Barnsley (A)

[Tonge moor green jacket]

Just now, kent_white said:

I saw something that raised an eyebrow with me today. 

Something along the lines of the last couple of weeks have taken their toll on him and he'll consider his options at the end of the season. 

Sounded a bit like a thinly veiled 'stop moaning or I'm off' 

Not great is it.

Not the first pop neither.

Some justification in fairness, but I doubt it's much different at any decent sized, ambitious club.

His style and philosophy may well be suited to a higher league, with it's better pitches, but he/we have to earn that place first.

Maybe Big Sam could have a word about being thick skinned.

[kent_white]

Just now, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Not great is it.

Not the first pop neither.

Some justification in fairness, but I doubt it's much different at any decent sized, ambitious club.

His style and philosophy may well be suited to a higher league, with it's better pitches, but he/we have to earn that place first.

Maybe Big Sam could have a word about being thick skinned.

I've just realised this is being discussed at length on the other thread! 

I'm a creature of habit though - it takes a lot for me to open a new thread! 😂

[Tonge moor green jacket]

Well I spotted that Appolonia lass further up- never heard of her before, but felt compelled to do some research 😉.

32F according to one web-site.

Tremendous gammundgers.

[kent_white]

10 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Well I spotted that Appolonia lass further up- never heard of her before, but felt compelled to do some research 😉.

32F according to one web-site.

Tremendous gammundgers.

🤣🤣

[Casino]

42 minutes ago, kent_white said:

I saw something that raised an eyebrow with me today. 

Something along the lines of the last couple of weeks have taken their toll on him and he'll consider his options at the end of the season. 

Sounded a bit like a thinly veiled 'stop moaning or I'm off' 

Sounds more like its been a tough few weeks and im a bit weary

In the summer ill weigh it all up but for now, im focussed on promotion

Whether weighing it up involves walking away, who knows?

 

Daft thing is, i actually read iles piece and it read as a more sympathetic tone than he often manages

Id need to hear the interview, i dont think the words tell us enough

[Whitesince63]

1 hour ago, Casino said:

Sounds more like its been a tough few weeks and im a bit weary

In the summer ill weigh it all up but for now, im focussed on promotion

Whether weighing it up involves walking away, who knows?

 

Daft thing is, i actually read iles piece and it read as a more sympathetic tone than he often manages

Id need to hear the interview, i dont think the words tell us enough

He’s still under contract isn’t he? Walking away would be both costly and difficult I’d have thought and where to anyway. He’d struggle to get a better gig than he’s got here anywhere at a club of our size.

[Casino]

Im not the one reading it as a threat to walk

[Traf]

49 minutes ago, Casino said:

Im not the one reading it as a threat to walk

I'm not sure what it means at all, but it's a bloody strange thing to let out the day before such a big game.

[MickyD]

2 hours ago, Traf said:

I'm not sure what it means at all, but it's a bloody strange thing to let out the day before such a big game.

Or he’s had his words twisted or been misquoted.

[Burndens Bogs]

On 03/03/2024 at 10:11, only1swanny said:

89 points and not automatic,  mental that 

Sheff Weds got 96 points last season and didn’t go up automatically.

[tomski]

COYFWM 

[Ani]

3 hours ago, Burndens Bogs said:

Sheff Weds got 96 points last season and didn’t go up automatically.

After our shit week only Pompey averaging more than 2 points a game so 92 looking like a decent target for automatics this time. 

[Whitesince63]

25 minutes ago, Ani said:

After our shit week only Pompey averaging more than 2 points a game so 92 looking like a decent target for automatics this time. 

Even that’s a tough ask which makes it essential we beat Barnsley tonight, not just for our own total but to prevent them getting near it. Same goes for the likes of Derby, Posh and Stevenage if we seriously expect top two all of these games are true “six Pointers” in its truest sense and any slip ups will cost us. A draw or two may still be ok but we mustn’t lose any or certainly not more than one preferably Stevenage.

[L/H White]

let's win for the manager, he's going through a really tough time atm

[Whitesince63]

9 minutes ago, L/H White said:

let's win for the manager, he's going through a really tough time atm

Well said and let’s hope he gets a big welcome at the game tonight? 🙂

[Zico]

Big game nerves incoming 

[Jol_BWFC]

38 minutes ago, Whitesince63 said:

Even that’s a tough ask which makes it essential we beat Barnsley tonight, not just for our own total but to prevent them getting near it. Same goes for the likes of Derby, Posh and Stevenage if we seriously expect top two all of these games are true “six Pointers” in its truest sense and any slip ups will cost us. A draw or two may still be ok but we mustn’t lose any or certainly not more than one preferably Stevenage.

In one one post you go from having to beat Barnsley, Derby, Posh (Pompey?) and Stevenage (no slip ups) to maybe accepting a couple of draw to then losing one… 😂

[L/H White]

13 minutes ago, Zico said:

Big game nerves incoming 

just been for a nervous poo

[Zico]

2 minutes ago, L/H White said:

just been for a nervous poo

Actually looking forward to mine 

Walking the dog, can feel it brewing 

[gonzo]

Im in the denial stage where I pretend Im not arsed and they dont deserve my nerves as theyll bottle it anyway.

[freds dad]

POTD available

[Ani]

18 minutes ago, freds dad said:

POTD available

Anyone thinking about  I did not go Saturday and following a game on social media, here , betting apps etc is 100% worse than making the effort. 
 

Surely we get over 2000 ? Think Gonzo pointed out we took more than that to Blackpool is Pizza Cup. 

[boltonboris]

15 hours ago, Ani said:

Barnsley are probably the most 'solid' team in the promotion hunt. Very organised and everyone knows their job. We all know exactly how they will play and how they will try and stop us playing.

Given this you would hope that we can come up with a half decent plan to combat this based on our strengths. 
 

Let's just go there and fucking batter them. 

To be fair, Barnsley are nothing like they were last season. They're a bit direct on throws and set pieces, but they're miles more open than nowadays.

The Home game against them was really end to end and a good pace about it too. 

 

The defensive solidity they had last season has escaped them. As I mentioned in a previous post, whilst they have scored in their last 16 games, they've also only managed 1 clean sheet in the same period

[Big E]

37 minutes ago, freds dad said:

POTD available

We've got an extra one now thanks to this

[tomski]

Not been this pumped for a game in a long time. It’s consuming the majority of my thoughts