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Reply | Kolli
at 14:52 4 Jan 2026
This. Lots of clever quick link play.
And two great goals.
But apparently he was awful. |
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Reply | Kolli
at 14:25 4 Jan 2026
Sigh. Yup. You literally, still, have no idea. |
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Reply | Kolli
at 14:07 4 Jan 2026
BUMP.
To those of you supporting a talented prospect from our youth team that continually delivers in front of goal whenever he’s given a chance. Well done.
To those of you who needlessly dug out a young player because you literally wouldn’t know talent when it smacks you in the face. Gazza etc. not so well done. |
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Reply | The Barry Bannan Master Class Match Thread
at 13:56 4 Jan 2026
Kolli proving you Stainrod (in particular) and several others on here wrong is HUGELY SATISFYING.
The kid has got that special ability to score and create goals and intelligently link play.
It’s frankly an outrage Stephan has refused to trust him and Morgan more.
But mainly back to Stainrod. Doesn’t know half as much as he thinks he does. Glad it’s been exposed. Again. |
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Reply | Kone
at 05:58 2 Jan 2026
I don’t need you to rate the seriousness of my posts. You’re 10% as clever as you think you are. A typical pub bore who only comes out to post when we lose because that’s how your desperate ego gets its nourishment.
Yes I would drop Burrell for Kone and play one up top. Burrell hasn’t got the touch or back to goal game to play as the one - and seeing as you are so kind to agree about stopping 442 - then the striker can’t be Burrell. Or if it it needs someone like Kolli as a very advanced 10.
Goals alone do not make a player. Burrell has very effectively hoovered up balls that break in the box but he doesn’t allow us to build possession when we need to control games at home.
Andy Thomson scored more goals in League One than Paul Furlong.
We were a better team with Furlong |
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Reply | Kone
at 05:03 2 Jan 2026
Playing two up front is killing Kone. He’s having to play far too deep for Burrell who he is basically having to service with very little in return. Runmarn is very selfish.
It’s maddening. We finally have a striker who can not only play one up front but would actually prosper as the lone striker - and we switch to 442.
Unpopular opinion but we need to prioritise Kone over Burrell. He has a much higher ceiling.
Burrell has Prem pace but a National League first touch. And for me first touch is amongst the most important attributes you can have. It needs to improve vastly if we’re to be a top six side with him in the starting 11
So yeah I’d go three in mid, give Hayden Madsen and Morgan and run (I’m totally fed up with Varane’s passive poser style) and Kone up top as solo striker. Think it’d help a lot. [Post edited 2 Jan 6:21]
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Reply | Where are the Coal Mines
at 17:12 1 Jan 2026
I’ve rarely been more pissed off by a performance. How a bunch of players with a shot at the playoffs can play which such little urgency and commitment until we’re losing, I’ll never know.
A huge number of them need to dropped for a good while now.
Hayden, Kolli and Morgan to start.
And for the love of god STOP PLAYING 442 - it’s run its course. Burrell and Kone are not good enough to warrant it.
And I’ve rarely changed my opinion on a player but Saito has just lost every part of his game that made him a talent. He needs a good long run out of the team to sort his shiz out. He’s abysmal atm |
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Reply | January transfer rumours
at 09:45 29 Dec 2025
Mark my words, Morrison is not good enough and never will be. Far too slight. Doesn’t command and gets drawn into weak tackles high up the pitch. One massive rick per game.
Decent gamble but we should move him on.
I did say it last year.
Seems like Julien Stephan is now on the same page. |
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Reply | January transfer rumours
at 17:15 17 Dec 2025
Well, yeah, I'm obviously not suggesting we get someone who isn't better than the keepers we currently have. Didn't think that needed to be said.
The entire point is our keepers are not up to scratch and it's harming the team.
We urgently need someone in who can keep goal competently. |
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Reply | January transfer rumours
at 18:27 16 Dec 2025
Don't agree, I feel our keeper situation is needlessly costing us points - Walsh, Nardi and Hamer - all for different types of clanger.
Ok we may not go up but just imagine if this team really starts motoring and we look like top six side but for one glaring issue. Goalkeeper.
I'd already say that Norwich away was partially caused by the panic Nardi brings to the defence these days.
A high quality loan (not Hamer) to the end of the season makes sense to me.
Walsh & Nardi will never been good enough so we may as well move on from them asap. |
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Thread | Saito slide
at 10:03 9 Nov 2025
As some may remember I was a huge advocate of Saito’s resigning. And I still obviously believe he is a highly skilled player at this level with a great engine.
But a few players have arrived at the club this season brimming with confidence - and now their form has just collapsed.
Kone is one.
But Saito is really worrying. Ipswich game was his third solid poor poor performance in a row. The guy is just a shadow of himself. Not only is he tripping over his feet suddenly and pretty anonymous off the ball as well - but for the first time ever (even when we were hopeless last year) his smile has gone. He’s grimacing and looks to struggling physically and mentally.
One of the things I liked about him is he seems to have indefatigable morale. That is now clearly not the case.
Dunne looks miserable too. Smyth is flouncing for the first time ever. Dembele looks permanently like someone has pissed down his leg.
I’m starting to feel it isn’t a very happy camp under Stephan. That’s my fear. |
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Reply | Kolli
at 20:34 3 Nov 2025
He's played in the middle numerous times for the first team and he's very far from weakling. He's strong and 6 ft tall. [Post edited 3 Nov 2025 20:36]
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Reply | Kolli
at 15:09 3 Nov 2025
Very very few similarities between Shodipo and Kolli gazza- both in style and substance.
Kolli is a much better player. He's also not wide player and he's not slightly built.
If he can ever get on the pitch in central & forward position, I believe he'll show his quality (again).
With so many of ours plays so hopelessly out of form I'd say his moment is fast approaching. [Post edited 3 Nov 2025 15:10]
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Reply | BLAME the MANAGER
at 18:36 2 Nov 2025
Slowly but surely I think people are starting to see the point I’ve been making about Morrison.
He’s far too weak and slight to be a centre back at this level. Gets bullied on the ground and is totally overpowered in the air.
CB has emerged as a bit of problem are as I don’t think Mbengue is up to level either.
For me the sooner we can get Cook and JCS on the pitch the better.
But we’ll need to make a proper signing at centre back in the summer. |
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Reply | QPR convert 3.7 million worth of loans into shares
at 17:03 23 Oct 2025
I whole heartedly agree. They have made mistakes - but they've also been utterly honourable and dignified. Overall, I say we are very very lucky. Can you imagine writing off £12 million a year only to get slated? I can't.
I know a few people who know Ruben and his family and by all accounts they are really lovely decent people.
Simple fact, we have a much better team than our revenue justifies. We should really have Oxford's squad. I'm very glad we don't. |
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Reply | Celar / Madsen - Sliding Doors
at 12:53 23 Oct 2025
To be fair I never even nearly said he was a Hoddle or Roy Keane, I said he is a Premiership level footballer. Potentially only for a side in bottom 6 of course... |
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Thread | Celar / Madsen - Sliding Doors
at 10:13 23 Oct 2025
After watching Madsen run the game last night with both grit and real class, I'm struggling to think of an Rs player who has gone from such a low point to become our best player.
For me Madsen now looks like a Premiership footballer. He is class. Indispensable.
So it got me to thinking about Celar - who we bombed out after an equally poor season. Did we move too soon? Was there a good player in there?
My feeling is strongly - no.
I actually think Celar has no interest in the putting in the hard yards to make it in England. He looked extremely unhappy and withdrawn from the start.
However I think the key difference is Celar truly was a poor player with one attribute, he could strike a ball and finish. In the gentle Swiss League, once every two games, the ball would bobble his way and he'd smash it in. He has nothing else.
Whereas Madsen is showing he is complete midfielder (not that defensive part was at all obvious 10 games ago) |
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