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The stats are the stats. Not really about opinions, albeit it’s up to you how much notice you take of them as it’s fair to say that only the result matters in reality. Think we’ll agree to disagree on the eye test part. I thought we were better for most of the opening 25 mins and definitely...

Not sure about a fluke result? Almost double XG, more shots on target, more of the ball. The eye test told me that it was pretty even throughout, with both teams having 10-15 minute periods when they were on top.

Definitely happy just to watch in the house these days! When it first went to the Ally Pally (and then the PL started) it was like an indoor version of the cricket. Loads of booze, lots of singing but a pretty chilled out vibe. Seems totally different in the last 10 years.

That’s dented the mood 🤣 Especially when I’ve not heard of the entire Yorkshire attack! Probably on me not really following any other county cricket apart from Glamorgan results for the last decade though!

Not against that, but important to get the balance correct in midfield. Assuming 3-5-2 isn’t really an option this season, then I’d weigh up Galbraith & Stamenic playing as two 6s (Fulton as cover) and then Franco and Widell playing ahead of them and shifting wider into a narrow 4-4-2 without...

Crazy end of season game but really good to see the effort until the 90th minute. Definitely looked the most likely to nick it but a draw probably a fair result overall. Not sure we learnt anything we didn’t already know. If we want to be top 8 next year we need a 1st choice (and significant...

Doesn’t matter. They in scrapped that a couple of years ago - if it doesn’t impact the kick (or rebound) “To be penalised for encroachment, the player must have a material impact on the outcome of the kick. For example, this could be when a defender who encroaches clearly prevents a goal from...

Three consecutive World Cups without Italy just seems so strange.

I know his spell with us splits opinion but I’m glad Potter has got Sweden to the World Cup. Genuinely nice bloke and after picking 2 shocking jobs looks to have made a better decision.

Think it must be the work experience Director/Producer this evening. Assuming it’s not always like this, where they spend more time showing replays/close ups than the actual game?!

I agree that the match is pointless from a football point of view and I’m 50-50 whether I’m going to go, but asking/expecting a refund/free entry to another game would be ‘hurting’ the wrong people IMO.

Nice in theory, but I’d rather the ~£1m in ticket sales go towards another 3G for grassroots/community use somewhere in Wales, which is what pretty much where all the FAW money goes. Different to club football where it’s going straight into players/directors pockets.

Looking back at the two Euros squads and the one in Qatar I’m not sure there’s much difference in the depth/quality of player when you get past the first 15/16 players. Despite the criticism he gets, Cullen’s numbers over the last 2/3 years at Championship level would have easily got him in all...

You could buy single tickets but everyone I knew bought the double header. Was the same for Finland & Poland two years ago. Can’t remember exactly what happened with the Ukraine game for Qatar, as there was the delay after the semi in March.

They managed the game very poorly in that period, and overplaying didn’t help. Bit limited with options though as they had nobody to play the ball up to in order to relieve the pressure. Another reason I’d have brought Sheehan on instead of Cullen tbf as he’d have been better at helping Ampadu...

Definitely need some perspective on alternative managers. Steve Cooper, assuming he does well at Brondby for the next couple of years, would be a likely candidate in 2028. Throwing the positives (and there are far more than 2 years ago at the end of Page’s reign) away in a roll of the dice...

He’s made some mistakes but tbf has managed less than 20 games of senior football. Bit harsh to say they’ll ‘fallen off’ as well when the best performance in his reign was the last game and we were by far the better side for 60-65 mins last night (appreciate that doesn’t win yiu games though)...

Yep that’s correct. All teams have to play the same number of games in each window. This systen has been the same since playoff senis and final replaced 2 legged playoffs. Not impacted us before as we won the semi for the Qatar WC & Euro 2024. Tbf to UEFA and the national assiciations it’s...

Sheehan seemed the obvious one to me based on how well he’s done in last couple of games he’s played, even if it meant a slight change of shape.

What a frustrating night thst was. Can’t bring myself to watch it back yet, but felt in the ground that we’d done enough to win the game in the 1st 60-65 minutes. Lost control of the game after then with players out on their feet, poor game management and sadly a lack of quality on the bench...