We will get 8k tickets

8 minutes ago, radcliffe white said:

We had a flurry of corners first half to impose ourselves but so flat, santos dancing in the 6 yard box but doing nowt 

The corner delivery was abysmal. Someone who can miss the first man needs to take them off Sheehan

He kept to his pre match. Too the word.😂

Baby steps. Conceded 4 against Huddersfield. Clearly evolving.

They're obviously a completely different level to us but was disappointed with the goals we conceded. We had some decent moments in the game and Collins scored a nice goal. Far from a disaster.

Just now, gonzo said:

Just not that type of team are we.

We were never gonna rock up tonight be total shithouses flying in to tackles and roughing them up.

Just haven't got it in us.

Not even sure that kind of stuff even exists anymore. 

The fitness and levels of ability are miles higher than ever before.

We beat Arsenal in 94 and they were a team littered with alcoholics.

 

 

I think we just went through the motions tonight, rightly so, let’s move on. 

Just now, Stig said:

The corner delivery was abysmal. Someone who can miss the first man needs to take them off Sheehan

For a technician, his corners were woeful

1 minute ago, tomski said:

For a technician, his corners were woeful

They always are. 

6 minutes ago, radcliffe white said:

We had a flurry of corners first half to impose ourselves but so flat, santos dancing in the 6 yard box but doing nowt 

Camera behind the goal had all our players at the back post and how many of our corners hit the sweet spot?

i refer back to that video of us against Sunderland in 75 on the YouTube thread and our goals. Hit the back fucking post with players steaming in

Do our corner takers need leg strengthening exercises?

Anyway fuck it. Saturday is more important 

4 minutes ago, gonzo said:

 

We beat Arsenal in 94 and they were a team littered with alcoholics.

 

So was ours

3 minutes ago, tomski said:

For a technician, his corners were woeful

They've been the same for a year or so. And free kicks where it's a cross, rather than shot. Someone else needs to take them as he clearly doesn't have the technique.

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Just now, Zico said:

So was ours

Yeah let’s not taint previous heroics. These lot aren’t fit to lace their boots. That’s not necessarily a dig at this mob either

7 minutes ago, Mounts Kipper said:

All I’m interested in is how much did we get from this tie. 

It's paid the latest instalment on Dan's fee. 

West Ham lost 5-1 too

So it was all pretty pointless even turning up? Sort of sums up football in general particularly cup competitions for lower league teams. There's got to be more to it than just earning a butty surely?

4 minutes ago, tomski said:

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Yeah let’s not taint previous heroics. These lot aren’t fit to lace their boots. That’s not necessarily a dig at this mob either

Not even close pal.

Just saying the gap between us and Arsenal now is miles bigger than then in regards technical ability and fitness.

Plus a good £350m+ worth of talent.

3 minutes ago, Zico said:

West Ham lost 5-1 too

That's definitely more embarrassing. I think most of the gripes on here are just how preventable a few of the goals were, not the loss. The first especially is inexplicable 

Just now, gonzo said:

Not even close pal.

Just saying the gap between us and Arsenal now is miles bigger than then in regards technical ability and fitness.

Plus a good £350m+ worth of talent.

Agree. No one expected fuck all tonight. 

It’s a reasonable ask not to gift Arsenal  at least one of their goals though.

Wake up tomorrow and Arsenal isn’t making or breaking anyones season.

Crawley will and my gut says the excuses will be rolled out. Let’s hope I’m wrong.

Going pound for pound v Arsenal was stupid before, stupid during and stupid after. No getting round that.
 

What's the john stones song BTW?

I could barely hear our fans tbh. From the pics and I've seen it looked ace but sounded crap on telly.

Do we do any defensive work in training ?

7 minutes ago, Walkden White said:

So it was all pretty pointless even turning up? Sort of sums up football in general particularly cup competitions for lower league teams. There's got to be more to it than just earning a butty surely?

I wouldn’t say pointless, it gave our squad a chance to play against a very strong Prem side. I know they could replace an international with another international but unless we’ve got an injury I think it’s worth the trip. At least there was no extra time and penalties.

It does show that we are making the same mistakes over and over again.

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3 minutes ago, gonzo said:

What's the john stones song BTW?

Embarrassing is what it was.

1 minute ago, FrancisFogarty said:

I wouldn’t say pointless, it gave our squad a chance to play against a very strong Prem side. I know they could replace an international with another international but unless we’ve got an injury I think it’s worth the trip. At least there was no extra time and penalties.

Something none of us were worried about😂

6 minutes ago, Marc505 said:

Embarrassing is what it was.

Who's it about?

4 minutes ago, gonzo said:

Who's it about?

Well, John Stones 😃

2 hours ago, Duck Egg said:

Agreed. McAtee probably should have passed it earlier but did well in the end with the backheel.

I think against teams of this calibre you need to be quick. Cross and pass quickly and don't let them get set as they are too good. We had plenty of chances to just whip it or drive it in and someone should knock it in off the arse. 

42 minutes ago, Walkden White said:

So it was all pretty pointless even turning up? 

Yes but what a 'turn up'. Don't give a fuck what anybody else thinks and not reading any further back on this thread.

Proud just at witnessing our fantastic support.