Engvall’s Splinter

Shame that we lose Scott now going forward. 

2 hours ago, ashton_fan said:

Next season is make or break for Nige. I think we'll keep improving but if we're bottom half again then probably a change will be made at some point, so I wouldn't expect a new contract yet (and don't think Nige is bothered anyway)

What do you mean by make or break exactly? Make the play offs, make the automatic promotion spots, make the top 10, make the top of half? 
 

As long as we don’t regress and financially we are improving, I see Nige here until he decides he wishes to leave. The side and ethic he has been / continues to create is one I can finally get behind. I feel real pride in the team when they leave the pitch. The players are putting a shift in week in week out, they seem an honest bunch too - no egos. Appreciate this should be the baseline but it’s been missing for sometime. Players are throwing themselves to get in the way of shots & crosses in numbers. They appear to be proud to wear the shirt - of course we want to see quality but I love the players showing fight and determination. 

1 hour ago, Bcfcshags said:

Already agreed he won’t be getting an extension and we will receive some compensation.

Pearson won’t be getting an extension? Compensation for what - somebody else wants him?

Decent in E28. Did chuckle at the Foden’s mum song. 

23 hours ago, Chessels Chick said:

Scott liked them - and Dasilva agrees with you!

Semenyo with a “you’re welcome guys”

20 minutes ago, And Its Smith said:

one decision as far as I can see.  
 

               Max

Tanner. Vyner. Kalas. Pring

          James.  Williams

MS/AW.   Scott.    Bell

                  Wells

Sykes over Weimann for me. 

Might bump up the compensation. 

Love the newly found in game intelligence. The dribbling round the corner flag to waste some more seconds, Nakhi purposely putting the ball outside the D so he’ll be pulled up to waste more seconds. Cornick holding the thrown in to then hand it to Sykes to take. 
 

Joe Williams very good today. Breaking up play superbly well. 
 

Nakhi giving us a little bit more than Bell too. 
 

good win. 

1 minute ago, collier said:

So many good crossing chances it's unbelievable we can't get 1 in a decent area. 

Would like to see bell get across the front post. 

Wells on please. He must be itching to get on one of the end of these crosses. 

3 minutes ago, Spike said:

What a surprise, clear penalty turned down... 

4 minutes ago, old_eastender said:

looked a pen then on Mehmeti, but not given

Looked like he went down without being touched I thought. 

Real positive start. We look a decent side again. 

Wonder why Wells continues to miss out. Originally thought he was just being rested for a solitary game. 

Tracksuit or not, great victory for Hudds yesterday. 

13 minutes ago, Vidal said:

We’ve drawn 1-1 away to Sunderland with 2 shots on target. 15th in the league. Be positive but this is nauseating.

Our young side, in front of 40k fans have come back from a goal down against a team who are 5th in the Championship, who were / are 4th in the form table. Absolutely there’s positivity. Long may it continue - these Saturdays are to be enjoyed. As at some point, possibly soon, we won’t win for a few games. 

1 hour ago, Numero Uno said:

My lad is up there and said similar. Chatting to a few Sunderland on the way back to Newcastle they said "in the top three teams, footballing wise, to come here". However he has been taught well enough to not then ask "so lads, do you prefer us or Da Gas?"...................

Sunderland commentary team was positive about us and in particular how we moved the ball out through the back line. I think they’d made a comment not many teams manage to do that at the SOL. 

3 hours ago, cidercity1987 said:

Ps cough Mehmeti cough Ryan cough Kent cough

They even look similar

Hopefully this lad has a better attitude and learns to pass at the right moment 

What a strange comment. In flashes he’s lit up the last two games. I can’t remember Ryan Kent giving us that? If he had already learned to pass at the right time and consistently make the correct decisions, he’d of leapfrogged us for another club. Worked to be done, yes. Ryan Kent, I don’t think so. 
 

(Feels weird knocking Kent as he’s carved out a decent career by the looks of it). 

Love the intelligence from Sykes to wrestle it off him and take the heat from the keeper before handing it to Nakhi. 

Spirit. Fair play lads. Dug in for a point. Love that. 

Just now, LondonBristolian said:

That would appear to be what we have done. Maybe the argument is Sykes is a better crosser of the ball?

Happy to be proved wrong when Sykesy fires one over for Cornick to nod home. 

Bizarre if we’ve taken Tanner off to play Sykes at right back.  

Just now, collier said:

Well consider that the guy just shimmy inside and got a shot away without the hint of a challenge, what would you say??

I would say his stance was attempting to show him down the line. A quick cut back onto his right and the lad has put it in the top corner. He hasn’t showed him inside has he. 

Just now, collier said:

Don't bother showing him the line then Tanner.

You think he showed him inside?

Bell not been in it yet. 

1 minute ago, Sleepy1968 said:

I'm feeling really sorry for Bell. Running around up front on his own. We don't have the type of forwards to play one up. I'd like the display more if we stopped giving them the ball back unnecessarily.

We’ve effectively played with one up top since Swansea have we not?