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Reply | Saito
at 18:00 22 Aug 2025
He wanted to play more but they couldn't find a shirt wide enough in the shoulders to accommodate his moniker [Post edited 22 Aug 18:01]
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Reply | Julien Stephan - BBC London interview
at 11:45 22 Aug 2025
If 'how we play' is more important than the outcome in a results based business it's not going to end well.
The last manager tried that and abandoned it for results and points. Have they learned nothing? |
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Reply | Eze
at 20:27 20 Aug 2025
Arsenal could have had him when he went to Palace but instead they chose Willian on a free |
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Reply | Daniel Bennie - New 15 year deal
at 09:11 19 Aug 2025
we're a development club, he's clearly being groomed for the position of Head of Restarts in the 38/39 season |
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Reply | Julien Stephan - Word of warning
at 13:01 18 Aug 2025
Yes, all of those football specialists reporting to him. Don't listen to what he says, look at what the reality is |
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Reply | Julien Stephan - Word of warning
at 12:48 18 Aug 2025
Nourry took on the role of Director of Football with his role as CEO too.
When he was asked this question in both the WLS interview and with Hoopsa he studiously avoided giving a direct answer as to how he was qualified for such a role. |
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Reply | Familiar learnings and fresh frustrations as QPR lose at Watford – Report
at 10:15 18 Aug 2025
Sorry Clive, you’ve got it all wrong.
Don’t you know the project works by not being dependent on any one individual. People can come and go seamlessly, players, managers and coaches, because we have a system built on distributed and collective accountability and responsibility.
Missing players in key positions in the squad, LB CM? No problem, the DOF has oversight of all of that, and the recruitment team have been working round the clock to get us ready for the gift of early season fixtures. It’s a surprise we’re not overprepared to be honest.
Coach new to the league, needs to get up to speed with the key challenges of the division? No problem, the DOF and team will have fully prepared the briefings needed to give him everything he needs to know from day one. Top of the list - we can’t play a midfield 2 particularly away from home in this division. The experts on the football staff witnessed it all last season and we’re not stupid enough to make that mistake again. The DOF has made sure the Head of Methodology has a 3-man midfield right at the top of the list of methodologies we need to stick to.
Championship players are running now more than they ever did we’re told. No problem, we’ve known about this for ages and have geared our fitness programme to having everyone ready to go from day one of the lenient fixture schedule we’ve been presented with.
The strategy is there for all to see, all bases covered, robust, flawless, its brilliant.
If you see something different– lack of key players, fitness, a coach not up to speed – that’s on you and all the other old farts who just don’t understand how these things work.
If and when it’s time to ditch the coach the DOF and team will collectively agree it was the correct and accountable thing to do, because nobody is more important than the project. |
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Reply | Dinosaurs for your dinosaur tour – Preview
at 11:41 16 Aug 2025
A refreshing reminder Clive that the real heroics are performed by those we love and admire on the pitch, and those who will be still around in 25 years to recall them. |
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Reply | Injuries......
at 17:20 15 Aug 2025
Varane will be available to start tomorrow |
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Reply | Crèche’s brave resistance beaten back by Plymouth’s bigger boys – Report
at 09:00 14 Aug 2025
We’ve started the season with a squad glaringly lacking in a few key areas, and a treatment room bursting at the seams.
On Sat we put out a patchwork team (and gave up points to a bottom six rival). There were half a dozen positions-players that wouldn’t have been our strongest 11 all things being equal.
Out injured or not fit we had Dunne, JCS, Varane, take your pick up front from Frey and Burrell. Before a ball was even kicked it was glaringly obvious the squad was still light in key positions - LB, CM and a centre forward.
Our cover on the bench was made up of players that we might expect to see in and around the first team but as back up (Burrell excepted), and in a cup game week for them to make an appearance for rotation.
Sure enough in come Nardi, Bennie, Kolli, Vale, Burrell and Sutton.
That’s arguably a reasonable core of a weakened side for a cup outing, but it needs to be supplemented with 4 or 5 remaining of your strongest squad, who let’s face it and we keep being reminded, are gonna have to put in a 3-game week shift. Then give the rest some exposure.
Its not a great look, and it gives all of the corporate speak more than a whiff of the BS that’s annoying the fan base of late.
If part of the strategy is to get the youngsters exposure (which is an idea we can all get on board with), the approach should have been better considered than the extreme we saw last night. They had their night out, are they all going to wait now another 12 months for our next Carabao cup outing?
(edit: obviously the Kone signing, very good piece of business, addresses the CF situation. But just when we’re allowed nice things the Larkeche news comes out to temper that) |
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Reply | Injuries......
at 17:16 11 Aug 2025
Morgan unavailable for tomorrow, but hopefully back for the weekend. |
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Reply | Injuries......
at 12:22 11 Aug 2025
injured in a tackle with Smith, flared up and bruised later x-ray to confirm if anything worse. fingers crossed its a quick recovery one |
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Reply | Injuries......
at 12:02 11 Aug 2025
Morgan having an x ray today on his injured right peg |
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