 | Forum Reply | We really should not be surprised at 21:40 26 Aug 2025
Not saying you might not have a point but there are plenty of existing threads this could have been posted on. Did it really need a new thread? |
 | Forum Reply | Saito signs at 17:24 25 Aug 2025
That's a lovely interview. I really hope it works out for him. I took my kids to the player signing even at Westfield last season and Koki was so friendly. |
 | Forum Reply | Isaac Hayden at 13:25 25 Aug 2025
I think there was a piece in the Athletic or NYT where he spoke about keeping himself super fit so hopefully he'll be good to go on Saturday. |
 | Forum Reply | Isaac Hayden at 13:23 25 Aug 2025
This is great news. He strikes me as a player who sets himself high standards and will demand more from his team mates. Cook has done a similar job but his legs have gone so Hayden is much needed. Hopefully we can get the left back from Sheffield United too. Although he's not loved up in Sheffield, he's got a bit of experience and I'm sure will want to prove the doubters wrong. |
 | Forum Reply | What went so wrong today? at 21:31 23 Aug 2025
Only seen the goals so not seen the poor play in the build up but Cook gets done badly for at least two of them. He looks finished. I heard good things about Mbemgue in his first game at CB. Surely he has to start ahead of Cook now. Dembele has always been a defensive liability. Okay if you're Adel but he's not good enough to get away with doing no defensive work. Signing Saito and the LB from Sheffield United will hopefully toughen us up a bit and hopefully they'll bring Hayden back. Maybe give Field a rest as it sounds like he's having a mare at the moment. I've been away last two weeks. Back for the Charlton game. Will be fascinating to see what their response is. Hoping we start with Kone and get our noses in front and the crowd behind the team. Concede early and it could be another bad day. |
 | Forum Reply | Julien Stephan - Word of warning at 10:13 17 Aug 2025
Marti did have the benefit of replacing Ainsworth. I think we would have warmed to almost anyone after that. Bare in mind he's giving interviews in a second language and his Frenchness was always going to be a contrast to Marti's cool Catalan vibes. As I said on another thread, I'll give it 8-10 games before making too many judgements. Likely to be one or two more signings in as well so I think he deserves some patience. |
 | Forum Reply | Just back - Watford reflections at 10:00 17 Aug 2025
Marti's Leicester played a 4-2-3-1 against Preston and lost. It's the championship. Bar the odd team, everyone beats each other. We'll win a game in the next few that we shouldn't on paper. Hopefully next week at Coventry. |
 | Forum Reply | Madsen and Field midfield at 08:59 17 Aug 2025
It may well be inaccurate but I just had a look at the LiveScore app to see what formations teams in the championship were playing yesterday. I couldn't see a single team set up as a 4-3-3 or 4-1-4-1. Most in 4-2-3-1 or 3-5-2. It should not be impossible to make the 4-2-3-1 work but it seems fairly obvious now that it can't contain Madsen as one of the 2. Middle of the 3 perhaps but that would leave Chair out which would be ludicrous. Could it be that the three midget 10s are as much part of the problem as the two midfielders? Only Chair ever seems to do any defending. Dembele is a lovely player going forward but does not have a defensive bone in his body. Saito, while small, at least put a few tackles in. Should also be noted that we're missing our player of the year in Jimmy Dunne. His return cannot come soon enough and will make us a much stronger team and will help the keeper and CBs to settle. Just need to find a reliable left back and hope that Dunne never gets injured again! |
 | Forum Reply | Wat's the chances of a high scoring draw - match fred at 17:22 16 Aug 2025
Before we completely write off .'Smiley'/'le shrug', I thought it worth pointing out that Marti's Leicester lost 2-1 against Preston today. Some odd results all round and looks like a few teams, not just us, are still finding their feet. Personally, I'll give it 8-10 games before writing anyone off. |
 | Forum Reply | Wat's the chances of a high scoring draw - match fred at 17:06 16 Aug 2025
Seems to me that if we're going to play 4231 then it has to be Field and Varane. Don't hate Madsen as much as others but he can't do a job in that system. 4-3-3 maybe but not in 4231. We looked better second half with a left footed left back. Morrison won't have many worse games than that. Once Dunne is back and with maybe one or two new signings (Hayden and Saito?), I think we'll be fine. |
 | Forum Reply | Wat's the chances of a high scoring draw - match fred at 16:05 16 Aug 2025
That's how I saw it. Big fan of Morrison but he got done for that second goal. Strikes me as a fast learner so hopefully he'll bounce back. I'd rather him and Mbengue at CB. Cooks legs look gone to me. |
 | Forum Reply | Eze at 13:09 16 Aug 2025
Would it not give us £11Million if we have 20%? |
 | Forum Reply | Injuries...... at 16:48 15 Aug 2025
Is Varane available? Would be nice to have him in there alongside Field |
 | Forum Reply | Injuries...... at 10:56 15 Aug 2025
Well, it feels like there are quite a few who jump on any bad news and seem convinced that the club is in a complete mess. |
 | Forum Reply | Injuries...... at 10:02 15 Aug 2025
This is terrible news for the doom mongers. Great news for everyone else! Fingers crossed similar positive news about Poku. |
 | Forum Reply | Knob End Match Fred at 07:25 10 Aug 2025
This is more or less where I am at the moment. I've loved this forum for years but it's feeling a bit too doom laden at the moment almost as if some people actually want the team/club to fail. I'm not sure that attitude is in line with the majority or fans. Attendances and ticket sales have been good. Atmosphere in the ground has not been too bad, generally pretty positive. But there are some miserable sods on here that do make me question why I keep coming back. |
 | Forum Reply | Knob End Match Fred at 06:49 10 Aug 2025
It would be nice if we could extend his contract nice and early as he's either one to sell at a profit or one to build a team around for many years. He's a fantastic player. |
 | Forum Reply | Julia's Thoughts at 22:53 2 Aug 2025
We're not playing Brentford next week. Of course, a striker on the pitch would help but we'll get on the ball more and create far more chances against Preston. I see signs that the players are being asked to take more risks than maybe they did under Marti. There were a few little passages today where we popped it around quite nicely and played riskier forward passes when we could have just gone back. It wasn't quite good enough against Brentford but I can see it working against lesser opposition and leading to some good chances. Let's see what happens next week. |
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