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The Relegation Dogshite 23/24

Templeton

Templeton

First Team Squad
Malwood said:
The ball is lighter and moves in the air more. This is supposed to help free-kick takers but I wonder if it does, given our free-kick results.
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I feel the variety has gone from our free-kicks now though. In the Clough and Pearce days we had the option for a curler or power, left foot or right foot, this carried on with Cooper. Even when we knew that Dutch idiot was taking them all, it would still be the option for him to curl it or belt it. Now it seems every single free-kick is a little dinked curl effort. Even on Saturday against Luton we had a free-kick right on the edge of the box, from that close in it was crying out for a plain old fashioned piledriver, any sort of deflection would likely have taken it in.
 
Rockabilly

Rockabilly

GAFF LAD. "Open your knees and feel the breeze"
Raymondo Ponte' said:
Spawny yes mate, but their lucks runnin out imo.
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I hope so Ray.

But worra Sky and the PL gonna do without the MASSIVE MASSIVE and it's LIVE Scouse derby?
 
Rockabilly

Rockabilly

GAFF LAD. "Open your knees and feel the breeze"
Templeton said:
I feel the variety has gone from our free-kicks now though. In the Clough and Pearce days we had the option for a curler or power, left foot or right foot, this carried on with Cooper. Even when we knew that Dutch idiot was taking them all, it would still be the option for him to curl it or belt it. Now it seems every single free-kick is a little dinked curl effort. Even on Saturday against Luton we had a free-kick right on the edge of the box, from that close in it was crying out for a plain old fashioned piledriver, any sort of deflection would likely have taken it in.
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Some belting free kicks in those days.
 
Bonfy177

Bonfy177

LTLF MORON
Matt said:
16/1 on Brentford is right punt. I know Evertons point deduction should mean they're safe, but if us Luton and Everton have a strong end to the season I can see them in all sorts of trouble
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Good
 
congo_red_49

congo_red_49

Ale Ape
Rockabilly said:
Some belting free kicks in those days.
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I have a vague memory of watching a game, no recollection of who it was we were playing, but they conceded a Free-Kick in prime Psycho territory - and John Motson's commentary "They'll be breathing a sigh of relief that Stuart Pearce isn't in the team today...", only for Ian Woan to step up and smash it into the top corner.
 
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MaxiRobriguez

Bob McKinlay
Matt said:
16/1 on Brentford is right punt. I know Evertons point deduction should mean they're safe, but if us Luton and Everton have a strong end to the season I can see them in all sorts of trouble
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Almost no chance. Would require them to cough up 4, 5 and 5 point advantages (assuming Everton get a -4 like us) to finish in bottom three. Possible albeit unlikely in a two-horse race but all three teams won't make up the difference. When you think how quickly the teams at the bottom accumulate points you're talking the need for 14 points in total gain on Brentford in 9 rounds of fixtures. 16/1 should be more like 30/1.

And I say that as someone who stuck a bit of money on Brentford to go down before we lost to them away as I thought their fixtures were tough and they'd get dragged into it.
 
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Col Steve Austin

First Team Squad
congo_red_49 said:
I have a vague memory of watching a game, no recollection of who it was we were playing, but they conceded a Free-Kick in prime Psycho territory - and John Motson's commentary "They'll be breathing a sigh of relief that Stuart Pearce isn't in the team today...", only for Ian Woan to step up and smash it into the top corner.
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Aye, Woany had a sweet, sweet left foot.
 
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ARedChester

First Team Squad
congo_red_49 said:
I have a vague memory of watching a game, no recollection of who it was we were playing, but they conceded a Free-Kick in prime Psycho territory - and John Motson's commentary "They'll be breathing a sigh of relief that Stuart Pearce isn't in the team today...", only for Ian Woan to step up and smash it into the top corner.
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Sounds like against Newcastle - sure Woan scored 2, one a FK on the right wing.
 
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