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Post by tvor on May 4, 2019 22:09:27 GMT 1
Would think possibly only Waterfall, Beckles and Norburn will still be around from the team that started so another case of new team to start again next season I would hope Williams will still be here too, and Okenabirhie, but you're probably not far away in your prediction. It sounds like we'll struggle to keep Bolton with strong interest from other clubs and all the noises are that Grant is likely to leave.
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Post by Rusholme Ruffian on May 4, 2019 22:20:24 GMT 1
Would think possibly only Waterfall, Beckles and Norburn will still be around from the team that started so another case of new team to start again next season I would hope Williams will still be here too, and Okenabirhie, but you're probably not far away in your prediction. It sounds like we'll struggle to keep Bolton with strong interest from other clubs and all the noises are that Grant is likely to leave. Ah yes, true, missed Williams. I'm being a pessimist regarding Bolton and Fey. Grant, who knows. Seemed to me like that was a goodbye. I've been very impressed by him from the relatively few games I've seen but I recognise that hasn't always been the case, and along with some reported off field problems as well as I suspect a fairly hefty wage maybe him leaving makes sense
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Post by tvor on May 4, 2019 22:28:44 GMT 1
It looks like Greg Docherty had a few friends down from Scotland today.
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Post by Hippo on May 4, 2019 22:39:40 GMT 1
Cheering at the final whistle. Wouldnt think a 0-0 is usually cause for celebration I think you have to blame the crowd for this, if anyone. We sang about Walsall going down being important to us all game, and they secured a result that ensured it (they wouldn't know the other scores obviously). Why would they not think it was worth celebrating? Everyone celebrated back at them.
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Post by ssshrew on May 4, 2019 22:42:51 GMT 1
It looks like Greg Docherty had a few friends down from Scotland today. Indeed. A lovely young lady with a Scottish accent wished us well and said we must be pleased and then rushed to the front where Docherty came over to hug her. I hope he does well. It will be interesting to keep tabs on his future.
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2019 23:10:27 GMT 1
Let's be honest it was rubbish.
All week, we have been told by Ricketts and the players how big this game is for the fans. Yet, they didn't turn up. First half was expectable, second half wasn't.
No desire, passion, belief.
All talk, no action.
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Post by BlueAndAmber50 on May 4, 2019 23:39:56 GMT 1
Was there much trouble after the game? From what I saw it seemed to be kicking off again on Oteley Road similar to against wolves
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Post by venceremos on May 5, 2019 0:08:52 GMT 1
Let's be honest it was rubbish. All week, we have been told by Ricketts and the players how big this game is for the fans. Yet, they didn't turn up. First half was expectable, second half wasn't. No desire, passion, belief. All talk, no action. Well if we’re being honest, how is that any different from the rest of the season? You don’t need many fingers to count our good 90 minute performances. First half we were ok without threatening much, second half our pace dropped and the midfield played deep (despite Ricketts regularly exhorting them to push up). All too familiar. Improved when Laurent came on for an ineffectual Okenabirhie but typified the season really. Seems a waste to have had Docherty this season - would have loved to have seen him in a better team. But then it would have been even worse without him. Never mind, it’s done. Thanks lads, genuinely, for the effort and a few good highlights but, overall, it just didn’t really get going.
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Post by shrewswolf on May 5, 2019 0:47:44 GMT 1
If ever a game summed up an entire campaign it was that. Hard work and quite relieved when the 90 minutes were up, more so that’s it for the season. A season that I cannot get my head around at all. Old school manager plays fairly enjoyable football without results to match, sacked. Caretaker finds end product for short spell. Rookie oversees enough points to scrape survival but with painful performance & decision making o the way. Hell, I can’t even decide if this is a talented squad without the right blend, attitude or tuition or if it’s just another pretty bad one that needs pulling apart.
I hope Ricketts knows. I’m not confident he does but I’ve made that point several times over. Let the summer transfer market silly season begin....
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Post by Pilch on May 5, 2019 1:41:03 GMT 1
Cheering at the final whistle. Wouldnt think a 0-0 is usually cause for celebration I think you have to blame the crowd for this, if anyone. We sang about Walsall going down being important to us all game, and they secured a result that ensured it (they wouldn't know the other scores obviously). Why would they not think it was worth celebrating? Everyone celebrated back at them. the crowd sang about walsall for 90 mins not one town song
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2019 6:58:13 GMT 1
I think you have to blame the crowd for this, if anyone. We sang about Walsall going down being important to us all game, and they secured a result that ensured it (they wouldn't know the other scores obviously). Why would they not think it was worth celebrating? Everyone celebrated back at them. the crowd sang about walsall for 90 mins not one town song That's funny, being in 18 I must have been singing different songs to everyone else then as I was singing a number of 'pro town songs'. Yes there were plenty of songs about Walsall but it's a local derby where they are getting relegated, what did you expect?? Anyway, as others have said the game summed up the season. In a way I'm glad, had we won and finished close to mid table then it would have glossed over what a dire season this has been
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2019 6:59:42 GMT 1
Let's be honest it was rubbish. All week, we have been told by Ricketts and the players how big this game is for the fans. Yet, they didn't turn up. First half was expectable, second half wasn't. No desire, passion, belief. All talk, no action. Well if we’re being honest, how is that any different from the rest of the season? You don’t need many fingers to count our good 90 minute performances. First half we were ok without threatening much, second half our pace dropped and the midfield played deep (despite Ricketts regularly exhorting them to push up). All too familiar. Improved when Laurent came on for an ineffectual Okenabirhie but typified the season really. Seems a waste to have had Docherty this season - would have loved to have seen him in a better team. But then it would have been even worse without him. Never mind, it’s done. Thanks lads, genuinely, for the effort and a few good highlights but, overall, it just didn’t really get going. I agree, but I was hoping (ha, should now better) that we might have finished the season a bit of a high. Give us something to look forward to for next season.
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Post by Dale on May 5, 2019 9:56:22 GMT 1
First half was ok and surprised by how little Walsall offered, in the second half I expected them to have a right go at us as they literally had nothing to lose by that point but a little disappointed we got penned back for longer spells than necessary and didn’t really hit them on the counter until the last ten minutes of the game when inevitably legs began to tire.
In a way I find it satisfying that we just about managed to hammer the final nail in their League 1 coffin (they would have loved it had they did it to us) but on the flip side it’s another derby game we have lost, Burton and Coventry our two ‘derbies’ for next season now.
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Post by bordersalopian on May 5, 2019 10:57:54 GMT 1
Wonder if RW was sympathetic to Walsall Chairman Jeff Bonser post-match...they’re not exactly good mates!
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Post by Liam on May 5, 2019 19:30:53 GMT 1
First half was ok and surprised by how little Walsall offered, in the second half I expected them to have a right go at us as they literally had nothing to lose by that point but a little disappointed we got penned back for longer spells than necessary and didn’t really hit them on the counter until the last ten minutes of the game when inevitably legs began to tire. In a way I find it satisfying that we just about managed to hammer the final nail in their League 1 coffin (they would have loved it had they did it to us) but on the flip side it’s another derby game we have lost, Burton and Coventry our two ‘derbies’ for next season now. The "Paul Hurst Derby" against Ipswich has the potential to be quite funny.
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Post by martinshrew on May 5, 2019 19:51:22 GMT 1
I think you have to blame the crowd for this, if anyone. We sang about Walsall going down being important to us all game, and they secured a result that ensured it (they wouldn't know the other scores obviously). Why would they not think it was worth celebrating? Everyone celebrated back at them. the crowd sang about walsall for 90 mins not one town song Complete and utter b******s.
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Post by Pilch on May 5, 2019 20:00:54 GMT 1
the crowd sang about walsall for 90 mins not one town song Complete and utter b******s. thats what I thought too
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Post by martinshrew on May 5, 2019 20:28:29 GMT 1
Complete and utter b******s. thats what I thought too Your comment is completely false though. Do you enjoy completely making things up? I used to think you were one of the better posters on here but recently you've just gone at anyone who says anything remotely negative about Ricketts and you have a weird obsession with block 19. What has someone in 19 done to you in the past?
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Post by Pilch on May 5, 2019 21:24:03 GMT 1
Your comment is completely false though. Do you enjoy completely making things up? I used to think you were one of the better posters on here but recently you've just gone at anyone who says anything remotely negative about Ricketts and you have a weird obsession with block 19. What has someone in 19 done to you in the past? I'm saying it from what I heard, ok? I heard s**t all the way through what I can remember your support is ficking s**t g***s this and g***s that the walsall family is this your holiday your going down who's the w****r in the blue 2-0 to the argyle thats was embarrassing. ( yes' I'll say ) if there were any pro songs , I simply didnt hear them as not enough joined in I dont sing myself, but there you go
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Post by Pilch on May 5, 2019 21:27:12 GMT 1
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walsall considering they were going down , great effort from them including one epic song, im sure someone will know what it was
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Post by martinshrew on May 5, 2019 21:29:31 GMT 1
Your comment is completely false though. Do you enjoy completely making things up? I used to think you were one of the better posters on here but recently you've just gone at anyone who says anything remotely negative about Ricketts and you have a weird obsession with block 19. What has someone in 19 done to you in the past? I'm saying it from what I heard, ok? I heard s**t all the way through what I can remember your support is ficking s**t g***s this and g***s that the walsall family is this your holiday your going down who's the w****r in the blue 2-0 to the argyle thats was embarrassing. ( yes' I'll say ) if there were any pro songs , I simply didnt hear them as not enough joined in I dont sing myself, but there you go Numerous renditions of Allez, Allez, Allez, we're the blue/amber army, going down the Otley Road ... Selective hearing Pilch, that or you're on the wind up. Genuinely not sure which.
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Post by Pilch on May 5, 2019 21:37:23 GMT 1
I'm saying it from what I heard, ok? I heard s**t all the way through what I can remember your support is ficking s**t g***s this and g***s that the walsall family is this your holiday your going down who's the w****r in the blue 2-0 to the argyle thats was embarrassing. ( yes' I'll say ) if there were any pro songs , I simply didnt hear them as not enough joined in I dont sing myself, but there you go Numerous renditions of Allez, Allez, Allez, we're the blue/amber army, going down the Otley Road ... Selective hearing Pilch, that or you're on the wind up. Genuinely not sure which. its you that has selective hearing youre not hearing what I said maybe others in block 1 heard you
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Post by cmonsalop on May 5, 2019 23:57:55 GMT 1
Numerous renditions of Allez, Allez, Allez, we're the blue/amber army, going down the Otley Road ... Selective hearing Pilch, that or you're on the wind up. Genuinely not sure which. its you that has selective hearing youre not hearing what I said maybe others in block 1 heard you I think you probably need to get your hearing tested. I was in block 12 and the sound from 19 doesn't carry that well but I clearly heard pro Town songs. I wouldn't be too praising of Walsall either given that their first song was something to do with sheep!
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Post by Pilch on May 6, 2019 0:16:46 GMT 1
its you that has selective hearing youre not hearing what I said maybe others in block 1 heard you I think you probably need to get your hearing tested. I was in block 12 and the sound from 19 doesn't carry that well but I clearly heard pro Town songs. I wouldn't be too praising of Walsall either given that their first song was something to do with sheep! yeah and then the game kicked off
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Post by SeanBroseley on May 6, 2019 0:27:51 GMT 1
An enjoyable first half, which meant that there had to be concerns at half time about what the second half would bring. To the extent that going for it because there's nothing to lose can be called a tactical change, Walsall changed tactically and the Town were backs against the wall for nearly all of the second half. Nevertheless A bit more composure from Campbell and we would have won the game. I thought bringing Laurent on for Fey was a good shout in the circumstances, and his mobility bolstered things.
And so the season comes to an end. One where I have seen every competitive home game. With hindsight the queasy feeling I had at the end of the Bristol City pre-season friendly was justified.
Two poor managerial appointments and a whole season of a team never amounting to a sum of its parts.
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Post by northwestman on May 6, 2019 10:49:10 GMT 1
An enjoyable first half, which meant that there had to be concerns at half time about what the second half would bring. To the extent that going for it because there's nothing to lose can be called a tactical change, Walsall changed tactically and the Town were backs against the wall for nearly all of the second half. Nevertheless A bit more composure from Campbell and we would have won the game. I thought bringing Laurent on for Fey was a good shout in the circumstances, and his mobility bolstered things. And so the season comes to an end. One where I have seen every competitive home game. With hindsight the queasy feeling I had at the end of the Bristol City pre-season friendly was justified. Two poor managerial appointments and a whole season of a team never amounting to a sum of its parts. And apart from the Cup games, only two home League games that were enjoyable as far as the quality of football is concerned - Barnsley and Doncaster.
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Post by Pilch on May 6, 2019 11:26:05 GMT 1
An enjoyable first half, which meant that there had to be concerns at half time about what the second half would bring. To the extent that going for it because there's nothing to lose can be called a tactical change, Walsall changed tactically and the Town were backs against the wall for nearly all of the second half. Nevertheless A bit more composure from Campbell and we would have won the game. I thought bringing Laurent on for Fey was a good shout in the circumstances, and his mobility bolstered things. And so the season comes to an end. One where I have seen every competitive home game. With hindsight the queasy feeling I had at the end of the Bristol City pre-season friendly was justified. Two poor managerial appointments and a whole season of a team never amounting to a sum of its parts. And apart from the Cup games, only two home League games that were enjoyable as far as the quality of football is concerned - Barnsley and Doncaster. and last season including cup games, just the first half of the Bristol Rovers game
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Post by Valerioch on May 6, 2019 12:34:00 GMT 1
And apart from the Cup games, only two home League games that were enjoyable as far as the quality of football is concerned - Barnsley and Doncaster. and last season including cup games, just the first half of the Bristol Rovers game Wigan and Blackburn games were 2 fantastic home games within the first 5 home games of last season. Also had a 3-2 win v Rochdale This seasons been turgid, and hard to watch. Our home form was half decent but has gone downhill the longer Ricketts has been here
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Post by zenfootball2 on May 6, 2019 12:53:20 GMT 1
An enjoyable first half, which meant that there had to be concerns at half time about what the second half would bring. To the extent that going for it because there's nothing to lose can be called a tactical change, Walsall changed tactically and the Town were backs against the wall for nearly all of the second half. Nevertheless A bit more composure from Campbell and we would have won the game. I thought bringing Laurent on for Fey was a good shout in the circumstances, and his mobility bolstered things. And so the season comes to an end. One where I have seen every competitive home game. With hindsight the queasy feeling I had at the end of the Bristol City pre-season friendly was justified. Two poor managerial appointments and a whole season of a team never amounting to a sum of its parts. nicely summed up, i have never left early but was tempted with the home games against flleetwood and wycombe .
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Post by zenfootball2 on May 6, 2019 12:53:52 GMT 1
An enjoyable first half, which meant that there had to be concerns at half time about what the second half would bring. To the extent that going for it because there's nothing to lose can be called a tactical change, Walsall changed tactically and the Town were backs against the wall for nearly all of the second half. Nevertheless A bit more composure from Campbell and we would have won the game. I thought bringing Laurent on for Fey was a good shout in the circumstances, and his mobility bolstered things. And so the season comes to an end. One where I have seen every competitive home game. With hindsight the queasy feeling I had at the end of the Bristol City pre-season friendly was justified. Two poor managerial appointments and a whole season of a team never amounting to a sum of its parts. And apart from the Cup games, only two home League games that were enjoyable as far as the quality of football is concerned - Barnsley and Doncaster. totally agree
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