Team announced

[Gordon Bennett 780]

Why does it have to be that the players are crap?

Why not that they are low on confidence, lacking a bit of belief, in a bit of a rut? We have good players FFS. Very good players at this level. 

OTBC!!!

[Hook's-Walk-Canary 213]

Burnley taken the lead at Stoke. They're going to take some catching.

[Nuff Said 5,092]

8 minutes ago, Barham Blitz said:

Thought he did get a yellow if you mean pulling Pukki down ?

Looks like he did. Definite red though 😉

[It's Character Forming 1,160]

3 minutes ago, Gordon Bennett said:

Why does it have to be that the players are crap?

Why not that they are low on confidence, lacking a bit of belief, in a bit of a rut? We have good players FFS. Very good players at this level. 

OTBC!!!

You mean some ill-conceived and foolish posts on the Pinkun? Surely not !

[Gibbo 131]

1 minute ago, Hook's-Walk-Canary said:

Burnley taken the lead at Stoke. They're going to take some catching.

I can't see them doing a Leeds.  Hopefully we can get some momentum and be a threat for the playoffs.

[sonyc 5,492]

Feels like Max is back to being near his best. Decent game.

[Barham Blitz 652]

There is the odd moment where we are looking almost incisive here.  Often followed by a truly awful final ball but there is the occasional hint of a glimmer.

Could very much do with a second though.  Reading look awful but the game needs killing off.

[ricardo 7,349]

Falling off a bit. Need subs.

[TheGunnShow 5,933]

Swansea doing a number on Watford here, who are missing a few players. Might be a good time to face them.

[ricardo 7,349]

Let's be honest, this is still a very average. We ought to be better than this.

[It's Character Forming 1,160]

Arrrgh

[Midlands Yellow 3,946]

Oh ****. 

[ricardo 7,349]

Well not unexpected.

[cambridgeshire canary 6,680]

1 minute ago, ricardo said:

Let's be honest, this is still a very average. We ought to be better than this.

"We should be beating teams like reading" oh dear

[Gibbo 131]

Should have had this sewn up way before then... I guess the one positive in that statement is that you can't say that about many games we've contrived to shoot ourselves in the foot in this season.

[alex_ncfc 649]

Some will make out it's been an amazing performance just because Smith is no longer in charge, but this is still extremely average. 

[TheGunnShow 5,933]

Yeah, this song springs to mind just about now.

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[Hank shoots Skyler 2,094]

Shame, looked soft on Sky, undeserved equaliser!

[Barham Blitz 652]

Was that pen as soft as it looked on first glance ?

[Gibbo 131]

2 minutes ago, alex_ncfc said:

Some will make out it's been an amazing performance just because Smith is no longer in charge, but this is still extremely average. 

It's not been amazing, but it is about the first game this season where had we won, we'd have actually deserved to win.

Reading deserve nothing from this game.

Edited December 30, 2022 by Gibbo

[NWC 239]

Get up Max, that’s terrible!!

[Hank shoots Skyler 2,094]

1 minute ago, alex_ncfc said:

Some will make out it's been an amazing performance just because Smith is no longer in charge, but this is still extremely average. 

Absolutely has been, we’ve still been consistently better than Reading though throughout the game. Not something I could say about any of our last 6-8 games under Smith.

[Canary Jedi 578]

2 minutes ago, alex_ncfc said:

Some will make out it's been an amazing performance just because Smith is no longer in charge, but this is still extremely average. 

Feels like there's been more intensity about our forward play

[Creedence Clearwater Couto 1,251]

1 minute ago, Gibbo said:

It's not been amazing, but it is about the first game this season where had we won, we'd have actually deserved to win.

That’s not true. 

[It's Character Forming 1,160]

Ok but just because the coach has gone doesn’t mean the players will somehow spontaneously work out how to play better in a couple of days, let’s get real.

[keelansgrandad 6,679]

5 minutes ago, ricardo said:

Let's be honest, this is still a very average. We ought to be better than this.

I've kept quiet all night but your post has summed it up for me. Average. That is what we are.

[GodlyOtsemobor 2,249]

Just now, It's Character Forming said:

Ok but just because the coach has gone doesn’t mean the players will somehow spontaneously work out how to play better in a couple of days, let’s get real.

This!

[Creedence Clearwater Couto 1,251]

1 minute ago, Hank shoots Skyler said:

Absolutely has been, we’ve still been consistently better than Reading though throughout the game. Not something I could say about any of our last 6-8 games under Smith.

Not watching tbf, but stats on BBC are pretty even and suggests a close game.

[Branston Pickle 3,638]

Just now, Creedence Clearwater Couto said:

Not watching tbf, but stats on BBC are pretty even and suggests a close game.

Stats can be horrendously misleading - no inkling about quality of the chances.

[unique 434]

Dowel’s introduction has certainly turned the game