Today's team selection 11:03 - Aug 17 with 4634 views | PatfromPoole | Mmmmmm..... 1. Three centre-halves again; I really am not a fan of this. 2. Fraser at right-back. Quite the slap in the face for Sugawara. 3. Armstrong on his own up front again. This was a bit of a disaster against Wrexham and didn't work at all. 4. Manning on the bench. Actually surprised by this. I have to have faith in the new manager. But quite a lot of this has me scratching my head. |  |
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Today's team selection on 13:56 - Aug 17 with 1077 views | saint22 |
Today's team selection on 13:41 - Aug 17 by 1885_SFC | Dibling coming on. Wonder what the reception will be?... |
We will take a point but fook me I am not convinced yet We need a back 4 and the attacking needs sorting asap Same old same old really |  | |  |
Today's team selection on 13:57 - Aug 17 with 1087 views | kingslandstand1 |
Today's team selection on 13:41 - Aug 17 by 1885_SFC | Dibling coming on. Wonder what the reception will be?... |
Well he did nothing to justify a £45m price tag for the time he was on the pitch |  |
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Today's team selection on 13:59 - Aug 17 with 1060 views | Heisenberg | A point at Ipswich is a good result but we really need to get that defence sorted. Quarshie and THB were terrible. Jack not much better. Prefer 4 at the back. |  |
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Today's team selection on 14:01 - Aug 17 with 1040 views | PatfromPoole | Not one single person on this thread has spoken in favour of playing 3 CB’s. We can’t all be wrong surely????!!!???? |  |
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Today's team selection on 14:08 - Aug 17 with 965 views | 1885_SFC |
Today's team selection on 13:59 - Aug 17 by Heisenberg | A point at Ipswich is a good result but we really need to get that defence sorted. Quarshie and THB were terrible. Jack not much better. Prefer 4 at the back. |
That defence worried me all game. So disjointed. I'm happy with a point. A tough place to go even at this early stage of the season. If I had a wish list, it would be a truly classy CB, Rudoni from Coventry, and that Armenian fella. Not sure Downs or sicknote would have had much better luck today. All in all, 7 out of ten performance. Room for improvement definitely. |  |
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Today's team selection on 14:10 - Aug 17 with 966 views | dirk_doone | We really need a centre forward. Robinson will make and score goals on a regular basis, but he's the only player we've got who will and he's not a centre forward. But, I have little faith in our recruitment team. Our 2 big buys, Downs and Quarshie, have weakened the squad. We could have got a decent central defender, like Dael Fry or Christoph Klarer and a goalscoring centre forward, like Ayoub El Kaabi, for less. [Post edited 17 Aug 14:18]
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Today's team selection on 14:11 - Aug 17 with 957 views | NYC_Saint |
Today's team selection on 14:01 - Aug 17 by PatfromPoole | Not one single person on this thread has spoken in favour of playing 3 CB’s. We can’t all be wrong surely????!!!???? |
Our full backs aren't great at defending so maybe until bree is fit he thinks this is the best way to grind out a result. THB and Quarshie first touch was terrible constantly putting themselves under pressure - hopefully they can fix that in training. |  | |  |
Today's team selection on 14:12 - Aug 17 with 948 views | mushinexile | Usual situation. We are eighth. We could have been fourth with more goal difference. I'm disappointed to come away with a point. We should have played better. |  |
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Today's team selection on 14:21 - Aug 17 with 904 views | dirk_doone |
Today's team selection on 14:12 - Aug 17 by mushinexile | Usual situation. We are eighth. We could have been fourth with more goal difference. I'm disappointed to come away with a point. We should have played better. |
Replacing Robinson with Archer took away our only goal threat. |  |
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Today's team selection on 14:22 - Aug 17 with 901 views | Ifonly |
Today's team selection on 14:01 - Aug 17 by PatfromPoole | Not one single person on this thread has spoken in favour of playing 3 CB’s. We can’t all be wrong surely????!!!???? |
Not sure I'm in favour but one thing I'd say is that it lets the wing backs get forward. Last week Manning crosses for the winner. This week it's Fraser. If he hadn't been able to get forward and be high up the pitch then Jay wouldn't have scored. I'd also say that you need to give these things time. You can't turn up and immediately have a cohesive defence, plus Quarshie is a newbie and THB is rusty (thank God for Super Jack!). I'm prepared to give it time. |  | |  |
Today's team selection on 14:24 - Aug 17 with 884 views | PatfromPoole | Quite interesting interview with Still on SKY after the game. Basically said that he is forced to play 3 at the back as he doesn't have the wingers in the squad that he wants. He isn't tied to 3 at the back, we played 4 at the back in pre-season friendlies. Seems to me we need to sign two wingers and a striker as a minimum. [Post edited 17 Aug 14:28]
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Today's team selection on 14:26 - Aug 17 with 877 views | dirk_doone |
Today's team selection on 14:22 - Aug 17 by Ifonly | Not sure I'm in favour but one thing I'd say is that it lets the wing backs get forward. Last week Manning crosses for the winner. This week it's Fraser. If he hadn't been able to get forward and be high up the pitch then Jay wouldn't have scored. I'd also say that you need to give these things time. You can't turn up and immediately have a cohesive defence, plus Quarshie is a newbie and THB is rusty (thank God for Super Jack!). I'm prepared to give it time. |
We should not underestimate how much we've relied on Jack Stephens to save us in our league games so far. |  |
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Today's team selection on 14:28 - Aug 17 with 869 views | GRIM |
Today's team selection on 13:59 - Aug 17 by Heisenberg | A point at Ipswich is a good result but we really need to get that defence sorted. Quarshie and THB were terrible. Jack not much better. Prefer 4 at the back. |
That's the problem, we don't have one decent ctr back so he has to play 3 of them. & the less said about Armstrong up front the better, he's a passenger. |  | |  |
Today's team selection on 14:31 - Aug 17 with 846 views | kingslandstand1 |
Today's team selection on 14:24 - Aug 17 by PatfromPoole | Quite interesting interview with Still on SKY after the game. Basically said that he is forced to play 3 at the back as he doesn't have the wingers in the squad that he wants. He isn't tied to 3 at the back, we played 4 at the back in pre-season friendlies. Seems to me we need to sign two wingers and a striker as a minimum. [Post edited 17 Aug 14:28]
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Valid point from Bent just now as well, most of the Ipswich chances came from Southampton mistakes! And that is definitely the case Certainly their goal was from 2 very basic horrendous mistakes |  |
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Today's team selection on 14:46 - Aug 17 with 811 views | GRIM |
Today's team selection on 14:31 - Aug 17 by kingslandstand1 | Valid point from Bent just now as well, most of the Ipswich chances came from Southampton mistakes! And that is definitely the case Certainly their goal was from 2 very basic horrendous mistakes |
That was the case last season & you'll always get mistakes from players that are not very good. The opposition know that we'll make mistakes & give them a chance. |  | |  |
Today's team selection on 15:29 - Aug 17 with 716 views | wibbersda | Still we have only conceded 2 goals so far. 1 penalty and 1 own goal, not bad for a terrible defence. |  | |  |
Today's team selection on 15:35 - Aug 17 with 702 views | SonicBoom | I said we'd learn something but im not sure what. Strange formation and suddenly Frazer who couldn't get a kick when we were at our worst, is now a starting wingback. Defence does look very suspect and we had no presence up front. Oh and MF and Robinson looked very good, so he took both off. Since we've had Martin I genuinely think that I know nothing about football any more. Apparently the new breed of manager sees things that no one else sees. |  | |  |
Today's team selection on 16:29 - Aug 17 with 618 views | PatfromPoole | I think we should go back to Everton and tell them we will take £35 million for Dibling and just do the deal. Get the players in ASAP that Will Still wants. Dibling looks more worried about his hair. |  |
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Today's team selection on 16:36 - Aug 17 with 605 views | GRIM |
Today's team selection on 16:29 - Aug 17 by PatfromPoole | I think we should go back to Everton and tell them we will take £35 million for Dibling and just do the deal. Get the players in ASAP that Will Still wants. Dibling looks more worried about his hair. |
If we get £35 for him we'll be lucky. He'll still be here when the transfer window closes & be a bench warmer for us. |  | |  |
Today's team selection on 16:46 - Aug 17 with 587 views | Berber |
Today's team selection on 14:11 - Aug 17 by NYC_Saint | Our full backs aren't great at defending so maybe until bree is fit he thinks this is the best way to grind out a result. THB and Quarshie first touch was terrible constantly putting themselves under pressure - hopefully they can fix that in training. |
As well as passing the ball to the opposition. |  |
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Today's team selection on 16:58 - Aug 17 with 545 views | GRIM |
Today's team selection on 16:46 - Aug 17 by Berber | As well as passing the ball to the opposition. |
Isn't Bella Kotchap still on our books, can't the club do something to get him interested in playing for us again. He's better than any of the ctr backs that we've got at the moment. |  | |  |
Today's team selection on 17:01 - Aug 17 with 543 views | 1teeminants |
Today's team selection on 15:29 - Aug 17 by wibbersda | Still we have only conceded 2 goals so far. 1 penalty and 1 own goal, not bad for a terrible defence. |
Far too positive for this site mate. Only lost one game in total and none in the league and still people moan. Unbelievable really . |  |
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Today's team selection on 17:33 - Aug 17 with 469 views | kingslandstand1 |
Today's team selection on 16:58 - Aug 17 by GRIM | Isn't Bella Kotchap still on our books, can't the club do something to get him interested in playing for us again. He's better than any of the ctr backs that we've got at the moment. |
He's off to Hoffenheim apparently
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Today's team selection on 18:01 - Aug 17 with 429 views | Buggalugs |
Today's team selection on 17:01 - Aug 17 by 1teeminants | Far too positive for this site mate. Only lost one game in total and none in the league and still people moan. Unbelievable really . |
It is quite amusing reading through the matchday thread of those that didn’t/don’t go to the games. |  |
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Today's team selection on 18:10 - Aug 17 with 410 views | saintmark1976 |
Today's team selection on 15:29 - Aug 17 by wibbersda | Still we have only conceded 2 goals so far. 1 penalty and 1 own goal, not bad for a terrible defence. |
I thought it was all a little work in progress today but full credit to the players, who battled away after an early setback and came away with a point against a team which in all probability will be in the end of season shake up. Not pretty and a little lucky but the sort of away result which if repeated throughout the season and coupled with good home form could easily get us back into The Premier League. |  |
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