Guest Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 We’re not losing games but we have to start winning. We must beat Brighton, Burnley & Sheff Utd. Unless we pluck an unlikely win somewhere else along the way (I don’t see us being capable of beating West Ham or Arsenal), they’re the 3 biggies. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
et tu brute Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Huge week for us now. Need Southampton to beat Brighton this weekend to set up a massive game next Saturday. Win it and we'll be 5 points clear of Brighton going into the final games which might be too much for them to claw back. WE don't look capable of beating anyone unfortunately. West Brom and Villa without Grealish are about as easy as it gets. We'll draw against Brighton as well, telling you now. As s*** as we are, we’ve looked capable of winning the last 3 games. If Brighton and Fulham get beat this weekend and we are either a point or two within their points total (+ or -) we are still in it with the return of the ASM, Wilson and Almiron. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 I'm not evening looking at Fulham now tbh. They'll finish above us. Its Brighton who are our main concern. Tomorrow and next Saturday are absolutely massive. Two wins for Brighton and we're gone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samptime29 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Yeah Brighton is ridic big. A win with our big guns back, we look a decent position to clinch staying up. A loss could be neg. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abra Dubravka Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Warren Barton on TalkSPORT talking great stuff - worthwhile going back and listening to it 22:15 onwards, doubt it’ll be a Jamie O’Hara hot take or Jim White exclusive stuck on their YouTube Players thinking From day one we need to grind out results, is that what you think of me? One fight too many for Bruce. He feels like worlds against him, but fans just want a side to go out and be on front foot and play. Doing himself no favours. With Bobby, taking over from Ruud, didn’t have the greatest players but he but us in best mindset. Would never go away to Southampton and think we can grind out a draw here. Jonjo Shelvey doesn’t warrant two players around him doing running for him. He’s doing nothing on the ball to deserve that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinky Jim Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 I'm not evening looking at Fulham now tbh. They'll finish above us. Its Brighton who are our main concern. Tomorrow and next Saturday are absolutely massive. Two wins for Brighton and we're gone. Brighton have finished strong the last 2 seasons to scrape out of the relegation zone....fully expect us to lose to them next weekend....we’’ll need 38 points to survive...no way is Bruce going to get 10 more points from the last 10 games....I’ve already accepted relegation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samptime29 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 2 goals conceded in 3 is better. Defence could be key. Clean sheet at Brighton could be massive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 The player's willingness to slog on and get a point just gives me a glimmer of hope. That point might just be the difference between relegation and safety. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 The worry for me is we’ve played an average Wolves & Villa plus a poor WBA and came away with 3 points. We really needed 6 or 7 there. It’s made the Brighton game critical when it didn’t need to be. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
et tu brute Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 2 goals conceded in 3 is better. Defence could be key. Clean sheet at Brighton could be massive. I would play Carroll against them as they are certainly a threat from set pieces.This is one game we cannot get beat in, yet if we did win (if Brighton get beat off Southampton) could just about seal staying up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 We've not beaten Brighton since the Diame goal game and they walloped us earlier this season. Another draw I reckon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 I’d like to think Bruce has learned from last time against Brighton not to even consider Carroll. Murphy, Fraser & Gayle surely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
et tu brute Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 I’d like to think Bruce has learned from last time against Brighton not to even consider Carroll. Murphy, Fraser & Gayle surely. Surely last time was more to do with Lamptey absolutely tearing us a new one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 The worry is the Brigton game is viewed as must not lose. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 We’re not losing games but we have to start winning. We must beat Brighton, Burnley & Sheff Utd. Unless we pluck an unlikely win somewhere else along the way (I don’t see us being capable of beating West Ham or Arsenal), they’re the 3 biggies. Aye, this tbh. I thought we were gone once we went 0-1 down. Still deflated af but not losing games (albeit not winning the fuckers ) is not the worst habit to get into. I do think we'll need an unexpected result from the rancid fixtures left now though. Arsenal, West Ham and Leicester do tend to have brain farts v sides they should be beating. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 I’d like to think Bruce has learned from last time against Brighton not to even consider Carroll. Murphy, Fraser & Gayle surely. Hopefully Gayle through the middle from the off with Fraser and Murphy in the wings. Not Gayle out wide for an hour with Fraser through the middle like tonight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 I’d like to think Bruce has learned from last time against Brighton not to even consider Carroll. Murphy, Fraser & Gayle surely. Surely last time was more to do with Lamptey absolutely tearing us a new one. Carroll’s an absolute carthorse. I don’t rate Gayle but he’s the best of the evils. They play three centre-backs, seeing Carroll lumber about getting to the defender too late committing fouls will be painful. Play Murphy & Fraser out wide, they’ve got the energy to counter their wing-back system but also cause problems, use Gayle’s mobility up top. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 I’d like to think Bruce has learned from last time against Brighton not to even consider Carroll. Murphy, Fraser & Gayle surely. Surely last time was more to do with Lamptey absolutely tearing us a new one. Carroll’s an absolute carthorse. I don’t rate Gayle but he’s the best of the evils. They play three centre-backs, seeing Carroll lumber about getting to the defender too late committing fouls will be painful. Play Murphy & Fraser out wide, they’ve got the energy to counter their wing-back system but also cause problems, use Gayle’s mobility up top. I do agree, but tbf I thought Carroll would've been useful tonight if he came on 25 minutes earlier with the amount of crosses we were putting in the box. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candi_Hills Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 9.9 Bruce's management is the stream of piss raining down on this turd of a club as it slides down the side of the pan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 I think he’s more a hindrance. The amount of times you see him challenge for balls in the air these days a fraction late and he flattens the CB giving away a foul, or he’s trying to close down the outside CB or FB when they’re trying to play it forward and he gets there too late, or just his general clumsiness all round with aerial challenges, I’d sooner not have him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
et tu brute Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 I’d like to think Bruce has learned from last time against Brighton not to even consider Carroll. Murphy, Fraser & Gayle surely. Surely last time was more to do with Lamptey absolutely tearing us a new one. Carroll’s an absolute carthorse. I don’t rate Gayle but he’s the best of the evils. They play three centre-backs, seeing Carroll lumber about getting to the defender too late committing fouls will be painful. Play Murphy & Fraser out wide, they’ve got the energy to counter their wing-back system but also cause problems, use Gayle’s mobility up top. Do you really think he’s going to drop Joelington? Or play Gayle up front? He hasn’t so far and I don’t think he will next week either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 As long as Carroll’s not in the starting XI. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
et tu brute Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 As long as Carroll’s not in the starting XI. You could say that about half that team also. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 I think the way things are, setting up to be as solid as we can and trying to nick the odd game 1-0 is our best bet. I don’t see Carroll coming into this set up and doing that. We’ve some rank awful players but Carroll is barely a footballer anymore. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
et tu brute Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 I think the way things are, setting up to be as solid as we can and trying to nick the odd game 1-0 is our best bet. I don’t see Carroll coming into this set up and doing that. We’ve some rank awful players but Carroll is barely a footballer anymore. We’ll see next week, I think he will play due to Bruce being worried about their threat from set pieces. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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