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What another boring display.

Just not good enough in almost all areas.

Thank good there’s no relegation 

1 minute ago, Ska Junkie said:

Do they still get parachute money? 

They came down 17-18 so I don’t think so for this season, but obviously there 3 year rolling average would still be massively boosted.

Just now, Ska Junkie said:

Just thinking, is there any player in the Stoke side that hasn't played in the Prem?

How do they afford it?

I’m glad im not there.

I try to be positive, but sometimes I wish I could just ignore it all for 12 months.

What a read!

Thank you!

Bristol City 1-2 Stoke City

Lets see if we can continue the positive traits of Saturday.

 

Nor did I. Where’s the link?

I’ll do the same.

When you renew there is an option for multiple years on a repeat basis

Didn’t realise there was a an automatic renewal option.

Signed up for next 5 years.

As you say, a fiver a year is nothing for something I use daily.

People pay 9.99 a month for 1 programme

On 19/11/2021 at 22:57, Harry said:

“Who are these players” indeed. 
I find it quite sad that, probably for the first time in my near 4 decades as a fan, I don’t think I actually like or respect ANY of our players. 
Don’t know if it’s an age thing or if I’ve just been ground down by this group over the last couple of years, but I actually don’t like any of our players. None of them. 
And worse still, I don’t think a single one of them is capable of being in a team which challenges for promotion from this division. What a horrendously low base to start from. 

Hopefully Joe Williams and Alex Scott will give you a spark of hope.

Also you do have to love Benarous lobbing the blokes boot. Petulance at its finest!

I thought the i progress shown was the important thing today.

Yes there areas we could improve, but far more positives.

Is it not just young children in the family stand? 

It’s what they do.

24 minutes ago, Hampshire reds said:

Tell me why are people are backing Pearson whose record is Bloody dreadful. if this was lee or Dean you will be hounding them out. .  what is it 7 wins in 33. but thats ok. it wont keep us in the championship. but then i am a dick. so i talk shit. please tell me someone why i should think differently.

Hounding Lee out?

The man couldn’t have been given more time or chances 

4 minutes ago, SouthS22 said:

 Have you been watching any games this season? It’s a major factor in why we’ve been surrendering so many, especially at home.  Start well, play some decent football, then get too passive, retreat further and further back, panic on the ball and start lumping it forward,  defence comes under increasing pressure and concedes.
 

if that doesn’t concern you, I’m happy for you.  Perhaps you can tell me where to get your rose tinted specs, I could have done with some of those to watch us in the second 45.  
 

As I said, there was progress, and  when we get James back playing alongside Williams and Bakinson I hope there will be more.   Even O’Dowda looked half decent today, so there’s got to be hope. 
 

 

Just all of the home ones and 4 away. Probably not as many as you, I expect

No, I didn’t see a last minute collapse or second half capitulation today.

Did you See that?

I saw problems with our second half, but we’re not a great side so you will see problems in almost every game this year.

I didn’t see anything that was a major concern. 

We finished the stronger side and over 90 minutes displayed more positives than I’ve seen in a long time.

10 minutes ago, BasSavage88 said:

don't buy it, we set up in the 2nd half immediately defensive. The only player that would have an excuse for fading would be Alex Scott after being away with England.

That’s fair enough

33 minutes ago, Numero Uno said:

Keep him on free kicks and corners!!

Absolutely, another great positive from today.

6 minutes ago, BS3City said:

Is he any good at long throws?

They were good today. Our movement and reaction in the box wasn’t

7 minutes ago, Hampshire reds said:

here i am moaning. But come on this is getting dreadful. i was at the game and i thought we were fortunate to get a point. if we dont win on Wednesday against stoke we need a change of manager. People can slag me of but this is getting to crisis point. Nigel pearsons record is dreadful. i keep hearing its a 3 year plan. but what is the plan.  joe williams was class i have to say. i wait for the criticism. 

This is it!!

 I’ve stayed out of the Hampshire Red/Reds debate, but this is the post that finally proves your a parody account.

I’ve not enjoyed one since @robinfridaysghost used to post.

Now I know I shall enjoy reading more

2 minutes ago, SouthS22 said:

 

The major concern for me though is that we only seem to be able to perform for half a game.  We were the better side in the first half, but why couldn’t we continue like that in the second? Instead, we did the usual surrendering possession and falling deeper and deeper. Their equaliser was almost inevitable, and it wasn’t just down to one player, it’s a whole team issue. 
 

We finished the game string however and that’s progress. If we can just keep the first half levels going for 95 minutes we’ll be in some danger of becoming a decent team. 

Their equalizer wasn’t inevitable we literally made an individual howler. Outside of that what chance concerned you?

As for your major concern, we today set up in a brand new formation of which the three integral parts were 2 youngsters and a chap you had been injured for a year.

I don’t think it’s a major concern. 

It’s about progress.

10 minutes ago, BasSavage88 said:

How was that 2nd half performance not one of cowardice?

We reverted to a defensive set up inviting pressure

Because of the following:

1) Our energy levels began to drop in our younger players

2) The stamina of Williams is nowhere near there yet, scary to think of him when it does

3) Blackburn began to create overloads on the wings rather than trying to play centrally. A good coach and team who reacted well to our initial set up

4) When they did score we tried to stretch the game again and were on the front foot for the last 15, however see 1.

5) Whilst it was brave to set up with attacking minded players, the challenge today was a few players struggled to let their inner ‘Williams’ out when it got scrappy, it’s not in their nature 

6) Our shape meant they created nothing of note all game. Their goal literally came from 1 individual error.

7) I saw more yellow cards, shithousery and aggression than I have in years. My youngest said he couldn’t remember the last yellow card he’d seen. He’s only 7, but his principle was sound.

I’m not being awkward I’m just struggling to squeeze ‘cowardice’ in as a reason.

1 minute ago, sh1t_ref_again said:

Will not be popular to some on here but thought Odowda was excellent today and Bakinson was also very good

He was definitely better same with Bakinson.

I think the challenge with both is when the game gets difficult, to make that same energy and enthusiasm displayed when we are on top, is channeled into defensive work rate and commitment

1 hour ago, BasSavage88 said:

What a great first half stuffed them so much they hadn't even had a shot and we looked to be playing fast attacking football. I'm ******* disgusted we came out for the second half sitting back and welcoming pressure, the only reason we didn't lose was Blackburn also being happy with a draw.

 

******* cowards 

’******* cowards’

Outstanding post, you sound like my 15 year old son

29 minutes ago, JonDolman said:

Baker too didn't go with Brereton.

Otherwise a very good defensive display 2nd half by everyone imo.

More this I thought.

Completely asleep.

Still, lots of Baker shithousery to enjoy today

38 minutes ago, MelksRed said:

This persistent strategy of waiting for the long throw from Kallas achieves:

1. Nothing (we are not a tall team and cannot take advantage of it).

2. Slows the game down

3. Gives the opposition time to reset; and

4. Exposes my Mum's worst brown towel on a number of occasions.

 

Why do we persisr with this? For me it should stop. Thoughts?

So today we didn’t do it all of the time and actually the throws were far more accurate and caused problems.

The challenge was we didn’t react quickly enough to it.

21 minutes ago, Major Isewater said:

I think we have to accept that we are a long way from the finished article.

Yes, we ‘threw away a lead’ but this was an improvement on a capitulation v Coventry.

Overall, if we play like this for the rest of the season we will win as many as we lose and be able to improve next year as NP develops his squad.

I enjoyed the game and it was a shame that one, another ! , piece of bad luck saw them equalise.

 I posted on here that I wasn’t completely with Largish Nige when he said that the result was the main thing. I wanted to see a coherent, committed performance first and foremost and I had that. 
I am happy enough this evening.

Well done lads , keep it up.

 

Absolutely.

City are a team on downward trajectory who have been very poor especially at home. Today we played a team who started the day 7th.

You really aren’t anything special if you managed to ‘find’ faults in todays performance.

The truth is the positives far outweighed the negatives and that’s all you can hope for right now.

But for one silly, silly mistake by Kalas that is a pretty comfortable home win.

As it is it was a solid draw in which we passed the ball well, were aggressive and actually looked like a team at this level.

Whats not to be happy about?

We give away some awful goals mind. I mean really bad as in there us absolutely no need to concede it

Come on City!

27 minutes ago, Agard Days Night said:

If the game ended now we would win. 

I like those odds!

1 minute ago, Marcus Aurelius said:

Why the **** would you kick it out COD? Go for their throats 

I think Nathan ****** him.

stretcher on!