The Fish 10978 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 13 minutes ago, Renton said: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22193 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 2 hours ago, The Fish said: Not read the thread because there's the stench of overreaction pouring off it, so here's my unimpeachable take; It's Trippier's fault we are out of the Cup. He was under little pressure, in the final few minutes of added time and needed only to head/boot it away, pretty sure he could have ducked under it and let it go out of play as Dubravka did a couple of times. He fucked up and it cost us badly. He compounded that error by smashing his penalty wide. That said, he wasn't supposed to be playing a full half and only came on because Colwill got away with a foul on Krafth that would have seen the Chelsea player sent off. Trippier carried us to safety in his first season, and lead us on and off the pitch into the Champions League last season. He's been not only our best right back and the League's best right back, he's been our best player and best performer more times than not. He's in a bad run of form lately, but even in this poor run 99% of his game is good it's just that his errors have cost us more than those of others have. Livramento headed the ball back, across goal, and nearly set up Gallagher. We were lucky then and nobody is digging out Tino for that error, but it was as bad as Trippier's. Trippier is clearly in dire need of a rest, get his mind and his body right. We have the perfect deputy in Livramento, and now that Botman and Burn are back there isn't the need to play him on the left. Chelsea should have seen at least one of theirs sent off, and had Caicedo seen red in the first couple of minutes I'm sure we would have seen the game out, as it is he didn't, Gordon was struggling from then on and while we posed a few questions on the break a combination of fatigue and too many players gifting the ball to Chelsea had us sitting deeper and deeper and inviting pressure. Keep inviting that amount of pressure and mistakes will happen. Passing was atrocious throughout the game and I wonder if that's because we have to set up deeper due to missing Pope's sweeping ability? That said, we still created a few opportunities and I wonder if away from home we'd be better suited to returning to last season's approach; having Burn shift to a back 3, while the right back marauds forward? Gives a stronger base, more defensive while still committing men forward to attack? Gutted to go out of the cup like that, but I, as ever, am zen as fuck. If you had bothered to read the thread you might have decided against wasting your time composing such an unoriginal, verbose reply 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10978 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 3 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said: If you had bothered to read the thread you might have decided against wasting your time composing such an unoriginal, verbose reply What and put up with such searing insight as this; 6 hours ago, Dr Gloom said: You don’t become a bad player overnight Nah, you're alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43224 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 When do you go back to work Fish? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 22038 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 1 hour ago, Dr Gloom said: If you had bothered to read the thread you might have decided against wasting your time composing such an unoriginal, verbose reply 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10978 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 14 minutes ago, Monkeys Fist said: When do you go back to work Fish? I'm 'at work' now. Having a lovely glass of red while responding to an email with "Hi xxxxx, I think it's important that we bring in an XXXX specialist so I've arranged a meeting 4th January with XXXX XXXXX when they're back from leave. Any questions prior to this, please let me know. Dave" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20911 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 Why do you put so many kisses in your emails? 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10978 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 4 minutes ago, wykikitoon said: Why do you put so many kisses in your emails? Just love my job is all. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 10047 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 7 minutes ago, wykikitoon said: Why do you put so many kisses in your emails? He has his image in his head 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43224 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 11 minutes ago, Toonpack said: He has his image in his head CT’ll all over that like Denise Squelch in a Gin Bar. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aimaad22 4240 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 There are unavoidable growing pains as a club tries to break into the top. Especially one as far behind the rest as NUFC. I think all of these experiences that the team has to go through, from losing finals to coping with injuries to managing pressure in multiple competitions to learning game management at this level, seem to have been condensed into a year or so for us. Much like the accelerated growth we've experienced since the takeover, an inevitable result of it in fact. So if the staff and players manage to learn from all this, we're just crash coursing our way to the top. Just beat the mackems please. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20911 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 1 hour ago, Toonpack said: He has his image in his head 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35664 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 3 hours ago, The Fish said: What and put up with such searing insight as this; Nah, you're alright. Fish getting back at the rest of the forum for not reading his posts by reciprocating 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7192 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 (edited) 6 hours ago, The Fish said: Trippier carried us to safety in his first season, and lead us on and off the pitch into the Champions League last season. As someone pointed out earlier, Trippier played 5 & 1/2 PL games for us before breaking his foot in early February. He didn't save us from relegation. He's been cracking for us, but let's judge him on his actual achievements rather than made up ones Edited December 20, 2023 by Kid Dynamite 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4858 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 I haven’t read any of the post match thread so don’t know the feelings on this result. It was just typical of our luck over the years and as soon as they scored (I knew what would happen with penalties), I stormed upstairs to make some mugs. I was absolutely raging, made worse by the fact there was really no one to rage at. Tripps has been excellent for us, the club are on a lovely trajectory and Eddie is pretty much hamstrung (no pun intended) on what team he can put out. It was so frustrating being so angry but really unable to direct it anywhere. Ah well, one day it will be so different. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 46192 Posted December 20, 2023 Author Share Posted December 20, 2023 3 minutes ago, Christmas Tree said: It was so frustrating being so angry but really unable to direct it anywhere. Have you tried hitting your wife? Honestly, I can't recommend it enough. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35664 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 11 minutes ago, Gemmill said: Have you tried hitting your wife? Honestly, I can't recommend it enough. Alreet, Joey Barton 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 31237 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 49 minutes ago, Gemmill said: Have you tried hitting your wife? Honestly, I can't recommend it enough. Why are you battering CT’s missus? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 46192 Posted December 20, 2023 Author Share Posted December 20, 2023 It's a hobby. She understands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20911 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 She's a mug 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17736 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 As a result of last night apparently Chopra v YouTuber is a thing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 31237 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 Fair play to Chopra having two season tickets at the age of nine. It must have been a long paper round. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22193 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 5 hours ago, The Fish said: What and put up with such searing insight as this; Nah, you're alright. sorry, I was grumpy earlier and it was low-hanging fruit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22193 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 1 hour ago, Gemmill said: Have you tried hitting your wife? Honestly, I can't recommend it enough. reported Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22193 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 16 minutes ago, PaddockLad said: As a result of last night apparently Chopra v YouTuber is a thing who is he going up against? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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