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Trevor Hockey's Beard

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  1. I've not seen anyone comment on their wall for the goal. As it turned out their whole goal was exposed and there was no funny business from us to pull anyone out of the way.

    I guess they felt that it was so far out that the keeper could cover 80% of their goal. Their wall was as effective as the Siegfried Line, where the Germans just went around the end - like Nunez.

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  2. 27 minutes ago, cornish sam said:

    He didn't really hang his leg out though, he did what any good striker does, cut in front of the defender who is trying to get back so that they can't get to the ball, the defender then either fouls you or has to go round you taking time. Morsy just clatered into the back of him...Much like Luango did near the half way line in the 8th minute when Josh had a through ball to chase that again the ref didn't give anything for

    I'm prepared to give Josh the benefit of the doubt on the Morsy one. He is a bit like Bambi on ice - not the most gainly of strikers, and I think he was preparing to shoot.

    Definite yellow and a free kick.


  3. I was disappointed with Sainz today. Maybe he had been told to come inside a lot, but it left their no 29 - who crossed for their goal - completely unmarked on numerous occasions, with McCullum left to mark two players.

    I'm not sure anyone really played well. Against any Premiership side we'd have been destroyed.


  4. 35 minutes ago, Nuff Said said:

    It’s the rolling round for minutes in agony, following by leaping up and trotting off like nothing happened that gets me. I can’t see a good way of stopping it though without penalising players who are genuinely fouled and hurt.

    This is hardly a new phenomenon. I well remember Allan Clarke doing this at CR in the first season we were ever promoted to the First Division. We had Leeds under the cosh, so he collapsed like he'd taken an assassin's bullet, allowing his team to re-organise.

    My goodness, we had them rattled that day.

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  5. 21 hours ago, OnDaBall said:

    I think what's more concerning for anyone observing the gulf in quality between The Championship and Premier League, is how Burnley are doing. Absolutely walked the league last season and are massively struggling. Kind of puts our attempts to stay up recently into perspective.

    What I saw of Burnley last season did nothing to make me think they might stay up. They seemed to be very similar to how they were when relegated, and I'm not sure they've changed much since promotion.

    They've taken our mantle of being too good for the Championship and not good enough for the Prem.


  6. I can't decide whether CD is a better position for him, or whether it is just easier to see what he does. His runs forward with the ball and his passing have added to our attacking options.

    Too many times in the past I've got to the end of a game and wondered what Kenny had contributed.

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