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Reply | Darts
at 11:10 4 Jan 2026
I love watching Littler play darts. Obviously he is incredibly talented, but having watched him a lot throughout the year, the thing that sets him apart is that on the occasions he is being challenged, not hitting the trebles in a leg, that is exactly when he produces some astonishing huge checkout. It's like he can just turn it on when he really needs it. Frighteningly, in this tournament he has barely been pushed!
Good luck to him, hope he keeps level headed and winning for many years. |
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Reply | The Barry Bannan Master Class Match Thread
at 11:00 4 Jan 2026
Quite. I don't think I've ever known a manager who is actually producing decent results overall, but whose plan is difficult to understand and selections so bizarre. I really don't understand how some players (Nardi, Cook, Field, Smyth, Hayden etc) are going to get any consistency of performance or how good / poor performances are rewarded. Hayden and Nardi did fine on NYD compared to most, Smyth got a well-earned start but couldn't get into the game and now gets ditched, Poku's cameo was OKish....makes my head hurt.
I really do shudder at what we are going to pick at West Ham.
Anyway, let's hope it all works out today. |
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Reply | The Barry Bannan Master Class Match Thread
at 10:48 4 Jan 2026
Hamer back in. I wish I had any idea what the thinking is behind rotating two average keepers, but there you go. Consistency of defensive players being selected may help improve things?! |
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Reply | Baggie ball bags - Match Thread
at 11:20 30 Dec 2025
I agree. I could see that this was a game for Field and Hayden maybe, and I know we are doing just fine overall, but it is still frustrating to be resting players like Mbengue and Burrell in a more than winnable fixture. It would seem Stephan wants to feather the engines like a WW2 pilot to make sure we get to the end game safely. He knows more than me, perhaps this will get us the most points at the end of the season. Drives me barmy though and I feel sorry for all that travelled. |
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Reply | Saito/West Brom
at 07:58 29 Dec 2025
Literally every time Cook has a 6/10 game we are told his legs are gone and he is past it. Yes, he is not in his prime but he is still a damn useful defender to us and will be absolutely vital for the rest of the season when required.
I've said it before, no doubt I will say it again - one of the most underrated signings and players we have had for a long time. |
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Reply | Ashes thread
at 11:15 22 Dec 2025
Now the dust has settled, I don't see the point in just ripping it all up and starting again. How about we use all the learnings so that we can get the urn back in 2027, rather than start on yet another cycle.
Especially as McCullum and Stokes appear to have taken on board some of the issues. |
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Reply | So Cifuentes ?
at 16:27 21 Dec 2025
Yeah that's right Ned, that's exactly what I was saying.
Honestly! |
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Reply | So Cifuentes ?
at 08:11 21 Dec 2025
You can't judge Cifuentes on one game, surely. Especially as they are a club in total turmoil, which you can't lay at his door.
I will ask all the Marti naysayers why they think two years of keeping us in this division with basically no goalscorers worthy of the name, whilst inheriting a team from the truly terrible management of Ainsworth, isn't commendable.
I hope you are right about JS being an upgrade, but that is also too soon to judge. We've seen under Marti and Warburton that QPR are able to surge into the play off zone then lose the next 17 games or something. If he can actually get us to win away on Boxing Day, I may start to believe.
Had no issue with the "sacked in the morning" and especially the "Last Christmas" chants, but to call Marti the c word was not something I was taking part in. I look forward to Nourry getting the same treatment when his own PR work eventually pays off. |
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Reply | Ashes thread
at 10:28 20 Dec 2025
Good post. The real shame is that we've finally got a captain who knows how to handle spinners. The support he gave Leach in the field was brilliant, as when we toured Pakistan.
I do have hopes for the Ahmed brothers, I haven't seen much of the younger version but apparently he is really promising?
I hope we don't consign Rehan to the one-day only bracket like Adil. Let's give him a serious lengthy go just like we have backed the batters for years. |
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Reply | West Ham tickets
at 22:27 19 Dec 2025
But about 7500 were sold to those with at least 100 loyalty points, so not sure that is fair.
Agreed they should have done the points better, but who could have predicted this? Extraordinary. |
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Reply | West Ham tickets
at 19:16 19 Dec 2025
I am stunned, absolutely stunned. 50 years following this club and I would never have predicted that. I think the price must have helped! |
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Reply | West Ham tickets
at 18:01 19 Dec 2025
True but having been on the wrong end of that before, I wouldn't bank on it. |
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Reply | West Ham tickets
at 17:52 19 Dec 2025
IF the map is to be believed, there are around 300 tickets left. Unbelievable if so. |
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Reply | West Ham tickets
at 17:10 19 Dec 2025
I got that and solved only by going on phone and turning off my wifi so was on network. |
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Reply | West Ham tickets
at 16:05 19 Dec 2025
Would be a pretty ballsy thing to play the kids when we've sold 9k tickets. Or absolutely stupid, is another way of putting it. We'd like some of these fans to come back. |
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Reply | West Ham tickets
at 16:02 19 Dec 2025
Ah I think the map releases them a bit at a time, loads more just appeared (unless it is being odd). I can't believe we would have sold 7k+ already, didn't know we had that many people with over 100 loyalty points (still requires quite a lot of attendance) |
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Reply | West Ham tickets
at 15:43 19 Dec 2025
OK, I take it all back. They are going to sell out in double quick time, if the current map is right. There can only be about 1.5k left? Or am I missing something? |
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