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  1. Calista

    Sakamoto Injury

    How on earth can you know which bits he has fractured?
  2. Calista

    Preston Ratings

    Yet all last season's clean sheets were down to the defence in front of him, despite him constantly giving them the jitters? tbh I think we need a better first choice keeper because I see both Wilson and Collins more as decent backups. I just don't see too much difference between them, and...
  3. Calista

    Reality check

    We are building the squad to try and get promotion. It's an ongoing process that will continue to improve our chances each year. What's illogical about that?
  4. Calista

    Preston Ratings

    As I said, that's a separate question from whether he was to blame for the 3 goals. He wasn't.
  5. Calista

    Reality check

    It's a rebuilding year with further improvements still planned for the squad. We are also trying to make the playoffs if possible. These things aren't mutually exclusive. The difficulty of bringing in targets in January, together with recent injuries, has made the playoffs very hard to achieve...
  6. Calista

    Preston Ratings

    The Man City keeper last night was back in his own net when he made a save last night and got praised for it. Not rating Wilson is fine. But people really shouldn't be scapegoating him for 3 goals that were down to a combination of decent play by Preston and mistakes by other players.
  7. Calista

    Get that clown out of goal

    Leaving aside the wider question of whether Wilson or Collins are good enough for our ambitions, the cross for the first goal isn't a harmless floaty ball of the type we tend to put in. It's whipped in hard but has a looping trajectory that would put doubt into most keepers' minds.
  8. Calista

    Sakamoto Injury

    And you had work to do that night too.
  9. Calista

    Sakamoto Injury

    We're at cross-purposes. I'm just cautioning against the notion on here that because Saka is on his feet we can diagnose 'nothing broken' or 'bruised coccyx'. I didn't say bed rest is never beneficial, just that it isn't always appropriate, even for significant injuries.
  10. Calista

    Sakamoto Injury

    I'm saying we have no idea what the damage is, and that even sending Saka home wouldn't rule out some sort of fracture. Yet people have now diagnosed a bruised coccyx! I'm glad he's not so badly hurt that he's on his feet, but that's a far cry from saying nothing's broken and he's fine. Keeping...
  11. Calista

    Sakamoto Injury

    Good to hear, but I'm not sure the mere fact that he is on his feet alters anything. Even if he's fractured a bone in his spine, I'm guessing they'd probably be encouraging some normal movement. Is there any benefit in lying in a hospital bed? Keeping everything crossed that there is no...
  12. Calista

    Preston Ratings

    I've always liked keepers who reliably take crosses, but unfortunately we haven't had one for many years. I agree that he should probably come for this one. But it's not 'simple' because it's such a looper. And I guess I'm over-reacting a bit to the ludicrous claim that all 3 goals are Wilson's...
  13. Calista

    Preston Ratings

    It's a ball that some keepers would have claimed, but it's hardly 'simple' because rather than having a flat trajectory it's coming down with ice on. And then the header itself is unstoppable, because it bullets into the top corner. Wilson gets no credit for last night but there were failings...
  14. Calista

    Preston Ratings

    There must have been about a tenth of a second between the Preston player missing the ball and it coming off Thomas. How's Wilson supposed to 'communicate' with him in that time? Not saying he played well, but he stood little chance with any of the goals.
  15. Calista

    Preston Ratings

    So for the first Wilson should have told Thomas to head the ball, for the second he should have told Dasilva to kick the ball, and for the third he should have told Thomas not to stick it in his own net?
  16. Calista

    Sakamoto Injury

    So why focus on it? Completely inappropriate.
  17. Calista

    Preston Ratings

    Yep, Simms was about the only positive from tonight's game. I think he showed he can be a really good centre forward for us.
  18. Calista

    Sakamoto Injury

    No way unfortunately
  19. Calista

    Mason-Clark

    Not sure what you mean, but that's a barrow I think!
  20. Calista

    Mason-Clark

    That would be a whole warren.
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