Administrator Stan 18,425 Posted September 18, 2023 Administrator Share Posted September 18, 2023 all kick-offs 19.45 (BST) unless stated Tuesday 19th September, 2023 Bristol City vs Plymouth Cardiff vs Coventry Preston vs Birmingham QPR vs Swansea Southampton vs Ipswich Sheff Weds vs Middlesbrough, 20.00 Saturday 20th September, 2023 Blackburn vs Middlesbrough Huddersfield vs Stoke Hull vs Leeds Millwall vs Rotherham Watford vs West Brom Norwich vs Leicester, 20.00 Tuesday 19th September, 2023 Barnsley vs Portsmouth Peterborough vs Cheltenham Port Vale vs Burton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Hewitt 1,286 Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 Tough one tomorrow. Coventry have lost arguably there best two players in the summer, but it won't be easy at all. Hoping our win against the jacks spurs is on now, though we'll likely never play against such a poor team again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,425 Posted September 18, 2023 Author Administrator Share Posted September 18, 2023 Head says we'll become unstuck against Norwich because they seem quite competent in attack, and while we've looked okay at the back, we're not completely stopping the goals. Heart says we'll better them when it does come to attack and outscore them. Reckon there's plenty of goals in this though, regardless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,425 Posted September 19, 2023 Author Administrator Share Posted September 19, 2023 Bristol City already hitting 3 against Plymouth. Plymouth have made 7 changes, which seems odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Hewitt 1,286 Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 7 minutes ago, Stan said: Bristol City already hitting 3 against Plymouth. Plymouth have made 7 changes, which seems odd. Wonder if the EFL will charge them with 'bringing the game into disrepute' or some bollocks like that. As for us, 1-1 at present. Goutas with our goal from a corner with no one marking him, and Godden with Coventry's equaliser following a decent punch out by Alnwick, but poor defending and marking from us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Hewitt 1,286 Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 Get in Grant. Nice bit of play saw a cross come in from Wintle and Grant finishes with a well placed diving header into the bottom left. 2-1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,425 Posted September 19, 2023 Author Administrator Share Posted September 19, 2023 3-1 game over at Cardiff. Good few minutes for them as Swansea concede to be denied their first win of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Hewitt 1,286 Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 2 minutes ago, Stan said: 3-1 game over at Cardiff. Good few minutes for them as Swansea concede to be denied their first win of the season. 3-2. Godden scored on the 95th minute and we still have 5-6 minutes to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Hewitt 1,286 Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 3-2 to us in the end. Fair play, we've gone the complete opposite to last season. Defended ok but not score, now scoring for fun and can't defend for shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,425 Posted September 19, 2023 Author Administrator Share Posted September 19, 2023 Just now, Bluebird Hewitt said: 3-2 to us in the end. Fair play, we've gone the complete opposite to last season. Defended ok but not score, now scoring for fun and can't defend for shit. You'd rather the latter in this division to be fair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,425 Posted September 19, 2023 Author Administrator Share Posted September 19, 2023 Booked in the 97th minute. Then does this barely seconds letter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Dan+ 1,919 Posted September 20, 2023 Subscriber Share Posted September 20, 2023 5 hours ago, Bluebird Hewitt said: 3-2 to us in the end. Fair play, we've gone the complete opposite to last season. Defended ok but not score, now scoring for fun and can't defend for shit. I wonder if you're a bit of a dark horse - 9th in the table with the fixtures you've had is really quite impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Dan+ 1,919 Posted September 20, 2023 Subscriber Share Posted September 20, 2023 Norwich away for us tomorrow night. Can only apologise to Stan and the rest of our fans as I'm actually going to this one whilst I missed Southampton due to being in Germany, so now we've got the goodun out of the way (which tempted a mate of mine to buy a ticket for Wednesday) I've no doubt we'll kiss of death it and lose at Norwich. I'll be honest I still find it quite hard to adjust to seeing Southampton and Norwich away as 'hard' fixtures - and especially given how the first went but in the context of everything a point wouldn't kill us. I think we're totally capable of winning this though. Norwich will probably be in two minds on how to set up as Southampton played right into our hands, and revealed that we do still have that battering in us when we're presented with the circumstances - I mean we even scored four, four times last season. But then the flip side is we haven't looked hugely convincing against the 'lesser' sides who have sat back. Wagner's inclination will be to press but that may be a problem for them as Maresca's philosophy seems very much of the De Zerbi ilk - to bait a press and then play around it, and we're getting better at it. I'm gonna be positive fuck it. 1-2 to us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Dan+ 1,919 Posted September 20, 2023 Subscriber Share Posted September 20, 2023 I see Russell Martin lost again. With bottom of the table Middlesbrough away this weekend I'm starting to wonder if he's at genuine risk of losing his job soon - if they lose that he'd have to be under pressure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Palace Fan 3,408 Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 11 hours ago, Bluebird Hewitt said: Wonder if the EFL will charge them with 'bringing the game into disrepute' or some bollocks like that. As a Hardie and Mumba owner in Gaffr, I hope they throw the book at them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Hewitt 1,286 Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 11 hours ago, Stan said: You'd rather the latter in this division to be fair. True, but conceding about 2 goals a game doesn't help either. 5 hours ago, Dan said: I wonder if you're a bit of a dark horse - 9th in the table with the fixtures you've had is really quite impressive. I can't see that happening myself. We have a decent team, but we're far to leaky at the back. I'd be happy with mid table after last season. That and as you know, the Championship is more or less wide open for the vast majority of teams, so one or two losses can see you go down the table quite easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,425 Posted September 20, 2023 Author Administrator Share Posted September 20, 2023 We're struggling big time. Norwich would deserve their equaliser if they got it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,425 Posted September 20, 2023 Author Administrator Share Posted September 20, 2023 And somehow we're 2 up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,425 Posted September 20, 2023 Author Administrator Share Posted September 20, 2023 6 points from Norwich and Southampton is massive for us. Huge victories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,425 Posted September 21, 2023 Author Administrator Share Posted September 21, 2023 Winks is too good for this league How many other midfielders will have 100% pass completion this season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Hewitt 1,286 Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 2 hours ago, Stan said: Winks is too good for this league How many other midfielders will have 100% pass completion this season? Probably passed it sideways and backwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,425 Posted September 21, 2023 Author Administrator Share Posted September 21, 2023 43 minutes ago, Bluebird Hewitt said: Probably passed it sideways and backwards. Stolen from our forum, but this is how good he is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas 3,828 Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Very frustrating night for us. Played so well up to Rodon's Red which was ridiculous in itself (welcome back to shit refereee's) but we missed far too many chances anyway. That's four draws now already and every draw we've had been far and away the better side. Got to stay patient I guess but we definitely don't have the points to show for our performances. That said, I think we're looking a very good side and doing more right than wrong. We just need to be more clinical because we're not going to get points for looking pretty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,425 Posted September 21, 2023 Author Administrator Share Posted September 21, 2023 2 hours ago, Lucas said: Very frustrating night for us. Played so well up to Rodon's Red which was ridiculous in itself (welcome back to shit refereee's) but we missed far too many chances anyway. That's four draws now already and every draw we've had been far and away the better side. Got to stay patient I guess but we definitely don't have the points to show for our performances. That said, I think we're looking a very good side and doing more right than wrong. We just need to be more clinical because we're not going to get points for looking pretty. Not sure what the first booking was for but the second seemed quite clear. Hull's open goal miss though Sunday league stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Hewitt 1,286 Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 3 hours ago, Stan said: Stolen from our forum, but this is how good he is... Still not scored a goal though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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