formerly known as ivan

Looking forward to this one now. Build up has been nonexistent which for me means the hype isn’t what it should be but now we are a day away the excitement is there. Good to see a decent press conference as well. Fury seems to be more focused than ever. Let’s just hope it’s a good one!

Great thanks

Going to Weston on the train with the kids on Thursday from parsons street station. Do they have a ticket station there or do you need to buy in advance? Thanks

Said it time and time before, he was playing his best football a few years ago and then was suddenly dropped and loaned to Blackpool. Doesn’t seem to have recovered since and hard to see here he goes from here.

ASTON Villa

Still the only manager I didn’t want sacked! He should have been backed and given time. There was a lot around the Maguire and Gray transfer stories. Not sure if any of these were ever validated. I’d take him back.

The celebrity take over at Wrexham, has it ever been confirmed what their intentions were? Was it publicity or are they genuine about getting Wrexham into the big time?

Great series! Like others, it’s one you regret binging once you finished. Watched Blue Story on Netflix as well tonight. Got the guy who plays Jamie from Top Boy in it and his mate as well. Recommend watching if you liked Top Boy.

I take that post to mean too long to wait until the next city game…

That is brilliant! Never noticed Kline when first watched this. He is practically side by side with Dack once it is taken :laugh:

He definitely caught him with the right hand but didn’t look anymore than a jab. Must have caught him I’m the temple as it put him straight to sleep. Fingers crossed he is ok. Cracking fight.

We must be watching different players

Looking back at the results, it looks like Derby at home, 4th December, was the last clean sheet. Got slated previously for suggesting Kalas was a massive part of our defensive problems. People can’t seem to look past the fact he was an expensive signing from Chelsea and that automatically makes him exempt from blame. He is not a leader, not a ball winner and not someone who can carry the ball out of defence. Hoping today gives us an insight into what we can be like without players being picked purely by reputation.

Kalas isn’t a complete stranger to RB and is a better option than Bell

What point is he trying to prove though? He has signed Simpson and Tanner, plus Vyner can play right back as well. If he is trying to prove a point about lack of players/funds then he is choosing the wrong position for that!

With regards to the Taylor/Catterall fight and the investigation into the scoring, what is the best possible outcome, regardless of how unlikely it is, for Catterall?

Both looked like deflections

That was going to be my original question… Khan or AJ to worse at taking a punch?!

Has there ever been an “elite” boxer unable to take a punch as badly as Khan?

How about rather than letting the officials make a decision for us, some takes responsibility for the situation and not let their full back run have the length of the pitch and get a cross in all unchallenged!

Time for a bit of honesty… show of hands who doubted Semenyo having the ability to make it at this level and beyon. I’ll start… ?

What does £8m for a centre back get you if it’s not a leader though, this is the problem. He should be supporting the youngsters around him, leading by example, talking to them constantly. He is a full international for a decent country. Beat Holland and played in the quarter finals at Euro 2020. He should be the absolute shinning example at this club but I just don’t see it. People on here saying he puts his body in the line. That’s an absolute minimum I would expect of him. How about even getting the pure basics of defending right? Don’t get lost in your own penalty box, challenge your man/area at corners. I saw more passion and commitment in Jamie McCombe, more leadership in Shaun Taylor and Louis Carey. This weren’t big time internationals but Kalas could well do with using these as role models while at this club.

I don’t understand why people rate him so highly. At fault for the first two goals today. In no man’s land for the first and totally no effort to jump for the second. He has been a big part of a defensive problem for the last few seasons now. Could some please share with me their reasons as to why they think he is any good as I am genuinely intrigued as to what I am missing. Rumoured to be the top earner, not sure where the value for money is. First one out the door this summer for me.

Do you not think when the masses all think the same then maybe it might be right?

Given his lack of games, let’s hope he is ready to hit the ground running and it isn’t one of these that we are hearing about lack of fitness being an issue when March comes around