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Things have moved on, possession is all that matters don't you know?

It's now the 'best league in the world'!!!!!

The jury is out for me. I'm not convinced he has the bottle for week in, week out, English football.

1 hour ago, tomphil said:

It isn't it is just passing the hassle, expense and alleged carbon footprint to someone else.

Then again that is the whole global charade of netzero anyway isn't it.

Meanwhile to BRFC it's just yet another pathetic save pennies but lose pounds cost cutting attempt.

Exactly this.

The reality is nothing to do with 'being green'.

Bold claims will be made about how much printer ink and paper they've saved thus, reducing their 'carbon footprint', whilst conveniently ignoring the fact that they've merely passed the buck and the cost on.

16 minutes ago, arbitro said:

And tickets go immediately on open sale so season ticket holders who want to sit in their own seat will have to go online at 9 am today to guarantee their seat, a seat which they might have occupied for decades.

I saw this.

As a ST holder who shelled out several hundreds up front, the very least they could do is offer me courtesy of a time period to guarantee my own seat.

The guy couldn't care less.

I'm in half a mind to not bother going.

31 minutes ago, rigger said:

And then you look at their goal.

And Tronstad twice gifting them opportunities in the dying minutes.

Hats off indeed.

The game is all about winning. End of.

I enjoy us winning games of football; the style of play, not so much. That matters not so much though, when I walk back up LBR after a win.

We need to stop the rot of home defeats.

A win is what we want, ideally with a clean sheat, but a draw wouldn't be the end of the world.

1-1

Girona are great to watch,  full of passion.

19 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

We signed players to play a style of play and we are playing it very well. We don't have the squad to play direct or defensive football

I disagree.

Up until 18 months ago, our whole squad - from juniors through U23s through to the first team - played a completely different style of footlball.

The fact that they've learnt to play tippy-tappy since Tomasson arrived, proves that they are adaptable to different styles to some degree of success. 

23 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

One of the best I ever saw was Ricky Holden at Oldham and City. I swear I could run faster but all he needed was a little jink to buy him half a yard and he’d whip in a great cross. A left footer playing on the left wing. No way would Mowbray and most modern coaches play him there. 
Talking Rovers players, Mike Harrison could put over a bullet of a cross without breaking his stride whilst running at top speed. Not something you see much these days.
The speed of the cross is important as well, whipped in,  it cuts down defenders reaction time.

Similar John Robertson at Forest. What a player he was.

1 hour ago, chaddyrovers said:

JDT is doing a brilliant job to be honest. We have a clear style of play and we stick to it. We don't have the squad to play a direct style or play long ball tactics. I enjoyed how we played and the movement and skill we played with is a great to watch. Its how I want us to play. 

When we play well, it's nice to watch admittedly. When we don't play so well, I find the style frustrating to say the least, with the tippy tappying around the back and the continual 10 yard passing to nowhere.

Tomasson is doing an amazing job though, all things considered, But he's not beyond criticism, and for me the biggest one is his insistence on playing the 'style' no matter what. Sometimes, for example when you're on an atrocious home run, you have to be a tad more pragmatic and look to grind out a draw or two. It's sh!t or bust with Tomasson.

This was the first Premier League game I've seen this season.

I lasted until half time; it was devoid of any excitement or entertainment, bar the comedy of tippy-tappy errors which led to the Wolves goal.

An advert for 'The Best League In The World' it was not. 

On that evidence, Burnley may pick up a few points here and there, but on the whole they're punchless. Wolves weren't much better.

7 minutes ago, Penwortham Blue said:

Reading their requirements from a new boss, JDT would be at the top of their list !

Any ambitious club at our level or higher would have Tomasson on their wish list.

I would not be surprised if there were murmurings of Sunderland being interested.

3 minutes ago, bazza said:

I'm going to get in before Mike Delap. I can't think of many who played for both clubs.

Albert Nightingale and David Batty. Not sure if Jason Wilcox also went there. Duncan McKenzie?

Scott Sellars

7 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

It’s all transactional to Swag. Very simple equation, he knows he will hit his financial target with 8/9k buying at £400/£500, he can’t be certain that he can still hit it by selling more under £300.

So why take a risk? More bums on seats? Better atmosphere? Why does he care about that? Sounds like too much hard work, think of the extra stewards and cleaners!

Absolutely this in a nutshell.

1 hour ago, LeftWinger said:

Just been having a look at his record over the past 5 seasons.

Completed 90 minutes:

19/20 - 9

20/21 - 12

21/22 - 6

22/23 - 4

23/24 - 0

 

 

That's laughable. Whatever the reason is as to why we signed him on a 4 year deal, I'd love to know.

44 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Does none have you play FM 24 or other football management games or even Fantasy premier League football game? 

Errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....nope

49 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

Unless Steve Bull still plays for them I can’t name a single one.

Andy Mutch?

It sums him up to a tee.

Charging £30 vs £28 for Leeds fans, gains him what, 7,000 x £2 so the grand total of £14k extra.

Far easier to milk the away fans for an extra couple of quid, rather than try to shift a few more STs and give a toss about his own fans.....

Will Carter be back for this?

None of this can be true. It's the 'best league in the world', after all....

Just now, den said:

1958 Brighton vs Middlesbrough

 

Cloughie?

27 minutes ago, arbitro said:

The problem is that type of player costs money and we don't have any. I really don't think we could have signed a player who could get straight into the team for the reputed £200k they both cost us.

Surely we could have got someone on a free - from the lower leagues, abroad, an out of contract - at least someone who isn't a crock or seemingly straight off Pleasington.

As it stands, they're both a waste of time, as evidenced by Tomasson's refusal to play them.