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Reply | Varane
at 04:05 3 Jan 2025
If we continue to play Varane and Field together, the role and form of Chair becomes even more crucial, as he's our creative catalyst, playmaker, and little wizard who gets us up the pitch. That said, what's pleasing is Field's eye for a goal or two in recent weeks and happy knack for getting on the end of things. On the other hand, Varane improving the attacking side of his game and his shooting accuracy would massively help this team, and I hope he can. Morgan, meanwhile, we must not overwork. |
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Reply | Fao Clive....traffic stats/trends
at 21:11 2 Jan 2025
The best posters for me are like the best people - they're neither 'positive' nor 'negative' dualists, but 'both-and' enthusiasts. They get 'up' and they get 'down' (sometimes both at the same time) and recognise that it's all part of the same mix in the end, i.e. criticality is a form of love. Basically, true fans are merchants of excess. |
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Reply | How have things changed so drastically in last ten games
at 21:05 2 Jan 2025
Well done you! I'm 'just a fan' exactly like you, then.
Probably quiet/wallflower fans wouldn't do much for a fan message board if you think about it, which should be a noisy church, just like at a game. |
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Reply | How have things changed so drastically in last ten games
at 21:00 2 Jan 2025
I'm sorry, but that's caricaturing (and, once again, scapegoating). I have certainly been critical of Marti in certain ways, and will continue to be if I think it's warranted, but I don't recall ever calling for his head, even though I said it looked (and he looked) like he might be on his way (and Clive, if I remember rightly, was even dusting off a post-Marti piece). To update the record, I think Marti is still learning on the job like his team, but I feel more confident than I ever did that he'll get it right. No manager is indispensable, however, and most if not all have 'shelf lives'.
Fortunately, for a variety of reasons we can and are discussing, the wind is showing signs of turning - for now at least - and I'm glad. Let's see how the next 10 games go! [Post edited 2 Jan 21:06]
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Reply | The Man Mountain that is Michael Frey
at 19:00 2 Jan 2025
It looked a very directed cutback to me from Morgan. The keeper got a hand to it as it was right at him, but I think the pace of the ball is what took it in. |
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Reply | Varane
at 18:55 2 Jan 2025
It's all about opinions, of course, and you make some fair points, ed 83. I just rate Colback more highly, and think he's more consistent and has more nous, even though his attitude is surly, he gets carded more often than Field, and he's a mouthy sod. Sure, Varane is improving, but I think he could also improve plenty by possibly being used more sparingly now everyone is back rather than being under pressure to perform week in, week out. In the words of Johnny Lydon, I could be wrong, I could be right. Someone else can perhaps dig out the post, but the stats on our points return when JC plays, if memory serves, are also about as impressive as those pertaining to Cook. For me, he gives good glue, and also has more of an eye for goal.
As I've said, I'm fairly comfortable with both celebrating the team's performance and wondering critically about a specific player on my own thread (which I don't think equates to my 'digging him out'), but if you find me very strange for soliciting opinions about one of the team as I was, so be it. (People often are.) [Post edited 2 Jan 18:58]
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Reply | Thank you to the club
at 18:26 2 Jan 2025
A great weekend for team and club! Heartwarming stuff, and thanks for sharing. |
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Reply | The Man Mountain that is Michael Frey
at 09:54 2 Jan 2025
Frey has his limitations for sure, but he did a real good job for the team yesterday and seemed back to bristling fitness. I still don't fancy him to score a lot of goals for us, but he's a beast and an improvement on Dykes (whom I note still hasn't scored for Brum yet). |
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Reply | One of the best signings we could make this window
at 09:48 2 Jan 2025
Seconded. He's been a monster of late, is total QPR, and a gorgeous hunk of a professional. Unlike the Undertones song, I really don't want him to disappear one day. [Post edited 2 Jan 9:49]
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Reply | Varane
at 09:34 2 Jan 2025
I didn't say he hadn't improved (I think he has somewhat); I said he hadn't convinced me yet. And if he was offside, so what?
Because we were really good yesterday (and we were, and I enjoyed it as much as anyone) doesn't mean I can't raise/solicit opinions about a newish player, does it? [Post edited 2 Jan 9:43]
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Reply | Query on Champ table
at 09:31 2 Jan 2025
Ah, right. What if that were all square too, I wonder? |
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Thread | Varane
at 09:27 2 Jan 2025
For me, still has plenty of improving to do and certainly hasn't won me over yet. Erratic passing, doesn't influence games enough, and terrible shooting - the chance he missed yesterday was really poor and shows his lack of composure. He breaks things up a bit and is an upgrade on Dozzell, but even with Colback's injury proneness and bouts of ill-discipline, I'd probably still play him over JV right now. Thoughts? [Post edited 2 Jan 9:43]
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Thread | Query on Champ table
at 09:19 2 Jan 2025
Amazingly, we currently have an identical record to Preston right now, including goals scored and conceded (if not quite yet for shithousery). Does anyone know what the rationale is for us being placed above them in the table? |
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Reply | A spine
at 15:54 1 Jan 2025
Absolutely. MC needs to be challenging the team, and himself, to reproduce that consistently - or at least as often as possible. Keep playing like that, and we could conceivably challenge for the playoffs - and why the f*ck not? |
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Reply | Negatives from today
at 15:50 1 Jan 2025
I've a touch of eczema like Big Keith in The Office. [Post edited 1 Jan 15:52]
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Reply | QPR Top Scorers
at 15:35 1 Jan 2025
Youre forgetting our second top scorer, the mysterious Mr OG. |
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Reply | A spine
at 15:19 1 Jan 2025
It certainly looks like we're growing one! |
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Reply | Sorry Paal
at 15:11 1 Jan 2025
Who is!? [Post edited 1 Jan 15:17]
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