tylswhite Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 thats what i keep telling myself. and to be fair, league position is all that matters at the end of the season. We know we have room for improvement and in time i believe we will improve but going off league placings at the moment how far can we improve? We are 8th now and if we ever go higher than 6th it would be a mammoth effort. Id say 3 places is the absolute maximum we could ever improve unless we get bought by a billionaire so we are only 3 places from our absolute maximum and some people still seem pissed off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ani Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 most blatant pen you'll see this season No it was nt. It was a pen but a trip in a crowded area when the ref is on the other side is nt that blatant. The ref should see it. The worse desicion is the non sending off which was a terrible challenge, at least he got booked when mavis got done at the emirates it was nt even a free kick ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted February 6, 2011 Moderators Share Posted February 6, 2011 I don't remember owt from yesterday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobcat Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 No i insist. Please share your vast knowledge of football with us. Off you trot back to burnden aces....oh no you left there after being exposed as a crank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiritofBurnden Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Off you trot back to burnden aces....oh no you left there after being exposed as a crank That's news to me. You mean the sort of 'crank' who doesn't watch the last ten minutes but then tells us all how it should have been done? Yeh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules_darby Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Off you trot back to burnden aces....oh no you left there after being exposed as a crank More shocking is the revelation that bobhat goes on burnden aces! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birch-chorley Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 it's probably the hardest set of away fixtures in that time perspective required I second that, If you look at the home form guide for the last 10 home fixtures.... Man Utd 28PTS Chelsea 23pts Liverpool 22pts Spurs 22pts Bolton 20pts Man City 20pts Arsenal 19pts Sunderland 18pts Bburn 17pts Stoke 17pts We have played six of those teams away and have only lost by more than a goal on 1 occasion! In most of these games we have played very well in spells and have been unlucky not to get anything. OK we have lost a few in the closing stages but how many points have we won in the last few minutes ourselves (stoke, bpool, wolves etc). We have the 5th best home form in the league, we are going through a sticky spell but we have the players and more importantly the manager to get us through it. On the plus side we have got our tough away fixtures out of the way and I can see us start picking up points on the road... Newcastle Man utd Brum Fulham Bburn Bpool 4 of which are in the bottom ten for home form, Brum and Bpool have only won 5 of the last 20 home games between them! We will be fine, 50pts+ IMO with Sturridge bagging more than 10 league goals! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainmed Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Worst away run in 15 years but we are 8th in the premiership. Our highest ever finish in the premiership is only 6th too. Maybe im missing something I think everyone is more than happy with the overall league position - myself included and if we finish top 10 or 12 then that will represent real progress for the club. The start we had perhaps raised expectations too high with hindsight. My only gripe is the away form and ONLY the away form as i have made clear from the start - he is too open and his substitutions in trying to win the game are amateurish and naive in my opinion. I was amazed for example yesterday when Muambe did not play from the start to break the play up. I am not saying Muamba has been playing well at all but breaking play up away from home against a top team he would be expected to play surely. Statistics have proven over the years that you need to be able to close a game up, spoil it if you like and generally play more cautiously away from home. Coyle cannot seem to see that and there is the concern from my perspective. At home you can play this attacking open football, we do and do it well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiffs Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 That's news to me. The toys went out of the pram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiffs Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 That's news to me. The toys went out of the pram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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birch-chorley Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 I think everyone is more than happy with the overall league position - myself included and if we finish top 10 or 12 then that will represent real progress for the club. The start we had perhaps raised expectations too high with hindsight. My only gripe is the away form and ONLY the away form as i have made clear from the start - he is too open and his substitutions in trying to win the game are amateurish and naive in my opinion. I was amazed for example yesterday when Muambe did not play from the start to break the play up. I am not saying Muamba has been playing well at all but breaking play up away from home against a top team he would be expected to play surely. Statistics have proven over the years that you need to be able to close a game up, spoil it if you like and generally play more cautiously away from home. Coyle cannot seem to see that and there is the concern from my perspective. At home you can play this attacking open football, we do and do it well. Overall our away form is not as bad as people think, yes we have lost 6 on the bounce against strong home sides but before that we only lost one out of 7 on the road and that was against Arsenal. There are 6 teams with worse away records than us... bburn, villa, brum, lpool, WBA and Wigan! There is no proof that playing more defensivly away from home will get us more points, over the past few seasons we have parked the bus in front of goal at most grounds and we have had taken less points away from home than we have this season. We dont lose when playing the poorer teams away but we do when playing the better home sides. Maybee we would be better off playing 4 - 5 - 1 away to the better home sides and play Muamber / Holden / Mavies in the middle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiritofBurnden Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 The toys went out of the pram Did they? I don't get 'offended'. It's not real life. From what i remember i gave up trying to find anything remotely worth reading amongst the pages of drivel posted by semi-literate half wits. That thread sums up the whole site. You'd fit right in over there though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiritofBurnden Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Overall our away form is not as bad as people think, yes we have lost 6 on the bounce against strong home sides but before that we only lost one out of 7 on the road and that was against Arsenal. There are 6 teams with worse away records than us... bburn, villa, brum, lpool, WBA and Wigan! Don't go bringing facts and logic into the discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L/H White Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Anyone notice the lack of actual Boltonians at the game yesterday. I'm sure Casino will elaborate on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalfordOriginal Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Anyone notice the lack of actual Boltonians at the game yesterday. I'm sure Casino will elaborate on this. Says one of Salford's own Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiritofBurnden Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Anyone notice the lack of actual Boltonians at the game yesterday. I'm sure Casino will elaborate on this. Happens every time we play in London. Don't the club offload unsold tickets for these games to a ticket agency? There always seems to be a fair number of 'tourists' amongst our support at The Emirates, White Hart Lane, Stamford Bridge, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiffs Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 (edited) Did they? I don't get 'offended'. It's not real life. From what i remember i gave up trying to find anything remotely worth reading amongst the pages of drivel posted by semi-literate half wits. That thread sums up the whole site. You'd fit right in over there though... You're not even in my league sunshine. I had you down as a social degenerate when you were waffling round and round and disappearing up your own arsehole a few weeks ago. I seem to remember comparing you with a hormonal teenage girl, or similar. Yeah but no but. It was so hard for you to keep up, I got bored with you. I was polite with you then; I think I was going through my New Years resolution phase of 'trying harder to tolerate fucking idiots' but the novelty soon ended. So let me make it clear. If you don't like it fuck off back to wherever you came from you miserable cunt. Edited February 6, 2011 by Smiffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Biff Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 What's burnden aces? It's what people walk down the Manny Road to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiritofBurnden Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 You're not even in my league sunshine. I wasn't aware that there was a league for terminal fucking moaners. Let me guess, you're favourite to retain your title again this season? Yeh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules_darby Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Spirit Word of advice This isn't a battle of intellect and wit that you have a chance of winning Smiffs will eat you alive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiritofBurnden Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Fuck me if his last post is an example of his 'intellect and wit', he should stick to trawling the archives of Burnden Aces for his material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules_darby Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Well I'm thicker than porridge and I reckon even I could take you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiritofBurnden Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 I'd have said pigshit myself but on you go then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules_darby Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Could you be more predictable? Happy chap aren't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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