Matchday Thread PNE v Hull City - 02/03/24 - KO:3PM - Championship

[Yoowell]

Very good game and a fair 0-0.
I was convinced we were going to get something from their fannying about at the back but it was not to be.
McCann was MOM by miles and it seemed too crowded for Mads to create anything so thought the Holmes sub made sense.

 

[Lee Cartwright]

Good point against a good side. Think we edged it but a draw was a fair result. Thought Greaves and the number 2 for Hull were both very good. Can go into the Saints game with confidence. Fair play Lowe does seem to have turned it around

 

[Bobbage]

I was thinking the players seem so much fitter recently but wouldn't have used that pic.

Funny isn't it. The question posed by Andy Bayes that caused the "Who was the fan, and what has he done in football. Show me his credentials" quote from Ryan Lowe was that, irrespective of squad value, we did not look a fit enough team [against Watford, and others]

We didn't.

Now we do.

Maybe the non-badged people had a point hey?

 

[Wrighty70]

Good game to watch, would have taken a point before the game, disappointed we didn’t get 3 at then end. McCann MOM for me, immense performance. Bring on Southampton. COYW!

 

[pne1881]

Decent game for a 0-0.

I liked the way they tried to play, was refreshing to see at this level.

Draw was a fair result & we move on.

 

[Soapy]

Would of taken a point today but felt we prob should of won. Ref as always in this league is a joke another clean sheet which is obviously decent and Saints will be difficult but think we could get something. Least we didn't lose to another side near us.

After Leeds that would have been too much.

 

[Sid Snot]

 

[OB1]

Jacob Greaves will be a Prem defender so I won’t lose too much sleep over not scoring

 

[Ron Burgundy]

Jacob Greaves will be a Prem defender so I won’t lose too much sleep over not scoring

Was unbelievable today.

I think he’s paid a witch doctor to make it so he wins every header in the game.

 

[Bodney Rewes]

Don't really have any major complaints about today. Hull are a well coached side, was a difficult game. McCann was my man of the match. On to Southampton

 

[wld]

Holmes for Mads though, Lowe does like to hook him. They're chalk and cheese footballers HC. I saw it as settling, which I found disappointing as I believe in keeping our best players on the pitch, it gives us more chance of winning games.

It doesn’t impact on whether or not the decision was correct at the time (I didn’t think it was incidentally) but Holmes was poor when he came on. The 94 or so minutes will probably do Riis some good physically but it’s a sign of how far Stewart is away that he didn’t come on for him as he was shattered after a magnificent shift.

 

[bkfu76]

Don't really have any major complaints about today. Hull are a well coached side, was a difficult game. McCann was my man of the match. On to Southampton

He was great today…thought Storey had a good game and so did whiteman…I thought overall we created the better chances and probably deserved to win

 

[rem]

Superb game with neither of 2 very hard working sides deserving to lose.
Lindsay got mom for an excellent performance but McCann was absolutely superb in his best game by far in a PNE shirt.

 

[rem]

Mads has been superb of late, he wasn't today. Wasn't having a bad game by any means, but the change made sense, didn't cost us and could have paid off. Safety tactics?? There was only one team looking to win the match in the closing stages.

Agreed. Mads was off his game today and nothing was working for him. Holmes did well in his place.

 

[Joanpne]

Well I proper enjoyed that game. I thought we played very well but decision making in final third was dodgy at times. Nevertheless a brilliant game and a fair result, although we should have had a pen for the pull back in their box. Still unbeaten COYW.

Oh and Ali McCann just wow today.

 

[prestonfront]

Thought McCann was MoM for us. Very impressed with Hull City’s number 2 . Solid.

 

[wld]

Agreed. Mads was off his game today and nothing was working for him. Holmes did well in his place.

He’s the one that can make something happen in a heartbeat and was inches away a few times. I have to disagree about Holmes, he did very little when he came on.

 

[Soapy]

Well I proper enjoyed that game. I thought we played very well but decision making in final third was dodgy at times. Nevertheless a brilliant game and a fair result, although we should have had a pen for the pull back in their box. Still unbeaten COYW.

Never saw the shirt pull as was opening a packet of ready salted. They were going to show a replay but it quickly went down our end.

 

[wld]

Well I proper enjoyed that game. I thought we played very well but decision making in final third was dodgy at times. Nevertheless a brilliant game and a fair result, although we should have had a pen for the pull back in their box. Still unbeaten COYW.

Oh and Ali McCann just wow today.

He was far and away the best player on the pitch.

I will say the referee did him an absolute favour by not booking him in the first few minutes when he absolutely should have done, he wouldn’t have been able to play with the same freedom if he had. A sign of things to come with that referee who was truly abysmal - I’d love to see a replay of the pull on Keane which looked blatant and a red card/penalty.

 

[OB1]

Really glad I chose to captain Gabriel over Watkins in FPL