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If we keep Umbro as out kit manufacturer then who knows.

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At this point Kompany has to take the blame for picking him, and insisting that he plays such a high risk game, despite not appearing to have the necessary skill set (and he's not alone in that). Surely all of our defensive players can't be that awful, as no matter what the personnel the performance...

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Alan, is that you?

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Ha, ha, Jay on in injury time at 2-0 down.
Please someone explain what that will achieve. Maybe to help defend set pieces?
Bizarre.

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Ha, ha, Kompany studying notes with five minutes left.
Seriously mate, nothing written there will make the slightest difference.

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tally wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 03, 2024 2:45 pm
/???????//////Whats wrong with Trafford??????

His confidence is shot. He's being asked to play in a way that he hasn't got the skills for behind a badly performing team, with a defence that seems to be all over the place no matter what the personnel.

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Too late. We're not scoring two.
Kompany's inertia, and lack of ability to make decisive changes is a worry. He doesn't seem to be learning or developing.

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Gone very flat. Surely give Benson a go before it's too late to make a difference (i.e. before they get a second on the break).

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We started brightly without really creating too many real opportunities. Give away a poor goal and it's very difficult, as we don't exactly look clinical.
To be fair we should be level.
We've looked better today at times, but that might just be because Bournemouth are poor.

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Frustrating watch this. Trafford will get caught out if we persist in playing this way.
We've already given them one goal.

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O'Shea tackled himself.

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Sooo predictable.
Awful from O'Shea.

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Some "tackle" that by Assignon

Thank goodness for Charlie Taylor.

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O'Shea. Ridiculous stuff.
Tough afternoon ahead of him against Solanke now.

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Luton are lots of things that we're not at the minute. Confident, physical, energetic, determined, organised, united. The list could go on. Basically they have an identity. The problem for us is that we're just a (much) worse version of the top sides. Luton (as we used to) present a genuinely differ...

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Agree. A shame. But the manager clearly thinks they would have failed so really who are we to doubt him? We can see Beyer, Cullen and Brownhill have struggled, to name just 3 examples. Yes, I think that the only thing that is indisputable is that the gulf between the top two divisions is huge. Last...

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It's a shame that we'll never know how our promotion team from last season would have done in the Premier League.

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The average "quality" of player in the Championship may be lower, but the end result is, more often than not, much more entertaining games.

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(Dirty) Leeds v Leicester has been a cracking game so far. Brings back memories of some of our games last season.

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We signed a bunch of youngster who look at us like a stepping stone to something great. Just walking about the pitch, only playing now and again and not putting in much effort and the world will just be willing to drop everything for them. What we had with Dyche was a team of players who knew it co...

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To be fair "The Wembley of the North West Midlands" doesn't quite roll of the tongue as easily.

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He's been clever.
He's played for it.
There is contact.
From that angle.
Not a clear and obvious error.
VAR.

All usually heard following a dive that earns a penalty.

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As a long term resident of the Potteries I believe the name "Wembley of the North" is already taken. Safe to say it hasn't worked out as intended (as Stoke City fans delight in reminding Port Vale supporters). https://www.keele.ac.uk/natsci/facultynews/2023/december/keele-students/vale-park-960.jpg ...

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...of Narnia

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Saxon

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I'm not really that interested. I found the first series fairly cringe worthy at times. I'm interested in the football at Burnley, not some weird semi-scripted fake reality TV show/soap opera. It's part of trying to market football as a lifestyle product, develop a brand/media profile, and diversify...

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Quality wise that game wasn't exactly a great advert for the self professed "greatest league in the world". Despite that, Palace have nearly double the amount of points we have, and if it wasn't for the points deduction Everton would be in twelfth with thirty points. Just look at the goal difference...

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Mike Smash

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Combine harvester

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Good game, but contender for least consistent refereeing performance of the season.

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Luton have added some real quality, and are a better side than they were last year. They have maintained their spine, and with that the identity of the team.

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Blockheads

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I've never really bought into the whole media blitz carried out by Pace et al. I found the documentary series oddly unengaging, coming across more as a semi-scripted faux-reality TV show at times. I doubt Pace has a great deal of interest to say about the current situation. His background is PR/fina...

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It's a shame, but this season is an absolute train wreck. From the outside Kompany looks bereft of ideas, some of his footballing decisions have been odd to say the least. Worryingly, his man management skills also appear questionable. The (admittedly in some cases enforced) replacement of key membe...

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Rosetta Stone

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Rosebud

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Amuse-bouche

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Adeola Friday
https://www.facebook.com/adeola.friday

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Down the pan

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Meanwhile Luton giving Arsenal a decent game.
I've nothing against Kompany's footballing principles, but they need to be alongside, not instead of, a degree of physicality and commitment which we seem to be lacking.

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FFS, what is the point with ninety seconds left of injury time.
Laughable.

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Feel sorry for Trafford.
It's not just him, but a lot of our players aren't good enough on the ball to play the way they're obviously being told to.
Some of them never will be.

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Why hasn't he taken Bruun Larsen off.
He's obviously done.
He'll wait until we're two down, as usual.

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Very frustrating. We are simply not good enough to play out from the back like that when the other team are pressing even vaguely effectively. We'd already got away with a couple, but just never seem to learn. Yet another decent performance, unable to take our chances, and then gift the opposition a...

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Hi all,
Due to illness I have two tickets available for tomorrow night.
Unfortunately I am in Stoke-onTrent, so the tickets would need to be collected from postcode ST4 7HH.
Not too bothered about the money, just a shame to see them go to waste.

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Very sporting of Chelsea to effectively only play with ten men by bringing Mudryk on.

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I think Kompany should be given the chance to turn it round, and possibly another season if we go down.
I'm not sure Pace is so patient.
Just remember he said Dyche had a job for as long as he wanted, not long before sacking him.

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