FAO Albion Players After This Latest International Break

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

OK, we all understand you've had a holiday in the sun and have been sat in your room playing video games ever since . Nice work if you can get it.

Just don't come out half-asleep and drop stupid points just this once next Saturday after an international break. Wakey WAKEY! Just how badf do you want to platy in the Premier League?

Cheers!

 

[Triggaaar]

OK, we all understand you've had a holiday in the sun and have been sat in your room playing video games ever since

Actually, I'll have you know that their rigorous training schedule involved playing in the sea.

 

[AmexRuislip]

Hopefully there'll want it as much as the patient and understanding Albion fans everywhere

 

[sparkie]

Now is the time to resume after the international break with a win, not the customary points drop.

 

[Ernest]

Brentford 0-2
Preston 2-2
Aston Villa 1-1
7 points dropped at home after International breaks

 

[Stat Brother]

At least losing on Saturday will give the 'how shall we spend the Premier's Leagues millions' posters a break from NSC.
Letting those who know we're clearly going to blow it a chance to post.

 

[sparkie]

At least losing on Saturday will give the 'how shall we spend the Premier's Leagues millions' posters a break from NSC.
Letting those who know we're clearly going to blow it a chance to post.

Don't worry, as soon as we drop a point the Huddersfield are invincible crew will be posting like NSC champions.

 

[Biscuit Barrel]

I would like to think that the defeat at Leeds will have them pumped up to get back to winning ways. CH has stressed how important our home form will be to gaining promotion.

 

[atomised]

At least losing on Saturday will give the 'how shall we spend the Premier's Leagues millions' posters a break from NSC.
Letting those who know we're clearly going to blow it a chance to post.

I think both groups have been posting in equal measure anyway and are equally annoying

 

[Me and my Monkey]

We seem to drop points after an international break, and stutter after any loss. Could be a double whammy of negativity. However, I do believe that in mathematics two negatives make a positive, so perhaps everything will be ok after all.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Brentford 0-2
Preston 2-2
Aston Villa 1-1
7 points dropped at home after International breaks

Would be grand if anybody had the balls at the pre-Saturday press conference to ask why that should be the case. Won't be holding my breath though.

 

[wolfie]

Brentford 0-2
Preston 2-2
Aston Villa 1-1
7 points dropped at home after International breaks

One would hope C Hughton might be mentioning this to them shortly.

 

[Bry Nylon]

One would hope C Hughton might be mentioning this to them shortly.

Well, you can bet the Blackburn manager will be.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Brentford 0-2
Preston 2-2
Aston Villa 1-1
7 points dropped at home after International breaks

And on each occasion, the following game, all at home, all 3 points on the board

Huddersfield 1-0
Wolves 1-0
Fulham 2-1

Strongly suggests the players are being allowed to switch off during an international break.

Do the same this time, could mean the difference between automatic promotion and being consigned yet again to the lottery of the play-offs that we know so well and do so badly at.

 

[Ernest]

Would be grand if anybody had the balls at the pre-Saturday press conference to ask why that should be the case. Won't be holding my breath though.

Timmy ?

 

[rippleman]

Thanks for this Tom. Good point - well made.

Got me to thinking....why don't we arrange a "light" friendly during International breaks? Keeps the non-International players together. Keeps the fitness levels up and hopefully keeps the "on the beach" mentality at bay. I do however emphasise a "light" friendly. We don't want to be playing Wales.

 

[Bozza]

keeps the "on the beach" mentality at bay. I do however emphasise a "light" friendly.

From the little bits that I happen to have noticed over the last week or so, it's not an "on the beach" mentality, it's an "on the beach" actuality.

 

[chaileyjem]

One would hope C Hughton might be mentioning this to them shortly.

This theory is interesting but then if it was as simple as a few days off = taking eye off the ball then
- 11 days off in December, including Christmas , and came back to beat QPR 3-0.
- No days off in a run of 4 games in 11 days in Feb with 2 defeats and 2 wins.

I think if someone asked Chris that question he'd rightfully roll his eyes.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

This theory is interesting but then if it was as simple as a few days off = taking eye off the ball then
- 11 days off in December, including Christmas , and came back to beat QPR 3-0.
- No days off in a run of 4 games in 11 days in Feb with 2 defeats and 2 wins.

I think if someone asked Chris that question he'd rightfully roll his eyes.

It's just another thing to have a moan about, or discuss current bees in bonnets.