Changing Times 12,218 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 1 minute ago, Denzel Zanzibar said: Seriously though how does Bettinelli keep getting selected? We didn't do one of those loan deals where you have to play them or it costs you, did we? Link to post Share on other sites
wilsoncgp 9,230 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Just now, DurhamRed said: Is this really any better than Pulis I think there are significant differences between this and Pulis' teams. We still play the ball long but it was literally one player up top chasing everything under Pulis whilst 9 players plodded out from the edge of our box. I still remember that one where Hugill pulled that cross back and there wasn't a player within 20-30 yards of the box. You wouldn't have had the Watmore type player picking up the second balls or anything in a Pulis team, when the ball went up we had nobody close enough to win the second balls. Struggled to get one man in the box for crosses. We're not playing central players out wide any more, even if we do sometimes play full-backs there. Dael Fry used to play right-back for us, George Saville used to play left wing. Have we ever done anything similar under Warnock yet? I can't remember, we've gone the opposite way once or twice with Bola fitting in at centre-back. I still don't think we play attractive football by any sense of the imagination but Pulis was next-level shithousery. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Dan_Boro_Till_I_Die 1,179 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 1 minute ago, Changing Times said: Good game. We certainly deserved at least a point from it. Warnock is rightly annoyed at the referee who ruined the game for us. Just thought I'd get that in before the usual lunatics post the same thing. You forgot to say "we played some good stuff" 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Blanco 4,900 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, Denzel Zanzibar said: Seriously though how does Bettinelli keep getting selected? This. It’s beyond belief at this stage 1 Link to post Share on other sites
DanFromDownSouth 1,706 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 1 minute ago, Changing Times said: We didn't do one of those loan deals where you have to play them or it costs you, did we? We probably offered to pay them regardless 😂 Link to post Share on other sites
AnglianRed 6,229 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 (edited) Well we got exactly what we deserved from this. Toothless first half, followed by a comedy of errors 2nd half. 1 great save from Bettinelli, sandwiched between two howlers. For every good thing he does, he seems to make 2 or 3 glaring errors. Not acceptable at this level...he has to go. Today our defence has to shoulder some of the blame as well. After looking comfortable for the first hour, our back line decided to go walkabout...which is the last thing you want with a dodgy keeper. Again very lightweight going forward. Managed a grand total of 2 shots on target all game. Also unacceptable. Would have been easier to swallow if Warnock had fielded an experimental / less experienced team...but this was a full strength starting XI. Thats 90 minutes of my life I won't get back. We'd better have better showings than this in our remaining games. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Changing Times 12,218 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, wilsoncgp said: I think there are significant differences between this and Pulis' teams. We still play the ball long but it was literally one player up top chasing everything under Pulis whilst 9 players plodded out from the edge of our box. I still remember that one where Hugill pulled that cross back and there wasn't a player within 20-30 yards of the box. You wouldn't have had the Watmore type player picking up the second balls or anything in a Pulis team, when the ball went up we had nobody close enough to win the second balls. Struggled to get one man in the box for crosses. We're not playing central players out wide any more, even if we do sometimes play full-backs there. Dael Fry used to play right-back for us, George Saville used to play left wing. Have we ever done anything similar under Warnock yet? I can't remember, we've gone the opposite way once or twice with Bola fitting in at centre-back. I still don't think we play attractive football by any sense of the imagination but Pulis was next-level shithousery. We were also better under Pulis. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
thomas 501 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Well on the plus side I only watched 30 mins of that.....on a serious note its completely gone now for promotion even past the most delusional fans dream Warnock send Britt away on holiday, Betenelli back to Fulham and put some kids on the bench give them their chance. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Changing Times 12,218 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, Dan_Boro_Till_I_Die said: You forgot to say "we played some good stuff" I didn't want to go over the top as people might think I didn't mean it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Changing Times 12,218 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 8 minutes ago, diggerlad07 said: I will be touching upon this on Monday nights BorofanTV show and it's coming from someone who has supported Warnock even recent times, but this squad is HIS SQUAD! Where can you find this mate? Link to post Share on other sites
TeaCider24 12,401 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Right, so the positives today for me are that Sunderland lost and Hull and Peterborough won. Automatic promotion is out of their hands, just need Hull and Peterborough to hold their nerves. Link to post Share on other sites
RiseAgainst 3,777 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 5 minutes ago, Changing Times said: We didn't do one of those loan deals where you have to play them or it costs you, did we? It's costing us a damn sight more to play him... Link to post Share on other sites
diggerlad07 3,648 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 4 minutes ago, Changing Times said: Where can you find this mate? Facebook we go live on Monday nights mate 6.30 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Redcar Rioja 5,872 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 I have been a supporter of Warnock but that pantomime can't even be described as a performance. Tactically it was an absolute shambles which was more at home at Wimbledon and I mean the strawberries and cream variety not the Crazy Gang. A series of directionless hoofs and volleys underpinned by the only Keeper I have ever seen at a professional level who is terrified of catching a ball. There was no semblance of anything that I could identify as a base upon which to build. It isn't as bad as Pulis but it is equally ineffective and just as difficult to endure. I have literally no idea what is going through Warnock's mind, it isn't going with the lads who will be here next season and it isn't putting in place tactical foundations from which to build. If that is the future then it's time to go. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Denzel Zanzibar 6,931 Posted April 10, 2021 Author Share Posted April 10, 2021 4 minutes ago, Changing Times said: Where can you find this mate? YouTube, just search BoroFanTV. I'd keep it minimised though and just listen to it, my brother is an ugly bugger 🤣 3 Link to post Share on other sites
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