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Reply | Pony Up: Dunne's a Pro, Blades for show Fred
at 10:34 1 Mar 2026
attacking and with the ball yes but in our final third when defending it was a five and Ronnie being in the RCB slot and vale along side him not in front of him |
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Reply | Sheffield United Reflection
at 19:43 28 Feb 2026
We played a back 5 for the first half Vale was playing right wing back, I'm guessing because Stephen does not trust Esquerdinha, abandoned after the second goal, I felt if we could have got through to half time we might have been in with a chance but Varane's miss kick leading to 2nd goal killed us off |
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Reply | Pony Up: Dunne's a Pro, Blades for show Fred
at 19:38 28 Feb 2026
Surprised it's not been mentioned , but we started 3-5-2 today with Vale and Esquerdinha as wing backs, Varane sat in front of the defence with Morgan and Saito in front as attacking midfielders.
And it did not work, we ended up very very deep and literally 5 mins before they scored Wilder called Chong over and pushed both their wide men up so they were almost 4-2-4 and they targeted overloading on their right our left.
After the 2nd went in Stephen reverted to 4-4-2
tbh I dont really know what more we could have done differently, we are so bare bones. Walsh, Esquerdinha, Morgan, Bennie are probably L2 / L1 level at the moment. Saito and Varane are woefully out of form. There is no creativity, no pace its all on the treatment table. We all knew we were going to get beat and most were predicting 3 or more.
Finally I still dont understand why the goal was given offside I dont think I've ever seen that before, either at Rangers or on TV at another game |
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Reply | Walsh
at 22:39 24 Feb 2026
I thought he was a key player against Hull. He could have done better tonight with the goals but the discussion with Mackie and Austin on the sky analysis was not about the keeper, he was exposed time and time again in that game from rank defending from the defence and the team as a whole. Wrong scapegoat IMHO |
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Reply | Field...
at 22:09 24 Feb 2026
Would not have made a difference tonight bar the first all down to the back 5 |
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Reply | I've not started a match thread before, but I thought f*ck it, why not? v Saints
at 22:02 24 Feb 2026
We can talk about injuries, we can talk about that Walsh could have done better but those first 4 goals were done to errors from the 2 most senior players on the pitch. Hayden losing his man for the first Dunne has had an absolute mare there should have headed the second and miles out of position for the 3rd and 4th leaving us totally exposed |
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Reply | I've not started a match thread before, but I thought f*ck it, why not? v Saints
at 20:54 24 Feb 2026
Shame really generally speaking we've played really well, I thought Hayden at fault for the first, nothing Walsh can do. Totally dominant thereafter and then mad Ben has a mad 10 minutes and puts under a lot of pressure. Yes you can question Walsh for the 2nd but I thought that had to be Dunne's to clear or at least block their player. |
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Reply | A Hulluva Hard Game Match Thread
at 18:00 21 Feb 2026
I thought we did really well today, some of the criticism is ridiculous, read Hull fans comments, our strikers dominated their defence, we controlled the game without having the possession, we could have scored 5 easily. Best away performance for sometime.
I thought Saito had a better game, it can't be easy being a tricky winger playing on cabbage patch whether it's ours or Hulls.
Said it before, will say it again, Bennie reminds me of a young Ainsworth, limited ability on the ball, some pace but not lightening, but works hard, combatitive very direct and today a very Ainsworth like goal.
Walsh also excellent today especially in commanding his area |
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Reply | Blackburn Reflection
at 22:30 14 Feb 2026
He's been. excellent the last few games, today he was very poor |
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Reply | The Season is Done
at 21:15 14 Feb 2026
Most people would have given their right arm to be able to say the season is done in February, at the start of the season.
Its progress its not 2011 and we dont have Adel Tarrabt so to expect us to go from relegation battlers to playoff contenders in a single season is a big ask.
Lots of positives this season, we have strikers, Madsen redemption arc, return of Ronnie. Undone by squad depth which a club of our size is never going to have
And you never know it only needs a run of 3 wins on the bounce and you are back in it with a fairly easy run in, Given the forthcoming fixtures unlikely but we tend to do better against the better teams |
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Reply | Nourry answers questions
at 21:09 14 Feb 2026
I thought it was useful interview, I had not considered for example the logistical problem of not having anywhere to store enough lights to cover the pitch when not in use. |
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Reply | Blackburn Reflection
at 21:02 14 Feb 2026
I predicted 1-3 this morning with my mates it was a classic QPR result
I thought for the first 20 minutes Blackburn were absolutely dire and we should have taken the lead. But Kone was having an absolute stinker from the off and we had no real final ball.
All of their goals were very poor. RND had a terrible match and that meant Cook was getting pulled to the left and it was leaving a massive gap between him and Dunne which they exploited. The second goal god know what Saito was doing in the 6 position. Overall 1st half it felt very much live Madsen v Blackburn as the team was having a stinker.
2nd half very surprised not to see changes at half time, Hayden was very lucky to stay on the pitch and I thought we might have seen a change there and I would have hooked both wingers and put Smyth and Kolli on.
Third goal killed the game only Dunne knows why he just watched the ball and did not pick up his man.
A couple of other thoughts.
Whilst there might have slightly more grass on the pitch today it was incredibly bobbily and ball control throughout was really poor.
Bennie had a tough game
First game in a while where the defence have not had a big striker and could just head and clear and it really showed the weakness in the Dunne, Cook partnership.
The only real positive from the game, was Harvey vales set pieces (bar the sliced corner) after Madsen went off. I think he is the only player we have that can whip a corner or a free kick in at pace and really him and Madsen should share set pieces a bit more in my view
The bench is really bare hone. it comes to alternative attacking threat that could change a game, bar Kolli there is nothing. |
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Reply | Sait-oh?
at 17:08 7 Feb 2026
They started the other way around with Saito on the left Smyth on the right. But Charlton got in twice on the first few minutes down the left and were very physical down there and we switched it for defensive reasons.
I'd give Saito a pass for those reasons absolutely not his game last night, physical and direct and he was coming back from injury. He had an impact last week coming on against Coventry when we needed an attacking impetus. |
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Reply | Dykes
at 17:04 7 Feb 2026
Classic good Dykes performance, a real handful in the air and physically, woeful in the box |
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Reply | Winter Olympics 2026 Frederico
at 17:03 7 Feb 2026
The addition of the drone camera in the skiing is amazing, you really get a sense of speed |
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