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Down the table

Maybe the first time i've welcomed an international break, much needed relief.

Big re-jig needed from Lowe, we can't just keep giving up the ball and expect our very average crop of defenders to keep the score down.

Build the team round Whiteman again, and work out how we can get the best out of Millar and Frokjaer.
 
SF said:
Maybe the first time i've welcomed an international break, much needed relief.

Big re-jig needed from Lowe, we can't just keep giving up the ball and expect our very average crop of defenders to keep the score down.

Build the team round Whiteman again, and work out how we can get the best out of Millar and Frokjaer.
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Aye, I agree, also thought mads looked good in comparison on Sat
 
SMURF said:
we have a need.
A need for speed
Speed at the back to catch those flamin wingers
Speed on the wing to pass their flamin defenders.
Speed of pass and transition
Give ME SPEED
Oh and someone who can find the back of the net on a regular basis 🙂
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Instead of renewing Brady we should have used his wage to bring in James Hill on loan..a young pacey CB who can also play RB and with links to Preston. Unfortunately he’s now on loan at Blackburn.
 
bkfu76 said:
Instead of renewing Brady we should have used his wage to bring in James Hill on loan..a young pacey CB who can also play RB and with links to Preston. Unfortunately he’s now on loan at Blackburn.
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We had the opportunity to sign him before he moved to Bournemouth (I think). We didn’t and he’s ended up on loan in Scotland and then now on loan again. Would’ve been a perfect signing and we’d have been able to get him for a decent price as well but didn’t act soon enough.
 
Definitely ridden our luck. International break gives an opportunity to reset and get the defence sorted. We could still do a top 6 finish, but more likely end up 8 or 9 which given our resources is pretty good.
 
jgriff2296 said:
We all enjoyed being top of the table but I don't know anyone who thought we'd stay there.
Our re-entry and landing back on earth however was rougher than expected. 😞
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It certainly was. Hopefully things get back on a more even keel after the break.
Last season I recall we would have spells of good form followed by indifferent periods.
Strange record defensively as well.
We have a few games conceding very few followed by a number of games shipping 3 or 4.
Defence needs an overhaul though.
 
No Danger said:
It certainly was. Hopefully things get back on a more even keel after the break.
Last season I recall we would have spells of good form followed by indifferent periods.
Strange record defensively as well.
We have a few games conceding very few followed by a number of games shipping 3 or 4.
Defence needs an overhaul though.
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Agree the defence needs improving.

But why on earth play so deep most of the time with our defensive frailty when we now have supposedly dangerous, creative attacking players who we don’t seem to bother utilising to their strengths?
 
SF said:
Absolutely no chance we'll ever get anything against a Gary Rowett team. Easy money.
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Nisbett and Whatmore are out.

They reckon it'll be Bradshaw up front on his tod, Rowett with a negative formation. Fans aren't happy.

Preston looking dodgy

https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/millwall-attacking-duo-both-set-to-miss-preston-north-end-match-with-lions-low-on-striker-options/
millwallonline.com
 
Jack Daniels said:
Nisbett and Whatmore are out.

They reckon it'll be Bradshaw up front on his tod, Rowett with a negative formation. Fans aren't happy.

Preston looking dodgy

https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/millwall-attacking-duo-both-set-to-miss-preston-north-end-match-with-lions-low-on-striker-options/
millwallonline.com
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Bradshaw always scores against us, Fleming ran both games last year and we literally never beat Rowett. Not sure what they’re complaining about
 
jgriff2296 said:
We all enjoyed being top of the table but I don't know anyone who thought we'd stay there.
Our re-entry and landing back on earth however was rougher than expected. 😞
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The really disappointing result out of the last 3 was the WBA game where it was realistic to hope for something. I don't think many expecting much out of the two away games.

In points terms we're up to 3 worse off that could be realistically hoped. Fair enough, I'm not too gutted about that.

The worry is the 11 goals that have gone in. That's a massive concern and hopefully the break has been used to try and address this tendency to get humped by big scores too often.
 
cragtek said:
Draw all over it, this one! Hope to be proved wrong, but you know how it is when we play Millwall. Always seem to cancel each other out.
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They've won 6 out of the last 8 games against us, with the other two being draws.

I feel like we never beat Rowett when he managed Derby and Birmingham either.
 
Jack Daniels said:
Nisbett and Whatmore are out.

They reckon it'll be Bradshaw up front on his tod, Rowett with a negative formation. Fans aren't happy.

Preston looking dodgy

https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/millwall-attacking-duo-both-set-to-miss-preston-north-end-match-with-lions-low-on-striker-options/
millwallonline.com
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Good manager at this level, they'd be bottom half under a different manager.

Finished 8th, 11th, 9th, and 8th under him.
 
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