Sir Geoff

Which is exactly what NP was doing over a period of time. Ease a few out bring in slightly better. It doesn't happen overnight, unless you think like the 3 wise men that run our club.

That was part of our problem yesterday. Yes sometimes Max kicks a few out of play, but generally we gained a lot of ground by either Pring winning the header on the halfway line and us winning the second ball or else the ball glancing off Pring or the defender for a throw in. Yesterday we didn't do that and ceded a lot of ground as a consequence. Max was playing it short to Dickie or Vyner and everyone was just knocking it sideways with no purpose. At lease under Pearson there seemed to be an aim to the possession football. i.e pull the other team out of shape and wait for an opening to spring one of the wingers. Some people on here want to call it hoof ball, but at least we had a style and pattern of play. Yesterday the wide men didn't know whether to drop deep or stay high and look for space. Probably Sykes worst game of the season as a result.

Chatting to a QPR fan on the tube. He couldn't believe how easily and cheaply we signed Dickie. MOM again today.

There's being up for it and also giving that extra ten percent which we saw at Cardiff. That extra hunger just wasn't there today.

Would have missed out in the overtime, I assume

Shame none of them were in the away end, singing "We've had a shot." Just like the old days under Holden. Did enjoy " We want our Nige back" though.

Yes, I was thinking how did we beat Swansea 3-1 when Middlesborough was his first game.

De-conditioned is a perfectly acceptable spelling and use of the word. Must try harder.

Will be interesting to see how de conditioned the players are when they come back. I'm fully expecting 3 points when we play Middlesborough.

I thought Warnock was their manager. FBC podcast kept saying so, so it must be true.

Loyalty might be a start. Integrity.......

Totally agree about Dickie, but Tinnion taking the credit ? The story at the time iirc was that Sykes informed the club that Dickie wanted to leave QPR. Nothing to do with Tinnion, or scouting. Just pure luck / opportunity.

Thanks, will have a wander around there on Sunday morning.

Well done, you read the Ipswich fans post on the LM Manager thread. No actual knowledge of this, I guess.

A bit like the end of last season when he went on air and predicted that Barnsley would get promoted from League One, then a week or two later said that he always thought Sheffield Wednesday would go up.

I used to run along West Town Lane at about 6pm most Saturdays and buy the Green Un outside your pub in the 70's.

and most with the word Red in their username.

Obviously not an English one, judging by the appalling grammar in your previous posts. God help kids today if that is the standard.

Just wondering who you think the ball winner in the middle of the park will be if you are so sure that Williams and James will be immediately jettisoned. It's a bit difficult to play in the style you suggest without it.

How do James and King go in the next window ? Are you suggesting we pay up their contracts when we have no more money in the budget ? Hope the Gas want them ? Where are the 2 or 3 coming from, The Downs League.......we have no money, the budget is maxed out !!!! Please explain your rationale.

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Can't answer any of those questions, sorry. First time and new ground for me. I'm staying up North for 4 nights as we are playing Blackburn away on the Tuesday. Tickets on sale tomorrow, by the way.

Interested to know how you would play that way with our current squad of players or would you use most of the nest egg to replace them. If so where are you going to find fast exciting front foot players and pay them Championship wages ?

Ive been pretty happy withe the matches I have watched home and away this season. You forget that just over 3 years ago we were celebrating the rarity of a shot on target and went several games without winning a corner.

Absolutely this. At least 3, 1-0 wins are testament to it.