Matchday Thread PNE v Norwich City - 13/4/24 - KO:3PM - Championship

[djwoody]

Too many injuries where it mattered, when it mattered.

Hope the squad keep fighting for the points in the last 4 games.

Like they did last season? Flip flops will be well and truly on now.

 

[Lee Trundle]

Also it’s absolutely hilarious that people were suggesting Sara wouldn’t get into our side.

I’d trade our whole midfield for him

 

[SF]

Norwich managed that game very well too. Notice they gave away no free kicks in the second half. Just sat off and stayed organised.

Wagner is a top, top manager at this level.

 

[beagleman]

Just beyond fed up.
Somewhere around 54 seasons now...
Utterly arsed off with nothing to celebrate
Yet again...
Thats me done.

 

[Realist]

Woodman is a massive liability, should have stopped the goal and is fucking awful with his feet, his kicking is national league at best!

 

[SoccerHQ]

The goal conceded is why at the business end of seasons the backline isn't quite good enough. Brady falls over trying to keep up, Lindsay scared by a player running at him and goes to ground far too easily and Woodman should've done better as it was a slow shot straight at him.

 

[SF]

Also it’s absolutely hilarious that people were suggesting Sara wouldn’t get into our side.

I’d trade our whole midfield for him

He could play for a side like Wolves or Brighton. He's top class.

 

[Jürgen Krapp]

Mads didn’t have a great game. But hooking him off was a criminal decision. Lost all our shape after that

In a sense I got it because his passing was way off. But what he did provide was some movement and width.

It doesn't help that Riis was sauntering around the pitch.

It the second sub that baffled me. No one knew where they were supposed to be. The only forward creating width and running was pushed back to Wing Back/Winger (still trying to work out it that was 4-2-3-1 or 3-5-2).

 

[Rankine]

Anyone who thinks this team doesn't need a manager with better tenichal nonce is simply delusional

 

[Hoz ']

We are going to get hammered on Tuesday. The players are knackered and won't have anything to give as the PO campaign is over! And with the injuries we have, not much can be rotated.

 

[Liberation]

H e certainly shouldnt and wont lose it on todays performance.

A great effort, sadly season over, no energy left but not a single criticism from me for the gaffer and players today.

Ive often criticised lack of giving all but today isnt one of those occasions.

Did you go for an afternoon nap after the Mads substitution? I'd sack him for that.

 

[NOBBY STILES]

Not a poor performance today but fact is we haven't produced any consistency all season we got excited when the Millar Mads Riss & Kean seemed to be working but it didn't materialize we have had injuries & lack of quality in the squad
But they and the manager have given everything is it progress? well let's leave that till end of season for me it's disappointing as ever but when the dust settles it's a tough league to compete it and we have done that this season

 

[OB1]

Players ran their hearts out today and were gutted not to win, and all their hardwork was undone by probably the most braindead sub I can remember in Lowe’s tenure

Still in the game and competing and then bringing on Ched Evans (who btw needs to retire. That cameo was genuinely painful to watch) putting Osmajic at RWB, Riis LW and then Keane in the 10. Squad fell apart, nobody had a clue where to stand and we folded

 

[Yoowell]

Players fine, let down by the manager

A couple of changes I wouldn’t have made today but their quality was what won the game today.

 

[Warton PNE]

Whatever the negatives we’re still punching above our abilities as a club 2 playoffs chances in 2 season isn’t to shabby the likes of Luton Town are a mermaid football wise

You’re right.

I love achieving nothing season on season.

Proper does my head in this outlook. The whole point of competition is trying to win and do the best we can.

The outlook from many is that they are happy to just tread water. We may as well not bother competing next season.

We’re the one of the most depressing sides in the EFL to support. Fucking shite.

 

[Damp Squib]

Whatever the negatives we’re still punching above our abilities as a club 2 playoffs chances in 2 season isn’t to shabby the likes of Luton Town are a mermaid football wise

Not criticising the lads or manager after today, but to suggest we have been in the “playoff chances” is a bit vague as over the course of a season a lot of clubs will be in the race at some stage.

With four games to go this season we are already out of the equation (10th) and last season we finished 12th. That’s more mid table to me than play off chasers.

 

[wld]

Did you go for an afternoon nap after the Mads substitution? I'd sack him for that.

So you mean taking off one of your only creative players and just chucking more and more forwards on isn't the way to score goals 😀

 

[Rankine]

A couple of changes I wouldn’t have made today but their quality was what won the game today.

Bullshit they had no more quality than we did

 

[cragtek]

You’re right.

I love achieving nothing season on season.

Proper does my head in this outlook. The whole point of competition is trying to win and do the best we can.

The outlook from many is that they are happy to just tread water. We may as well not bother competing next season.

We’re the one of the most depressing sides in the EFL to support. Fucking shite.

Agreed, letting the management team off the hook if we go down the route of being OK with mediocrity. Need pride and passion if we're going to get anywhere. Pride includes being unafraid of pointing out when things are shit.

 

[Lee Trundle]

Bullshit they had no more quality than we did

Sara, Sargent and John Rowe are better than anything we have, fit or not