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Reply | Baggie ball bags - Match Thread
at 21:59 29 Dec 2025
Dont think it was tactical Madsen hobbled off. His replacement had already been taken off
Selection reaked a little of a Warnock this is what we need. Keeper a full back and probably a centre back |
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Reply | Baggie ball bags - Match Thread
at 21:41 29 Dec 2025
The only thing I have to say about that is that was one of the most braindead tired performances in recent memory, if there was a wrong decision to be made, it was made from the manager through to every player bar Dunne on the pitch.
Let us never mention it again |
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Reply | Airport - Hotels London
at 18:32 26 Dec 2025
Premier inn and Travellodge can only be booked direct, but they are usually cheap and clean and if you stay anywhere in west or south West London you can get to the ground fairly easily. And as other have said, Heathrow always best and get the Elizabeth line or Piccadilly not the Heathrow express and definitely not a taxi |
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Reply | Pompey match thread
at 18:26 26 Dec 2025
Yeah but Norrington Davies was easily blocked off as he should have been out to it, and Cook air kicked it when it was straight at him, so pretty poor all round tbh |
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Reply | Pompey match thread
at 17:20 26 Dec 2025
Better second half pushed up, got Madsen on the ball and much better from Mbengue and Dembele. Really disappointing from both sub wingers. You can see why Stephan does not trust Poku yet and utterly abject from Smyth who played like a player ensuring he did not get injured for January transfer window, kept leaving Norrington-Davies exposed. Laughable cameo from Frey again. Now 58 years since we won away on Boxing Day lol [Post edited 26 Dec 17:21]
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Reply | Pompey match thread
at 15:52 26 Dec 2025
Wrong wingers on the pitch, Cook turning in his worst performance of the season, back four far too deep Mbengue also having a poor game |
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Reply | Poku
at 11:54 23 Dec 2025
I guess this comes down to money though, he's 28 its his last "big" contract, would suspect we are offering a "squad player" wage no resell value to us and he will need to maximise his income to set him up for life. Would not be suprised to see him go at the end of the season for those reasons |
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Reply | Our Pitch
at 23:54 20 Dec 2025
Wondered whether it might have been deliberate, looked like all the local schools had been playing 7 a side rugby down there, certainly made it tricky for their wingers. Expecting a fresh carpet for the next game |
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Reply | Try picking a MoM out of that performance Clive!
at 20:01 20 Dec 2025
Fantastic performance hard to pick a MOTM Varane had his best game in ages, Madsen bossed the midfield Saito started to return to form, both Strikers worked tirelessly and Kone needed that goal. But we absolutely destroyed them down our right hand side and really is a toss up between Mbengue and Dembele any other day I would give it to Mbengue but want to recognise Dembele's best performance for the club not just attacking wise but defensively as well. You might argue that Marti did not have the same players as Stephen but then just look at what Stephen is getting out of Madsen and Dembele |
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Reply | Saito slide
at 14:29 14 Dec 2025
From what I read at the time he had a bit of a disastrous debut, he was very down about it in the interviews and his confidence seems to have taken a hit |
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Reply | January transfer rumours
at 14:27 14 Dec 2025
absolutely would go for a loan in January either try before you buy, or give useless the opportunity to asses and decide whether Cooper is going to get the shirt for next season. |
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Reply | Slowly improving.
at 01:17 14 Dec 2025
What I found fascinating today was not just Boro had really good players / strong squad. But there tactics and formation was something I'd never seen before. Fluid 4-2-2-2 with the wingers starting as 10's The fullbacks pushed really high to become wing backs and the centre mid dropped into defence to make a back 3. The winger 10s would push wide if they attacked down the wing out numbering us, or stay central if they attacked down the middle out numbering us. We would get narrow to combat it and they would then do these diags to other full back to open us up. We just did not have a clue how to play against it along with there fast transition.
Will be interesting in the next 6-10 games to see which teams work out how to combat it and how they do it |
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Reply | Middlesbrough F.C V Queens Park Rangers Match Thread.
at 15:55 13 Dec 2025
Fair to say they have completely done us tactically. Plus they have additional quality. Kone looks unfit again. Saito is totally lost, and Smyth's decision making on another level of bad.
Think we will have to change formation, maybe 3 at the back 3 in the middle haul Kone off and play Saito Dembele or Poku as a 10.
We need to be bit more dirty and firmer in our tackles, quicker in our passes.
Not mad it's a lesson, tough gig at the end of a 3 game week. Need to at least try and get competitive |
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Reply | nardi
at 00:14 10 Dec 2025
Injured himself with that save spent the rest of the game holding his arm like it was broken, frankly should have gone down and possibly off and I dont think they would have equalised. |
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Reply | ELO theres a big blue nose approaching-birmingham match thread
at 00:11 10 Dec 2025
That's what Cifuentes did, and why Madsen is doing so well under Stephan, is that the game is in front of him, he is not having to be back to goal or to press too much so he can read the game and step across, and frankly he has the best football intelligence on the pitch. Playing like a Rolls Royce now. |
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Reply | West Brom Reflection
at 21:35 6 Dec 2025
I didn't think the first half was dreadful both defences however were on top and canceled each other out. Brilliant cross from Madsen the goal. Second half we were very good got a bot cocky for a while and it started to come undone.
Kone was magnificent, and looked fitter and quicker than he has done for the last 6-8 weeks. Madsens best game for a while too. The difference between Madsen last season and the player we have this season, is he seems to be reading the game so well defensively. I do think this is because the game is at most times in front of him rather than him being higher up the pitch back to goal as well as having to press. Shame Burrell did not get the Hatrick. Nardi's best game for some time too. |
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Reply | Eastward Ho ! Match Fred
at 17:06 29 Nov 2025
Overall a really poor tired performance 3rd goal killed us at 2-1 it might have been a more nervy edgy game. We always knew we were going to lose this one its what we do. Personally I'd rather see Kolli on the bench than Frey, I dont think he brings much to the party. Mbengue and Varane had torrid games. Madsen and Burrell look shattered. Chair far too narrow leaving left back exposed. Nardi probably motm |
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Reply | Eastward Ho ! Match Fred
at 15:57 29 Nov 2025
Dear oh dear so many issues, unable to deal with the conditions, Varane has had a total shocker, both full backs have been very poor, Dembele and Saito totally ineffectual You can see he's not made that sub then because he wants to do a mass of changes at once and keep more in reserve.
I think at a minimum we want Smyth, Kone, Norrington Davies and maybe give it 5 or 10 before hooking Varane and putting Hayden on if no improvement |
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Reply | Furs leaving
at 18:37 28 Nov 2025
Look it happens, it's perfectly normal for disagreements to occur especially in football, over players, methods etc If they are not pulling the same way, they cannot disagree and commit then inevitably someone moves on. I have no knowledge of why he is moving on, what I do know is he has been a great servant to the club for a long time both as a player and a coach. |
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