Home and Away

[royal-arkansas]

Why is there such vast difference between home and away form . we look unstoppable at home and relegation material away .. Those who think midtable might think , told u so .. We are strong enough to walk this league .. DISCUSS

[rg6royal]

Was a good program...

[Row Z Royal]

Programme.

[rfcjoe]

RZR, .

[AndyRFC]

Neighbours > Round the Twist > Home and Away

[SCIAG]

Because the players are low on confidence away from home.

See: Kebe, Harper.

[facaldaqui]

I think people are being a bit simplistic about this home and away thing. For a start, we've only lost two games away. It sounds like we were poor against Forest, but we GOT A DRAW, so I'm not complaining there. I didn't go to Charlton but I saw it on the telly, and to my eyes, we did NOT look like relegation material in that match. In fact, we buzzed around their box a lot of the time, scored two goals and got a pen. The game only ran away from us in the last quarter. Our defence looked frighteningly wide open, yes, but Charlton executed their shots with premier class, in my opinion. So lets wait for another away game or two before we rush to conclusions about home and away.

[Platypuss]

I think people are being a bit simplistic about this home and away thing. For a start, we've only lost two games away. It sounds like we were poor against Forest, but we GOT A DRAW, so I'm not complaining there.

The performance against Forest was just as poor as against Charlton and Ipswich - IMO we were lucky Forest only had one fit striker.

One reason could be that while we look good when putting other teams under pressure, we look awful when we are put under pressure. Away teams often come to defend, which gives us room to play. On the road we go out on the back foot and generally that's where we stay.

[Bill Oddie's Beard]

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[SpaceCruiser]

The performance against Forest was just as poor as against Charlton and Ipswich - IMO we were lucky Forest only had one fit striker.

We were only poor at Forest because they had a five man midfield swamping our midfield, so we didn't have much of the possession. I wonder if Doyle's header hadn't been saved that would we still be saying it was a poor game and a poor away form?

[papereyes]

The performance against Forest was just as poor as against Charlton and Ipswich - IMO we were lucky Forest only had one fit striker.

We were only poor at Forest because they had a five man midfield swamping our midfield, so we didn't have much of the possession. I wonder if Doyle's header hadn't been saved that would we still be saying it was a poor game and a poor away form?

I think most posters would have accepted that we'd played poorly but got a goal on the break. However, that was about our only decent chance of the game ...

Although its correct about Forest swamping our midfield, I find it odd that it somehow excuses the performance. Don't we have a plan B for those situations.

One reason could be that while we look good when putting other teams under pressure, we look awful when we are put under pressure. Away teams often come to defend, which gives us room to play. On the road we go out on the back foot and generally that's where we stay.

Yeah, roughly what I'm thinking. Although after 6 games, you won't have played a fair representation of the league. Although their position is a strongly related to our result against them, we've lost to 8th and 14th, drawn with 23rd and beaten 13th, 19th and 20th.

I also find it funny that at home, in front of our awful plastic fans, we do better than away.

[londinium]

With the first 3 games of this season at home having been won and winning 19 of the last 22 home games in the Championship with the other 3 being drawn we have now gone 25 home games in the championship without defeat.... hope we can extent that to 45!!!

Along with the a continuiation of just the 3 defeats in the last 26 away from home would be handy.

[URZZZZZZZZ]

With the first 3 games of this season at home having been won and winning 19 of the last 22 home games in the Championship with the other 3 being drawn we have now gone 25 home games in the championship without defeat.... hope we can extent that to 45!!!

Along with the a continuiation of just the 3 defeats in the last 26 away from home would be handy.

Don't count on it!!

[Archie's penalty]

I think it's clear the Watford game is a bit of a key one.

I think the players will be well up for it after tuesday. Hunty seems pretty geared up.

I really hope we can get a win. HNA will be a much more positive place if we do.

[papereyes]

Its the sort of game where we need no mistakes at the back and an absolute bossing of midfield by someone.

If Karacan, or Harper, or ... erm ... Bryn, step up to the plate then I think we've got a chance.

I think our issues relate to midfield. We don't have the quality (or the physical presence - not sure it matters so in the Championship) there, so if a team puts pressure on it or swamps it, we play with the spine of Stephen Hawking.

[Archie's penalty]

Its the sort of game where we need no mistakes at the back and an absolute bossing of midfield by someone.

If Karacan, or Harper, or ... erm ... Bryn, step up to the plate then I think we've got a chance.

I think our issues relate to midfield. We don't have the quality (or the physical presence - not sure it matters so in the Championship) there, so if a team puts pressure on it or swamps it, we play with the spine of Stephen Hawking.

Totally agree. I think we can be pretty confident of doing something this year when a central midfielder starts to blossom.

It's a bit too early for Karacan but I'm hopeful. Harper hasn't played as well as he is capable of. Other than that our team looks very strong for the championship.

No-one's talking about Armstrong which surely is a good thing. I think we have our best team out there at the moment. Apart from maybe Matejovsky to come in.

[RTFC Drummer]

Pretty poor soap but Hollyoaks is better

[Skin]

I'll nomimate The Red Hand Gang

[papereyes]

Its the sort of game where we need no mistakes at the back and an absolute bossing of midfield by someone.

If Karacan, or Harper, or ... erm ... Bryn, step up to the plate then I think we've got a chance.

I think our issues relate to midfield. We don't have the quality (or the physical presence - not sure it matters so in the Championship) there, so if a team puts pressure on it or swamps it, we play with the spine of Stephen Hawking.

Totally agree. I think we can be pretty confident of doing something this year when a central midfielder starts to blossom.

It's a bit too early for Karacan but I'm hopeful. Harper hasn't played as well as he is capable of. Other than that our team looks very strong for the championship.

No-one's talking about Armstrong which surely is a good thing. I think we have our best team out there at the moment. Apart from maybe Matejovsky to come in.

I have horrible doubts about Marek. I don't want to have them but I do.

[Archie's penalty]

Its the sort of game where we need no mistakes at the back and an absolute bossing of midfield by someone.

If Karacan, or Harper, or ... erm ... Bryn, step up to the plate then I think we've got a chance.

I think our issues relate to midfield. We don't have the quality (or the physical presence - not sure it matters so in the Championship) there, so if a team puts pressure on it or swamps it, we play with the spine of Stephen Hawking.

Totally agree. I think we can be pretty confident of doing something this year when a central midfielder starts to blossom.

It's a bit too early for Karacan but I'm hopeful. Harper hasn't played as well as he is capable of. Other than that our team looks very strong for the championship.

No-one's talking about Armstrong which surely is a good thing. I think we have our best team out there at the moment. Apart from maybe Matejovsky to come in.

I have horrible doubts about Marek. I don't want to have them but I do.

Me too, me too. I'm not sure if he will adapt to the Championship. I think we need a defensive midfielder far more than an attacking one.