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Motown Fox
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Well we can concentrate on the League now and theres the F A Cup to look forward to
Harbro-Fox
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Preston are a good side and we put up a good fight against them, well done City.
Roll on Newcastle !!
Roll on Newcastle !!
Brauny Blue
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I dont mind us going out to a big club........
Profondo Rosso
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No shame in losing to such prestigious opposition.
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Profondo Rosso
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This joke will go on forever, I've completely forgotten how it started now :icon_lol:
just back (live Blackpool) Uninspiring game , sometimes like a pre season game, nobody stood out for me, i couldnt see Preston scoring so a little disappointed Difficult to rate this game but here goes
Weale 7 a few good saves commanded area kicked ok
Neilson 6 a few hard tackles but nothing going forward passing average
Morrison 6 won most headers played ok
Tunch 6 looked class never troubled
Powell 7 some good covering clearances didnt let us down
NGuessan 5 very average
King 5 i would have subbed him not Oakley
Oakley 6 tried to play ball forward midfield was lost when he went off
Adams 6 bit lightweight but tried hard looked dangerous
Fryatt 7 looked dangerous but no support ( missing Howard)
Gallagher 6 below average rightly subbed
aLL SUBS ie Dyer Dickov and Kermo didnt change anything
Kermo got little chance but looked more powerful than Gallagher
They had a few reserves playing (Brown scored both) but i dont think we will finish the league below them
Weale 7 a few good saves commanded area kicked ok
Neilson 6 a few hard tackles but nothing going forward passing average
Morrison 6 won most headers played ok
Tunch 6 looked class never troubled
Powell 7 some good covering clearances didnt let us down
NGuessan 5 very average
King 5 i would have subbed him not Oakley
Oakley 6 tried to play ball forward midfield was lost when he went off
Adams 6 bit lightweight but tried hard looked dangerous
Fryatt 7 looked dangerous but no support ( missing Howard)
Gallagher 6 below average rightly subbed
aLL SUBS ie Dyer Dickov and Kermo didnt change anything
Kermo got little chance but looked more powerful than Gallagher
They had a few reserves playing (Brown scored both) but i dont think we will finish the league below them
PFKAKTF FOX
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My take on the game
Weale 7 - Looked steady and assured, made some decent saves including one top class insitinctive save. Was let down by poor defending for both goals.
Neilsen 6 - At times was steady and got forward to support the attack, but lacks quality in that area. Does seem to have a liking for going to ground and 3 or 4 occassions he dived into tackles which he missed and left himself out the game, needs to stand up more.
Powell 7 - The guy is an inspiration and model professional to the rest of the squad, defended well and supported the attack. Mattock would have done well to learn from him.
Morrison 6 - Hit and miss, didn't seem as comfortable or composed next to Tunchev as he was at the back end of last season. The step in class will be a massive learning curve.
Tunchev 5 - Granted he is working his way back from a bad injury but he looked miles off the pace, casual and nowhere near a first team return.
Adams 8 - Man of the Match, has improved massively, a real threat throughout the game and his work rate is excellent, very intelligent footballer and IMO should be an automatic choice. Best winger at the club IMO.
Oakley 6 - Worked tirelessly in midfield and tried to orchastrate our play but too often his passing was off the mark and moves broke down.
King 5 - Looks out of his depth against championship midfielders, no longer looks a goal threat and take that away and he offers very little else to the team. IMO we desperately need another centre midfielder to cover and support Oakley and Wellens because this guy ain't the solution.
N'Guessan 5 - Worked hard and kept trying but seemed intent on trying to beat his man with the same trick every time. Seems a one trick pony. Looks more like an impact player who can come off the bench.
Gallagher 6.5 - Linked up well with Fryatt. Good vision and movement. Just needs to get a goal. Offers a different alternative to Howard. Given a few more games I believe he and Fryatt will develop a decent partnership and understanding.
Fryatt 7 - Looked a constant threat, was sharp and intelligent. His work rate also seems to have improved. I actually now believe whatever offers we recieve we must do all we can to keep him.
Subs
Kermogant 5 - Not enough time to really get into the game. Had one header that flew well wide.
Dickov 4 - Looks finished at this level. Offers very little on the playing side.
Dyer 5 - No real impact and we had lost a bit of shape and resorted to the long ball by the time he came on.
Overall we played ok, the quality of some of the football was excellent, especially some of the pass and movement between the likes of Oakley, Adams, Gallagher and Fryatt.
Pearson has us playing some very eye catching football now and we have some intelligent footballers in our squad now. I would actually go as far to say at times we played too much football last night especially in the final third. Defensively we looked very suspect in the centre.
We started very well and looked like we could win very comfortably especially when we took the lead, but credit to Preston they forced their way back into the game, and I would say based on the second half they probably just deserved to shade it.
I thought in the last twenty minutes we ran out of ideas especially when Oakley went off. Andy King is nowhere near the quality required to compete at this level and IMO we must bring in a midfielder who can complement and compete with Oakley and Wellens because if we lose either one of them for any amount of time then we are ****ed.
Weale 7 - Looked steady and assured, made some decent saves including one top class insitinctive save. Was let down by poor defending for both goals.
Neilsen 6 - At times was steady and got forward to support the attack, but lacks quality in that area. Does seem to have a liking for going to ground and 3 or 4 occassions he dived into tackles which he missed and left himself out the game, needs to stand up more.
Powell 7 - The guy is an inspiration and model professional to the rest of the squad, defended well and supported the attack. Mattock would have done well to learn from him.
Morrison 6 - Hit and miss, didn't seem as comfortable or composed next to Tunchev as he was at the back end of last season. The step in class will be a massive learning curve.
Tunchev 5 - Granted he is working his way back from a bad injury but he looked miles off the pace, casual and nowhere near a first team return.
Adams 8 - Man of the Match, has improved massively, a real threat throughout the game and his work rate is excellent, very intelligent footballer and IMO should be an automatic choice. Best winger at the club IMO.
Oakley 6 - Worked tirelessly in midfield and tried to orchastrate our play but too often his passing was off the mark and moves broke down.
King 5 - Looks out of his depth against championship midfielders, no longer looks a goal threat and take that away and he offers very little else to the team. IMO we desperately need another centre midfielder to cover and support Oakley and Wellens because this guy ain't the solution.
N'Guessan 5 - Worked hard and kept trying but seemed intent on trying to beat his man with the same trick every time. Seems a one trick pony. Looks more like an impact player who can come off the bench.
Gallagher 6.5 - Linked up well with Fryatt. Good vision and movement. Just needs to get a goal. Offers a different alternative to Howard. Given a few more games I believe he and Fryatt will develop a decent partnership and understanding.
Fryatt 7 - Looked a constant threat, was sharp and intelligent. His work rate also seems to have improved. I actually now believe whatever offers we recieve we must do all we can to keep him.
Subs
Kermogant 5 - Not enough time to really get into the game. Had one header that flew well wide.
Dickov 4 - Looks finished at this level. Offers very little on the playing side.
Dyer 5 - No real impact and we had lost a bit of shape and resorted to the long ball by the time he came on.
Overall we played ok, the quality of some of the football was excellent, especially some of the pass and movement between the likes of Oakley, Adams, Gallagher and Fryatt.
Pearson has us playing some very eye catching football now and we have some intelligent footballers in our squad now. I would actually go as far to say at times we played too much football last night especially in the final third. Defensively we looked very suspect in the centre.
We started very well and looked like we could win very comfortably especially when we took the lead, but credit to Preston they forced their way back into the game, and I would say based on the second half they probably just deserved to shade it.
I thought in the last twenty minutes we ran out of ideas especially when Oakley went off. Andy King is nowhere near the quality required to compete at this level and IMO we must bring in a midfielder who can complement and compete with Oakley and Wellens because if we lose either one of them for any amount of time then we are ****ed.
cleefox
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Good post AtoZ, pretty well summarised how I saw it. Except. Dickov 4! Obviously you missed the minus off the front. Spent most of his time giving needless free kicks away and arguing with the oppo. If we are being watched please tell Dickhead to do one. Twat.
Good post AtoZ, pretty well summarised how I saw it. Except. Dickov 4! Obviously you missed the minus off the front. Spent most of his time giving needless free kicks away and arguing with the oppo. If we are being watched please tell Dickhead to do one. Twat.
Sorry but i fail to see how when a player gets picked to play for a team and he is not very good that makes him a twat!!
bocadillo
Water Gypsy
Believe me you couldnt be further from the truth escos is just a stupid name made up from EScort COSworth which when i was a kid i always wanted!
For all i know dickov could be a twat but as fans we do seem to get personal towards players who don't make the grade!
Mike - True Blue Tinter
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Good post AtoZ, pretty well summarised how I saw it. Except. Dickov 4! Obviously you missed the minus off the front. Spent most of his time giving needless free kicks away and arguing with the oppo. If we are being watched please tell Dickhead to do one. Twat.
It is just a different part of the game. If you are chasing the game with 10 or 15 minutes left, you want to disrupt the defence concentration so you can get in behind them. Dickov is very good at niggling defenders into making mistakes, or winning free kicks around the penalty area. That why his nickname has always been the 'Wasp'.
Nottingham Fox
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I cannot wait for this season to be over, then Dickov can be sent packing. He offers nothing to the side at all. On Saturday against Barnsley he did nothing but foul their players when he came on, and from reading A-Z's post he did the same again last night. The facts are, he's too slow for this level, and probably even League 1. I would rather Logan play upfront than Dickov!
PFKAKTF FOX
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Unfortunately that is no longer the case, he has lost that yard of pace and is ineffective.
Marshall Cockney Fox
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Just a question to those who see more of the games. Given that King does great impressions of the invisible man can the new improved Nicky Adam's cover centre mid instead?
cleefox
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How is that personal? He played like a twat last night, allowing them to waste time when we should have been pressing for an equaliser. He is so past it you would not believe.
You need to take a chill pill and stop reading something that isn't there. :icon_wink
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