Danny Posted March 1, 2020 Author Share Posted March 1, 2020 We’ve not won in 5 now and whilst the automatics are mathematically possible I don’t believe we’ll catch Leeds up now, we’ve left too much of a job to do Regardless of how frustrating it’s been recently to watch us underperform I couldn’t be happier with this current team tbh, Thomas Frank has kept us largely consistent throughout the season and the reason we’ve dropped off has been due to injuries to experienced leaders like Jansson and Mokotjo. Jansson/Pinnock partnership was the best in the league, without doubt. Mokotjo is not necessarily a sure starter every game but in battles against the likes of Forest and Leeds he’s well needed. An example of that is how he dominated the game at Elland Road last season singlehandedly. If we had him back I don’t think Kalvin Phillips has as easy a game as he did against us and the midfield battle is more even as opposed to Leeds running through us all night. I think what we’ve learnt is that with this squad we need everyone fully fit to keep up with the automatics, I’ve no doubt we’ll get our shit together for a final run to stay in the play offs but Jansson especially brings that push and so does Mokotjo. I’ve not even mentioned Sergi Canos who has been a massive loss all season, his running is phenomenal and he adds another dimension to our team. Unless you can afford to outright buy players who’ve made the jump to the Prem like a Fulham have done with some of theirs, you need players together consistently for a period of time challenging for this. I believe a lot of this Leeds team are probably on their third effort trying to crack the automatics whereas 4-8 players we signed have never played in the Championship, the rest have only ever known a late dash for the play offs. We’re in unchartered territory and it’s going to be difficult, of course it’s no wonder that we miss Pontus Jansson who’s experience at Leeds has boosted our standard level. If we can get everyone fit and remain in the play offs then I think we’re as good as any team in there 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Danny said: We’ve not won in 5 now and whilst the automatics are mathematically possible I don’t believe we’ll catch Leeds up now, we’ve left too much of a job to do Regardless of how frustrating it’s been recently to watch us underperform I couldn’t be happier with this current team tbh, Thomas Frank has kept us largely consistent throughout the season and the reason we’ve dropped off has been due to injuries to experienced leaders like Jansson and Mokotjo. Jansson/Pinnock partnership was the best in the league, without doubt. Mokotjo is not necessarily a sure starter every game but in battles against the likes of Forest and Leeds he’s well needed. An example of that is how he dominated the game at Elland Road last season singlehandedly. If we had him back I don’t think Kalvin Phillips has as easy a game as he did against us and the midfield battle is more even as opposed to Leeds running through us all night. I think what we’ve learnt is that with this squad we need everyone fully fit to keep up with the automatics, I’ve no doubt we’ll get our shit together for a final run to stay in the play offs but Jansson especially brings that push and so does Mokotjo. I’ve not even mentioned Sergi Canos who has been a massive loss all season, his running is phenomenal and he adds another dimension to our team. Unless you can afford to outright buy players who’ve made the jump to the Prem like a Fulham have done with some of theirs, you need players together consistently for a period of time challenging for this. I believe a lot of this Leeds team are probably on their third effort trying to crack the automatics whereas 4-8 players we signed have never played in the Championship, the rest have only ever known a late dash for the play offs. We’re in unchartered territory and it’s going to be difficult, of course it’s no wonder that we miss Pontus Jansson who’s experience at Leeds has boosted our standard level. If we can get everyone fit and remain in the play offs then I think we’re as good as any team in there To be fair, there are 10 games to go and that is still a lot of time for things to happen. I'm certainly not ruling you out of the automatic chase yet. Agree you'll be a huge danger in the playoffs for anyone, and I hope for that reason we can avoid that. I don't rate your keeper much if I'm honest but there aren't many weaknesses to your team. Only thing I could say is in the two games we played against you, especially the latter, we've dominated the ball (70% home, 67% away) and created double the chances, down to overpowing your midfield so perhaps you need to strengthen this area. I think losing Sawyers in the summer was probably more of a blow than you think. But you aren't far away at all. West Brom are top and I don't think they are the best team in this league being honest but that's Football. Edited March 1, 2020 by Lucas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted March 1, 2020 Author Share Posted March 1, 2020 1 minute ago, Lucas said: To be fair, there are 10 games to go and that is still a lot of time for things to happen. I'm certainly not ruling you out of the automatic chase yet. Agree you'll be a huge danger in the playoffs for anyone, and I hope for that reason we can avoid that. I don't rate your keeper much if I'm honest but there aren't many weaknesses to your team. Only thing I could say is in the two games we played against you, especially the latter, we've dominated the ball (70% home, 67% away) and created double the chances, down to overpowing your midfield so perhaps you need to strengthen this area. But you aren't far away at all. West Brom are top and I don't think they are the best team in this league being honest but that's Football. Raya is a good shot stopper and has good distribution but I feel like that's what goalkeeping at this level is, very good all round but massive clangers in them. It was the same when we had Bentley. There's something in the midfield view but also we played you 4 games into the season with 5 players we'd only signed in the Summer and then played you again as our form dropped so I wouldn't be too hard on the team but one thing I have noticed is that Norgaard is a general and gets about defensively but also can pick a pass forward...then we have Dasilva who is a threat from long range and can gallop forward with the ball, Jensen who is a technician but neither Dasilva or Jensen have the defensive bite that Norgaard and Mokotjo have. We're due to lose Mokotjo in the Summer as he's probably after a final payday and would fit right in at any club like Leeds, Forest, Fulham etc so I hope we can replace him with some bite. I've heard good things about Baptiste but haven't seen a whole lot, the dynamic of our midfield has changed since Sawyers left last year and whilst we've played well this season I think Sawyer's left a hole that we're still filling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 I literally said about Sawyers but I think you must have quote and wrote your post just as I'd fit that in. Agree anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted March 1, 2020 Author Share Posted March 1, 2020 19 minutes ago, Lucas said: I literally said about Sawyers but I think you must have quote and wrote your post just as I'd fit that in. Agree anyway. Haha just seen it now, yeah Sawyers is one of the best midfielders in the league and tbh the best in terms of his passing range and dictating play. Jensen is his immediate replacement and I think it might take Jensen some time, he’s got the skill and technique but the Championship is a very frantic division at times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 Ticket for the final game at Griffin Park have been bought, very nearly sold out. A weird game to look forward to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 4 hours ago, Danny said: Ticket for the final game at Griffin Park have been bought, very nearly sold out. A weird game to look forward to Could well be another game there after that yet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 25 minutes ago, Lucas said: Could well be another game there after that yet... Aye the play offs, not league Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 @Danny thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Culture Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 I know it’s empty and it’s not 100% complete with logos and sponsorship and stuff like that but it looks meh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted May 4, 2020 Administrator Share Posted May 4, 2020 Can't work out if that big stand is impressive or just totally out of place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted May 4, 2020 Author Share Posted May 4, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, The Palace Fan said: @Danny thoughts? I will fight any man born of his mother for the chance to put my dick inside it first. Its difficult like that because it’s a. not finished, b. completely empty and c. video taken from a part of the ground barely anyone will see it from. Unless you’re building a massive stadium a small stadium will not look that great from that position. Also it’s taken on a camera phone so will distort what the actual view will look like and will make the smaller stands look further away than they are and also makes them look even smaller as you take away the natural peripheral view people have. I think once we’re in there and it’s close to or sold out it’ll be nice, the corners will give the place a bit of character imo as theyre very small and will be something a bit different from most grounds. Tight, compact, close enough to the pitch though not as close as Griffin Park. Its difficult to build a new small ground and have it drop jaws in the way Spurs’ ground did but I think it will turn into a grower rather than a shower Edited May 4, 2020 by Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Danny Posted May 4, 2020 Author Share Posted May 4, 2020 Originally it was going to be double tiered behind the goals Spanish style and that would have made me jizz all over the shop but unfortunately due to Brexit, money and time constraints it wasn’t to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted May 4, 2020 Administrator Share Posted May 4, 2020 Definitely something the makers of LMA Manager 2002 would be proud of. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Have they painted the seats a mish mash of colours to make it look like fans are there if there are empty seats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Culture Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 More I look at it, the less I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted May 5, 2020 Author Share Posted May 5, 2020 37 minutes ago, Lucas said: Have they painted the seats a mish mash of colours to make it look like fans are there if there are empty seats? That’s generally the reason that it’d look a better product on television, personally I don’t mind the mixture of colours and think a lot of stadiums around the world have done that look well There is a consensus building that it was done to appease London Irish as they have struggled with attendances and it doesn’t look good when you see them on Tele at the Madejski. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Danny said: That’s generally the reason that it’d look a better product on television, personally I don’t mind the mixture of colours and think a lot of stadiums around the world have done that look well There is a consensus building that it was done to appease London Irish as they have struggled with attendances and it doesn’t look good when you see them on Tele at the Madejski. I didn't realise you had to share with a Rugby team. That's gonna be shocking for your pitch and the way you play surely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted May 5, 2020 Author Share Posted May 5, 2020 3 minutes ago, Lucas said: I didn't realise you had to share with a Rugby team. That's gonna be shocking for your pitch and the way you play surely. I don’t really know, I know there are a lot of advancements with pitches these days and Reading shares with LI for years and their pitch never seems to be that bad. The general consensus from the club is that the pitch won’t be too badly effected but I’ve no idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Hewitt Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 10 minutes ago, Lucas said: I didn't realise you had to share with a Rugby team. That's gonna be shocking for your pitch and the way you play surely. We had that between ourselves and the Cardiff Blues when the City Stadium first opened. It was shit and the Blues left a couple of years after first sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 17 hours ago, Stan said: Definitely something the makers of LMA Manager 2002 would be proud of. EAT MY GOAL! Aside from players in there mid thirties not getting worse and demanding 40k a week that was a good game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted May 5, 2020 Administrator Share Posted May 5, 2020 1 minute ago, The Palace Fan said: EAT MY GOAL! Aside from players in there mid thirties not getting worse and demanding 40k a week that was a good game. Legendary game. Used to love the ball-trail back in the day for some weird reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 2 hours ago, Bluebird Hewitt said: We had that between ourselves and the Cardiff Blues when the City Stadium first opened. It was shit and the Blues left a couple of years after first sharing. Yeah I remember, your pitch was shocking. But you were playing long ball way before that mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Dan+ Posted May 5, 2020 Subscriber Share Posted May 5, 2020 Not a fan of that at all if I'm honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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