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  8. Posted

    4 minutes ago, hogesar said:

    I mean, I firmly believe we will be in a much better position but we will still need a lot of luck on our side to stay up.

    If we can keep Hanley and Gibson injury free and retain Skipp (or replace with similar) that will go a long long way to improving our chances of staying up. I agree with you that we'll still need a fair bit of luck.

  9. Posted

    I'd be surprised if Skipp walks into the Spurs first team next season ahead of the likes of Hojberg, Sissoko and Winks on the back of one (albeit excellent) season in the Championship. If he returns to Spurs next season it'll likely be as backup with the odd start in the cups.

    Another season on loan might suit both him and Spurs - he will get to start every week in the Premier League and Spurs will get to see if he can cut it at the higher level. He's still only 20 so there's no need for them to rush him back and with Mourinho under increasing pressure to win a trophy I can't see him taking a risk with Skipp over more experienced options.

     

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    1 hour ago, Wilson said:

    The delusion is real

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    I misread his name there for a moment and thought how appropriate.

    I noticed Evans statement about "never looked to sell" is not quite the same as "not selling". As others have said all the detail that was reported in the press didn't come out of thin air so it's a little silly for him to deny everything now. Presumably it's fallen through and one or both parties have been leaking to try and pressure the other.

  11. Posted

    The big difference this season is that Buendia really feels like a matchwinner in the same way as Maddison or Grealish. My complaint about him last season was for someone with such good stats he didn’t do enough to affect the result. That’s all changed this season as he’s not only added more goals to his game but he seems to have more influence on games than before.

    I don’t know if we can keep him if we fo up but I’d like to think that a factor will be if we can show him (and Aarons and others) that we can match their ambition by investing properly to make a serious attempt at staying up this time.

  12. Posted

    Its funny to look on the Spurs forums and see how they are raving about him and how many of their fans think he will be the answer to all their midfield problems next season. Much the same way that we always seem to hype up the players that aren’t getting in the team as if they are the answer.

    Don’t get me wrong he’s a great player and I’d sign him for us in a heartbeat but it’s a big step to a side like Spurs that want to challenge for titles and European trophies. My feeling is that despite all his other qualities he doesn’t quite have the size or power to be a defensive midfielder at the very top level. I know we’ve all had our expectations lowered these last couple of seasons but if we’re trying to establish ourselves in the PL this time we should do everything we can to keep him, whether permanently or for another season. 

  13. Posted

    Wasn't the thing two years ago that we massively exceeded our expected goals with Pukki having the season of his career? I don't know the stats but would be interesting to see if we're creating fewer chances this time around or just converting fewer (or both). Individually it does feel like we're stronger with Cantwell, Aarons and Buendia all having progressed. The central midfield definitely has more steel and central defense seems more solid as a result. Godfrey is a strange one as he's obviously doing well with Everton but I wouldn't swap him for Gibson now.

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    AFC Bournemouth chief executive, Neill Blake, said: “Jonathan’s professionalism and leadership has impressed the board of directors since taking on the role of caretaker manager in difficult circumstances.

    “The team’s performances and results have improved under his stewardship, and even our defeat at Queens Park Rangers on Saturday was a display which deserved a better result.

    “As we head into a crucial part of the season, stability and clarity is of paramount importance for everyone at the club.

    “With that in mind, and having concluded an extensive search for a new manager, we believe Jonathan is the best candidate to lead the team for the final 15 games of the season.”

    They've gone from supposedly being inundated with interest and links to the likes of Thierry Henry, Frank Lampard and David Wagner, to appointing the caretaker who they had previously ruled out. Proper tinpot stuff indeed. Shades of "scouring Europe" in that last paragraph too.

  16. Posted

    I think they should do away with referees for all youth and non-league football. It might be chaos for a couple of years but sooner or later players and coaches would have to accept that if they want to be able to play they have to behave fairly. Either that or they just carry on trying to out cheat each other. There aren't many decisions in a football match where the players genuinely don't know what the correct outcome should be and perhaps over time we'd see a reduction in the constant cheating in the professional game.

  17. Posted

    2 hours ago, KeiranShikari said:

    Always feel like I'm having a brain aneurysm whenever I read one of Connor Southwell's articles.

    I don't blame the lad, he's young and inexperienced, but his employers really should take more responsibility for his training and development as a journalist.

    I know times are hard in local journalism but surely there is someone at Archant who can at the very least proof read his articles and correct the most obvious errors, if not an actual editor? What about Dave Freezer or Paddy Davit? Aren't they able to mentor him and coach him to improve?

    There are obvious mistakes with words omitted or additional words added, the style is not pleasing to read and the whole premise of the article is poorly realised. Someone with more experience should be intervening before publication.

  18. Posted

    21 hours ago, Hucks6 said:

    To think the press and tv were saying Chris Wilder was the best thing since sliced bread. One season wonder, if there is one team I hope come back down is the Blunts

    Wilder did an excellent job to get them promoted twice and stay in the PL for at least one season and all on a very modest budget by today's standards. However the reality is that they massively overachieved last season and will do very well if they manage to join the miserable list of clubs that spend millions each year on "powerful" players in order to be "competitive" in the bottom half of the PL.

  21. Posted

    Christmas as a child wasn't complete without a trip to see the Spinners at the Theatre Royal and I remember them doing a song about a blacksmith and Cliff (who was black) interrupting and saying it should be 'coloured smith', to much laughter from the audience. This would have been the early 80s and I'm not sure when 'coloured' fell out of favour but it wasn't long after that.

    The main issue with Greg Clarke's comments are that they show him to be out of touch and for someone in his position it's an important part of his job to be on top of these issues therefore it was right for him to resign.

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