(10-04-2021, 09:52 PM)zicorice Wrote: Will try to be brief:

Positives:
I got my 1st ever 7 point haul in The Aaron Higgs League.  (Congrz.)
Some fantastic passages of passing to get into attacking third.  (This augurs well for our attacking next season.)
Midfield completely dominant.  (My favourite words.  Midfield completely(!) dominant.  Sounds even better said again.  Yates and Garner!!!)
Clean sheet-rarely troubled (by opposition). (Hughton's Forest.  Gnat tight at the back.
Christie and Blackett carried on recent form.  (Redemption time for the Forest fullbacks?  Christie gets better.  Blackett decent!)
We have come a long way since we lost to them at home.  (Hughton progression.  Brentford.  Cardiff.  QPR.  Bristol City.  We're definitely more competitive under Hughton.)
Sheep lost.  (Yay!  Are you watching, Rooney!!??)

Negatives
Not one single clear cut chance created.  (Aye.  Yates did get a header on goal?)
We are paying £37.5k a week for Knockeart.  (That's money to bring in two wingers to add to Ameobi and Mighten?)
Defence were so untroubled the boredom caused a couple of sloppy clearances that nearly went wrong.  
To dominate 1st half so conclusively and create nothing is a bit frustrating.  (But it's a sign of our recent progress after beating Cardiff and QPR to go all but safe.  Another vital point to add to the tally.  One point off 50...)

Taken as a block, our last 4 games have been hopefully showing a blueprint for next season.  (And that's the take away.)

As an aside, I thought the young French lad for them was really good (Massonga?). Lansbury was better than I expected  but still not great. (But not 'great' for the wages he's on, no doubt...he might be their Knockheart, lots of fizz but no sizzle?)

(11-04-2021, 02:02 PM)zicorice Wrote:

(11-04-2021, 07:28 AM)Sniffer Dog Wrote:

(10-04-2021, 09:52 PM)zicorice Wrote: Will try to be brief:

Positives:
I got my 1st ever 7 point haul in The Aaron Higgs League.
Some fantastic passages of passing to get into attacking third.
Midfield completely dominant.
Clean sheet-rarely troubled (by opposition)
Christie and Blackett carried on recent form.
We have come a long way since we lost to them at home.
Sheep lost.

Negatives
Not one single clear cut chance created.
We are paying £37.5k a week for Knockeart.
Defence were so untroubled the boredom caused a couple of sloppy clearances that nearly went wrong.
To dominate 1st half so conclusively and create nothing is a bit frustrating.

Taken as a block, our last 4 games have been hopefully showing a blueprint for next season.

As an aside, I thought the young French lad for them was really good (Massonga?). Lansbury was better than I expected  but still not great.

Surely we are not paying the whole of Knockaerts wages. He's on loan, I would imagine Fulham are still paying part of his wages.

I believe we are with a £10 million option to buy clause. Desperate times called for desperate measures and in fairness when the rest of the team were lacking any confidence, he definitely wasn't and played a part in helping turn the tanker around.

Would I take him on a free and sensible wage-Yes. But £10 million and daft wage? - Thanks for your service and good luck moving on.

(11-04-2021, 07:36 AM)Sniffer Dog Wrote:

(10-04-2021, 04:29 PM)Uwantlee Wrote:

(10-04-2021, 04:14 PM)Strawberry Avenger Wrote:

(10-04-2021, 04:11 PM)Uwantlee Wrote: Mighten and krov looking very good today.

Yates getting better every time he plays.

:cool:

SA.

I know people like Cafu... but is he any better than Yates? Genuine question... I await the abuse

Why would you expect abuse for that :huh:

In my opinion they are both very good and they are keeping the likes of Sow and Colback out of the team. Not sure why one must be better than the other, for me it's win win and it's good to have them both at the club.