surely that is not important? it is a results business and CP done good yesterday. It is easily forgotten he was a Palace player.
Well, he tries to forget it! I got in big trouble at sponsors' dinner a couple of years' ago for saying to Wiggins that he was following in SCP's footsteps from being a Palace youth player - he had NO IDEA about that!
For the fans who were there (how many did we actually take?) I was listening on 'Radio Rovers', and I heard you a lot of the time, at least two pretty good VFR's in the second half, and other songs. You should be proud of your efforts, as those of us sat at home were proud of you.
i believe it was 230 thats judging by a twitter account that does all the away followings on a table, we were the lowest yesterday.
A great win albeit against a very poor Blackburn side indeed .. our 'troubles' look as nothing compared to theirs. Church has found confidence through his international form, Stephens is playing out of his skin alongside Cousins, Wood has improved the defence massively .. just a few examples .. Powell has found the personnel, shape and tactics to suit us .. our season starts here .
A poor side who have been doing well at home of late! To accumulate points in this tough league you need to be able to find a bit of quality when needed offensively and be solid at the back. Apart form Burnley, we have been in every game and it is sometimes the lack of concentration that has cost us.
On paper, defensively we are strong and hopefully we can build on this. If we can get th ebalance in our favour,m we will start to pick up wins. What concerns me is at home to the sides who play like we did against Blackburn. I am not convinced we have cracked that element.
No way we should even be thinking about relegation though!
"The Rovers boss said: “We’ve seen the goal again on the video and while we’re not sure on which part of the arm it has hit him, it’s quite clear it’s a handball."
Yep, their manager is blaming their defeat on the goal:
"The Rovers boss said: “We’ve seen the goal again on the video and while we’re not sure on which part of the arm it has hit him, it’s quite clear it’s a handball.
If you are not sure on which part of the arm it has hit him, it's not clear at all - is it?
A great win albeit against a very poor Blackburn side indeed .. our 'troubles' look as nothing compared to theirs. Church has found confidence through his international form, Stephens is playing out of his skin alongside Cousins, Wood has improved the defence massively .. just a few examples .. Powell has found the personnel, shape and tactics to suit us .. our season starts here .
But isnt it the same shape that got us on a good run last March after the Scumwall debacle with Stewart in for Harriott? Can't work out why he ditched so early this season as it was the selections not shape that was the problem e.g. Hughesy and Gower in the engine room of CM.
From the posts from people who were there yesterday and from the games I have seen him play Woody has been very impressive. No thrills centre half who does his job with no fuss. Seems to bring the best out in Morrison too.
Two clean sheets on trot will do Hamer and the back fours confidence a world of good. Pleased for the 200+ who made the journey yesterday.
It's a balanced back four with all players playing in the correct postitions. Two left footers and two right...
From the posts from people who were there yesterday and from the games I have seen him play Woody has been very impressive. No thrills centre half who does his job with no fuss. Seems to bring the best out in Morrison too.
Two clean sheets on trot will do Hamer and the back fours confidence a world of good. Pleased for the 200+ who made the journey yesterday.
It's a balanced back four with all players playing in the correct postitions. Two left footers and two right...
A great win albeit against a very poor Blackburn side indeed .. our 'troubles' look as nothing compared to theirs. Church has found confidence through his international form, Stephens is playing out of his skin alongside Cousins, Wood has improved the defence massively .. just a few examples .. Powell has found the personnel, shape and tactics to suit us .. our season starts here .
But isnt it the same shape that got us on a good run last March after the Scumwall debacle with Stewart in for Harriott? Can't work out why he ditched so early this season as it was the selections not shape that was the problem e.g. Hughesy and Gower in the engine room of CM.
Probably Powell was trying to find the optimum set up for the team in terms of both players and tactics. You can't blame him for trying new things even if he was a little slow in going 'back to basics' when his experiments went haywire. The dynamism of Cousins has to my mind allowed him to play Stephens in a defined attacking role and to use Harriott/Stewart as a potent attacking force with two strikers. So perhaps the experimentations have brought new and unexpected bonuses in the shape of new players but contained within, as you have said, a reversal back to tried and tested successful tactics. Also, as has been said by a few of us, Wood's emergence as a reliable and consistent defender has had a very positive impact on the team, not least on Hamer. When all is said and done, the coherence between central defenders and goalkeeper is one of the most important aspects in the genesis of a successful team.
From the posts from people who were there yesterday and from the games I have seen him play Woody has been very impressive. No thrills centre half who does his job with no fuss. Seems to bring the best out in Morrison too.
Two clean sheets on trot will do Hamer and the back fours confidence a world of good. Pleased for the 200+ who made the journey yesterday.
It's a balanced back four with all players playing in the correct postitions. Two left footers and two right...
Not wanting to tempt fate, it's 264 minutes, long may it continue.
Looks like their fans are more realistic than their manager, with some sensible comments and praise for us as well. Just reading down those comments, it looks like I missed a bit of a nasty story about Colin Hendry. I won't repeat it here for obvious reasons, but it's commented on a few times by his own fans.
Bowyer picked the team and came up with the game-plan, which clearly didn't work. So the result is he's responsibility. Their midfield was easily contained, their pattern of play nullified and Rhodes had no service. He was outdone.
Blackburn would have had us watched in the last two games, in which we used the 4-4-2 Diamond. Prior to that, we lined up in a 5-3-2. He was caught out by our change of tactics and is trying to deflect attention away from that. With the owners he's got, I don't blame him.
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LondonHartlepool anywayyep i agree those 3 appearances for the Glaziers never really stick in your memory
480 mile round trip for us and 766 for the pilgrims !
On paper, defensively we are strong and hopefully we can build on this. If we can get th ebalance in our favour,m we will start to pick up wins. What concerns me is at home to the sides who play like we did against Blackburn. I am not convinced we have cracked that element.
No way we should even be thinking about relegation though!
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/10751596._/
Doesn't sound like its very clear at all Gary.
Yep, their manager is blaming their defeat on the goal:
"The Rovers boss said: “We’ve seen the goal again on the video and while we’re not sure on which part of the arm it has hit him, it’s quite clear it’s a handball.
If you are not sure on which part of the arm it has hit him, it's not clear at all - is it?
Try watching footage from a different angle.
If there had been even a hint of handball at the time, their defenders would have surrounded the ref.
Not a whisper of protest.
Why is it necessary to dig out other fans after a result and why does questioning CP's tactics make fans haters?
Exactly what I was thinking, daft comment.
You'll get the Rangers and Celtic mob going.....
:-)
The dynamism of Cousins has to my mind allowed him to play Stephens in a defined attacking role and to use Harriott/Stewart as a potent attacking force with two strikers. So perhaps the experimentations have brought new and unexpected bonuses in the shape of new players but contained within, as you have said, a reversal back to tried and tested successful tactics.
Also, as has been said by a few of us, Wood's emergence as a reliable and consistent defender has had a very positive impact on the team, not least on Hamer. When all is said and done, the coherence between central defenders and goalkeeper is one of the most important aspects in the genesis of a successful team.
Blackburn would have had us watched in the last two games, in which we used the 4-4-2 Diamond. Prior to that, we lined up in a 5-3-2. He was caught out by our change of tactics and is trying to deflect attention away from that. With the owners he's got, I don't blame him.
Time for a new contract for Powell