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THESE DRAWS ARE KILLING US

Sat Feb 22, 2025 10:25 pm

If you look at our squad there is no way we should be one defeat away from dropping into the bottom three, Millwall, Qpr and Pompey have all put wins together and got them selves out of trouble, even the jacks (who i think we have a far better squad) seem to grind out wins when needed but we don't. Time is running out to reach 50 points under this manager and i just can't see where the wins are going to come from.

Re: THESE DRAWS ARE KILLING US

Sat Feb 22, 2025 10:29 pm

Example are Pompey and QPR Both looked dead and Buried Won a few games and went shooting up the table:
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Re: THESE DRAWS ARE KILLING US

Sat Feb 22, 2025 10:33 pm

We need to beat Hull.

I stick up for Riza, but even I'll criticise it if we don't win on Tuesday.

Re: THESE DRAWS ARE KILLING US

Sun Feb 23, 2025 4:36 pm

cityone wrote:If you look at our squad there is no way we should be one defeat away from dropping into the bottom three, Millwall, Qpr and Pompey have all put wins together and got them selves out of trouble, even the jacks (who i think we have a far better squad) seem to grind out wins when needed but we don't. Time is running out to reach 50 points under this manager and i just can't see where the wins are going to come from.


Totally agree with you mate

Re: THESE DRAWS ARE KILLING US

Sun Feb 23, 2025 4:49 pm

Why doesn't riza see its better to win 3 games than draw 6 or 7 games? And Have we won 2 games in a row? Why Can't he see drawing games is keeping us in relegation trouble! ......

Re: THESE DRAWS ARE KILLING US

Sun Feb 23, 2025 5:28 pm

cityone wrote:If you look at our squad there is no way we should be one defeat away from dropping into the bottom three, .



Why ?
Who in our squad would be in a starter in a top 6 team ?

Keeper - L1
Full backs - we are using midfielders
centre halfs- Goutas maybe but he was great with Kipre with him
CM's - Ralls undoubtedly was, Rambo classes above but father time is a bitch
AMC - Colwill could be premier or conference in the same game, we overestimate Robertson but still very young
Forwards - Ashford is all potential and Salech may be gone if we get relegated

I love CO'D but he wouldn't be a starter
Alves & Manwerk look great and have improved us. But its not a great squad, we are where we are because the squad is pretty poor

Re: THESE DRAWS ARE KILLING US

Sun Feb 23, 2025 5:56 pm

llan bluebird wrote:
cityone wrote:If you look at our squad there is no way we should be one defeat away from dropping into the bottom three, .



Why ?
Who in our squad would be in a starter in a top 6 team ?

Keeper - L1
Full backs - we are using midfielders
centre halfs- Goutas maybe but he was great with Kipre with him
CM's - Ralls undoubtedly was, Rambo classes above but father time is a bitch
AMC - Colwill could be premier or conference in the same game, we overestimate Robertson but still very young
Forwards - Ashford is all potential and Salech may be gone if we get relegated

I love CO'D but he wouldn't be a starter
Alves & Manwerk look great and have improved us. But its not a great squad, we are where we are because the squad is pretty poor

Didn't mention top six, but plenty of our squad could make mid table teams (where we should be) especially our midfield players.

Re: THESE DRAWS ARE KILLING US

Sun Feb 23, 2025 6:38 pm

cityone wrote:
llan bluebird wrote:
cityone wrote:If you look at our squad there is no way we should be one defeat away from dropping into the bottom three, .



Why ?
Who in our squad would be in a starter in a top 6 team ?

Keeper - L1
Full backs - we are using midfielders
centre halfs- Goutas maybe but he was great with Kipre with him
CM's - Ralls undoubtedly was, Rambo classes above but father time is a bitch
AMC - Colwill could be premier or conference in the same game, we overestimate Robertson but still very young
Forwards - Ashford is all potential and Salech may be gone if we get relegated

I love CO'D but he wouldn't be a starter
Alves & Manwerk look great and have improved us. But its not a great squad, we are where we are because the squad is pretty poor

Didn't mention top six, but plenty of our squad could make mid table teams (where we should be) especially our midfield players.



But its about averages and thats our problem IMO our genuine class players at this level are at the very end of their careers and we are trying to coax one more game out of them. For every L1 level player we need a top end player to counteract them

If we had to cancel everyone's contract and they were free's I can only see

Robertson, Salech, Chambers, Colwill, Ashford, Goutas, Rinomhota in the top half championship

Ralls & Rambo would be massive gambles at proper wages, other than that maybe CO'D but he isn't a spring chicken and Bagan who is improving whereas NG is regressing.

Re: THESE DRAWS ARE KILLING US

Sun Feb 23, 2025 7:14 pm

llan bluebird wrote:
cityone wrote:
llan bluebird wrote:
cityone wrote:If you look at our squad there is no way we should be one defeat away from dropping into the bottom three, .



Why ?
Who in our squad would be in a starter in a top 6 team ?

Keeper - L1
Full backs - we are using midfielders
centre halfs- Goutas maybe but he was great with Kipre with him
CM's - Ralls undoubtedly was, Rambo classes above but father time is a bitch
AMC - Colwill could be premier or conference in the same game, we overestimate Robertson but still very young
Forwards - Ashford is all potential and Salech may be gone if we get relegated

I love CO'D but he wouldn't be a starter
Alves & Manwerk look great and have improved us. But its not a great squad, we are where we are because the squad is pretty poor

Didn't mention top six, but plenty of our squad could make mid table teams (where we should be) especially our midfield players.



But its about averages and thats our problem IMO our genuine class players at this level are at the very end of their careers and we are trying to coax one more game out of them. For every L1 level player we need a top end player to counteract them

If we had to cancel everyone's contract and they were free's I can only see

Robertson, Salech, Chambers, Colwill, Ashford, Goutas, Rinomhota in the top half championship

Ralls & Rambo would be massive gambles at proper wages, other than that maybe CO'D but he isn't a spring chicken and Bagan who is improving whereas NG is regressing.


Rinomohta has been great. Fantastic effort, good athlete, great attitude but he is not a top half Championship player. His distribution is lacking in accuracy and his decision making when passing is poor.

Re: THESE DRAWS ARE KILLING US

Sun Feb 23, 2025 8:06 pm

llan bluebird wrote:
cityone wrote:
llan bluebird wrote:
cityone wrote:If you look at our squad there is no way we should be one defeat away from dropping into the bottom three, .



Why ?
Who in our squad would be in a starter in a top 6 team ?

Keeper - L1
Full backs - we are using midfielders
centre halfs- Goutas maybe but he was great with Kipre with him
CM's - Ralls undoubtedly was, Rambo classes above but father time is a bitch
AMC - Colwill could be premier or conference in the same game, we overestimate Robertson but still very young
Forwards - Ashford is all potential and Salech may be gone if we get relegated

I love CO'D but he wouldn't be a starter
Alves & Manwerk look great and have improved us. But its not a great squad, we are where we are because the squad is pretty poor

Didn't mention top six, but plenty of our squad could make mid table teams (where we should be) especially our midfield players.



But its about averages and thats our problem IMO our genuine class players at this level are at the very end of their careers and we are trying to coax one more game out of them. For every L1 level player we need a top end player to counteract them

If we had to cancel everyone's contract and they were free's I can only see

Robertson, Salech, Chambers, Colwill, Ashford, Goutas, Rinomhota in the top half championship

Ralls & Rambo would be massive gambles at proper wages, other than that maybe CO'D but he isn't a spring chicken and Bagan who is improving whereas NG is regressing.


TBF Callum O’Dowda is definitely Championship standard and he's only around 28 years old.

Re: THESE DRAWS ARE KILLING US

Sun Feb 23, 2025 8:26 pm

No winning against teams around us is a big problem!

Re: THESE DRAWS ARE KILLING US

Sun Feb 23, 2025 8:32 pm

Einstein wrote:No winning against teams around us is a big problem!


We beat Derby a few weeks ago.

Re: THESE DRAWS ARE KILLING US

Sun Feb 23, 2025 9:12 pm

Not enough

Re: THESE DRAWS ARE KILLING US

Sun Feb 23, 2025 10:04 pm

Einstein wrote:Not enough

That’s how I see it,Portsmouth beat us and have kicked on I thought they were doomed a few weeks back,hull won’t be easy Tuesday I don’t think we’ll win I don’t I hope I’m wrong but I’ve just had a bad feeling for us for a while we’ve circled the plug for years isit our time to finally go down it

Re: THESE DRAWS ARE KILLING US

Sun Feb 23, 2025 11:35 pm

We need a Win .