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Unbeaten all season so far

This was always gonna be a tough game

Flint backpass leads to goal!

Can anyone describe the goal please?

Okay, it was worth it for the finish. 

It's descending into a pub fight

commentators way too complimentary of their man Whyte. He's shown zero finesse. Both fighters seemed to be heavily fatigued early on. Not a classic so far but a close fight with Whyte most likely now

Parker has boxed nicely, but he seems tired

Home crowd + early cut gave Selby a real uphill struggle but it must be said, he evidently abandoned his game plan because there was no real sense to his approach therein. I actually had it close but Selby will be kicking himself for not implementing some stick and move.

2 minutes ago, Midred said:

Disappointed with Joe tonight, he appears to be believing his own hype and seemed to be bollocking alot of people when he couldn't be arsed to run after the ball. Whilst not every ball was to his toe he seemed to be expecting it.

Tin hat on!

Was just about to go a bit further and suggest we haven't had Joey looking magic since the United game. 

Bobby was Premiership class

I think Wednesday need to rethink the tactic of not closing down defenders. It allows the opposition time on the ball at the back and stops them being able to keep any momentum going. Clearly something that they coach as they didn't adapt until last 20. They also rarely managed to pass around our high press. LJ had done his homework.

2 hours ago, ChippenhamRed said:

I wasn't at the game but does anyone who was there agree there was no effort? That sounds at odds with the consensus and certainly doesn't sound like the team this season.

I'm not sure you can get an away point in the Championship without effort.

Very good away performance. Nullified very good players with hard graft and discipline. Didn't quite have the killer instinct to score.

Why did Djuric get high praise on radio but criticised by fans? Paterson wouldn't shut up about how good he was playing.

I thought Fammy and Callum O'Domah (the new Albert) had good games

8 hours ago, Super said:

I see Dillian is calling out Parker. Reckon he would take him out.

Totally agree mate

Back to Fury, if only he'd listened to his corner who told him to throw his right hand more. The 1-2 down the pipe could have won him the fight. He'll be kicking himself today.

The game plan was clearly to disrupt Parker's rhythm, never stand in front of him, and pot shot. But it's almost like he took the gameplan too literally and forgot that he has to engage enough to win rounds clearly.

Parker seems like a really nice bloke, but he's a very one-dimensional fighter. Klitschko should come out of retirement to fight for the WBO belt because it's there for the taking. 

I can't see Parker lasting 6 rounds with Wilder or Joshua.

What now for Fury? If he doesn't trust his power or his chin he needs to find a strategy that can win elite level fights.

Edit: by the way, a draw would have been a fair result

Normally this would be a game that we expect to lose but the current form has got us all a bit giddy. 

I guess we'll see just how potent our momentum is right now.

You can guarantee that a win would get us all talking about the Premiership etc etc. 

Perhaps a drab 1-0 defeat is more likely and would put our hopes in check? I really don't know...

I'll sit on the fence and predict 1-1.

Do people still sing that?

I never got it. Why do we clap our hand when we tell the Rovers to??

With Klitschko and Tyson Fury out the picture it leaves AJ with limited eye-catching options. Casual fans won't be enticed by names such as Pulev and Ortiz, so Hearn will be tasked with stacking the card and hosting domestic fights. The AJ/Matchroom plan to break America is held back by his mandatories so it'll be interesting to see if both those fights happen. These chump heavyweights in the US would line up for the money fight and all roads lead to Wilder. That's his only glamourous option. 

Actually, at this stage of his develomment, Pulev is a good match up. But with the expectation of the paying public, and his teams own ambitions at such high levels, it now feels like Joshua's fights could lose their sparkle. Klitschko knows what that feels like.

I love that Paul Dempsey has only ever tried one hairstyle 

I was worried for Williams when he started blinking repeatedly but he had a great round. He can target that eye with left hooks

Cor, scary physique on Dubois. Im surprised he didn't wait til after the next Olympics but he'll be an interesting one to follow.

This could be the first game toward survival or the first game toward being adrift in the bottow three. I predict an error-strewn draw.

Ref: inconsistent, petty

City: dominating midfield, wasteful possession

Burton: scrappy, defensive, but better delivery

Reid not good