Idiots in the extreme who think that rules and laws do not apply to them. If we did have points docked they would be advised to leave the country.On your last point paul, why are smoke bombs still being thrown, apart from holding up the game, we, as a club are going to be punished, if that means docked points then whoever throws them might prefer a few weeks inside compared to what a few thousand oxford fans would do to them.
This was one of those games that we wanted to put on our away day calendar but, falling on a Tuesday, work got in the way. I've already got a reputation at work for early finishes on Tuesdays so sadly, this fixture was missed. Shame, the train service (usually) from Liphook to Waterloo means a day out with drinks, a rare treat! Your mention of the Coal Hole brought back some memories of some heady "missions" with mates when I was still single and living in Oxford. (only a few mind you, mostly a blur!)
So, listening at home to Radox with a bottle of medicinal purpose, we groaned as the penalty went in and grew in frustration as the game went on.
The removal of Dickie was, in our view, most timely. His kicking the ball away on Saturday and his antics on Tuesday evening are a worry. Is this though something more symptomatic of the KR style of play? There seems to be a lot more, shall we say, dubious tactical action in our play?
Thanks for the quote, by the way, fame at last!
Ref 2. Do you want us to be relegated or them promoted?Having walked out early at Pompey for the second season running, I decided not to go to away League games unless:
1. it was a new ground,
2. it was down the A420
3. We started winning.
So, I am grateful for your excellent reviews of the games. Keep up the good work, matey. i can only hope that the 3 conditions will be fulfilled soon....
Thanks
Having walked out early at Pompey for the second season running, I decided not to go to away League games unless:
1. it was a new ground,
2. it was down the A420
3. We started winning.
So, I am grateful for your excellent reviews of the games. Keep up the good work, matey. i can only hope that the 3 conditions will be fulfilled soon....
Thanks
Is this the one in The Strand?The other three pubs are all in the 2019 Good Beer Guide but not the Coal Hole. It was my first visit. I would though say the beer in there was as good as in any of the others. It was my mate who put that on the agenda as he used to have business meetings in there many many years ago.
Is this the one in The Strand?
I can't remember him being really exposed or chances created by Charlton due to him.Cant agree on McMahon Paul - he looked slow to meet in movement and thought...
Why not change 3. to "we stop losing".
I can't remember him being really exposed or chances created by Charlton due to him.
Individually there is still a bit of criticism about concerning our back 4 (possibly not Nelson) but as a unit they've not let in a goal from open play in 4 league games. They must be doing something right.
I think Mousinho playing just in front of them makes a massive difference, a very intelligent player, shame he got of stick last season from the fans probably didn't deserve most of it.
I would think that there are two options. Keep Nelson to the end if the season or replace him if he leaves.My worry is if Nelson does leave in January, the plan will be to push Mous back into defence as his replacement. If that happens we’ll lose two key players instrumental in our revival, not just one.
So much is still up in the air at the moment and the situation regarding Nelson will reveal a lot about where this club is really going. If he leaves, there will be big question marks over it’s ambitions. Robinson again alluded to the club being on the threshold of a big future after the game but I believe the Thohir situation is key. I have a feeling it’s not running as smoothly as hoped. I know there’s been talk of him selling his shares at Milan before being announced here but Tiger said over a week ago that his arrival has been temporarily held up over a paperwork hitch and since then we’ve heard nothing. I wonder if the EFL have put the kibosh on it. If so I wonder how damaging that would be to Tiger, and the clubs, plans going forward.I would think that there are two options. Keep Nelson to the end if the season or replace him if he leaves.
So as us always the case when players leave how good will the replacement be?
Yes he was. We have looked much better since he dropped out of and just in front of the back four. But conversely we improved massively and became the better team at the Valley when he moved back into the back four when Dickie went off.Wasn’t Mousinho a centre mid for most of his career before going to centre back relatively late? Seems a more natural position for him to me, never really convinced me at centre back, plus with him and Ruffles at the back you have two midfielders out of position.
I'm not sure that I agree with that?So much is still up in the air at the moment and the situation regarding Nelson will reveal a lot about where this club is really going. If he leaves, there will be big question marks over it’s ambitions. Robinson again alluded to the club being on the threshold of a big future after the game but I believe the Thohir situation is key. I have a feeling it’s not running as smoothly as hoped. I know there’s been talk of him selling his shares at Milan before being announced here but Tiger said over a week ago that his arrival has been temporarily held up over a paperwork hitch and since then we’ve heard nothing. I wonder if the EFL have put the kibosh on it. If so I wonder how damaging that would be to Tiger, and the clubs, plans going forward.
True, his performances are improving quite dramatically as the season goes on. At the start he was a tad shaky ( not alone in that!) and coming off the back of a serious injury so the chance of a big move to the championship was quite remote but that’s changing now and we might have missed the boat. Very frustrating if it’s another case of getting somebody fit for someone else’s benefit, I still think if we want to push on and are as ambitious as people at the club keep telling us then we need to try our best to hang on to players like Nelson.I'm not sure that I agree with that?
We are unlikely to go up this season.
So if Nelsons contract is up at the end of the season and he has offers from Championship clubs he is likely to be off.
Nothing to do with where we are as a club. He will get a huge salary rise going to the Championship (which I reckon he will do very well in)
So we sell in January for say £500k or let him go at the end of the season for nothing.