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A first half utterly devoid of interest, energy and skill. What happened to the dynamic start of just four days ago? Our torpid start typified by Be...
Excellent report, RR. Many thanks
Well done Jarkko for predicting this almost unpredictable score. Watmore my M-o-M with Tav a close second. These two playing just behind the strike...
Progressive team selection. Just as I was downcast when seeing the selection at Preston, I felt much more optimistic this time. Watmore and Tav bo...
Team selection as good as it could be under the circs. Roberts for Watmore after an hour I'd imagine. 2-1 to us
@plato We've stopped doing it already. After a few months. For how long is it to go on? How about until the racist abuse by a tiny minority has ...
A sober and realistic assessment from the manager. Small squad, playing resources over-stretched, key players out, can't buy a goal either from set-p...
Lost 3-0 and lucky to get away with that scoreline, Preston also hitting the bar Still we managed a shot on goal after 70 minutes. Britt and Akp...
Another borefest after 45 minutes. We have zero attacking intent against a team with one of the poorest home records in the league. No Tav, so n...
Thanks Martin, this was a typically excellent piece by one of the best football writer we have at the moment. Whilst there are excellent crossers li...
A great initiative, GHW. Plenty to talk about there. NW saw a different game from most of us on here at Stoke. And for me the same applies to the ...
Agree RR. My impressions on the previous thread are identical to yours.
Boro the poorer of two mediocre teams. An awful game with both sides giving away far too many free kicks and little cohesive play. As difficult to p...
Before a ball was kicked I thought we would struggle in these opening games of the season, having looked at the fixture list. In fact we have done muc...
@grovehillwallah Terrific link, which I really enjoyed. Thanks for passing it on
Brilliant piece, Werder. Loved the reference to Giuliani, though, of course, he was caught fiddling when he gambolled and drew the short straw again...
Terrific report, RR, both detailed and accurate. I agree with every word. On Tav's free-kick on the half-time whistle, I was pleased that the decis...
A good win against a good team. For me this was our best performance of the season, and we looked to be in control until the final 10 minutes. Very ...
This is one of our most difficult fixtures against a good passing team with a quality and in-form striker. A team who beat us comprehensively only a ...
@original-fat-bob Hope it goes well, Bob. I'm sure it will. Best wishes.
Werder, Apologies, I wrote my match report before I had seen RR's and so it appeared in the pre-match section.
Only three days since our last all-running, all-singing effort, and under atrocious and tiring conditions today the hangover showed. After a brigh...
Superb topical opener, Werder. Many thanks. Your work is really appreciated. I'm still in a Trump-like sulk. Having gone out on a limb, at gr...
Disappointed. Should have been four.
Thanks Werder for the excellent opening. Good selection for tonight though Britt, pretty hopeless recently, will need to step up. Really looking f...
@original-fat-bob Bob, Just a query. In the laws you cite it doesn't mention anything about the ball's circumference. If the ball does have to m...
@k-p-in-spain Didn't see your post until after I had written mine. We seem to be on the same wavelength.
A comprehensive report and analysis, RR. Many thanks. This was yet another terrific team performance with every player giving 100%. I thought tha...
Fantastic piece, Werder. Topical, funny and not only one of your very best, but one of the most apposite things I've read so far on last night's histo...
@redcarred Spot on analysis of the free-kick situation. Even truer- with knobs on- when it comes to penalties. Nothing wrong with a bit of selfi...