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General Football & Sports / Re: Adam Reach Released 22/5/24

« on: October 08, 2024, 02:05:45 PM »

Football purists rejoice, Adam Reach is on trial at Swansea - @lukephelpsGRV

BBC article rubbing it in he has "eye for the spectacular goal" 3 years we never got ours...

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General Football & Sports / Re: Dingle watch - Anything Wolves

« on: October 05, 2024, 09:58:56 PM »

Lol seen Wolves fans saying SJ worse than they expected

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General Football & Sports / Re: Seals watch - Anything Villa

« on: October 03, 2024, 10:58:40 AM »

Yeah I doubt we would have got CL was more so thinking where Villa would be right now if they didn't go up that season or if goal line technology worked and they went down that season

So jammy man...

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General Football & Sports / Re: Anything Stoke

« on: October 03, 2024, 10:56:35 AM »

Shows how poor Portsmouth are away from home...or it's just one of those flukey results you get from time to time in the Championship.

Well Preston didn't lay a glove on Milwall who then battered Watford who beat Sunderland, yeah the championship is just nuts lol

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General Football & Sports / Re: Seals watch - Anything Villa

« on: October 02, 2024, 10:10:44 PM »

Oh god not going to hear the end of this

Oh how different things would've been if Gayle didn't get sent off...

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: John Swift

« on: October 02, 2024, 07:36:02 PM »

He seems to be making everything he does more complicated than it really needs to be.

If there was anyone that should have been dropped after Saturday then it was Swift.

Summed up in the 2nd half when Wallace was free down the right and he went for a ridiculous switch to Grant...

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Carlos Corberan

« on: October 02, 2024, 12:16:18 PM »

Heggem is showing at LB now, time to play an actual LB and move him in the middle. Also wtf happened with McNair? Surely he's better option than the two chuckle brothers we have at CB?

We cannot go the season with Barts and Semi as a CB paring...

He was poor but does give us balance , Grant is a backwards step and I'm surprised Carlos has carried on with him so far.

Agreed. MJ is lacking match sharpness that is what last night came down too I think.

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Albion Matchday Forum / Re: After Match Debate

« on: October 01, 2024, 10:19:30 PM »

Racic & Swift god awful. Both games lost because of the midfield selections.

Fellows is young he can play 2 games a week! Wallace said he's happy playing bit part so let him.

Reality has sunk in this week for sure. Must win on Saturday

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General Football & Sports / Re: OFFICIAL CHAMPIONSHIP THREAD

« on: September 28, 2024, 05:05:54 PM »

We still top wow!! 

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Albion Matchday Forum / Re: After Match Debate

« on: September 28, 2024, 02:58:29 PM »

Can’t win them all but Swift cost us point today after heroics by Maja and Mowatt needs dropping imo as he offers nothing and game per usual passes him by. And don’t get me started on his attempt at Hollywood passing he can’t even give a simple two yard pass see their third goal.

Yup he was faffing about that led the 3rd goal. Also his yellow card because he couldn't control the ball

Needed dropping for a while now just offers nothing.

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General Football & Sports / Re: OFFICIAL CHAMPIONSHIP THREAD

« on: September 27, 2024, 10:00:39 PM »

Fair play to Plymouth, Rooney really turned them around

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Albion Matchday Forum / Re: Pre Match Chat

« on: September 16, 2024, 03:13:49 PM »

Not really the same kind of player.Swift is more of an attacking midfielder, Racic is more a box to box like Molumby.
Diangana for Swift would make more sense.

In that case I'd keep Swift. Diangana is miles worse than him...

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Albion Matchday Forum / Re: Pre Match Chat

« on: September 16, 2024, 01:51:44 PM »

Racic for Swift the only change I'd make. Ideally MJ for Grant too but that maybe be harsh on KG he done enough vs Pompey to warrant a keep in his place.

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General Football & Sports / Re: OFFICIAL PREMIER LEAGUE THREAD

« on: September 16, 2024, 01:48:52 PM »

Everton, Wolves, Soton, Ipswich, Palace, Leicester looks like they'll be battling it out for relegation. Villa be interesting if they can maintain top 4 with CL, Newcastle started well quietly going under the radar. Liverpool should be top 4 don't think they'll challenge for title and Arsenal improving year and year Arteta showing some real tactical hopefully they can get over the line.

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Jed Wallace

« on: September 16, 2024, 01:41:16 PM »

I though he did well coming on yesterday some lovely touches and done more than Swift.

Also I didn't know he played for Wolves! Though he went straight to Pompey to Milwall.

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Tom Fellows

« on: September 16, 2024, 01:39:33 PM »

Interesting stat on Sky that he doesn't have that many touches in the game as you'd think but boy does he make them count!

Concur if he needs work on his finishing he does seem a bit lost whenever he get in the box but he is young and sure in time that will come! Tbh as long as he keeps providing assists then he doesn't really need to score goals

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Uros Racic joins on loan

« on: September 16, 2024, 01:36:26 PM »

The fact he can move around the pitch much better than Yokuslu makes a massive difference.

No longer sitting that deep and happy to engage further up the pitch.

As for Racic - has the makings of a rolls Royce in this division.

Yup that was my first thought as well he looks like a more mobile Okay!

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Albion Matchday Forum / Re: After Match Debate

« on: September 15, 2024, 06:08:06 PM »

Grady just isn't doing it for me constantly runs into blind allies and loses the ball but other than that MJ & Jed looked pretty sharp coming on. Would like to see Dobin as a winger he seems to be deployed as a striker whenever he's come on.

Professional second half performance overall. Pompey just lacked qaulity in 1st half and we rode our luck, hard to not get carried away but hopefully we can just keep going game by game!

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General Football & Sports / Re: Ex Players Thread

« on: September 13, 2024, 10:55:48 AM »

Dwight Gayle signed for Hibernian.

Would say he should tear that league up- even at 34 years old.

However his Stoke record was 45 games 3 goals. Not sure what happened there.

Oddly similar record to Saido at Stoke as well (51 games 3 goals).

According to wiki Stoke played him as an AM rather than a forward because his pace had gone

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General Football & Sports / Re: OFFICIAL LEAGUE 1 and LEAGUE 2 THREAD

« on: September 09, 2024, 03:43:01 PM »

Just seen Barnsley vs Bristol Rovers highlights, damn is Grifiths in fine form! Plus he set up a goal from a long kick that didn't go out of play like Palmer's always seem too

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General Football & Sports / Re: OFFICIAL CHAMPIONSHIP THREAD

« on: September 04, 2024, 02:13:41 PM »

Is there a deadline for free agents or can they be signed anytime?

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General Football & Sports / Re: Seals watch - Anything Villa

« on: September 04, 2024, 02:10:59 PM »

Vile fans not happy now their CL match ticket prices have been announced , £70-£82 for STH per game and £85-£97 for non-STH per game

These all the home games not just Bayern? That is big yikes.

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Where will we finish this season?

« on: September 04, 2024, 02:05:10 PM »

Getting 2007/08 season vibes from this season, I genuinely believe we can go all the way! 

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Where will we finish this season?

« on: September 03, 2024, 10:19:55 AM »

Does anyone know what the standing were this time last season? We're Leic & Ipswich top 2?

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General Football & Sports / Re: OFFICIAL PREMIER LEAGUE THREAD

« on: September 03, 2024, 10:18:09 AM »

When he’s spent 600 million I’m afraid I can’t find any sympathy for Ten Hag !

That and he keeps playing Rashford! Plus they have no style of play, Soton for example lost 3 in a row but their style of play is distinct and you can see what they're trying to do at least but whenever I watch Utd just don't know what they're play is win lose or draw.