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Matchday Thread Gentry Day - Watford v PNE - 6/04/24 - KO:3PM

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Matchday Thread Gentry Day - Watford v PNE - 6/04/24 - KO:3PM

SF said:
I do think Lowe got it right tactically today, but on 60-65 minutes, it was time to lose a defender for Mads and take risks on the ball.

If we hadn't lost midweek, then a draw would have been ok, but every game is shit or bust now... if we wanted top 6.
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I think the setup was spot on to start the game, but the shortcomings in not adapting as the game progressed were the issue.

Totally agree that Mads coming on (earlier) would have been a smart move to help us find that creative edge to go along with the stability we had. Watford weren't up to much, it was an opportunity missed.
 
OB1 said:
Paul Sparrow is probably the best most knowledgeable co-commentator on ifollow

Decimated squad explains a lack of quality but not a lack of desire to win. Too many performances this season where the players haven’t look arsed
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He was talking about our performances against Birmingham and them when he said he didn’t understand how we were close to the Play Offs.
 
Fuck me, any vaguely negative result and it’s febrile on here.

If Pne make you so miserable snd frustrated then the solution is simple. There’s hundreds/thousands of us who can’t make it to games for one reason or another who would just like to see our team kick a ball.
 
Sid Snot said:
We created four very decent chances (Whatmough, Keane, Hughes, Keane) and took none of them. Extremely disappointing against a Watford team who themselves were completely underwhelming.
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Did we make their keeper make a save from any of those chances though.🤔
What chances could Mads have created if he had been brought on sooner.👍😀
 
LostinSpace said:
He was talking about our performances against Birmingham and them when he said he didn’t understand how we were close to the Play Offs.
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I’ve watched 75% of our games and I’ve no idea how we’re close to the playoffs. We’ve been hammered on multiple occasions, haven’t really blown any team away, had a number of games where we’ve been flat and lethargic and went on a run where we won 5 games in 21

Both performances this week have lacked effort from the players, rather than being tactical cockups or down to players being available. What he said is 100% fair
 
djwoody said:
No, you can't claim that at all. If he'd put Mads on for Keane when he should have done (60mins at the latest) then we'd have almost certainly created more. And I personally would have been happy that we at least tried to win it. A draw was as bad as a defeat for us today, but we'd clearly settled for that midway through the second half.
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Why Mads for Keane at 60 didn’t happen is baffling.
Lowe could have kept exactly the same shape and there would have been the possibility of one bit of magic turning the game.
 
simo said:
Fuck me, any vaguely negative result and it’s febrile on here.

If Pne make you so miserable snd frustrated then the solution is simple. There’s hundreds/thousands of us who can’t make it to games for one reason or another who would just like to see our team kick a ball.
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Are we all sick?

so what we all just happy clap all of the time? If you don't like opinions then maybe forums aren't for you
 
billymac said:
how can it be work in progress when Woodburn (who is on fire in training) with his contract extension cannot get into the team when we have no midfielders available, we have to rely on the magnificent Cunningham to bale us out while leaving Mads on the bench for most of the game and Holmes doesn't play, how the fuck is this work in progress???????
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Work in progress or not, it can’t be said that Lowe went all out to win this game with the resources he had available.

It was pretty much a must win game. That is fucking inexcusable.

All I wanted was to see us go out fighting.
 
1 point is better than none. Not the best game but certainly the best fans creating a brilliant atmosphere. Proper proud of the Gentry and its uniqueness to us.

At least we are playing for 46 games now not 50 points roll on next season if we can keep hold of everyone.
 
simo said:
Fuck me, any vaguely negative result and it’s febrile on here.

If Pne make you so miserable snd frustrated then the solution is simple. There’s hundreds/thousands of us who can’t make it to games for one reason or another who would just like to see our team kick a ball.
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There was no rationale for not playing the most attacking line up we could muster today. We needed to win.
 
simo said:
Pointless self indulgent ranting about how shite life is and how rubbish we’ve been for the last 135 years - I can live without that, ta.
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You don't have to read it all, so you have as much of a choice as people having a moan. Complaining about people being grumpy after a poor result is like shouting at the rain, it won't change anything.
 
Tarkovsky said:
We’ve beat them at our full pelt, but that’s not what I said. Nobody looks at any of those squads, then looks at ours, Hull included, and thinks Christ must be tough to pick there lineup.
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Doesn't matter.
It's what happens on the day.
The Championship will tell you that.
That's why the personnel today, should have been made to make zero difference.
We simply had to go for it an put them under alot of pressure.
Didn't happen.
Didn't happen against Brum
Ran out of ideas against Stoke
 
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