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  3. Posted

    4 hours ago, Robert N. LiM said:

    I just think this is a tough game. Would be delighted with a point.

    Really frustrated to have only taken two from Blackburn and QPR. Had we held on to our lead in either of those games a point would be a great result tonight.

    Would be lovely to get a point tonight........... and maybe we could pick 3 up when we play Boro tomorrow night  🙂

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  5. Posted

    58 minutes ago, hogesar said:

    These are ratings based on statistical models just to clarify,  not a journalists opinion.. there are different models but every one paints a similar type picture. I think Hanley can do better for the second goal but ultimately so could 3 other players at least.

    Well, I'm not quite sure how the statistical models work, to tell you the truth. I look at the graphic you put up and I'm surprised that Sara has a higher score than Sarge, I'm a fan of both of them but I'm not sure Sara's score is justified.

    Anyway, I'm not sure if at least 3 other players could do better for the 2nd goal (and I can't be bothered to go back and watch it again), but I do maintain that Hanley was the defender marking the striker who got his shot off and scored, that to me says he was ultimately responsible for not preventing it. I suspect he would admit that, too ??  I think at his best, he gets a foot in there and blocks the shot.

  6. Posted

    6 hours ago, hogesar said:

     

    I have to say I'm generally a fan of Gibson so there's nothing to do with me unfairly blaming but look at Gibsons positioning for the second goal. No man's land basically. Gibson was beaten in the air and for strength regularly. Hanley wasn't. 

    The yellow was basically a tactical foul. Thankfully he noticed the rest of the team weren't in position for the throw in and he bought his teammates a vital extra few seconds.

    I thought I'd have a look at their statistical ratings and I know some don't like it but adds up with exactly what I thought...

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    Well, we all see games differently so I guess there are dozens of different player ratings out there.

    Regardless of Gibson's positioning, and I'M not particularly defending him, but both for the earlier header and for the actual 2nd QPR goal, Hanley is marking the forward - and both times he fails to get a challenge in. As I said previously, he has mitigation as he must still be pretty rusty but I think he is definitely at fault for the second goal.

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  7. Posted

    13 hours ago, hogesar said:

    I'm normally a Gibson defender (ha, pun) - but him and gini were dreadful on the left-side of defence. Hanley was considerably better.

    I would have to disagree about Hanley there, he has mitigation in that he has been out injured for so long but he was beaten to the ball easily for QPR's second - and there had been a warning as there was a very similar situation a bit before that where the forward got a header in that just went wide. Also picked up a very silly yellow which could have put him in a difficult situation if he had been forced into a "tactical" foul to stop a break. 

    One of his more forgettable games, for me. 

  8. Posted

    1 hour ago, hogesar said:

    Gibson really helped build up play, defended well too.

    Excellent assist and general play from McLean (he can't play in midfield against top half sides apparently).

    Subs from Wagner were good. Sargent rested and with a few in front of me singing you don't know what you're doing, we scored the second soon after which was pleasing.

    The one I didn't agree with was bringing Sainz off, thought he put in a great shift today, and is always capable of something a bit out of the ordinary when we are attacking.

    Otherwise, nothing to complain about. 

  9. Posted

    5 minutes ago, king canary said:

    The owner of FGR is one of those who seemingly get suckered in by the lure of having a 'name' at the club at the publicity that comes with it. Similar experience with Duncan Ferguson who was hired and managed 1 win in 18 games.

    Deeney seemed to be much more focused his own personal brand than he did managing Forest Green. Lots of interviews that made headlines, loads of media appearances, very little coaching. 

    Well, the owner is a Norfolk boy, was in my class at senior school in Gorleston

  10. Posted · Edited by Mark .Y.

    7 minutes ago, City Stand Ultra said:

    Feedthewolf

    I think that's a bit childish. What do you want him to do, squint his eyes and stroke his chin like an evil genius?

    I do think we need to hear from him though, and soon, about what his plans are and why he is persisting with Wagner when the football and results are so bang average.

     

    Moved to this thread as seems more relevant to the Knapper discussion - context from Feedthewolf comment was in response to my observations that Knapper had started being abused by fans in the City Stand and I laid into Knapper somewhat ungraciously. My response below

    Perhaps it is a little harsh and i don't expect him to react in any other way than to perhaps consider why people are already turning their ire on him.

    The answer is simple.  The complete lack of communication from him is concerning to fans who expected to see the new person hit the ground running and change the sense of decline and torpor around the club. In any professionally run organisation I would have expected him to have mapped out a timetable upon starting of what he expected to achieve in the first x days and publish this to all stakeholders (of which fans are a key and crucial group).  

    Having conducted this process several times myself (in different exec roles) I would have expected him within the first two weeks to have engaged with representatives from all stakeholders and have asked those stakeholders to come prepared with their views and thoughts on the key challenges and opportunities the club were facing.  Certainly within 30 days I would have expected a strategy to have been made public so that everyone is clear on the direction of travel and some roadshows to gather that all important buy-in with supporting appearances from the board and other senior execs. If you cant discern the issues and corrective action plan within 30 days the organisation is in an even bigger world of pain!

    From my perspective I see absolutely no engagement with the fan base apart from patronising comments from Delia and club sources about how Delia deigns to appear with the "little people" before the games as if that substitutes for proper fan engagement and opinion forming.  Again most customer facing organisations routinely gather their customers views as to how the organisation is performing. 

    Perhaps he is busy whizzing away on his powerpoint deck and I'm going to be blown away by what I see but I am extremely fearful we have hired a guy who has precisely no experience of the much wider and much more strategically important role he is being asked to fill.  No visible fan/customer engagement does not bode well nor does the radio silence around timetables for vision/strategy to be communicated

    The real evil (but not recently) genius Webber may have played his most hurtful card of all - saddling us with a guy he knows will not outshine him and doesnt have the gravitas or confidence to trash the legacy of recent years.  The best way to ensure your legacy?  Hire someone much worse than yourself

    Good post, I have to say that you have to love our club, even our Ultras are execs  🙂

     

  11. Posted

    Yes, get off the lad's back. He's a very promising youngster who is learning the ropes, today he was played in a completely changed team who didn't have any semblance of understanding or balance. That's tough on even a seasoned pro, he will come good in time - he has already had a couple of very decent games for us.

  16. Posted

    2 hours ago, Big Vince said:

    Why was Delia stalking behind the Ipswich team bus? Yet more proof that she really supports Ipswich. The whole thing was riddled with multiple ironies. Here was a woman who lives near Ipswich, supported Ipswich in 1978 yet is peppered with beer cans by her own supporters on arrival at their ground. Surely they should have feted her as one of their own? Meanwhile, back in Norwich, the club she has adopted, the fans have had a 2.5 decade love-in with someone who has never been one of them; instead using the club as a platform to promote her own image. And even now that the mood has shifted against Delia in these parts, it took Ipswich supporters to show Norwich supporters how to translate keyboard action into direct action.

    Great hard-hitting and factual journalism, Big V.

    There's a job just waiting for you at The Sun. 

  18. Posted

    1 hour ago, hogesar said:

    Fair play to the club for putting this on. Sold out tickets but didn't let it overfill.

    £5 for a ticket came with a drink and a scarf. Darren Eadie on good form and even starting a "always sh*t on the old..." chant for good measure.

    Everyone enjoyed it, served pizzas which I passed on but were apparently decent!

    A second best to not being able to get a ticket to the game!

    Plastic

  19. Posted

    53 minutes ago, shefcanary said:

    Got 2 today. But not being recalled according to reports in Pink'Un yesterday. Ah well, next year can we see him up front with Sarge?

    I watched a fair bit of the Pompey game today, and yes he got 2 goals, but the standard looked well below the Championship. Hopefully he kicks on and challenges for a place with us - but at the moment I really don't see it, he still has quite some learning to do. Mousinho rates and trusts him though so, imo, there must be enough raw material there.    

  20. Posted

    I agree that midfielders shouldn't be judged by goals alone, but they are an important stat.

    In response to another post which said Gilmour is "tidy" and wasn't a good match for us in the PL, you defended Gilmour and did specifically say that the two players I mentioned "sit and recycle the ball", questioning how many goals they scored as part of your defence.

    I simply pointed out that they do score goals as well, that is part of their game - an important one too, something Gilmour may add in the future but doesn't have right now.

  21. Posted

    1 hour ago, TheDarkKnight said:

    Didn't Arsenal just pay £100m for a midfielder who "sits and recycles the ball"?

    Manchester City aren't the same without Rodri, who "sits and recycles the ball.

    Oliver Skipp wasn't too bad at Norwich and he was a player who "sits and recycles the ball."

    Not every midfielder should be judged on goals and assists.

    How many goals did Makelele, Kante, Deschamps, Dunga, Lambert, Batty score?

    How many do Rodri, Rice, Ugart, Camavinga score?

    I remember John Jenson at Arsenal. He scored 1 goal in 99 for Arsenal. 3 goals In 69 with Denmark.

    And yet he was just as Important as Peter Schmeichel and Brian Laudrup when Denmark won Euro 92.

    England would've won Euro 2020 if they had a deep laying playmaker. Italy had one in Jorginho and they won. That ain't a coincide.

    I'm not a big critic of Gilmour, but I think you're picking on the the wrong theme when you talk about their goals.

    With about half the season gone, Rodri has 4 and Rice has 3, significantly more than Billy G. And some of those have been very important (winning) goals.

  23. Posted

    3 hours ago, Chichcan said:

    Having lived down here a while I found Delia's comments hilarious 

    The Pompey fans I know have done nothing but moan about their team / manager for years

    They're a bit happier this year so far

    Me too, I live in Portchester, my family down here are all Pompey fans.........and yes, they have been doing a lot of moaning lately.

    Having said that, I used to watch them sometimes when I played Sunday league football down here (for a Leigh Park team !!) and Fratton Park can produce some seriously good atmospheres. Many, many players (including Thierry Henry) have gone out of their way to say what a special ground to play in it can be. 

  24. Posted

    1 hour ago, Capt. Pants said:

    That thought crossed my mind and it probably would be the case had he more experience and earned a reputation.

    I'm not sure there is a real glowing endorsement of Wagner and I would have thought Zoe is pretty pissed off with him as his incompetence pretty much led to her husband having to leave early. If Delia allows the drink to wear off and thinks about it calmly she'd probably come to the same conclusion rather than blame the fans.

    We're pretty much waiting on Knapper here and as I said in another thread we'll just have to keep giving him a nudge in the right direction 😉

    But he is under contract until March next year isn't he ??  Which implies he is getting paid until March next year.

    If so, I would imagine she is delighted

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