Creedence Clearwater Couto 1,297 Posted April 27 1 minute ago, GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary said: How do we now handle Birmingham? Do we think we're safe enough goal diff wise to rest a few players i.e Sargent? Do we go all out to get that 5th place and face Southampton and not (still probably) Leeds?? We try and win, end of. 7 goal swing is highly unlikely, but don’t underestimate Birmingham with a full house behind them. We’ve capitulated at Plymouth… and look what happened to Leeds at QPR. Proper bizarre league this year. Form table is upside down. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
littleyellowbirdie 2,598 Posted April 27 (edited) 4 minutes ago, GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary said: How do we now handle Birmingham? Do we think we're safe enough goal diff wise to rest a few players i.e Sargent? Do we go all out to get that 5th place and face Southampton and not (still probably) Leeds?? Squandering that big a goal difference against a relegation struggler would be an achievement. Personally, I'd like to see him start van Hooijdonk and see how it goes. Wagner would be doing himself a favour by seeing whether he can be any use in the playoffs. If it's not working out, sub him off. Edited April 27 by littleyellowbirdie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gordon Bennett 789 Posted April 27 4 minutes ago, Capt. Pants said: We're a bit fortunate to be guaranteed play-offs after two very ordinary home performances. Just wish we had more than one fit striker and Wagner didn't hate SVH. Nothing to do with fortune, you end up in the table where you deserve to be. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 4,284 Posted April 27 2 minutes ago, littleyellowbirdie said: Squandering that big a goal difference against a relegation struggler would be an achievement. Personally, I'd like to see him start van Hooijdonk and see how it goes. Wagner would be doing himself a favour by seeing whether he can be any use in the playoffs. If it's not working out, sub him off. Makes no difference if we finish 5 or 6th really. I'd be looking to rest Sarge next week, probably Sainz too and give SVH and Rowe some minutes. The latter looked way off the pace today and needs pitch time. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary 1,800 Posted April 27 6 minutes ago, Robert N. LiM said: Absolutely the last one. Best way of not making a mess of that game is to go out to win it. And definitely we want Southampton rather than Leeds over two legs. Personally I'd like to avoid Ipswich too, but banter aside, they are still in the box seat for automatic, so I think we have to assume it's going to be Leeds in third. We will know more on that score after Coventry play Ipswich on Tuesday... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indy 3,322 Posted April 27 10 minutes ago, hogesar said: Leeds probably thought the same against QPR! Yeh they probably did, and with that geriatric defence we have at CB pairings we might just concede four but I am confident in Sara, Sargent and Sainz we will score three! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary 1,800 Posted April 27 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Capt. Pants said: Makes no difference if we finish 5 or 6th really. I'd be looking to rest Sarge next week, probably Sainz too and give SVH and Rowe some minutes. The latter looked way off the pace today and needs pitch time. It makes a difference if you consider Leeds harder to overcome over two legs than Southampton? I personally think we'd have a better chance against leeds in a one off final than over two legs, whilst I think the reverse is true of Southampton... Edited April 27 by GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robert N. LiM 4,509 Posted April 27 Just now, GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary said: It makes a difference if you consider Leeds harder to overcome over two legs than Southampton? I personally think we'd have a better chance against leeds in a one off final than over two legs, whilst I think the reserve is true of Southampton... Yes, agree with that absolutely. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robert N. LiM 4,509 Posted April 27 And just to say, Ipswich haven't won since we did them in the derby. Night all. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indy 3,322 Posted April 27 13 minutes ago, GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary said: Ok...i'll modify it to Brum 2-0 Norwich ...Plymouth 0-6 Hull !!! We might lose and concede but we will score! My money is on the usual draw at Brum 1-1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
littleyellowbirdie 2,598 Posted April 27 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Capt. Pants said: Makes no difference if we finish 5 or 6th really. I'd be looking to rest Sarge next week, probably Sainz too and give SVH and Rowe some minutes. The latter looked way off the pace today and needs pitch time. It'll certainly be a dramatic finish. We play Birmingham at the same time Hull play Plymouth. If we go a goal down to Birmingham then Plymouth will have to go for it against Hull. Big stakes for both sides in both matches! Edited April 27 by littleyellowbirdie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 4,284 Posted April 27 Just now, GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary said: It makes a difference if you consider Leeds harder to overcome over two legs than Southampton? I personally think we'd have a better chance against leeds in a one off final than over two legs, whilst I think the reserve is true of Southampton... Not sure I agree. Leeds still a young team and never far away from falling apart. We have a wonderful opportunity now regardless. Anyway the only way we can get Leeds is if we deliberately lose next week. I hope we start to practice penalties! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian 1,136 Posted April 27 19 minutes ago, GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary said: Ok...i'll modify it to Brum 2-0 Norwich ...Plymouth 0-6 Hull !!! That seems completely realistic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary 1,800 Posted April 27 1 minute ago, Capt. Pants said: Not sure I agree. Leeds still a young team and never far away from falling apart. We have a wonderful opportunity now regardless. Anyway the only way we can get Leeds is if we deliberately lose next week. I hope we start to practice penalties! Well if our management share your view that theyd rather play Leeds than Southampton, I'm sure it wouldnt take much to engineer that outcome....vs a team who must win to avoid relegation... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mason 47 1,403 Posted April 27 3 minutes ago, littleyellowbirdie said: It'll certainly be a dramatic finish. We play Birmingham at the same time Hull play Plymouth. If we go a goal down to Birmingham then Plymouth will have to go for it against Hull. Big stakes for both sides in both matches! Also, it may not matter by then in a bin sense, but Ipswich are home to Huddersfield who are 3 points from safety with a slightly negative GD. They won't be playing for nothing- would have to hope for Hull & Norwich wins and an unlikely 3 points at Poorman Rd. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yellow Fever 3,839 Posted April 27 (edited) The result will keep us honest at Brum. Like a win but a draw is fine. Should be able to play with some freedom unstressed. Edited April 27 by Yellow Fever 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary 1,800 Posted April 27 1 hour ago, GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary said: How do we now handle Birmingham? Do we think we're safe enough goal diff wise to rest a few players i.e Sargent? Do we go all out to get that 5th place and face Southampton and not (still probably) Leeds?? What the hell am I thinking??! SEND THEM DOWN !!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grando 283 Posted April 27 50 minutes ago, Mason 47 said: Also, it may not matter by then in a bin sense, but Ipswich are home to Huddersfield who are 3 points from safety with a slightly negative GD. They won't be playing for nothing- would have to hope for Hull & Norwich wins and an unlikely 3 points at Poorman Rd. Huddersfield aren’t playing for anything other than pride at Portaloo Road. They’d require a +16 swing to catch Plymouth (and also need Brum not to beat us). I think we can safely say that’s not happening. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SwindonCanary 455 Posted April 27 a 1-1 draw would do for me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Creedence Clearwater Couto 1,297 Posted April 28 8 hours ago, GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary said: What the hell am I thinking??! SEND THEM DOWN !!!! Darren Carter.. did he actually do anything else in his career? I agree, after brum fans gave it the big un on the M4 traveling home, we still owe them. Should be a cracker and a real test these players can stand up to a bit of pressure before the play offs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CANARYKING 644 Posted April 28 9 hours ago, GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary said: We will know more on that score after Coventry play Ipswich on Tuesday... Explain please, Coventry can’t catch us Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Creedence Clearwater Couto 1,297 Posted April 28 1 minute ago, CANARYKING said: Explain please, Coventry can’t catch us Who 3rd place will be. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary 1,800 Posted April 28 1 minute ago, CANARYKING said: Explain please, Coventry can’t catch us This was more a conversation on who our playoff opponents might be..nothing to do with Coventry Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ron obvious 1,514 Posted April 28 9 hours ago, Ian said: That seems completely realistic. Not based on anything that's happened so far this season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bobzilla 169 Posted April 28 One thing that this match highlighted for me is that if things aren't going their way, Ipswich are very good at committing those tactical cynical fouls. They've got some stunning play but they've also got some really ugly play. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BroadstairsR 2,209 Posted April 28 (edited) Most of us seemed to have watched this encounter with varying views and hopes for the outcome. The rivalry will always be in most of our bloodstreams, so an ITFC win would have left a bad taste. The perfect result therefore. There's some intense slagging of the City team on TWTD at the moment, ranging from us being cloggers and a dirty team to us reliant upon just one or two players along with a lot of other total nonsense. I haven't watched them much this season, but base upon yesterday, let's have a bit of fun ripping their team apart similarly. That 'keeper of theirs seems a mistake waiting to happen, and his distribution is lousy. That Tuanzebe is a classless and clumsy, foul-ridden lump. 'Leaf' Davis is over-rated and I'd prefer Jack Stacey. Both Burns and Chaplin (sorry Chappers) seem as thick as pig-****e and spent most of the game wide-eyed and open-mouthed as it all passed them by except for the occasional contribution. Hirst is limited and just a young man's Kieffer Moore. No wonder Leicester got rid. Morsey is an aged clogger in his hey-day, which will not extend to the Premier League. Luongo is just aged. Their best player was a loanee from Chelsea and I can't recall much of the others. If we are a one or two player team, then the Binners are a one manager team, and he'll soon be lured away. It can only explain their current league position based upon yesterday's game. Nicely reduced to their level of bias and deduction, so fun over. Edited April 28 by BroadstairsR Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scrivvy 20 Posted April 28 10 hours ago, Grando said: Huddersfield aren’t playing for anything other than pride. They’d require a +16 swing to catch Plymouth (and also need Brum not to beat us). I think we can safely say that’s not happening. Be funny if it did though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
damn that Ralph Coates! 47 Posted April 28 remember the Fulham 6-0 on a last day of a season in 2005 when we needed an away win to stay up, so sadly we won't be planning on playing our academy players to rest our strongest ones for the play offs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nuff Said 5,178 Posted April 28 3 hours ago, damn that Ralph Coates! said: remember the Fulham 6-0 on a last day of a season in 2005 when we needed an away win to stay up, so sadly we won't be planning on playing our academy players to rest our strongest ones for the play offs Quite right. Can you imagine if Wagner did rest some or all of our best players and Hull made up the gap? No-one would remember beating 1p5wich then, he’d go down in history as the NCFC manager who blew the playoffs on the last day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GodlyOtsemobor 2,407 Posted April 28 3 hours ago, damn that Ralph Coates! said: remember the Fulham 6-0 on a last day of a season in 2005 when we needed an away win to stay up, so sadly we won't be planning on playing our academy players to rest our strongest ones for the play offs Didn't even need a win, a draw would have done it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
