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portlock seagull

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Jul 28, 2003
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Said several games ago, based on empirical evidence, that will be relegated. Nothing again today that makes be believe we’re staying up.
 




Weststander

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Aug 25, 2011
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Said several games ago, based on empirical evidence, that will be relegated. Nothing again today that makes be believe we’re staying up.

Not:

The defending of Montoya?
The creativity of Mooy?
The creativity of Trossard?
The faultless DM work of Propper?
The creativity of CL class Propper?
The finishing of Maupay?
The shooting of Bissouma?
The chances carved open by flying LB Burn?

There’s no pleasing some supporters.
 




jessiejames

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Jan 20, 2009
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Still a possible 30 points to play for, still a possibility of a Europa or even a Champions league place to play for.
Ok not likely, but after seeing Watford, Yes Watford who were hopeless the other week against us totally out play this season's champions, fills me with a bit hope.

Anyway now on my second bottle Gin for the night.
 


Guinness Boy

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Jul 23, 2003
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Not:

The defending of Montoya?
The creativity of Mooy?
The creativity of Trossard?
The faultless DM work of Propper?
The creativity of CL class Propper?
The finishing of Maupay?
The shooting of Bissouma?
The chances carved open by flying LB Burn?

There’s no pleasing some supporters.

Ouch.

Mooy and Trossard are actually quite creative but the former is too slow and the latter can't be arsed. And both get instantly closed down by any manager who has watched a five minute video of Potterball. The rest are a list of issues that Potter seems happy to allow to fester.

I love the flowery prose and fly-in-the-face of reality of the OP on this thread and there is a certain ring to it, in that now it is do or die. Unfortunately all my cash is squarely on die as Potter continues to rotate the team, opposition players rip in to the huge gap on our right hand side and Ashwoirth tells Tony it'll all be ok in the end. We're already in the Championship.
 




SeagullDubai

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May 13, 2016
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I think a year or two in the Championship might be a good opportunity to develop some of our youngsters at the expense of those who are not able to perform at the expected level. I just feel that the investment required for this team to become premier league ready would be too expensive.

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Perfidious Albion

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Oct 25, 2011
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At the end of my tether
I agree with the spirit of the o/p, if not all his assumptions. Yes, Saturday hurt , but the season still has some way to go.
I worry about Potters constant squad rotation, does it keep the players on their toes or make them unsettled if they know they played well ,then get dropped?
I worry about our forward’s inability to score... What causes a good forward to start fluffing his chances? Perhaps those that have played the game at a higher level than me can tell us?
But all that is by the by.. the fact is that we are where we are. There is no time to recruit new players, or a new manager.
We just have to carry on and support.... that’s all we can do.
 




portlock seagull

Well-known member
Jul 28, 2003
17,777
Not:

The defending of Montoya?
The creativity of Mooy?
The creativity of Trossard?
The faultless DM work of Propper?
The creativity of CL class Propper?
The finishing of Maupay?
The shooting of Bissouma?
The chances carved open by flying LB Burn?

There’s no pleasing some supporters.

:bowdown::lolol:
 


Is it PotG?

Thrifty non-licker
Feb 20, 2017
25,453
Sussex by the Sea
Nice words and sentiment, but reality is slightly sterner.

Only side not to win in 2020, games against Wolves, Arsenal, Leicester, City, United, Liverpool around the corner and many players looking short of PL standard.

Add to that the poor return against 'lesser' sides in recent matches, and the picture is not so great.

Fingers crossed.
 


portlock seagull

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Jul 28, 2003
17,777
Ouch.

Mooy and Trossard are actually quite creative but the former is too slow and the latter can't be arsed. And both get instantly closed down by any manager who has watched a five minute video of Potterball. The rest are a list of issues that Potter seems happy to allow to fester.

I love the flowery prose and fly-in-the-face of reality of the OP on this thread and there is a certain ring to it, in that now it is do or die. Unfortunately all my cash is squarely on die as Potter continues to rotate the team, opposition players rip in to the huge gap on our right hand side and Ashwoirth tells Tony it'll all be ok in the end. We're already in the Championship.

You’ve summed it up for me beautifully. We ALL want us to stay up. However, the “fly in the face of reality” positivity comments from much of our support, and not just after yesterday’s game but for at least half a dozen now, is really irking me. #Together ain’t going to save us. Playing McAllister might. Deciding on your best 11 might. Taking the PL seriously and not using it like some tactical chemistry set might. Buying quality ready to play players instead of pursuing ‘10 for 1 development deals’ with a use by date of 2040, might.

Still, our possession and pass stats are wonderful and it’s those that strike terror into, er, um, Championship sides.
 




Peteinblack

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Jun 3, 2004
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Bath, Somerset.
You can't remember putting 3 past Spurs? Or the last minute win against Everton or beating Watford 3-0 at their place. And you clearly dont remember our last manager who was also more of an "accountant personality" than a manager and never had a spark in interviews. We may go down but the rest of that is nonsense.

Those magnificent wins were last year!

Before yesterday, we played 4 consecutive games against teams below us, yet drew 3 and lost 1. That is s*** form, and I can't see how we are suddenly going to start winning now.
 


Peteinblack

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Jun 3, 2004
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Bath, Somerset.
I hope we stay up, I want is to stay up, but on the basis of results since Christmas, I really think the team and GP are out of their depth.

I'm trying to console myself with the though that at least if we do go down, we might actually be able to enjoy a few wins in the Championship, 'cos I can't see us winning any or our last 10 games: 4 x draws and 6 defeats, I fear.
 


Weststander

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Aug 25, 2011
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Ouch.

Mooy and Trossard are actually quite creative but the former is too slow and the latter can't be arsed. And both get instantly closed down by any manager who has watched a five minute video of Potterball. The rest are a list of issues that Potter seems happy to allow to fester.

I love the flowery prose and fly-in-the-face of reality of the OP on this thread and there is a certain ring to it, in that now it is do or die. Unfortunately all my cash is squarely on die as Potter continues to rotate the team, opposition players rip in to the huge gap on our right hand side and Ashwoirth tells Tony it'll all be ok in the end. We're already in the Championship.

“Huge gap on our right hand side” hallelujah, someone else has noticed that too, at last. It’s been there all season, I get a concerned first class view of it from the NS.

What’s that all about?

30 yards of space with a pacey opposition LB and LW waiting by touchline, very loosely marked by one or two at best. The sort of space exposed by Jota and Redmond. And they did.

Genuinely I can only think that GP is aware, but proposes that his overloading of of our left flank, destroys the opposition more than their skinning of us down our fight flank. It doesn’t.
 
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Granny on the wing

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Sep 7, 2019
152
Ouch.

Mooy and Trossard are actually quite creative but the former is too slow and the latter can't be arsed. And both get instantly closed down by any manager who has watched a five minute video of Potterball. The rest are a list of issues that Potter seems happy to allow to fester.

I love the flowery prose and fly-in-the-face of reality of the OP on this thread and there is a certain ring to it, in that now it is do or die. Unfortunately all my cash is squarely on die as Potter continues to rotate the team, opposition players rip in to the huge gap on our right hand side and Ashwoirth tells Tony it'll all be ok in the end. We're already in the Championship.

I think this is why we brought in Lamptey because is quick which allows a quick recovery in those situations .If we play Bernado at Left Back he is also good at recovering when other teams break . It would be good to see both these recognized LB /RB playing together instead of this Burn Left Wing Back B******s.
 


Weststander

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Aug 25, 2011
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Withdean area
I think this is why we brought in Lamptey because is quick which allows a quick recovery in those situations .If we play Bernado at Left Back he is also good at recovering when other teams break . It would be good to see both these recognized LB /RB playing together instead of this Burn Left Wing Back B******s.

This all day long.

Specialist FB’s with pace.

The Burn experiment worked for an initial couple of months, the pro’s outweighing the con’s. But that seems like a football lifetime ago now.
 




Uncle Spielberg

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Jul 6, 2003
43,093
Lancing
17 games 13 points
 








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