sw88
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Certainly not the paper they used to be! Click bait articles. Delayed news. Solihull news? Slow news articles every day. Loving an anti CCFC article more than a pro CCFC article? Wasps love in?
Need I go on?
Slade didn't know what Bigirimana was good at (9 Viewers)
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Certainly not the paper they used to be! Click bait articles. Delayed news. Solihull news? Slow news articles every day. Loving an anti CCFC article more than a pro CCFC article? Wasps love in?
Need I go on?
sw88
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I don't read the physical paper. If I did I'd always be getting yesterday's news. And don't know why I follow them on Facebook and Twitter. Just like the Mirror, their articles, and headline annoy the hell out of me! :emoji_bow:
skyblueinBaku
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Putting a full back in midfield in place of a midfielder was nothing unusual for a manager like Slade. His choice of players and the positions they were to play in seemed to be quite random.
sw88
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Bit like having strikers on the wing
Not sure Robin's thoughts behind that one yesterday. But won't hold it against him just yet
Otis
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Kwame Thomas out wide clearly did not work yesterday.Bit like having strikers on the wing
Not sure Robin's thoughts behind that one yesterday. But won't hold it against him just yet
steve82
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Didn't have the best of afternoons, but I can see why he's there. He can cut in from a wide position into the box and also is the only player in the squad that is a reasonable ball carrier in the attacking half.
Reid cannot do it consistently, JJ is pathetic at it and has no useful positional play at the minute.
Plus we set up 4231 in attacking phases and compressed to 4411/442 early on in our defensive shape. I do feel he'd of been a better option in the more central role tho for his ability to win the ball in the air. He played there in the latter stages but was all to late then
sw88
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Agreed! (Hence my post. Not sure I need to confirm my agreement. But I'll keep it here anyway!).
Early in to his return, he looked very useful. Has the height. Is athletic. Holds it up well. Just not sure what he's done to suggest that he suits playing out wide as it certainly doesn't convince me he can when I see him in games
Adge
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Could say the same about George Thomas then?.Bit like having strikers on the wing
Not sure Robin's thoughts behind that one yesterday. But won't hold it against him just yet
sw88
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You could, although I think he's better suited to cutting in from out wide. Until recently he's looked pretty frightened in front of goal when playing up top. Yet when he's played on the right and found himself in good positions he's often put them away.
Maybe that's a confidence thing for him but I do think he's offered more from a midfield position
stupot07
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I must have blinked and missed that, because the one thing I don't see in his locker is ball carrying ability....hes like Bambi on ice....
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Adge
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Yep-definitely better out on the right. Like a rabbit in the headlights when he was played upfront at the start of the season.
weecohawena
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His agent is clearly a cock. Probably why the telegraph are all over him
Adge
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He certainly was! Can't see why people were calling for him to be in. Couldn't even pass the ball 10 yards to a team mate and rightly subbed after 58 mins.
Nick
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That back heel straight out was the one, absolutely awful. Looks mega silly now with his agent mouthing off.
Grendel
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Getting sone fans to actually believe he can play football by kissing the badge?
Earlsdon-Loyal-Blue
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Slade can't talk, what exactly was that clown fucking good at?
An uninspiring appointment, tactically a disaster, couldnt motivate the players on a regular basis, wore a bargain bucket hat and 'played' some of the worst football I've ever seen. The man shouldn't have been allowed to sweep up at the Ricoh.
He's been sacked twice in one season - by March!! He should be banned from football along with that prat McLaren.
An uninspiring appointment, tactically a disaster, couldnt motivate the players on a regular basis, wore a bargain bucket hat and 'played' some of the worst football I've ever seen. The man shouldn't have been allowed to sweep up at the Ricoh.
He's been sacked twice in one season - by March!! He should be banned from football along with that prat McLaren.
6 Generations
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Totally agree on Slade, but a few of us actually thought he would well.
In terms of Bigi, I'm not sure what i watched from him tonight.
Back in the day the 'Back heel out of play' would probably have been shown on 'Covee Break'
skyblueeyesrevisited
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Bigi take your paternity leave and don't bother coming back. That was the most inept midfield performance of the year. You can't find a city shirt from 5 yards so I'm not sure why you a trying to hit 40 yard diagonals. The back heel when we're under the cosh really said it all. Your out of your depth
steve82
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To put in a performance like he did tonight after your agent says he's the best passer in the team and will seek to talk to Mark Robins ASAP well I hope it's tomorrow morning!!!!
The man who's now married, grown up and wants to settle better find somewhere else to settle.
Hope your agent does the business son
The man who's now married, grown up and wants to settle better find somewhere else to settle.
Hope your agent does the business son
Adge
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No, that was actually one off his better passes-someone in the crowd shouted "over here!".
Terry Gibson's perm
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Do you still think that after last night?
Earlsdon_Skyblue1
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As much as there is clearly a hatred for Slade, this is more about Bigi, especially after his performance last night.
He wasn't good enough when Mowbray signed him, and he isn't good enough now.
covcity4life
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in bigis defence the entire team had a shcoker last night and ben stevenson was even worse than him! no one made themselves available for passes.
not too take away from fact bigi was shit mind.
not too take away from fact bigi was shit mind.
covcity4life
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i really liked reilly when i saw him. but that was in kick and rush tactics. the guy seems out of his depth when asked to make more than 2 passes a game now. his ball control shocking at times
lifeskyblue
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Whilst I totally agree that Bigi was rubbish last night so were 9 other players. Only DKE comes away with his reputation in tact. Not because of his footballing ability but because of his heart.
Last night was the most inept performance by a city side in my 50+ years of supporting them. I would be happy to see none of them (except DKE) pull on the shirt ever again.
I hoped Bigi and Stevenson would work well together in midfield but neither showed, neither passed accurately and neither tackled. We should have let Stevenson go in January (ok I wouldn't have been happy if we had) but he isn't worth anything now. Bigi (and his agent) has lost his way and needs to remember football basics before spouting on about anything else.
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Last night was the most inept performance by a city side in my 50+ years of supporting them. I would be happy to see none of them (except DKE) pull on the shirt ever again.
I hoped Bigi and Stevenson would work well together in midfield but neither showed, neither passed accurately and neither tackled. We should have let Stevenson go in January (ok I wouldn't have been happy if we had) but he isn't worth anything now. Bigi (and his agent) has lost his way and needs to remember football basics before spouting on about anything else.
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stupot07
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They were all crap last night.
I maintain what I said about bigi earlier in this thread. He believes he is better than he he is, is too risky on the ball and tried the Hollywood too often 9/10 resulting in giving the ball away. Looked far better when he went off and Stevenson played the deep role.
Bigi just isn't good enough, and I doubt his ego or agent will allow him to drop to league two anyway.
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I maintain what I said about bigi earlier in this thread. He believes he is better than he he is, is too risky on the ball and tried the Hollywood too often 9/10 resulting in giving the ball away. Looked far better when he went off and Stevenson played the deep role.
Bigi just isn't good enough, and I doubt his ego or agent will allow him to drop to league two anyway.
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Terry Gibson's perm
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i really liked reilly when i saw him. but that was in kick and rush tactics. the guy seems out of his depth when asked to make more than 2 passes a game now. his ball control shocking at times
His second touch is a tackle I only saw him do one thing in the second half
Terry Gibson's perm
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He did look stupid when he tried a little flick which went out of play.
Nick
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Was it that one he blamed somebody else too?