Matchday Thread Birmingham City v PNE | 13.10.26 | KO:8PM | Championship

[Mortis]

Fair point.....

I was utterly pissed off last night

And me Ando , it’s a mess and we are all feeling it 🤝 , top bloke , have a good day

 

[mells bells]

Birmingham’s captain, a central defender, has won player of the year, 2 seasons on the bounce. Let that sink in 😩

 

[Hodgeheg 2.0]

Birmingham’s captain, a central defender, has won player of the year, 2 seasons on the bounce. Let that sink in 😩

I thought we had a chance of the expanded Play Offs this season.
Let that sink in.😪

 

[Kholek]

I'm glad you agree with me about Leroy. He's utter crap, I think he was cut a bit of slack, being foreign and all that, but that often happens.

Because the other foreign players are given plenty of slack like Erabi and Burgzorg? They're all fuckin wank.

 

[BallyPNE]

Pretty resigned to going down and if it doesn’t improve in the next 10/15 games, I’ll probs just fuck it off for the season 👍🏻

 

[Dirty Harry]

Because the other foreign players are given plenty of slack like Erabi and Burgzorg? They're all fuckin wank.

Yes they are, but there was hope for much better from Leroy, champions league and all that. Erabi was talked of as a potential 'cult hero' until we realised how crap he was.

 

[simo]

I'm glad you agree with me about Leroy. He's utter crap, I think he was cut a bit of slack, being foreign and all that, but that often happens.

Leroy has shown a few nice touches and looks classy on for ball at times but just doesn’t positively affect the game in any way most of the time. Whether this is down to him or the fact we’re generally utter shite is up to debate.

I fear he’ll be another foreign player who won’t be able to adjust to the intensity of the championship à la Mads and Thor.

 

[in Lasher Land]

Morning from the Over Wyre slightly deflated.

Right considering the hammering we got slightly more up beat than I was last night.
Firstly until the first goes in, we were playing fairly well, the loss of Gibbs was a big factor, had looked useful on the wing, personal view really should have put Moran on then would have kept the balance of the team better, however Zorg goes on.
The firstThierry loses his man and leaves a massive gaping hole where the defence should be, Millar scores(no idea why we are booing him)
The second goal is contentious, always thought there was an unwitten rule that on first bounce you don't hammer into a danger zone, but he does, good finish, unsurprisingly the ref got grief from this, and we switch off and this leads to the third. Game gone at half time.
Iversen makes three good saves in the second, Gray scores a beauty and they hit the post.
As for the sending off, absolutely no complaints he had committed about 30 fouls before this.

As they say the Darkest Hour is before the dawn, trouble is have a feeling it's not got dark yet.

See you Wales, boyo, will be behind them 100% they really need us at the moment

 

[pne1881]

Morning from the Over Wyre slightly deflated.

Right considering the hammering we got slightly more up beat than I was last night.
Firstly until the first goes in, we were playing fairly well, the loss of Gibbs was a big factor, had looked useful on the wing, personal view really should have put Moran on then would have kept the balance of the team better, however Zorg goes on.
The firstThierry loses his man and leaves a massive gaping hole where the defence should be, Millar scores(no idea why we are booing him)
The second goal is contentious, always thought there was an unwitten rule that on first bounce you don't hammer into a danger zone, but he does, good finish, unsurprisingly the ref got grief from this, and we switch off and this leads to the third. Game gone at half time.
Iversen makes three good saves in the second, Gray scores a beauty and they hit the post.
As for the sending off, absolutely no complaints he had committed about 30 fouls before this.

As they say the Darkest Hour is before the dawn, trouble is have a feeling it's not got dark yet.

See you Wales, boyo, will be behind them 100% they really need us at the moment

The 2nd goal was a joke in all honesty both in terms of how we defended it & the fact it was a drop ball in the 1st place.

 

[Malky]

Fair point.....

I was utterly pissed off last night

Keep smiling my friend, enjoy the sunshine and the wine, don’t let this lot spoil your next few days, they have been crap for a long time and there is nothing we can do about it. See you when you return. Malc.

 

[in Lasher Land]

The 2nd goal was a joke in all honesty both in terms of how we defended it & the fact it was a drop ball in the 1st place.

Should they havee re taken the throw but to give them a drop ball and then we know what happened after that

 

[StLedger's Halo]

1 v 1 defending not 2 v 1

Tin hat on but the only players many folk seem to rate are Offiah and Leroy. But they're both crap.

Offiah is a centre half who cant defend, positionally inept and can’t head a ball 🤷🏻‍♂️ the fact he steps out with the ball now and then doesn’t make him a “rolls royce”. His pace covers up many frailties imho.

 

[twickerspne]

1 v 1 defending not 2 v 1

Offiah is a centre half who cant defend, positionally inept and can’t head a ball 🤷🏻‍♂️ the fact he steps out with the ball now and then doesn’t make him a “rolls royce”. His pace covers up many frailties imho.

We have no defenders that can ‘defend’ - how the owners failed to see this during the transfer window is dumbfounding. Suggests they don’t want many matches from the IOM => the problem

 

[supa white army]

Leroy isn't brilliant, but he can do things the others can't. He can control a ball deep, work and opening and pass out wide to develop an attack.
Other aspects are poor, but in a better team he would make things tick?
Likewise Erabi has attributes and failings.
Burzgong???? Might as well play Gryba.
Players are poor and shot for confidence. Doubt we can turn it round before its too late for this season

 

[Yoowell]

Genuinely though, what else could he play?

What sort of shape do you think will get the best out of what we have?

Even with a back 5 and 2 sitting midfielders (that’s a back 7) we haven’t kept a clean sheet since January.
We were meant to be working on a new formation over summer and were expecting a new central defender to fit into it but he didn’t appear.
I would try something like a 4-2-3-1 but all I know is that GA has to find something else.
We are more than likely down anyway so why not explore different formations.

 

[Offiah’s Boy]

Made the painful trip yesterday and left on the hour mark.

Blatantly obvious none of these lot are ready for a relegation scrap.

I said to my old man how we used to be so good at defending our box some years ago, but now it feels inevitable if the opposition get within 10 metres of it.

I don’t like to single out players, as they were all dreadful, but Thierry lost me yesterday. I’ve wanted him to push on more than any other player but his positional awareness, or lack of it, is astounding.

Alfie is soft as shit as well.

 

[Offiah’s Boy]

Leroy isn't brilliant, but he can do things the others can't. He can control a ball deep, work and opening and pass out wide to develop an attack.
Other aspects are poor, but in a better team he would make things tick?
Likewise Erabi has attributes and failings.
Burzgong???? Might as well play Gryba.
Players are poor and shot for confidence. Doubt we can turn it round before its too late for this season

Burgzorg aka stick drift.

 

[Yoowell]

Made the painful trip yesterday and left on the hour mark.

Blatantly obvious none of these lot are ready for a relegation scrap.

I said to my old man how we used to be so good at defending our box some years ago, but now it feels inevitable if the opposition get within 10 metres of it.

I don’t like to single out players, as they were all dreadful, but Thierry lost me yesterday. I’ve wanted him to push on more than any other player but his positional awareness, or lack of it, is astounding.

Alfie is soft as shit as well.

It’s shocking what’s happened to Small and Devine….if we keep putting Mills in the position he was in last night he will soon be on the same trajectory.

 

[Offiah’s Boy]

It’s shocking what’s happened to Small and Devine….if we keep putting Mills in the position he was in last night he will soon be on the same trajectory.

A bloke who left at the same time said his dad was in the away end yesterday.

Wonder what his thoughts are now…

 

[Hodgeheg 2.0]

Morning from the Over Wyre slightly deflated.

Right considering the hammering we got slightly more up beat than I was last night.
Firstly until the first goes in, we were playing fairly well, the loss of Gibbs was a big factor, had looked useful on the wing, personal view really should have put Moran on then would have kept the balance of the team better, however Zorg goes on.
The firstThierry loses his man and leaves a massive gaping hole where the defence should be, Millar scores(no idea why we are booing him)
The second goal is contentious, always thought there was an unwitten rule that on first bounce you don't hammer into a danger zone, but he does, good finish, unsurprisingly the ref got grief from this, and we switch off and this leads to the third. Game gone at half time.
Iversen makes three good saves in the second, Gray scores a beauty and they hit the post.
As for the sending off, absolutely no complaints he had committed about 30 fouls before this.

As they say the Darkest Hour is before the dawn, trouble is have a feeling it's not got dark yet.

See you Wales, boyo, will be behind them 100% they really need us at the moment

And therein lies the problem.
We've been pretty decent in parts of every game but only in parts and when we do create a decent chance, we can't take it. Add to that we switch off at the back easier and more often than a TV then we're not going to win ( or indeed draw) many games.
There is some decent quality in our squad but seemingly not enough to this point.
Looking at the fixtures, I wouldn't like to predict where the next win is coming from.