injuries to Randall & Marriott and Pym's fallen out with Daz   .........................

Wait edit this has got Szmodics coming back to haunt us written all over it.

36 minutes ago, Lew-T said:

Shame. Only 12 points you say?

It should be a lot more they have been taking the piss for the last 3 years or more. 

3 minutes ago, One Team said:

We are up to 9th and one point off the play offs!

We didn't move anywhere everyone under Birmingham moved up one place

The cold seal pig's ****** him up, and fed him to wolfie before themselves falling foul to a giant cock.

52 minutes ago, RedM said:

If Luton had scored early, hit the woodwork and forced saves and WE fought back and equalised in the 90+ minute would people be reacting differently?

But yes I agree home form is concerning, we are on a run that is unwanted and hard to shake off mentally. 

I don't think home form is concerning, more painful, I think its a burden that needs to be gone.  The sooner we beat someone at home the better for everyone.

This many pages really?  You get these games where you just don't play well, if you can win and not play well its a good thing, not losing and playing poorly is ok.  You've got to remember we would have lost this 5 nil last season, the defence is much more resilient.   As long as we learn from this we will do ok this season, we're in a better place than I thought we would be TBH, mid table is a good turn around, last years form was where Forrest are.......

18 minutes ago, BasSavage88 said:

****** it up. **** you guys 

We are ******* dire and Pearson isn't doing anything to make that any better 

 

 

Jesus your so angry this is now blankity blank.  

24 minutes ago, harrys said:

Many similarities with the two of them

Oh dear god you're giving each other reach around.  

8 minutes ago, harrys said:

I see Swansea having appointed a progressive young manager won 4-0 at Reading, why oh why don’t our club have the imagination to appoint someone like that 

Hahaha they appointed someone who would take the job like 11th choice. 

Bargain he's a quality player been treated poorly by Chelsea.