v Swansea City (a) - 20/1/26

[Tomphil2]

1 minute ago, ... said:

I'd get Rodney Trotter in just to show Val what to do

Well the French Trigger is already here.

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22 minutes ago, Mercer said:

Recall Gordon Lee being appointed around Christmas 1973 (?) and he sold Tony Field to SU just before deadline day in March 1974 - think the fee was circa £90k.

Could I have more details about that please 

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Just now, Tomphil2 said:

Well the French Trigger is already here.

https://youtu.be/0skuAOIKWUc?si=LdFvVkHfnegOMOUP

 

🤣🤣🤣🤣

 

 

[RevidgeBlue]

4 minutes ago, ... said:

Could I have more details about that please 

What do you want to know?

[Ricky]

Just now, RevidgeBlue said:

What do you want to know?

I got the joke 😄 

[RevidgeBlue]

3 minutes ago, Ricky said:

I got the joke 😄 

Ah I see.

Whoosh!

😂

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2 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Ah I see.

Whoosh!

😂

Bedtime Rev 

[RevidgeBlue]

1 minute ago, ... said:

Bedtime Rev 

Yes, Ill retire with my hot water bottle and Ovaltine.

[GHR]

3 hours ago, G Somerset Rover said:

Any dissent from the travelling fans? Or have they all wisely started their cars?

When we equalised a handful - maybe half a dozen - did 'You can shove your fucking boycott up your arse' then the same with 'coalition'. When we went 3-1 down there was a few rounds from a lot of people of 'Sacked in the morning', more hope than expectation of course. A flurry of brief boos at FT and that was it. Most of the noise from our lot was shouting various combinations of swear words throughout tbh.

3 hours ago, cesus said:

That corner, jesus wept

 

3 hours ago, Wing Wizard Windy Miller said:

wtf is that set piece. 

This the one where TGH placed it exactly on the forehead of the Swansea player who had no-one within about ten yards of him? Cracking bit of skill...

3 hours ago, ... said:

Special mention to those that got down there tonight to be put through that 👏👏👏👏 safe travels home

💙🤍

Aye, as I was leaving a steward asked me if I was for the supporters' coaches. Only then did it occur to me some poor souls still had about five hours left before they even got home. Insane dedication that 90% of those they flock to see are utterly unworthy of.

3 hours ago, Elrovers said:

Tronstad leaving unfortunately 

Yes, came over at the end of the game after everyone else had gone inside and took a good long while to applaud us and wave. Not the actions of a man who'll be doing that again you'd have to say.

[lraC]

3 hours ago, ... said:

Could I have more details about that please 

It was the equivalent of selling Alan Shearer at the time. Tony Field was God. 

[Tim Southampton Rover]

The only players who left with any sort of credit was the attitude shown by the young academy players. 

I felt sorry for the new signing. He at least showed he can be a threat up top. Seeing his old team smash Man City probably left him contacting a lawyer to see if there is a refund clause in his contract to send him back.

[Lancaster Rover]

I genuinely don’t think it’s a lack of effort on the part of the players. They’re just crap, that lack of ability in turn leads to terrible decision making alongside poor execution. 1 or 2 of our team get in other champ teams on a good day. Therein lies the problem. 

[Waggy76]

38 minutes ago, Lancaster Rover said:

I genuinely don’t think it’s a lack of effort on the part of the players. They’re just crap, that lack of ability in turn leads to terrible decision making alongside poor execution. 1 or 2 of our team get in other champ teams on a good day. Therein lies the problem. 

This squad has been assembled to get relegated!

[joey_big_nose]

36 minutes ago, Lancaster Rover said:

I genuinely don’t think it’s a lack of effort on the part of the players. They’re just crap, that lack of ability in turn leads to terrible decision making alongside poor execution. 1 or 2 of our team get in other champ teams on a good day. Therein lies the problem. 

For me last 5 games or so there has been a really noticeable dip in intensity and confidence. I would say a combination of :

- The key players for the system to work are unavailable (Alebiousu, Hedges, Gudjonsen. To some extent Mori as well)

- Exhaustion from so many games, and so many young players coming in, and lack of battle hardened experience in the squad of coping with 14 games in 9 weeks or whatever madness it is. 

- Crucially, the senior players (which given all the injuries and disastrous transfer policy etc is basically just Tronstad and Ohashi) have lost belief in the manager. 

We've weakened and weakened ourselves, but managed to look reasonably competitive in midfield and defence up till October-ish. But now - very very very predictably - just got to the point where the whole squad is broken, moral sapping away, and we just don't have any experience to help dig us out.

[philipl]

Another 3 points go begging.

Mowbray JDT and Eustace would have stolen a win last night- Swansea were there for the beating. 

Goals 1 and 3 needed a proper left back on the field and we had two on the bench.

All 3 goals would have been prevented by a decent centre half providing leadership and he plays for Wrexham now but George Pratt would have done better but he too was sitting on the bench.

Powel did well, Jorgenson is lightweight currently but got himself where it mattered for our equaliser.

Despite the Pasha Gestede demolition job, I think we have the squad to stay up but seriously doubt VI's managerial ability to use them to save us from relegation and pray the treatment room are doing their stuff properly.

 

[sharpysharps86]

I've lost track of when injured players are meant to be back, but if Ismael sends the team out in that same system on Saturday then Watford will win at a canter.

[OsloRover]

If you all think Dom Hyam would have solved our leadership problems you’re deluding yourselves.

[joey_big_nose]

2 minutes ago, OsloRover said:

If you all think Dom Hyam would have solved our leadership problems you’re deluding yourselves.

Its a spectrum, and having Hyam in the squad would move us towards the positive end of it.

When you step back and think we let all of Hyam, Dolan, Baath, Travis, Brittain, Wieman go in one fell swoop and got two players with Championship experience (and then not as first XI players) in TGH and McLoughlin that is pretty radical.

[Cherry Blue]

13 injuries should not prevent a manager using his technical area to give enthusiasm &:support to his team. 

He's a disgrace and should be no where near football. Don't care what it takes those board members (do we have any??) need to put pressure on whoever to get rid of this incompetent person. 

[Lancaster Rover]

The injury list is a smokescreen, like the refereeing rant. We have a squad of substandard players, all played to exhaustion. It’s a self fulfilling prophecy

[MarkBRFC]

11 hours ago, Rover down South said:

I think the criticism Forshaw gets is still based on our signing of him when we had Tronstad, Travis, Buckley & JRC that were all ahead of him.

Now, he’s probably the best option to play alongside Tronstad. 

Forshaw has nearly 100 Premier League games under his belt.

Not one of that lot you mentioned, or anyone we have bought in get anywhere close to that in there careers.

[KentExile]

9 minutes ago, MarkBRFC said:

Forshaw has nearly 100 Premier League games under his belt.

Not one of that lot you mentioned, or anyone we have bought in get anywhere close to that in there careers.

That being said, we didn't sign Premier League Adam Forshaw, we signed an injury prone player who is past his best & was struggling to get into a Plymouth side who were ultimately relegated.  But as Down South said, he is probably better than several of our other current options  (TGH, Henriksson & Tavares at minimum)

Edited 11 minutes ago by KentExile

[MarkBRFC]

1 minute ago, KentExile said:

That being said, we didn't sign Premier League Adam Forshaw.  but as down South said, he is probably better than several of our other current options  (TGH, Henriksson & Tavares at minimum)

Easily our best central midfield signing in the summer, that tells you everything.