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  1. 2 hours ago, damo100 said:

    You need to remember the Venables, Robson, Ericsson days when we had quality players, we also lagged behind European clubs.

    How many times have Germany won Euros and World Cup? They’ve never had the best league or best players in the world, I’m not buying that damo.

     

     

  2. 12 minutes ago, joey_big_nose said:

    Id say we have a more rounded and balanced set of midfielders than we have ever had. Bellingham, Rice, Saka, Foden compliment and link up each other much better than previous golden generations... (Scholes, Lampard, Gerrard and even Joe Cole while individually brilliant all were ultimately too similar to really work together well). Add Kane in there as the main striker it's a really good midfield and attack.

    But... I don't think any of our other strikers are on Kanes level. And as others have said our central defence and keeper are poor by historical standards.

    That said Southgate has tended to overachieve, and this is his best squad yet. So feel like we will continue to do well. 

    Shearer was better than Kane in his pomp.

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  3. 18 minutes ago, damo100 said:

    Disagree, Southgate is a 'safe' defensive minded coach who is stubborn when picking the likes of Maguire, Henderson and Phillips amongst media and fans disapproval. 

    When we played a poor Italy at Wembley a goal up, Southgate's tactics where to sit back and protect the lead, then put on Saka etc way too late.

    Name me a Premier League side who'd want Southgate as their manager, he failed at Boro. 

    We have a good chance with the talent available, but we'll win any major tournament under Southgate. 

    Imagine if England's head coach was Pep or Jurgen?

    Its all about opinions of course damo and I respect yours.

    You talk about Pep and Klopp, but they're never coming to manage England and lets not forget we had a manager of this calibre in Capello, probably in Venables and Robson too, all failed to reach the heights Southgate has, food for thought maybe? 

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  4. 2 hours ago, J*B said:

    Tried this on Twitter yesterday. All you get back is fans explaining how Ipswich get 28,000 fans, have a much bigger catchment area and are a much more exciting proposition to investors. When you try and rationalise that with:

    They had ~15K fans prior to their turnaround in fortunes due to good management and ownership

    A lot of the land around them is farm land, it’s not full of houses with families. 

    The North West is the hot bed for the countries football.

    They can’t give you any rationale explanation and end up insulting you. Our fan base is completely brainwashed into thinking this is all normal and there’s no other way out. Which is exactly why any protests will fail, sadly. 

    I remember Ipswich Town under Bobby Robson winning the UEFA Cup in 80's, they won FA Cup in 70's and the league 1960's, they've always had a good pedigree a generation or two before Jack came along. That makes them an exciting prospect for any investor, as does Blackburn Rovers league title win and league cup win more recently. 

    You don't need masses of support to protest, Reading have shown that, its happening at Sheff Weds too right now. If you have organisation and a will to succeed, a few hundred can make a massive difference. 

  5. 1 hour ago, AllRoverAsia said:

    And even mess that up at home when favourites.

    He's a flat track bully saved by the quality of players that he has but he doesn't know how to maximise.

    Italy were the best side in the competition and backed it up, no shame in losing to them in my opinion.

    The Euro 96 side was the best England side in my lifetime, with a world class manager running the show and even they couldn't make it into the final.

    We shouldn't under estimate the achievement of Southgate last time out, who out performed every other England manager since 1966!

     

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  6. On 22/03/2024 at 09:35, speedies gonna get ya. said:

    Liam Livingston is playing in the Indian Premier leauge. He is a proud Rovers fan, a few anti Venkys comments from him in his interviews will surely really damage the Raos in their own back yard. 

    Its interesting to note, that a number of our 'celebrity fans' didn't want to get involved in the mud slinging back in the early days of this lots reign. I know several attempts were made to try and bring more publicity to our plight and many celebs ran a mile. 

     

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  7. Gareth Southgate is the most successful England manger since Alf Ramsey, but he's won nothing. But what he has done is take his England side to European Championship final, something that every other England manger has failed to do in the history of the competition, think about that.

    That statistic alone means he deserves to be in his current position and all this nonsense about "once in a generation talent pool" is something we've been hearing for decades, usually with the same outcome, failure!

    Friendly internationals against Brazil mean nowt, its what happens in a few months time that really matters.

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  8. 5 hours ago, oneandycrawford said:

    Always seemed to play well on an icy pitch. Have a memory of playing at Forest in the snow when Noel was unstoppable. Probably not as great as I remember as so long ago!

    Was that the cup game at Forest on the Saturday? We won the replay at Ewood mid 80’s?

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  9. 1 hour ago, Wing Wizard Windy Miller said:

    Have to say that Hyam really isn't up to much.  Been a mainstay of a leaky defence for last 2 seasons and doesn't seem a leader on the pitch.  

    Reminds me a bit of Scott Dann.

    Is that the Scott Dann who went from here to have a very good career in Premiership with Palace and was called up to England squad? 

    Hyam, like Dann, is more a victim of the players around him than anything else in my opinion. He was outstanding last season, you don’t become a bad player overnight.

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  10. Just had my first listen to Squire/Gallagher album, first impression is, not great to be honest, aside from ‘Mars to Liverpool’ which is a banger.

    Liams voice is excellent and Squires guitar playing is superb, sounds of Blues, Hendrix, Beatles and The Byrds, but I’m not sure the package is anything to write home about, when it should be. 

    Come back in 2wks time and I’ll love it I’m sure 🫣
     

     

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  11. 17 minutes ago, Polky said:

    Manchester City away for Newcastle in the next round. Best of luck 😂

    You know what Polky, after the loss to Sheff Utd in the cup last season we all retired to a neighbour pub in Crookes Sheff.

    The draw for the next round was on Tv - Manchester City v Sheffield  United 

    A couple of blades sat at the bar started shouting at each other and stormed out. As they walked away you could hear the desperation and anger at drawing City.

    Made the loss a little easier to take I can tell you 👍

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  12. I've said on many occasions that the FA Cup tie last season away to Sheff Utd really stirred something inside of me and the wider fanbase, it proved this club still has the support and in big numbers if we can get the off field stuff right.

    Sadly with Wharton being sold and JDT being forced out, in my eyes I feel like we are back to square one, we are always one bad decision away from disaster under these rats, but in this case 2!

    I have no interest in tonight's game, I've given my tickets away, but as always I hope we win for the superb downtrodden supporters, they deserve better, much better.

    VENKYS OUT - NOTHING ELSE MATTERS

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  13. 9 hours ago, onlyonejackwalker said:

    You find it exciting as its over quick 

     

    You also found it exciting earlier in this thread oojw.

    You were waxing lyrical about the 'new exciting approach' and how the side needs to be fully committed to it.

    What has changed?

  14. 43 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

    Is there nothing in between those options?

    Of course, we saw it during this series. 

    We abandoned the all out attack at times, the 3rd innings in this test for example, we batted 26 overs for 37 runs, just over 1 run an over, the first innings was also slow and these aren’t the only example.

    Stokes first series loss by the way, his record is tremendous. 

     

  15. 42 minutes ago, onlyonejackwalker said:

     

    For me, Bazball has looked pretty old, dated and ineffective on this trip. I feel sorry for our bowlers. Not one batsmen comes out of this with any credit for me. 

    We could return to the days of 1 series win in 17 which is where we sat before Key and Baza came in?

    What this side has achieved has been phenomenal, breaking records all over the place, I’m surprised at your comments. 

    Not one batsman comes out with any credit? Are you sure you’ve been watching the same series? 

    Maybe you want blockers at each end and play for a draw? Give me bazball all day long, this test has been terrific.
     

     

  16. 22 minutes ago, onlyonejackwalker said:

    Disappointing to lose the series and this match so easily after getting into a good first innings position.

    A lack of runs, and two good innings by the Indian middle order under fierce pressure saw them home.

    Its been a great series, enthralling with some fantastic cricket, but at times to have to hold your hands up and say we were beaten by the better side. 

    Its on to Dharamsala next, I had hoped to make it out to India for this one, but due to other commitments I'm struggling to fit it in, looks a fantastic venue! 

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