italian dave

Better corners (we had a few). And we had a couple of free kicks that might have benefitted from a better ball in. Clutching at straws….

I didn’t. Hope we never do these silly ‘one off’ kits again. We always lose.

Mmmmm……if anything, I felt that the problem today was that we started off with the attitude that this was going to be a different type of game and one we were going to have to be much more patient in. Which, to be fair, is what most of us were saying. And I suspect what what was part of the pre match team discussion. But it felt almost like we translated that into an ‘all we need to do is be patient’ approach. We were notably more patient than many other games recently when we’ve gone for it from the off. I’m not saying we should have gone gung ho - but we could have done with an early goal to spoil the QPR game plan, and we just never looked like wanting that,

We didn’t “steal” a win at Boro. We deserved it. And before that we more than held outright own at PL Forest. We lost to a Leeds side who are ripping everyone apart at the moment, and before that we got a point - which could easily have been three - at Coventry. A lot more than one good performance in 6. We were shit today mind! I’d call it generous!!

I think you need to read their post a bit more carefully.

I thought we struggled wide on both sides today. Injury to Bell not helping. Positive: we’ve got that one out of our system. Can’t think of much else!

And a power cut at half time!!

My guess is that he will.

Last time I read (which was a while back) they still intended to go ahead, but they were having planning problems with the other things that were proposed for the site (and presumably helped to support it financially). Bit like us and the Sporting Quarter I guess.

1969maaan (whose post you replied to). Sorry! You Remember it better than me

Not as far as I’m aware.

I think you’re probably right! Although the fact that “in a free country” someone can be criticised for choosing to be a vegan gets a bit confusing!

I’m still trying to figure out whether that barb is directed at 1960 or at Dale Vince…..

One of the immutable facts of football……….which literally thousands of posts on here the past few months have failed to recognise

Biscuit…….Portishead

An aside, as you say, but what Ratcliffe gets is far more complex than “just 25%” suggests. The terms of the deal give him control of footballing matters at the club. That includes player transfers and managerial appointments. https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11667/13037428/manchester-united-sir-jim-ratcliffes-deal-with-the-glazers-explained-and-what-it-means-for-the-premier-league-club

Mmmmm…..not sure that’s a good enough reason to want to play Leeds at the moment

Definitely. Both things. We’ve got great fitness levels. And we’ve managed that rotation brilliantly imho. I’ll certainly not be criticising selections or substitutions for a while: we may not always agree with or understand them but LM and his team know and see a whole lot more than we do and have managed it well. The stand out for me was the game at Forest. Despite having a smaller squad and the more gruelling schedule, we were easily the stronger side in extra time, and if anyone was going to win it in that last 15 minutes it was (should have been) us.

Can’t we just all agree that - just like NP, just like most managers - we’ve come a long way since the first match and the first month of his tenure. Personally, I think tomorrow will be a more interesting comparison with the last two games than it will with the away game at QPR. Both Boro and Solon wanted to go for it and to win the game. They gave us space to play in. I’m not sure QPR will do that. I think they’ll play a lot deeper, be happy to just make things difficult for us. The things that are hard for us (and most teams tbf) to break down. It will be interesting to see how we manage against that. I think set pieces can be an important factor in that scenario, so hoping Twine will be starting, if only for that reason.

Two of those the ref did that little signal to the linesman, pointing the way he felt it should go, and the linesman promptly flagged the other way! It’s fair enough if neither know for sure, but I always thought that if that was the case then they should give the benefit to the defending team. That didn’t happen either.

I haven’t got stats to directly answer that, but I did get some together to make a point a couple of weeks ago, when one particular poster was claiming that “it’s the same for everyone”. And, taking Cifuentes, when we play QPR tomorrow it will be their 8th game since the Xmas/New Year schedule. We’ll have played 11, plus an extra time. We’d played 2 (and an extra time) more than Southampton on Tuesday night. And we’ve played more games than almost everyone else we’ve played in that time. So, yes, it’s been a gruelling schedule. If there’s a consolation to the fact that we’re not playing Man U next week, it’s got to be that free week.

Itsy Bitsy Tweeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini…….Brian Hyland

Ha ha!! I was hoping we didn’t get hammered last night too….so seeing that as an omen! I might change my mind in a couple of hours!!

No time to read threads properly tonight Spud….too busy getting ready for tonight’s big game…!!

I’d be surprised if not. I assume they all pay us quite a lot of money for playing with their names on our shirts. Unless we’re going to refund 5% of the money they pay us? Don’t disagree with your view on the paraphernalia on shirts nowadays, but that’s what pays the bills!