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Post by mangogas15 on Aug 27, 2019 22:14:37 GMT
I'd rather go out like that than lose on pens..
There was no pressure on us tonight, it was a good run out for this group to test themselves against superior opposition.
The likes of Mooy, Gross, Murray. Mooy looked very classy on the ball.
So take this into the next game with the same starting 11 as Oxford, Burton will not be as hard as Brighton. Good decision to play a strong line up.
DC would have rang the changes but consistency is everything. Importantly, those on the bench should not just get a game coz its the cup, they have to earn it or wait their chance. This philosophy worked last season and already we can see it 6 games in.
The keeper was MOM for me, special mention to Ogogo who was everywhere, Davies who is rapidly becoming a bargain, (Tom who?) and Tom Nichols for that goal.
Sorry, but the age old debate rumbles on. I thought Leahy did ok. Clarke looked out of his depth.
Hare struggled to get any space for the Beckhamesque crosses.
We must take this into Saturday, I will be over the moon with a draw, ecstatic but not surprised if we win.
Up this group. (Which is also utg...)
Tonight was the Graham Derby.
Our Graham is a football genius if he can get Nichols scoring.
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Post by Angas on Aug 27, 2019 22:23:35 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2019 8:18:02 GMT
That was BRISTOL ROVERS!, a team not an effing project. We are beginning to see the fight, the snot and the guts that we expect from all of us but especially those privileged to represent the blue and white quarters.
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Post by mangogas15 on Aug 28, 2019 8:39:27 GMT
That was BRISTOL ROVERS!, a team not an effing project. We are beginning to see the fight, the snot and the guts that we expect from all of us but especially those privileged to represent the blue and white quarters. Well said. Not wholesale changing the line up after we've won.
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Aug 28, 2019 9:53:40 GMT
It's been a while we've seen a gutsy performance against superior opponents in the cup..
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Post by vaughan on Aug 28, 2019 10:25:37 GMT
In terms of tactics and guts, it was a very positive performance.
The goalkeeper and back 3, plus Hare were excellent. Stand-out was Davies, who was strong, quick and composed.
Ed Upson was excellent and Ogogo had a strong second-half.
The difference between the sides when moving the ball between the lines was significant. The right wing-back (U23) was a Rolls-royce of a player.
It was much more than gutsy on our part. It was disciplined and intelligent on our part, given the level of opposition. We lacked a couple of playmakers or players who could provide runs from midfield. This reduced our attacking threat.
But well done Rovers. You thoroughly deserved your ovation at the end.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2019 10:32:00 GMT
I find it pathetic that posters come on here and hammer the previous manager after a battling defeat v brighton reserves. We had 4 great seasons under clarke before last seasons disaster with a team full of ability and fighting spirit. Who knows where were going with coughlan and this team but why hammer the previous manager every time we win or narrowly lose a match?
ps if we lose on saturday posters on here and the biggger forum will be telling us that coughlan should have rested players v brighton.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2019 10:33:33 GMT
In terms of tactics and guts, it was a very positive performance. The goalkeeper and back 3, plus Hare were excellent. Stand-out was Davies, who was strong, quick and composed. Ed Upson was excellent and Ogogo had a strong second-half. The difference between the sides when moving the ball between the lines was significant. The right wing-back (U23) was a Rolls-royce of a player. It was much more than gutsy on our part. It was disciplined and intelligent on our part, given the level of opposition. We lacked a couple of playmakers or players who could provide runs from midfield. This reduced our attacking threat. But well done Rovers. You thoroughly deserved your ovation at the end. Partly agree but to my eyes hare and davies struggled as they destroyed us down their left flank.
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Post by crater on Aug 28, 2019 13:21:37 GMT
Another year drifts by where we won't be holding aloft the League Cup at Wembley
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Post by mangogas15 on Aug 28, 2019 13:42:32 GMT
I find it pathetic that posters come on here and hammer the previous manager after a battling defeat v brighton reserves. We had 4 great seasons under clarke before last seasons disaster with a team full of ability and fighting spirit. Who knows where were going with coughlan and this team but why hammer the previous manager every time we win or narrowly lose a match? ps if we lose on saturday posters on here and the biggger forum will be telling us that coughlan should have rested players v brighton. We talk about one game and what happened in that game. If we all agree the forum dies.
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Post by mangogas15 on Aug 28, 2019 13:43:56 GMT
In terms of tactics and guts, it was a very positive performance. The goalkeeper and back 3, plus Hare were excellent. Stand-out was Davies, who was strong, quick and composed. Ed Upson was excellent and Ogogo had a strong second-half. The difference between the sides when moving the ball between the lines was significant. The right wing-back (U23) was a Rolls-royce of a player. It was much more than gutsy on our part. It was disciplined and intelligent on our part, given the level of opposition. We lacked a couple of playmakers or players who could provide runs from midfield. This reduced our attacking threat. But well done Rovers. You thoroughly deserved your ovation at the end. Partly agree but to my eyes hare and davies struggled as they destroyed us down their left flank. Agree regarding their left, ultimately where they scored the winner. Hare struggled to find space going forward as well.
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Aug 28, 2019 18:42:18 GMT
I find it pathetic that posters come on here and hammer the previous manager after a battling defeat v brighton reserves. We had 4 great seasons under clarke before last seasons disaster with a team full of ability and fighting spirit. Who knows where were going with coughlan and this team but why hammer the previous manager every time we win or narrowly lose a match? ps if we lose on saturday posters on here and the biggger forum will be telling us that coughlan should have rested players v brighton. Well the only way you can evaluate your progress is to compare with the past, isn't it? Or are there other ways?
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Post by mangogas15 on Aug 28, 2019 21:04:31 GMT
I find it pathetic that posters come on here and hammer the previous manager after a battling defeat v brighton reserves. We had 4 great seasons under clarke before last seasons disaster with a team full of ability and fighting spirit. Who knows where were going with coughlan and this team but why hammer the previous manager every time we win or narrowly lose a match? ps if we lose on saturday posters on here and the biggger forum will be telling us that coughlan should have rested players v brighton. Well the only way you can evaluate your progress is to compare with the past, isn't it? Or are there other ways? Look, I admit it's a little bit lazy sometimes to just compare GC to DC but it's natural. Every Man U manager is compared to Fergie and DC was hugely successful but found his limit and it's hard to ignore especially when we could see it falling apart. I don't understand why he treated the line up the way he did when he'd had success by keeping a settled side. History will remember the good for Darrell and rightly so, but for now GC is the one with something still to prove for many on this and other forums and he's had a good start to the home fixtures this season when we really struggled at home last. Had we 'rested' players, Btec Albion were good enough to beat us 5 or 6 so I'm glad he trusted his group and kept everyone hungry to play for our club.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2019 21:26:08 GMT
I find it pathetic that posters come on here and hammer the previous manager after a battling defeat v brighton reserves. We had 4 great seasons under clarke before last seasons disaster with a team full of ability and fighting spirit. Who knows where were going with coughlan and this team but why hammer the previous manager every time we win or narrowly lose a match? ps if we lose on saturday posters on here and the biggger forum will be telling us that coughlan should have rested players v brighton. Well the only way you can evaluate your progress is to compare with the past, isn't it? Or are there other ways? Walsall were beaten by Crawley in the last round. Things were much better when we knew where we stood. Get drawn against a team from L2 or lower in the first round of every cup, get knocked out, say that the performance wasn't good enough and we move on to the next game, which is massive.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2019 21:49:36 GMT
I find it pathetic that posters come on here and hammer the previous manager after a battling defeat v brighton reserves. We had 4 great seasons under clarke before last seasons disaster with a team full of ability and fighting spirit. Who knows where were going with coughlan and this team but why hammer the previous manager every time we win or narrowly lose a match? ps if we lose on saturday posters on here and the biggger forum will be telling us that coughlan should have rested players v brighton. Well the only way you can evaluate your progress is to compare with the past, isn't it? Or are there other ways? If your evaluating the past for some reason on a match thread a bit of balance might help with regards the former manager. I find it strange that a manager who had great success gets sniped at for some reason when we lose a home game in the cup. To me its pathetic.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2019 6:13:11 GMT
Well the only way you can evaluate your progress is to compare with the past, isn't it? Or are there other ways? If your evaluating the past for some reason on a match thread a bit of balance might help with regards the former manager. I find it strange that a manager who had great success gets sniped at for some reason when we lose a home game in the cup. To me its pathetic. Well said.
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Post by mangogas15 on Aug 29, 2019 7:20:00 GMT
Well the only way you can evaluate your progress is to compare with the past, isn't it? Or are there other ways? Walsall were beaten by Crawley in the last round. Things were much better when we knew where we stood. Get drawn against a team from L2 or lower in the first round of every cup, get knocked out, say that the performance wasn't good enough and we move on to the next game, which is massive. Careful, he is beyond criticism of any kind.
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Post by mangogas15 on Aug 29, 2019 7:22:10 GMT
Well the only way you can evaluate your progress is to compare with the past, isn't it? Or are there other ways? If your evaluating the past for some reason on a match thread a bit of balance might help with regards the former manager. I find it strange that a manager who had great success gets sniped at for some reason when we lose a home game in the cup. To me its pathetic. Correct to give it balance. Imagine the ovation he will receive if we play Walsall at home in the future. But was Arsene Wenger beyond criticism? After what he did for Arsenal, there were so many who will still now choose to 'snipe' about the last 8 years of his tenure even though they won the FA Cup 3 times. History will show he was a great manager for them but is not beyond criticism especially when the next manager comes in. Not pathetic just observations. Agree to give it balance, try it..
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2019 13:33:28 GMT
If your evaluating the past for some reason on a match thread a bit of balance might help with regards the former manager. I find it strange that a manager who had great success gets sniped at for some reason when we lose a home game in the cup. To me its pathetic. Correct to give it balance. Imagine the ovation he will receive if we play Walsall at home in the future. But was Arsene Wenger beyond criticism? After what he did for Arsenal, there were so many who will still now choose to 'snipe' about the last 8 years of his tenure even though they won the FA Cup 3 times. History will show he was a great manager for them but is not beyond criticism especially when the next manager comes in. Not pathetic just observations. Agree to give it balance, try it.. Not even those of us (there aren't many) who still wish Darrell was manager would say he's beyond criticism. It's just on occasion, some on here seem to find any excuse to have a pop at him.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2019 14:53:38 GMT
Correct to give it balance. Imagine the ovation he will receive if we play Walsall at home in the future. But was Arsene Wenger beyond criticism? After what he did for Arsenal, there were so many who will still now choose to 'snipe' about the last 8 years of his tenure even though they won the FA Cup 3 times. History will show he was a great manager for them but is not beyond criticism especially when the next manager comes in. Not pathetic just observations. Agree to give it balance, try it.. Not even those of us (there aren't many) who still wish Darrell was manager would say he's beyond criticism. It's just on occasion, some on here seem to find any excuse to have a poo at him. Been watching those minority interest German 'recreation' videos again?
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