Matchday Thread 2023-24

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Millwall have just given up a guaranteed 3pts by sacking Rowett. Could see him returning to Derby at some point.

 

[Super_horns]

Rotherham v Ipswich off tonight.

Flooding caused by burst banks from the nearby River.

Unfortunate it's so late for Ipswich fans travelling but health and safety will come first I guess.

 

[Millerbri]

I'm in Spain at the moment but both my kids were sent home from work early, schools were closed and it took my son nearly 2 hours to do a round trip of about 8 miles to pick my granddaughter up from nursery.
It is terrible for the Ipswich fans to be allowed to travel so far before being turned around. If it wasn't on Sky this would have been cancelled at lunchtime.

The pitch was fine, it's a wonder they (Sky) didn't want it played with no crowd.

 

[Tea Towel]

First game I’ve been interested in for a while today under the new management. Not the team I’d have picked but we’ve got to give them another chance (not Diaby tho. One of the worst I’ve seen)

 

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Millwall have just given up a guaranteed 3pts by sacking Rowett. Could see him returning to Derby at some point.

Still can't beat them, that Jake Cooper is like Nesta against us, every time.

 

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(not Diaby tho. One of the worst I’ve seen)

Honestly surprised, I always though he could be an absolute boss if someone coached some brains into him.

 

[Super_horns]

One moment of quality decided a pretty dire game .

I’d take it though.

 

[Tea Towel]

Honestly surprised, I always though he could be an absolute boss if someone coached some brains into him.

To be fair to the lad he played pretty well today.

One moment of quality decided a pretty dire game .

I’d take it though.

And that was easily our best performance so far! I thought we edged it until about 60 minutes then the Wilks sub killed us and went to shit.

Windass and Hendrick missed 2 really good headed chances. RE the penalty, although the right decision in the end, you don’t often see them overturned without VAR. Could easily have gone the other way had any of them gone in.

 

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To be fair to the lad he played pretty well today.

Probably someone who would look absolute class in L1 but will never find the consistency up here.

 

[Super_horns]

To be fair to the lad he played pretty well today.

And that was easily our best performance so far! I thought we edged it until about 60 minutes then the Wilks sub killed us and went to shit.

Windass and Hendrick missed 2 really good headed chances. RE the penalty, although the right decision in the end, you don’t often see them overturned without VAR. Could easily have gone the other way had any of them gone in.

Yes true .

Don’t often see the ref change his mind.

You certainly caused some problems but lacked something up front - much like us .

Definitely did have 2 good chances as you say .

 

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Southampton at home midweek. I'm actually not that fearful of them as I would be Leicester or Leeds, i'm expecting lots of sideways passing to nowhere and us to just sit in and deny space.

This game will be absolutely awful to watch and we will barely have a touch of the ball (sub-30% possession maybe), but i'm going to stick my neck out and say bore draw.

 

[Super_horns]

Excellent to get the away win - first since January.

Cracking goal from Sema.

Another moment of quality deciding a scrappy game.

Didn't seem we were troubled too much but for the disallowed goal and naturally in the last few minutes.

 

[Tea Towel]

Fuck me. Quite easily the better team for first 40 mins at Plymouth and find ourselves 2 down at half time

 

[Tea Towel]

We’re doomed unfortunately

 

[Tom_ITFC]

Another win! Get in!

First half we were brilliant. Second half was a nervous one.

Ref was a bit inconsistent which didn’t help us. Bristol fouls 15 - 0 bookings
Ipswich fouls 11 - 3 bookings
Bristol ‘smack the ball away’ - 0 booking
Ipswich ‘roll the ball away’ - 1 booking

Oh well, another 3 points.

 

[Super_horns]

Already looking good for Leicester and Ipswich.

QPR and Sheffield W doomed ?

 

[SF_]

Well that was sickening.

96th minute equaliser with their keeper getting on the end of a corner to turn it in for an own goal.

We were much better than Southampton and showed good threat all game, with Millar terrorising their right back. Browne and Potts were excellent, while we actually looked good with a back four, Storey, Lindsay, and Cunningham all looked comfortable. Credit to Lowe for his tactics.

Osmajic deserves special praise though, came on at half time and completely changed the game. Lived up to the Mitrovic comparisons, great strength and first touch, quality technique for his goal and a nice lay off for our second. He'll be a big, big player for us.

Now for the twat ref, inconsistencies all game but him missing a handball on the line with a good view was a kick in the bollocks. Arm in an unnatural position and changes the direction of the ball = Pen.

The injury time was bollocks as well, we only got 3 minutes against Millwall, 6 last night but no real stoppages. Don't just fucking make it up.

He's a North Lancs ref and always seems to fuck us over, he needs looking into.

 

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Die Jeremy Simpson

https://twitter.com/x/status/1717291507017719859

 

[Super_horns]

Die Jeremy Simpson

https://twitter.com/x/status/1717291507017719859

Assistants could have spotted it too ?

 

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Assistants could have spotted it too ?

It was high speed, but the referee should be spotting that from a central position.

 

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Hull away on Saturday, they seem dodgy at home so the aim should be to end this winless run.

Sold out away end as they've done a £15 ticket deal and extended it to us.

Hopefully we start with the same team that came out in the second half against Southampton, almost a classic 4-4-2, with Holmes tucked in on the right. Probably wouldn't rush Hughes back as he's made of glass, unless Cunningham is fucked from Wednesday, who is also made of glass.

Woodman
Potts, Storey, Lindsay, Cunningham
Holmes, Browne, Whiteman, Millar
Keane
Osmajic

Cornell, Bauer, Hughes, Brady, Ledson, Woodburn, Frokjaer, Stewart, Evans

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[Super_horns]

Almost lost a game we probably could have won so glad to draw against a bogey side .

Played pretty well but Millwall certainly came into it after half time and were very strong.

Actually thought our subs were poor but two of them combined for the equaliser!

 

[Another Walkley Owl]

Finally!!! Our 1st Win.
Watch out Leicester, we're coming for you.

 

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Lowe reverted back to his 5 at the back, 2 DMs, 1 up front, disgraceful, anti-football.

We just spent the game fouling Hull.

I'd love to see the back of him.

 

[jhe10]

Lowe reverted back to his 5 at the back, 2 DMs, 1 up front, disgraceful, anti-football.

We just spent the game fouling Hull.

I'd love to see the back of him.

To be fair, so does everyone else, we're the most fouled team in the division and commit the second least number of fouls.

 

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To be fair, so does everyone else, we're the most fouled team in the division and commit the second least number of fouls.

The opposition is pretty irrelevant, when we play that talentless twat Ryan Ledson, you can guarantee at least 6 fouls right there. Combine that with the two donkeys at the back (Storey and Lindsay) and you can guarantee a plenty more fouls and a couple of goals conceded too. Yet our nob head of a manager loves them.

Didn't realise you had signed Philogene permanently, big coup, he'll go for mega money.

 

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Lowe will probably scab a win against Coventry or Blackburn to relieve any pressure which should be building, keeping himself in a job indefinitely.

Coventry are in poor form I think, but no doubt they'll dominate the ball against us and have us defending for our lives, with us managing to carve out 2 or 3 chances in 90 minutes.

Cunningham and Hughes could be missing which should mean a start for Kian Best. Please do not play that donkey, Ryan Ledson, i'm absolutely sick of him. I'll genuinely celebrate when he leaves this club.

Who knows what team Lowe will pick, he'll probably bring his mate Robbie Brady back in, instead of Millar who is probably too attacking for his tastes.

 

[Super_horns]

Be interesting to see how a FIFA ref gets on in the Championship.

No VAR otcourse.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/11/anthony-taylor-relegated-to-english-championship/amp/

 

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Needed that win yesterday, I didn't see the game but supposedly we played pretty well, although we were hanging on towards the end. Goes to show that whenever Lowe avoids picking an ultra defensive line-up, we can perform.

Need to get Alan Browne tied down, supposedly excellent once again.