Shit match,shit crowd and a shit atmosphere.

 

3-0 for us.......Michael Ricketts, Sam Ricketts and Loadsa Tickets spare.

6 minutes ago, Burndens Bogs said:

The Noone cross and Magennis headed goal pleased me the most

And rather than slowing the game down getting all the big lads up and lumping it in, Murphy played a quick free kick to Noone, whipped in ball and goal. Their defensive life caught completely off guard. 

Does beg the question of what Murphy had done to warrant a clear freezing out? Or was it the standard PP approach of removing someone for no reason whatsoever when it is clear they could help the side... 

1 hour ago, radcliffewhite1 said:

Reading at home will be moved 

 

2 Saturday home league games in Jan becomes 2 night matches. Don't know why they schedule a championship games on 4th round day, what's the chanoes of it being played.

2 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said:

2 Saturday home league games in Jan becomes 2 night matches. Don't know why they schedule a championship games on 4th round day, what's the chanoes of it being played.

And dare we dream the 5th round is another home game Norwich 

8 minutes ago, radcliffewhite1 said:

And dare we dream the 5th round is another home game Norwich 

Quarter Finals is Wigan away date...

19 minutes ago, Burndens Bogs said:

The Noone cross and Magennis headed goal pleased me the most, if you look on youtube at Magennis's goals at Charlton many of them were scored in that style.

Get it wide and get some decent crosses in and the lad will score.

That can be Parkys mission for the rest of the season - it might just work.

Much as we would all like this to be the case I just can't see it happening. Many on here have been advocating something like that for ages - playing wingers on their right side, higher tempo, getting players in the box and crosses in.

Football is really a simple game but you wouldn't believe that listening to some Managers. They all think they are some kind of tactical geniuses and it's oh so complicated - too complicated for us simple supporters to understand.

Much as I like PP as a person he over complicates and over thinks things. But we live in hope!

10 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said:

2 Saturday home league games in Jan becomes 2 night matches. Don't know why they schedule a championship games on 4th round day, what's the chanoes of it being played.

Approx half of the Championship teams can be expected to reach 4th round, so 25% or so, say 3 of the 12 matches will go ahead, with the rest moved back 3 or 4 days to midweek. But the alternative is to schedule them all for midweek, leaving several teams without a weekend match.

12 minutes ago, Marc505 said:

Quarter Finals is Wigan away date...

I think that’s safe 

21 minutes ago, Walkden White said:

Much as we would all like this to be the case I just can't see it happening. Many on here have been advocating something like that for ages - playing wingers on their right side, higher tempo, getting players in the box and crosses in.

Football is really a simple game but you wouldn't believe that listening to some Managers. They all think they are some kind of tactical geniuses and it's oh so complicated - too complicated for us simple supporters to understand.

Much as I like PP as a person he over complicates and over thinks things. But we live in hope!

I like PP but he seems to select teams and sets us out with fear and not  to have a go at the oppositions, we need to stop that and have a go in every game from now until the end of the season, 1 up top isn’t the answer as has been proved all season. 

1 hour ago, Marc505 said:

"That day we got smashed at home to United in the Cup and they had 10k there"

Be a Black Sunday style mental scar that, but possibly a necessity.

I'm at the stage where only money matters. I don't even want to attend bolton v man u as it would be embarrassing, i'd rather attend Accrington away. But I don't need to go to games, I just want the club to survive.

1 hour ago, Casino said:

Surely somebody not turning out today, who attended us v United in the 4th round is a closet red

Genuine question casino, when did you last miss a competitive home game?

Just now, Johnnyrotten said:

Genuine question casino, when did you last miss a competitive home game?

Missed a few last season 

really enjoyed it today winning is everything when its so miserable the majority of the time  

just stashed my ticket stub safely away just in case its needed

Back in the day even top tier had fixtures arranged for each weekend apart from the first FA Cup appearance.

So in 1909 Bradford City were due to be at home on the day of each succeeding round:

6/2 v Sheffield United rearranged for 27/3 (itself an FA Cup day),

20/2 v Nottingham Forest rearranged for 30/3,

6/3 v Chelsea postponed for weather and rearranged for 20/4,

27/3 v ManUnited rearranged for 29/4,

24/4 was Cup Final day, but the final set of normal league fixtures was held including BradC v Notts County.

All fixtures had to be played by 30/4 as football was only played if there was an R in the month.

Champions Newcastle had a hectic final week:

24/4 won away at Blackburn, 

26/4 lost away to Aston Villa, 

28/4 won the (next season's) Charity Shield v Southern League champs Northampton at Stamford Bridge,

30/4 lost at home to Liverpool but presented with League Trophy - this win for Liverpool lifted them from 19th (a relegation spot) to 16th, and in the process relegated ManCity (who had not been in the bottom two all season and were 17th after their last match on 28/4).

52 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said:

Last hat trick by a player not on loan in a league game? Has got to be a record in professional football surely.

Freddie bobic

28 minutes ago, Walkden White said:

Much as we would all like this to be the case I just can't see it happening. Many on here have been advocating something like that for ages - playing wingers on their right side, higher tempo, getting players in the box and crosses in.

Football is really a simple game but you wouldn't believe that listening to some Managers. They all think they are some kind of tactical geniuses and it's oh so complicated - too complicated for us simple supporters to understand.

Much as I like PP as a person he over complicates and over thinks things. But we live in hope!

 

2 minutes ago, Mounts Kipper said:

I like PP but he seems to select teams and sets us out with fear and not  to have a go at the oppositions, we need to stop that and have a go in every game from now until the end of the season, 1 up top isn’t the answer as has been proved all season. 

Agree with both but I don’t see him changing it in the league. Even though we all know he should 

in league 1 and instances like today he backs the team to be better than the opposition. Gives them the freedom to go and play. Take the shackles off really 

in this league he’s basically telling everyone by how he sets up we’re better than no one and anything we get we’ve pinched. 

He just needs to be braver in his selections, the formation and our approach to games. We’re going down with the current approach but I’d rather go down fighting with a bloody nose than curling up and rolling over 

1 minute ago, Ands1 said:

Freddie bobic

Bobic was on loan!

55 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said:

Last hat trick by a player not on loan in a league game? Has got to be a record in professional football surely.

Just had a look on Wikipedia and this can’t be right surely?

John McGinlay vs Middlesbrough (H) 3rd April 1994 (inc 1 pen)

There were NO hat tricks in the league in the 100 goal 1996-97 season, that shocked me, loads of 2s but no one got a third. 

I must have missed one in a later season surely??? 

Just now, MalcolmW said:

Approx half of the Championship teams can be expected to reach 4th round, so 25% or so, say 3 of the 12 matches will go ahead, with the rest moved back 3 or 4 days to midweek. But the alternative is to schedule them all for midweek, leaving several teams without a weekend match.

Don't you think this just devalues the cup even more. There will be championship teams like Wigan and forest thinking thank God we're out, we can get some points while the rest are playing in the cup, or not at all. Make the knocked out teams have a blank weekend so that they regret losing, they might even try harder in the 3rd round.

1 hour ago, captainmed said:

Some people have other commitments.

Today I got far more enjoyment from watching my son and daughter compete in the Lancs XC @ Witton Park.

Theres a fine line between being a top fan and someone with nothing else going on in their life.

We all know plenty of these types of people in life. 

Hopefully this result will breed some confidence.

Well said. I've done all the dreary 3rd round home ties v Swansea, Grimsby etc over past few years. I'll be giving up a full day tomorrow coaching a group of kids through an athletics comp, have a missus at home who puts up with that and me doing stuff like going to Hull the other day. She deserved a bit of time today. Hope that's ok with you HomerJay, we all have our reasons for going and not going when we do. 

24 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said:

Genuine question casino, when did you last miss a competitive home game?

Genuine question gets a genuine answer

Missed a couple last season due to being on holiday

About ten in 40 odd years, mostly shitty cup games, but there was no way I was missing today

Nowt else in my life and I'd still not want to be captain med

20 minutes ago, Naytch said:

Just had a look on Wikipedia and this can’t be right surely?

John McGinlay vs Middlesbrough (H) 3rd April 1994 (inc 1 pen)

There were NO hat tricks in the league in the 100 goal 1996-97 season, that shocked me, loads of 2s but no one got a third. 

I must have missed one in a later season surely??? 

This is correct.

He scored 2 others, one against Charlton the month before this and  Spurs in the cup.

No-one should have to feel they must justify not going to a football match, for whatever reason, at whatever time and under whatever circumstances. Especially these days and especially not ones who've put time, effort and money in all over the country down the years.

I used to be self righteous about all that, then I grew up.

Just now, Ands1 said:

Freddie bobic

I remember that but thought he was on loan as he wasn't here long. My mistake if he was a permanent transfer.

6 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said:

I remember that but thought he was on loan as he wasn't here long. My mistake if he was a permanent transfer.

Loan from Borussia Dortmund.

Just now, Casino said:

Genuine question gets a genuine answer

Missed a couple last season due to being on holiday

About ten in 40 odd years, mostly shitty cup games, but there was no way I was missing today

Nowt else in my life and I'd still not want to be captain med

Respect for that. Today was the first competitive game I've missed since a cup quarter final v arsenal when I watched it on TV and stelios scored the winner. I honestly cant remember the last league game i missed, probably in the 80s. But I've reached the end with parky, not to mention the FA cup which is being ruined by the FA with the lack of 3pm kick offs and scrapping of replays etc etc. Todays starting line up another slap in the face for the 4k that attended. I just can't get behind him any more, shit fan or not.