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I think it has, but it's now a case of some being very good and others being really bloody poor. Most in League One were between terrible and distinctly average.Just thinking about the ref, didn't we mostly think the ref performance would improve in the champ?![]()
Yeah, Harris should probably have a real go at Kioso for that cross, it was only nearly perfect and did actually require Harris to move slightly to get something on the end of it, he should be entitled to just stand there and have the ball hit him and it go in…perhaps we can blame Harris for the lack of chances created by his teammates.
I am useless on tactics and formations but I have often thought that at defensive set pieces we should leave a man upfront. Tyler or Shemmy are not going to win headers so why not have them hovering near the centre circle? It would mean 2 defenders having to stay back to mark them. Yesterday, would it have prevented that free kick across the area that lead to the City goal as it may have been intercepted, particularly against 10 men?
I remember KR giving some garbled reason a season or so ago why teams do not do this, that I never understood.
He’s starting to look like the week linkKioso puts in a really good cross at times, but agree he could ideally get forward more, a la Sam Long.
Was a bit dodge the first ten mins or so but was brilliant after, I feltHe’s starting to look like the week link
Yeah, Harris should probably have a real go at Kioso for that cross, it was only nearly perfect and did actually require Harris to move slightly to get something on the end of it, he should be entitled to just stand there and have the ball hit him and it go in…
1. No, Harris isn’t to blame for that - but he is to blame for often missing chances / not getting on the end of crosses, and his general build up play hasn’t been great either. For this game specifically he was rated 4.7 on the YF player rater, and apart from Rodrigues every other starter was over 6, with three managing over a 7 - you know, because they actually managed to play well…1. The point I was making was for over half a game against 10 men and subsequently 9 for the final 10 minutes our creative players weren’t very creative. Is Harris to blame for that?
2. As I said before an unpopular view but I think we have to give Manning and Bristol City some credit even though it’s much easier to shout snake.
3. As for the Kioso cross which Harris couldn’t quite get to, a dangerous cross at pace but not an easy chance in my view, an awkward height, I suspect he had one eye on the post and was conscious of crashing into it if he went with his head.
4. There does seem to be a negative Harris pile on, personally I think supporting players is the better option between now and the rest of the season.
I may be wrong but I'm guessing it's a percentage risk judgement. Sykes converting that chance was far from a given, good player but we see those go over the stand every week.We tend to leave players on the edge of the box unmarked on corners/set-pieces etc, and notice a lot of teams defend like this which I always find to be odd, but what do I know!
Watched that at the time - couldn't believe it! But I think they cocked up the delivery.Try this one for size
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Blackburn vs Preston: Blackburn's unique corner routine
Blackburn Rovers came up with one of the most unique corner routines in the history of English football in their match against Preston.www.skysports.com
My only issue with this is that it'll give him enough time to get booked twice!I would also play Matos instead of RR in the #10 role to make sure that we at the very least grind out a stalemate in the middle of the park.
I think it’s the sky commentary overlayed with RO commentary - either way we wanted commentary on match replays and now we have two different commentaries at the same time!Not sure where else to post this, and apologies if it's been covered elsewhere, but trying to watch the full match replay on OUTV, and for the second week running it seems like the home and away commentaries are superimposed, so you hear both at once. Am I missing a setting that I can adjust to fix this, or is it a glitch? Used to be possible to select the home or away commentary, but I can't see that option now. Cheers.
1. No, Harris isn’t to blame for that - but he is to blame for often missing chances / not getting on the end of crosses, and his general build up play hasn’t been great either. For this game specifically he was rated 4.7 on the YF player rater, and apart from Rodrigues every other starter was over 6, with three managing over a 7 - you know, because they actually managed to play well…
2. Given that we were totally bossing the game until we made three separate mistakes in a row which led to Bristol City scoring, then I’m not sure how much credit Manning should actually get. They literally couldn’t lay a glove on us until their equaliser, which changed the game. Even with our lack of chances, I saw it as very much us moving the ball too slowly and with a lack of invention rather than anything amazing tactically Manning did. Watch back from 45-60 mins and I don’t think he’s affecting the game in the slightest.
3. Yes, it wasn’t anywhere near the worst miss Harris has had this season, or the easiest cross which he’s failed to connect with, but given people are saying things like ‘Prime Harry Kane wouldn’t get a single goal in this team as we don’t create any chances!’ then I think it’s fair to say I’m pretty sure that plenty of strikers in history would have thrown themselves at that and got something on it… It was a chance, at the very least.
4. I agree that supporting players when you’re actually at games and on social media is absolutely the way to go, but this is a forum to discuss performances and players should be nowhere near it, so I think discussing positives and negatives are absolutely fine. Demanding unconditional support on here is to me akin to saying the same when sat in a living room or the pub and chatting with fellow fans - it doesn’t really make any difference. As for the infamous ‘pile ons’, maybe if a large number of people are saying the same thing then maybe there’s some truth in it? But it’s easier to close your ears and cry that the world is unfairly against you than listen to the slightest bit of criticism.
Does that include (or exclude) points deductions for FFP breaches?I thought that, but it turns out that 44 points would’ve done it in six of the previous ten seasons and is only one point short of safety in a seventh. That’s based on how many points it took to finish above 22nd as opposed to how many points were actually obtained by the team finishing 21st:
23/24: 51
22/23: 45
21/22: 38
20/21: 44
19/20: 49
18/19: 41
17/18: 42
16/17: 51 (GD)
15/16: 41
14/15: 42
Average: 44.4
Admittedly, I’m unsure of that, so it could be slightly skewed. It’s a good question and might paint a slightly different picture. I’ll have a look tonight as you’ve made me curious now.Does that include (or exclude) points deductions for FFP breaches?
Surprised no clubs are breaching FFP this year, must be a while since that happened in the Championship?
Drop Harris and Rodrigues we may have a chance with those two it’s like playing with nine players .As you could see against Bristol both missed headers that they should have scored with . Between them they might have a decent game 1 in 5 Rodrigues just ambles around and losing the ball Harris runs around and that is it no threat what so ever
Our problem is we do not t” worry the opposition because we carry no threat up front .
Not sure where else to post this, and apologies if it's been covered elsewhere, but trying to watch the full match replay on OUTV, and for the second week running it seems like the home and away commentaries are superimposed, so you hear both at once. Am I missing a setting that I can adjust to fix this, or is it a glitch? Used to be possible to select the home or away commentary, but I can't see that option now. Cheers.