S25/26 | The Official Match Thread | Birmingham City v Swansea City | 12.30pm, Saturday 20th September | The EFL Championship | St Andrew’s Stadium

[Michu78]

Bit extreme. Today he was tired and I would of rested him. We was all gushing over our midfield few weeks ago. Now it's a problem. Swans Fans Aye!!

We need a more attack minded player there, 46 games with 2 goals and 2 assists when are people going to smell the bacon. Franco either plays defensive midfield or he doesn't play.

 

[Smurph]

I was talking primarily about today's game.
Also stated how Sheehan wanted it to stop after the game against Hull.

No you weren't.

 

[magicdaps10]

He had to come on to peg them back. Same as yalcouye. We would've won that today if he's played the same way as the first.

It was blatantly obvious what was happening from the 46 minute, why the hell couldn't our coaching team see it?

Thought we were going to grind it out.
Sheehan and O'Dea are based around hard work, dig in and press hard.
It's probably why we are not going to just push on that extra yard or 2 in the league. The opportunity is there if they are willing to tweak one or 2 things.

 

[Smurph]

EOM is awful, when are we are going to wake up.

The performance he put in on Wednesday suggests otherwise.

 

[eteb]

Thought we were going to grind it out.
Sheehan and O'Dea are based around hard work, dig in and press hard.
It's probably why we are not going to just push on that extra yard or 2 in the league. The opportunity is there if they are willing to tweak one or 2 things.

we're so much betteR than that. You don't grind a result out for 45 mins.

 

[magicdaps10]

Smurph, I was!
Trust me.

No you weren't.

 

[magicdaps10]

My discussion was regards Benson coming on and the 2nd half.

we're so much betteR than that. You don't grind a result out for 45 mins.

I agree that we were better 1st half. We seemed to be more conservative 2nd half.......if that was down to tiredness or instruction, I couldn't really say.

 

[Michu78]

The performance he put in on Wednesday suggests otherwise.

Another player you have to look at the stats, approaching 50 games for us with very few goals and assists.

 

[Smurph]

Another player you have to look at the stats, approaching 50 games for us with very few goals and assists.

I don't go on stats, I still use the eyeball test.

 

[Michu78]

I don't go on stats, I still use the eyeball test.

I suggest Specsavers then, joke.

 

[Muteswan]

Cheered up a little , Scumdiff losing 0-2 at home.

 

[Pompeyjack]

Scum 0-2 down

 

[Colin-swansea]

Swans were the only team who played football in first half, a clear goal ruled offside, but once the momentum of the game changed to a stop, start, stop start affair it suited the home team.

Possibly, the subs could have been changed earlier, or even when Ronald tangled with Cochrane where Benson could play on the right, but the nine yellow cards issued summed up a game that only suited a team struggling to get their game going.

As for taking players off early, especially after a tough match 3 days earlier one just assumes that the sports science guys are continually monitoring players' fitness and the levels of Galbraith etc, were still high enough to enable the player/s to carry on.

One interesting aspect of the game occurred when Cochrane had to go off with a blood wound. As he was going off Allsop the Brum keeper sat down with a leg injury which saw the game failing to restart. By the time Cochrane's head was bandaged plus a change of shirt, Allsop lifted himself from the ground and Cochrane was ready to come back on the field. Hardly no time for Brum to play with ten men and just one of those dark arts in the game which coaches resort to.

 

[Smurph]

I suggest Specsavers then, joke.

You could be on to something

 

[Smurph]

Scum 0-2 down

HMS Piss The League isn't looking so good