 | Forum
Reply | Could This Be Russell Martin's Last Game ?
at 11:28 24 Nov 2024
I don't think he'll be gone even after a thumping.
Let's look at it realistically, we need a much better manager to get a tune out of this squad particularly the attack. Where are we going to find that manager with relegation all but guaranteed? I have no confidence in Sport Republic making the right choice with a replacement.
In addition sport Republic in their wisdom gave Russell Martin a new contract in the summer meaning it's probably going to cost more than £10m to replace Martin and his backroom team. This would severely limit the amount of funds we had to spend on players in the next transfer window for any new manager.
As much as it pains me to say I would accept that we’re relegated, keep Martin in charge in the hope that somehow he'll pull off a miracle and then have a good clear out of manager and players ready for a promotion push next season. |
| Forum
Reply | Is Anyone Positive About The Liverpool Game
at 10:29 24 Nov 2024
Good point. We keep bringing him on and not putting crosses into the box, where he at least tries to get into goal scoring positions unlike our other strikers who hug the touchline where their incompetence in front of goal can't be exposed
Seriously I think our secret weapon could be storm Bert and a cancellation through adverse weather |
| Forum
Reply | Is Anyone Positive About The Liverpool Game
at 23:04 23 Nov 2024
I think we can do it although did bang my head earlier
If we can frustrate them, play with Tall Paul and actually play to his strengths, play Dibling up front our possession football could nullify their play. It would rely on Liverpool having a spectacularly bad day thinking they just have to turn up and every one of our players being up for it. It needs a massive game from the fans.
Having said that we could get tonked but we can but dream COYS |
| Forum
Reply | 5 Things About The Everton Game
at 17:17 4 Nov 2024
1. We won
2. We kept a clean sheet, or as you said Nick Ramsdale kept a clean sheet with a class performance
3. Fernandez is pure class. Everything he does is progressive
4. Has Martin found his best team
5. We need a goal scorer in the January window |
| Forum
Reply | Var bias to big clubs
at 17:11 4 Nov 2024
I’m sure if it was Harwood-Bellis I’d be saying yellow 😉
We probably got away with one with the Bednarek challenge although Dyche only appeared to see one of those challenges 🤣 |
| Forum
Reply | Var bias to big clubs
at 15:06 4 Nov 2024
I didn’t realise VAR checked it. That makes it even worse
When you say it’s definitely a yellow I would disagree
Law 12 of the official FA rulebook stating that the following must result in a red card: “A tackle or challenge that endangers the safety of an opponent or uses excessive force or brutality must be sanctioned as serious foul play. Any player who lunges at an opponent in challenging for the ball from the front, from the side or from behind using one or both legs, with excessive force or endangers the safety of an opponent is guilty of serious foul play.”
I think the challenge meets that criteria |
| Forum
Reply | Var bias to big clubs
at 14:57 4 Nov 2024
Absolutely Grumps and it would have taken 4 seconds not 4 minutes 😅 |
| Forum
Reply | Var bias to big clubs
at 12:23 4 Nov 2024
What about Tarkowski’s challenge on Archer? Didn’t even go to VAR
Plus how come it took about 4 minutes for VAR to decide Everton’s equaliser was offside. It was clearly off. I think they were deciding what repercussions there would be if they gave it
VAR officials are incompetent and VAR is not fit for purpose |
| Forum
Reply | Still no start for Onuacho
at 12:31 31 Oct 2024
Even though we won Grumps I thought the performance was embarrassing. We were playing an under strength Stoke side who are fighting relegation from the Championship and but for a last ditch goal line clearance from Sugawara we would probably have lost and thrown another two goal home lead away
Russell Martin said this was our most important game of the season. He can’t have been happy with that performance
And I’m not knocking Martin, with the strike force he has to choose from he’s on a hiding to nothing |
| Forum
Reply | Still no start for Onuacho
at 14:20 30 Oct 2024
I don't know, a dead 750 year old mythical figure would probably be better than Cameron Archer  |
| Forum
Reply | Still no start for Onuacho
at 11:23 30 Oct 2024
Hi Grumps, hope you’re well. Totally agree. I think we have to give him a run of games. The odd start or sub appearance here or there is not going to work
If you look at his goals he actually scores more with his feet than his head and he has some good skill for a big man but if you look at his goals you also realise he got much better delivery than he has had at Saints
I’m not sure what the answer is but I’m convinced it ain’t Archer or BBD |
| Forum
Reply | Still no start for Onuacho
at 10:06 30 Oct 2024
I disagree with some of your points Nick. I don’t think Archergot into goal scoring positions. There were a few good low crosses from Sugawara and Fernandez I think where Archer hadn’t anticipated and was yards back rather than being in the kill zone so to speak which is where Tall Paul positioned himself but the ball never came.
You’re saying Archer’s lack of touches was because of the delivery but Onuachu had far more touches in the 20 odd minutes he was on
I’m not saying Onuachu is the answer, I’m saying Archer, Armstrong and Brereton-Diaz aren’t |
| Forum
Reply | Still no start for Onuacho
at 09:56 30 Oct 2024
Yes he was giving Cornet a complete roasting. You could clearly see him saying he wanted the crosses whipped in
The only crosses he got were floated crosses which gave him no chance just like the Armstrong cross against Man City. Those types of crosses are really difficult to generate any power with particularly as with last night where the two crosses he did get were even too high for him |
| Forum
Reply | Still no start for Onuacho
at 08:47 30 Oct 2024
Yes but just like last night Nick the delivery to him from the wide men has been non existent. You could see his frustration last night. He was getting into the type of goal scoring positions that are alien to Archer and Brereton Diaz but the ball never came in. It was being played horizontally across the pitch to get our possession stats up
He’s a proven scorer and this was exactly the game to start him
What was the point in starting Armstrong. We know he can score at Championship level and can’t score at Premier League level already
As for Archer, Sky showed his touch map. I think when he went off he’d had 5 touches against a championship relegation threatened side full of fringe players when we had a high possession percentage. That is absolutely inexcusable and we have to try an alternative or we’re relegated. He’s proven this season and at Sheffield Utd and Villa that he just isn’t good enough in the PL
The problem is Onuachu doesn’t fit into our style of trying to score the perfect goal by walking the ball into the net |
| Forum
Reply | How do we play 10 mins extra time
at 16:49 21 Oct 2024
We've clearly upset Anthony Taylor who gave a penalty for a slight shirt pull by Fraser when only minutes before Ayew had pulled Tall Paul's shirt at a rough estimate for about 10 - 12m.
It's really disappointing as we'd even bought on Smallbone so that Taylor wasn't the only bald tw@t on the pitch |
| Forum
Reply | Ben Brereton Díaz
at 14:37 20 Oct 2024
Have I missed an injury update?
No like most of SRs attacking signings he’s even too💩 to get in our forward line |
| | MattFinish
|
Site Scores| Forum Votes: | 92 | | Comment Votes: | 0 | | Prediction League: | 0 | | TOTAL: | 92 |
|
By continuing to use the site, you agree to our use of cookies and to abide by our Terms and Conditions.