Anything to be positive about?

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Re: Anything to be positive about?

by Platypuss » 22 Oct 2009 00:02

You wouldn't believe the amount of work I'm now getting done.

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Re: Anything to be positive about?

by weybridgewanderer » 22 Oct 2009 00:11

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Berry Sorry to be negative but at the moment we have at least 3 worse teams, depending on which formation the Irish one decides to pull out of his coaching manual



you make it sound like theres been many many more than the 4-5-1, and 4-4-2 that he, and most other managers use


4-5-1 (which has never managed to be the 4-2-3-1 it's supposed to be), 4-4-2 diamond, 4-4-2.

And 3-5-2, 3-4-2, 2-4-4, 8-2-0 and 4-2-4 have all been glimpsed at different points in games iirc.


and often a number of those in the same game! barnsley at home we start 4-1-2-1-2 (the 4 4 2 diamond and finished 3-5-2 or maybe even 3-4-3

In the away game at swansea I reckon we tried 4-2-3-1, 4 4-1-1, 4-1-4-1 and 4-2-2-1-1 at various stages in the game

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Re: Anything to be positive about?

by Archie's penalty » 22 Oct 2009 00:11

Platypuss You wouldn't believe the amount of work I'm now getting done.


I wish I could say the same about me.

But you're right in a sense. I don't feel like I want to take any time out to listen to the games as I know we're going to get whacked.

Apart from on Monday of course...

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Re: Anything to be positive about?

by facaldaqui » 22 Oct 2009 00:15

It's a good thing that this run has happened at the beginning of the season, giving Rodgers or someone else time to sort it out. Most of our relegations have crept up on us in the later part of seasons, leaving too few games to react. Bad runs don't go on for ever, and I'd be surprised if ours lasted the whole season. There, I've almost cheered myself up.

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Re: Anything to be positive about?

by RoyalBlue » 22 Oct 2009 08:10

The books are balanced and we have an asbolutely first class media centre and hotel at our football stadium.

Why wouldn't someone who loves football be really positive about that?


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Re: Anything to be positive about?

by Royal With Cheese » 22 Oct 2009 08:35

Ferris Shaun Cummings looks to be a real prospect

Shaun Cummings can only improve.

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Re: Anything to be positive about?

by Northern Git » 22 Oct 2009 08:41

As the home crowds plummet I am able to stretch my legs and put my feet on the empty seat(s) in front of me. Its really comfortable :D

Bit difficult tho' when RL wants to sneak out for her customery visit to the ladies three minutes before half time

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Re: Anything to be positive about?

by Still Hate Futcher! » 22 Oct 2009 11:15

Anything to be positive about? I'm going on holiday next week and won't be able to make the Ipswich game.

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Re: Anything to be positive about?

by Royal Lady » 22 Oct 2009 11:18

Northern Git As the home crowds plummet I am able to stretch my legs and put my feet on the empty seat(s) in front of me. Its really comfortable :D

Bit difficult tho' when RL wants to sneak out for her customery visit to the ladies three minutes before half time

:oops: Soz. It's my age.


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Re: Anything to be positive about?

by brendywendy » 22 Oct 2009 11:20

Northern Git As the home crowds plummet I am able to stretch my legs and put my feet on the empty seat(s) in front of me. Its really comfortable :D

Bit difficult tho' when RL wants to sneak out for her customery visit to the ladies three minutes before half time


i now have two seats one for each buttock

yay


also- now i can bring mates to game- they just buy any N stand ticket and have awhole row to the right of me to choose from

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Re: Anything to be positive about?

by Northern Git » 22 Oct 2009 11:28

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Northern Git As the home crowds plummet I am able to stretch my legs and put my feet on the empty seat(s) in front of me. Its really comfortable :D

Bit difficult tho' when RL wants to sneak out for her customery visit to the ladies three minutes before half time

:oops: Soz. It's my age.


:D

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Re: Anything to be positive about?

by Rex » 22 Oct 2009 11:44

Royal Lady
Northern Git As the home crowds plummet I am able to stretch my legs and put my feet on the empty seat(s) in front of me. Its really comfortable :D

Bit difficult tho' when RL wants to sneak out for her customery visit to the ladies three minutes before half time

:oops: Soz. It's my age.


Being the gentlemen we clearly are we all thought it was first out the door for a fag break.

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Re: Anything to be positive about?

by Vision » 22 Oct 2009 12:08

oxf*rd it I'll have a go.

If we can ride out the current shitstorm and show even a gradual improvement then actually there is still plenty to be optimistic about. We'll be financially stable again at the end of the season and will have bedded down virtually a whole new team in a year (including for the first time regular graduates from our own Academy). We'll have more of an idea at that stage how many of those currently in the squad are good enough to carry us forward as we embark on another "brick by brick" building of a new team on a new journey.

The greatest side (and years) in this club's history didn't happen overnight but were the culmination of several years of progress. The fact that this process began after some particluarly dark days and wasn't without its ups and downs along the way when pretty much all of the negative aspects being highlighted now were all highlighted back then as well.

It's how football is (unless you've got a massively wealthy and willing benefactor), was and always will be.

Things appear pretty desperate at the moment of course and the current team is in something of a hole but in the overall scheme of things we're still a fine football club with a fine future ahead of us.


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Re: Anything to be positive about?

by AthleticoSpizz » 22 Oct 2009 12:14

Vision oxf*rd it I'll have a go.

If we can ride out the current shitstorm and show even a gradual improvement then actually there is still plenty to be optimistic about. We'll be financially stable again at the end of the season and will have bedded down virtually a whole new team in a year (including for the first time regular graduates from our own Academy). We'll have more of an idea at that stage how many of those currently in the squad are good enough to carry us forward as we embark on another "brick by brick" building of a new team on a new journey.

The greatest side (and years) in this club's history didn't happen overnight but were the culmination of several years of progress. The fact that this process began after some particluarly dark days and wasn't without its ups and downs along the way when pretty much all of the negative aspects being highlighted now were all highlighted back then as well.

It's how football is (unless you've got a massively wealthy and willing benefactor), was and always will be.

Things appear pretty desperate at the moment of course and the current team is in something of a hole but in the overall scheme of things we're still a fine football club with a fine future ahead of us.
Amen to that

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Re: Anything to be positive about?

by Ark Royal » 22 Oct 2009 14:20

As far as RFC goes, absolutely and totally nothing. I predicted relegation at the start of the season, so not surprised at the mess we are in although I did not think it would get so bad, so quickly. I honestly think that Rodgers is the worst managerial appointment in the club's history. Thank oxf*rd I can vent my spleen on HNA.

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Re: Anything to be positive about?

by andrew1957 » 22 Oct 2009 14:49

I am very positive because we have a world class manager with a world class plan. That will be the same whether we are in the Championship, League 1 or get relegated to League 2 next season. BR will still be world class.

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Re: Anything to be positive about?

by Vision » 22 Oct 2009 14:51

andrew1957 I am very positive because we have a world class manager with a world class plan. That will be the same whether we are in the Championship, League 1 or get relegated to League 2 next season. BR will still be world class.


Clearly he's overqualified. Get rid.

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Re: Anything to be positive about?

by Terminal Boardom » 22 Oct 2009 16:55

We are not sufferring too much from injuries and suspensions at this time.

I have cracked it! This is all a brilliant tactical ploy by BR and the coaching team. One of two scenario do it for me:

1. Our style of play will be perfect once London Irish knacker the pitch. Once the grass has gone we will be unstoppable!

2. Payback to Reading FC for the Petr Cech and Carlo Cuducini injuries.

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Re: Anything to be positive about?

by Millsy » 22 Oct 2009 18:33

1 - Plastics can oxf*rd off

2 - Plastics can oxf*rd off

3 - Plastics can oxf*rd off

4 - Cilla will get better Christmas presents

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Re: Anything to be positive about?

by Kitson12 » 22 Oct 2009 18:44

Karacan and Sigurddsson being great talents.
Not much else really.

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