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Reply | Sheffield Wednesday gone into Admin this morning
at 13:54 24 Oct 2025
I think that's the one positive - it will be years of pain but then they can come back - if he stayed nothing good was coming from it.
Not sure what happens with the ground though as I think he owns it -and he seems spiteful, so that could get messy.
I guess the other thing that is often forgotten is all the small businesses owed money that now won't get paid (or hardly) that may go bust or have serious financial problems, and the poor staff of course. |
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Reply | After Many A Summer Dies The Swan, Swansea Match Thread
at 16:29 22 Oct 2025
Be interesting to see the lineup - assume Saito and Burrell will start, probably Mbengue as well. I hope to anyway, and would definitely feel better if they do.
And will Chair or Poku make the bench? You'd think probably not as they have harly played in ages but could be interesting if they do. |
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Reply | New keeper.
at 17:03 18 Oct 2025
I don't understand how Nardi is getting the blame for the first one. Cook stops running but Nardi was never getting there, and we surely have to deal with a ball like that.
He's a good keeper at this level, not the best and not the worst.
We have to defend better. |
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Reply | Another Prick in the Wall - kitty litter edition QPR vs Millwall match thread.
at 11:37 18 Oct 2025
I watched Frey against Oxford and he didn't look overly fit to me, bit like when he first joined, or rusty at best so am hoping he has more impact this game. Hopefully the double battering ram I was expecting against Oxford.
We won't be able to press as we do normally, but maybe that won't matter as much today.
Great options from the bench if we need to change it. |
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Reply | Uncle in the Times
at 08:14 12 Oct 2025
I was reading a comments section which had mentioned his celebration, and he seems to be really liked at every club he has been at.
Those celebrations have been brilliant - they should let him take any penalties they get for some more! |
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Reply | Keeper conundrum?
at 19:51 9 Oct 2025
I'm happy enough with Nardi as No1 personally for the rest of the season - I think overall he is decent, so I'd not sign Dieng or anyone else personally. I don't think we desperately need to get a keeper in Jan to replace him, and I don't think it would change our points total that much if we did.
I do think other keepers should go out on loan though (maybe that's easier said than done), and then we can see where we are at the end of the season. You'd expect Cooper to be first choice or No2 vying for 1st place next season. I'd not recall him and leave him where he is for the rest of the season to continue his development. |
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Reply | Players With Wobbly Starts
at 10:46 6 Oct 2025
Les Ferdinand - didn't look great, went on loan to Turkey, came back and the rest is history. |
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Reply | Julien Stéphan, I mean, come on...
at 19:38 5 Oct 2025
I think he is doing a good job, and pleased about it, I've never been convinced about the CEO being involved in team selections etc.
What happened post Coventry is we had Kone now playing full matches, Saito signed as well, Walsh got injured, Hayden signed also, squad suddenly looked much more different - I think without Kone especcially a lot of this doesn't happen.
We've seen it before with Austin and Warburton - if you get a striker who can finish, or have one that can't really, it makes all the difference no matter your style of play.
Like others I'm pleased he has adapted and credit for that, we look mich more lively going forwards now, again with Burrell leading the press we are a different animal upfront. I've said before I really like that when one goal up we don't sit back and invite the pressure, we still try to go forwards so the opposition still have something to think about, one of my favourite things about him.
So a longwinded way of saying a good new attack and signings aligned to some tactical changes - we needed both, and I don't think one could have happened without the other. |
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Reply | A big IF !
at 10:19 3 Oct 2025
I think it will depend on where we are with injuries.
Edwards the obvious one of course, but I don't think we would do much barring sudden 6 month out type injuries. |
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Reply | M40 pile up Witnail and I edition - Qpr vs Oxford Match Thread
at 19:22 1 Oct 2025
Love the fact 2 months ago we would have loved this lineup, and now we have been spoilt we think it's not the strongest. Progress!
Looking forward to the subs and seeing what the front two do. First live game of the season for me. |
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Reply | Who misses out - best team v best plan
at 08:26 23 Sep 2025
I think JS will play the best team each time, which will be part of the plan, so I don't think they contradict themselves.
We are all speculating to an extent, but the ultimate plan will be to be promoted. The board have looked at that, and I think, said, let's improve the squad year on year, bring in younger players, try to get some in the team, sell for profit, improve again etc etc. I think that is wht is happening, I don't think they care whether the players are from the Dev Squad or bought in young.
In terms of the team, I agree with DavB I think Chair might find it hard to get back into the team at this rate, but I think he will and he will have so many other options to ply with and a new coach I think he could also be outstanding in this set-up - I think he will get loads of assists and more goals as there will be more space due to the other players around him. |
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Reply | No threads about JS?
at 12:53 22 Sep 2025
I think you are right, we were in such a bad place when Marti took over, and he did an amazing job in his first year., people liked him almost from the off.
It's different with Stephan as most people didn't want Marti replaced, and he is also not super expressive and appears very calm most of the time (which is actually a good thing I think and feeds into the rest of teh squad not to panic etc) but this probably makes people warm to him slightly slower.
Like the team, early days, but showing improvement, I'm feeling pretty optimistic about him. |
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Reply | Saito
at 08:59 21 Sep 2025
I think the other difference with Saito compared to Austin etc is that he is a lot younger, room to get better and theoretically much better chance of making your money back or selling for a profit. |
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Reply | Madsen
at 08:56 21 Sep 2025
I think there are a few other things that help Madsen now.
Lots of players making forward runs and taking up good positions means he can lay if off quickly to someone in space / moving into space, which then also leads to a good attack - playing with Saito, Vale, Kone and Burrell must be a dream compared to before in terms of attacking play.
As NewYorkRanger says, defensive side (and I think also attacking wise as a team) has been worked on - some of that in fairness will have been him getting used to the league, but some will be coaching. Our manager has a reputation for developing players, so it would make sense if Madsen has improved with his arrival. It's pretty exciooting actually to think we have a manager who can improve a lof of our players.
So I think a combination of style of play changing, players around him, coaching and in fairness to him putting a lot of work in himself to get better. |
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Reply | Ronnie Edwards dropped from Saints Squad
at 21:49 20 Sep 2025
The main positive for us of him not playing, is that other clubs are less likely to want him also, and of course Saints less fussed about keeping him.
When I looked at one of their forums a while ago, they did think they had better Centrebacks, but also I think they were playing a formation they didn't think suited him - the last bit is more hazy though. |
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Thread | Team mentality
at 20:57 20 Sep 2025
One of the things that stuck with me from Clive's interivew with Stephan, was the way he talked about hw they won the Charlton game in the week before, knowing it was unacceptable but also remaining emotionally stable.
You can also see how we don't just set out to defence a lead, we still go for it. We are not in a let's defend the lead, we are in a 'let's extend the lead', defending by attacking. No more inviting pressure.
I think this all gets through to the players - you can see the spirit, togetherness and fight.
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Reply | Saito
at 20:43 20 Sep 2025
Absolutely - you don't shoot, you don't score.
It's impossible not to like Saito. His speciality of driving towards the line that many just can't stop is amazing, but he is just so good to what and the way he links up with the rest of the team is brilliant. |
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Reply | Kone's all round game
at 20:37 20 Sep 2025
Also a really nice lay-off to set-up a Madsen shot - really impressive! [Post edited 20 Sep 20:37]
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