by paultheroyal » 26 Nov 2020 10:02
by URZZZZ » 26 Nov 2020 10:54
paddy20 Cant believe how bad Ejaria was last night. He needs to be in the middle. Also worrying was how poor Meite was as well. We obviously sacrificed playing football to avoid losing. To me that was one of our poorest performances of the season but from a pragmatic point of view we got a point. Just wouldn't want to watch that formula every game.
by NewCorkSeth » 26 Nov 2020 11:04
by Snowflake Royal » 26 Nov 2020 11:31
Pepe the HorsemanNewCorkSethSnowflake Royal They're spot on.
I gotta say Snowie, I'm impressed by how calm and collected you have been this season. Its hard for me to stay rational but you seem to have managed it.
Didn't he threaten to burn the Madejski Stadium to the ground when Bowen left?
by Snowflake Royal » 26 Nov 2020 11:35
NewCorkSeth Only just seen the replay of the foul for the free kick. Couldn't get much softer imo. Debatable whether it actually even is a foul.
by SouthDownsRoyal » 26 Nov 2020 11:43
Snowflake RoyalSouthDownsRoyalSnowflake Royal Kinda feel Rafa was suspect on the freekick. .
https://hobnob.royals.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=188120
I know I said I'd drop him. I would have dropped him. He pulled off a great save, didn't drop a clanger but was maybe a bit dodgy on the freekick. Get over it.
by NewCorkSeth » 26 Nov 2020 11:52
Snowflake RoyalNewCorkSeth Only just seen the replay of the foul for the free kick. Couldn't get much softer imo. Debatable whether it actually even is a foul.
For me, Rino (unintentionally) catches him slightly as he's winding up to shoot.
I think the ref's got it spot on (unlike a lot of the rest of the game), but it's a tricky one.
by Snowflake Royal » 26 Nov 2020 12:03
SouthDownsRoyalSnowflake Royal
I know I said I'd drop him. I would have dropped him. He pulled off a great save, didn't drop a clanger but was maybe a bit dodgy on the freekick. Get over it.
I have nothing to ‘get over’ m8, no need to be so defensive
by Bristol Paul » 26 Nov 2020 12:43
Snowflake RoyalNewCorkSeth Only just seen the replay of the foul for the free kick. Couldn't get much softer imo. Debatable whether it actually even is a foul.
For me, Rino (unintentionally) catches him slightly as he's winding up to shoot.
I think the ref's got it spot on (unlike a lot of the rest of the game), but it's a tricky one.
by Snowflake Royal » 26 Nov 2020 12:52
Bristol PaulSnowflake RoyalNewCorkSeth Only just seen the replay of the foul for the free kick. Couldn't get much softer imo. Debatable whether it actually even is a foul.
For me, Rino (unintentionally) catches him slightly as he's winding up to shoot.
I think the ref's got it spot on (unlike a lot of the rest of the game), but it's a tricky one.
Agree, soft but did barge him as he wound up the shot
by South Coast Royal » 26 Nov 2020 13:10
NewCorkSethSnowflake RoyalNewCorkSeth Only just seen the replay of the foul for the free kick. Couldn't get much softer imo. Debatable whether it actually even is a foul.
For me, Rino (unintentionally) catches him slightly as he's winding up to shoot.
I think the ref's got it spot on (unlike a lot of the rest of the game), but it's a tricky one.
Its very hard to see where he touches him tbf. It looks like, judging by the way Parrott fell, he clips his foot. But I've watched it 8 or 9 times and you just can't see the contact. Doesn't look like a dive though either. Very natural fall.
by Snowflake Royal » 26 Nov 2020 13:18
by SouthDownsRoyal » 26 Nov 2020 13:29
Snowflake RoyalSouthDownsRoyalSnowflake Royal I know I said I'd drop him. I would have dropped him. He pulled off a great save, didn't drop a clanger but was maybe a bit dodgy on the freekick. Get over it.
I have nothing to ‘get over’ m8, no need to be so defensive
yeah, that's why you quoted my post with a link to that thread. Good one.
by NewCorkSeth » 26 Nov 2020 13:31
South Coast RoyalNewCorkSethSnowflake Royal For me, Rino (unintentionally) catches him slightly as he's winding up to shoot.
I think the ref's got it spot on (unlike a lot of the rest of the game), but it's a tricky one.
Its very hard to see where he touches him tbf. It looks like, judging by the way Parrott fell, he clips his foot. But I've watched it 8 or 9 times and you just can't see the contact. Doesn't look like a dive though either. Very natural fall.
We are all guilty of being a bit RTG when it comes to our own team.
During commentary Tim and Mick got carried away when Meite was "fouled" on a break in the second half and thought that it wasn't a foull when Ejaria was booked.
Replays showed that both decisions were correct as was the case with the unnecessary foul leading to the Wallace free-kick.
Also in commentary, especially in the first half ,Tim was over-praising Holmes for everything he did, even the simplest of things.
I think he did ok but his limitations were a bit exposed in the second half especially when venturing forward and Millwall didn't (unlike Bournemouth) have a flying machine winger to worry about that.
Having said that, he probably did enough to get picked for Saturday with Yiadom presumably still on the sick list (again).
If only we had kept Gunter.
by NewCorkSeth » 26 Nov 2020 13:32
Snowflake Royal We'll get way more from playing Holmes than Gunter. If Gunter was here Holmes wouldn't have played a minute and the twitterati wouldn't have had the dual pleasure of declaring Esteves the beat thing since sliced bread and then a totally shit waste of space
by Crowbar6753 » 26 Nov 2020 16:51
by CountryRoyal » 26 Nov 2020 19:38
Snowflake Royal We'll get way more from playing Holmes than Gunter. If Gunter was here Holmes wouldn't have played a minute and the twitterati wouldn't have had the dual pleasure of declaring Esteves the beat thing since sliced bread and then a totally shit waste of space
by Zip » 26 Nov 2020 20:40
Crowbar6753 South Country Royal touched on something earlier about Bournemouth's speed hurting us down the flanks. If i remember correctly from the days Bournemouth were steam rollering the championship and then being the upstarts in the Premiership it was the sheer pace they had in there squad and the speed and slickness of their passing.
Pace hurts teams, it scares defenders to death....when was the last time we can honestly say we had some real pace in the team. Having two real speedsters on both flanks would change the whole dynamic of our squad, we could play Joao and Puscas up front in a 4-4-2 formation or even the current formation with either Joao or Puscas on there own with Olise floating in the free role off their shoulder.
Our play is to slow and lethargic, especially at home....we need to get our 2,000 fans off their seats lol....
Oh for two speedy wingers in the transfer window, however, i won't hold my breath.
by Snowflake Royal » 27 Nov 2020 00:30
by NewCorkSeth » 27 Nov 2020 08:53
Snowflake Royal S'cuz we don't use wingers, innit.
There's a fair bit of disagreement about whether Ejaria is best wide left or central.
We are short on players who fit the left hand roll well, but with Ejaria, Olise, Baldock, Richards and Semedo we've got options.
And with Meite, Olise, Yiadom and Esteves, it'd be a bit pointless signing a RWinger.
Personally I think Swift, Ejaria, Olise and Semedo are all more central players and the first three are probably too many, worth switching one for a proper left forward, ideally a bit pacey and strong. But over the years we've seen they're hard to find. Boye.... yeesh.