We are very fortunate - or it could be an attribute Powell feels is important - in that we have genuine pace in both full backs - we also have it with Solly and Evina. That makes it hard for teams to get by us with width. Then If you have a competetive midfield, which we are starting to really develop - it isn't easy for sides to break us down.
I thought our biggest issue was that our centre halves and keeper were not playing well enough when the season started, but they have now found their feet. We are not a team I would like to play at home and I'm sure we will get quite a few more away points as we did last season.
Our issue is at home where most sides won't try to break us down, and the onus is for us to do more to make things happen. I think it means setting up differently at home against all but the top sides - but having a fully fit Kermogant in the side will make a big difference.
We need money to go out and get a couple of loans, as has been said. Look north to the Wendies who've managed to bring in Fryatt and Wickham, you can see we're missing out. Come on the board, all we need are more options.
I think it has been said elsewhere in the thread the board sanctioned two loanees last monday - allegedly.
I don't blame CP for being cautious about who he brings in, the last time we were desperate for a loan striker we brought in Frank Nouble and over and above that our loanees haven not been spectacularly successful.
Yes speed in the fullback position offers great defensive protection but also gives the team far more tactical options going forward too.
We can line up in a basic 4-4-2 for most games and if we are playing against a tight diamond then speedy fullbacks can be our outlet on either side. Then if the opposition play with 5 in midfield then a fullback can step up whilst one of our widemen such as Pritch yesterday can move to a more central slot.
Where we want to be on the front foot and be more offensive, the FBs can bomb on beyond their wide midfielders as Willo and Wiggy did to great effect at St A's.
Goth is works far better for our boys and CP would play this most of the time in an ideal world!
Blinding vid, no better feeling in football as a fan those those two mins on an away day when you've had a win.
though I think the world speed record for 'Chrissy Powell's red n white army' has finally been broken !
On Radio Kent yesterday they left the live feed on after the commentary had finished. No better replication of that feeling in my living room.
Actually, I think if I was a t.v. producer I'd experiment with that as a format. Rather that cutting straight to ads or pundits at the end of a game, I'd have two mins of fan watching - no commentary, just chanting.
Another superb result and the impenetrable defence continues to perform admirably , long may that continue. How SCP has managed to marshall and galvanise us from the shoddy outfit , we were earlier in the season , to this finely tuned outfit is a testament to his and his back room staffs coaching ability.
0% Top 6 ........ 5% 7th-12th ............. 73% 13th-21st ........ 22% The big R
Bleakburn debt and Brum woes, administrations this season? Hard to imagine Brum have any saleable players, certainly nobody will want Nicola unless he is prepared to scrape by on a fraction of the money he is on. Bleakburn have Rhodes who is effective but championship standard no more than that. Met him and he's a nice bloke btw, but to lose him would be huge blow to their morale. Then there's us! When CP danced off yesterday after I'd spent the day laughing at Bartley I had that victory afterglow and found myself humming da da da da f........ useless along the M6. Wish it was all about football.
Come on who are you? The club PR dept will be knocking for you early doors with the Old Bill...
I've never been a scrapper. I like a strongly worded letter rather than a 100%er to the head.
However, our club has got some class nutters but even they seem to have given up.
Some sarcy, Jack Whitehall Charlton types are strolling down the main road after the game taking the piss out of Birmingham, out of the fans and out of the club in general.
Not a word from anyone.
They wouldn't have gotten away with that a year ago.
We did have some absolute idiots singing "1-0 to the Londoners" and slagging off Birmingham as our exit come onto the main road with hundreds of Brum on it.
Usual suspects - teenage weird haircut crew. A couple of elder and tougher Brum lads did try starting it off with them and they pretty much shat themselves there and then.
Wasn't there but it strikes me that anyone giving it large at or near St. Andrews is either mega hard or completely stupid or at least that's how it used to be.
Very subdued before and after. No atmosphere in ground other than that created by our end. In fact the seats nearest away end very sparsely populated. Shrinking crowds all over.
Come on who are you? The club PR dept will be knocking for you early doors with the Old Bill...
I've never been a scrapper. I like a strongly worded letter rather than a 100%er to the head.
However, our club has got some class nutters but even they seem to have given up.
Some sarcy, Jack Whitehall Charlton types are strolling down the main road after the game taking the piss out of Birmingham, out of the fans and out of the club in general.
Not a word from anyone.
They wouldn't have gotten away with that a year ago.
We did have some absolute idiots singing "1-0 to the Londoners" and slagging off Birmingham as our exit come onto the main road with hundreds of Brum on it.
Usual suspects - teenage weird haircut crew. A couple of elder and tougher Brum lads did try starting it off with them and they pretty much shat themselves there and then.
Saw that. Fair to say they wouldn't have got away with it on most previous visits to St Andrews. I suspect they will learn a harsh lesson eventually.
They wouldn`t have done that when we went up there for Sunday televised 4.3 game back in 95. There were no police at that game due to a dispute over payments with BCFC and the natives were not happy because we beat them. That was a heads down and take your chances on the way out scenario. We got picked out and charged at so had to retreat into the ground again. We ended up getting a lift to Brum Int station on the teamcoach about 2 hours after the game finished and there was still a mob of Brummies baying after our blood lol
No doubt that it's the same little group that ripped a seat up and paraded it outside hillsbrough. Nearly got a few innocent charlton fans a slap for that.
Anyway, great result yesterday and things starting to click.
Come on who are you? The club PR dept will be knocking for you early doors with the Old Bill...
I've never been a scrapper. I like a strongly worded letter rather than a 100%er to the head.
However, our club has got some class nutters but even they seem to have given up.
Some sarcy, Jack Whitehall Charlton types are strolling down the main road after the game taking the piss out of Birmingham, out of the fans and out of the club in general.
Not a word from anyone.
They wouldn't have gotten away with that a year ago.
We did have some absolute idiots singing "1-0 to the Londoners" and slagging off Birmingham as our exit come onto the main road with hundreds of Brum on it.
Usual suspects - teenage weird haircut crew. A couple of elder and tougher Brum lads did try starting it off with them and they pretty much shat themselves there and then.
Saw that. Fair to say they wouldn't have got away with it on most previous visits to St Andrews. I suspect they will learn a harsh lesson eventually.
Wasn't there but it strikes me that anyone giving it large at or near St. Andrews is either mega hard or completely stupid or at least that's how it used to be.
Not a nice to place to go on any occassion, been there a couple of times and just kept me mouth shut.
Went once with a mate to see them play wrexham (what is now league 1) when our game away was postponed at watford in about 95 season.
We were drinking in that pub ouitside when one of the local idiots was bragging about bottling his bird, we took a hasty retreat to another pub.
Great day though as i got jasper carrots autograph and spent a few mins talking to barry Fry who said when they go up that year to write to him and he would gie me a couple of tickets....he got sacked a few months later even though brum went up.
On the match well done lads would have been bottom three had we lost just keeping our heads above water.
But we need another striker, look at the wendies when they have just signed two on loan we need to do it.
Just watched the highlights, looks like we take too long when shooting, always that extra touch which isnt needed. Church had a golden oppurtunity but got tackled because he took so long
Just watched the highlights, looks like we take too long when shooting, always that extra touch which isnt needed. Church had a golden oppurtunity but got tackled because he took so long
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I thought our biggest issue was that our centre halves and keeper were not playing well enough when the season started, but they have now found their feet. We are not a team I would like to play at home and I'm sure we will get quite a few more away points as we did last season.
Our issue is at home where most sides won't try to break us down, and the onus is for us to do more to make things happen. I think it means setting up differently at home against all but the top sides - but having a fully fit Kermogant in the side will make a big difference.
I don't blame CP for being cautious about who he brings in, the last time we were desperate for a loan striker we brought in Frank Nouble and over and above that our loanees haven not been spectacularly successful.
We can line up in a basic 4-4-2 for most games and if we are playing against a tight diamond then speedy fullbacks can be our outlet on either side. Then if the opposition play with 5 in midfield then a fullback can step up whilst one of our widemen such as Pritch yesterday can move to a more central slot.
Where we want to be on the front foot and be more offensive, the FBs can bomb on beyond their wide midfielders as Willo and Wiggy did to great effect at St A's.
Goth is works far better for our boys and CP would play this most of the time in an ideal world!
though I think the world speed record for 'Chrissy Powell's red n white army' has finally been broken !
Actually, I think if I was a t.v. producer I'd experiment with that as a format. Rather that cutting straight to ads or pundits at the end of a game, I'd have two mins of fan watching - no commentary, just chanting.
How SCP has managed to marshall and galvanise us from the shoddy outfit , we were earlier in the season , to this finely tuned outfit is a testament to his and his back room staffs coaching ability.
0% Top 6 ........ 5% 7th-12th ............. 73% 13th-21st ........ 22% The big R
When CP danced off yesterday after I'd spent the day laughing at Bartley I had that victory afterglow and found myself humming da da da da f........ useless along the M6.
Wish it was all about football.
Usual suspects - teenage weird haircut crew. A couple of elder and tougher Brum lads did try starting it off with them and they pretty much shat themselves there and then.
The 0.0 in 98 wasn`t too clever either!
Anyway, great result yesterday and things starting to click.
NEVER forget the mushroom soup episode !!!
Powell Out!
Went once with a mate to see them play wrexham (what is now league 1) when our game away was postponed at watford in about 95 season.
We were drinking in that pub ouitside when one of the local idiots was bragging about bottling his bird, we took a hasty retreat to another pub.
Great day though as i got jasper carrots autograph and spent a few mins talking to barry Fry who said when they go up that year to write to him and he would gie me a couple of tickets....he got sacked a few months later even though brum went up.
On the match well done lads would have been bottom three had we lost just keeping our heads above water.
But we need another striker, look at the wendies when they have just signed two on loan we need to do it.