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29 minutes ago, eardun said:

The awards followed by the lap of appreciation followed by the Wurzels was known about before the match, and they were hardly likely to do 2 laps of thanks (seemed the same as every last home match to me)! They came around with their partners and kids and they were signing autographs and taking photos for people - Manning too. 

Did anyone stay to watch the Wurzels? I didn’t even stay for the awards. 

6 minutes ago, CodeRed said:

They were 19-0 with just 10 minutes to go, 3 tries in 10 mins the last coming with literally seconds on the clock. Unbelievable comeback,  With Thacker now fit again they should be able to play their first choice team for Saracens and hopefully Quins.  

Just watched the highlights CR and even tho I knew the result it was still thrilling to watch. Thackers break leading to the third try was terrific.

My buddy is a die hard Bears fan and watched the game on TNT 5 which is the equivalent to the red button I believe. He was obviously well chuffed! 

11 hours ago, Henry said:

Messed up? You mean when he rounded the keeper and would have scored, if he wasn’t fouled?

When trying to round the keeper his heavy touch saw the ball overrun - he was lucky that the keeper brought him down. Had that not happened Conway would have missed yet another one on one.

Take a look at the highlights to see what I’m saying.

8 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

In League One. He wasn’t good enough at our current level.

Massive gulf in standard, as Matty Taylor found out.

And Mo Eisa, Jon Akinde and believe it or not so did Sammy Szmodics by his own admission and look what player he turned out to become.

17 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

Particularly from someone who lauds Tony “2 Championship goals in my entire career” Thorpe.

Conway’s career will far surpass that lazy waster.

Thorpe scored 51 goals in 128 games for City. He was poor man’s Jimmy Greaves - done bugger all game but scored a goal or two……….I’d take striker like that anytime..

22 minutes ago, Sturny said:

@Robbored Just chooses an opposing opinion to be contrarian just enough to get attention 

It’s my view that Conway is seriously overrated my some posters on here. It’s an opinion Sturny……..…

I’m not taking refuse in the false security of consensus.

2 minutes ago, Lrrr said:

Tommy will get a team that creates chances 15 ish goals a season in the Championship, he's 21 and seems to have come back from his injuries well, physically he also ranks pretty well in the Championship, all things that teams would be happy to pay that amount for, if he has a very good season and bags 20 for them which he'd be very capable of doing his value jumps to £15m and even if they don't go up they profit on him. 

15 goals - how many were penalties?……. I get that he has to bury them  but essentially pens are a free shot at goal.

To me Conway is lightweight and misses too many one on ones. He messed one up today but got lucky and won a penalty.

19 minutes ago, Henry said:

I liked him. He let a lot go which allowed some old fashioned but clean tackles to be made. The back to back Pring and Williams tackles are fouls during most games.

I thought he was pretty good as well. Letting ‘meaty’ but fair challenges go was definitely a plus. Lots of other refs would have seen a foul when in fact they were just tough tackles.

25 minutes ago, Lrrr said:

It'll be more than £2m for Conway, my guess £5m to £7m, one of the relegated teams (or whoever stays down from play offs) or maybe even Celtic/Rangers would pay that much for him. If it was only £2m you hold on to him and take the compensation you'd get when he's OOC as it wouldn't be far off that if not more anyway. 

If City can get that amount for Conway then fair play but at the same time whoever pays it are mugs in my view.

How many chances did he miss today? I can think of two that a proper striker would have buried. The penalty he won and then converted was because he’d messed up another one and one and the keeper brought him down. How many pens has got this season? - they add to his tally of course.

19 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

It was £5m in January, I’m not convinced there’s as much wiggle-room as people hope.

Thing is - we don’t know yet if there’ll be any wriggle room. Much will depend on the outgoing income. Obviously some players will be moving on, Conway possibly who’s probably our best asset - £2m for him and who knows?

Twine was unable to play as much as he’d wanted but when he did play there were definitely signs of his class and today’s performance certainly showed off that class - I was a little disappointed when he got subbed.

Excellent game today, looked really sharp and linked up play really well. His performance was capped off with a well taken free kick.

Manning wants to sign him and if he has a little financial wriggle room Burnley may well take far less than the inflated £5m they’ve been asking for.

An offer of £2.5m might just tempt them……….

3 minutes ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

Might have been different if they`d scored the pen that would have put them one up. You have to feel for the player, what a time to slip!

I haven’t seen any match report yet having just got back from AG.

20 minutes ago, Super said:

Some win that

Yeah - just heard driving back on RB that the Bears were 19-0 down and came back to win 21-19. Sounded like a incredible game.

Bummer that Lincoln missed out by losing to already promoted Pompey…….…

51 minutes ago, pillred said:

The first thing I noticed is that you didn't call them the prayoffs in the first sentence, and then you went and spoiled it.

It’s a play on words pillred based entirely on fans who’s team are involved. They all want their team to get promotion and ‘pray’ that they do.

Pompey of course and almost certainly Derby but the play offs are too close to call with four clubs all within two points of each other all looking for three more points to guarantee a pray off place.

Personally I hope  Lincoln City can stay in 6th and are at Sincil Bank today facing already promoted Pompey who hopefully are already ‘on the beach’. If they can win the pray offs then it’ll be a definite away trip for me next season.

Lincoln is a beautiful City having spent lots of time there visiting my paternal g’father as a lad. 

20 minutes ago, CHAZ MICHAELS said:

It'll be going to the last day probably with 5 or even 6 teams in danger.

Really hope Birmingham drop.

So do I. The Championship club that I dislike the most.

40 minutes ago, BrizzleRed said:

Exactly and as we were in the lower leagues, it was totally appropriate for our position.  

After seeing that Terry Cooper interview with him in tears of pride after us beating Bolton, I'll never doubt the value of that competition to him, especially when you look at the honours he enjoyed with Leeds.  That was us rising from the ashes of 1982 and there was nothing embarrassing about seeing the club beginning to find its way back to a respectable place again.  Whilst I'd never want to see us in that competition again, it was just what we needed at that time to give the club a huge lift and some self-belief.

Everyone to their own though. 

Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be Brizzle.

30 minutes ago, BrizzleRed said:

For teams in the lower leagues, it was great if you got to the later rounds

That’s my point Brizzle.

2 minutes ago, BrizzleRed said:

Obviously some people put a lot more value on the 'Mickey Mouse Cup' than you do RR  

 

Really?………

I used to find that being in it was a really embarrassing reflection on our club. It is and always has been a trophy for the also rans.

I’m delighted that City are no longer in it.

Have I read the bids right? £454 for Mickey Mouse cup shirt? Surely it’s a wind up…………..

Veneers are just a fad just as bubble perms were in the 70’s and early 80’s. There was a time when mullets were cool……. In recent times beards became trendy and now it’s shiny right teeth.

In football process generally means building a squad with the right type of player to fit into the managers style of play. Clearly if the academy plays using the same style then it easier for the graduate to make the step up.

A process means the same in any industry - simply baking a cake is a process.

You can tell the close season is almost here…………..

2 minutes ago, BigTone said:

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