Victorious Watford's wonderful Ipswich run continues (From Watford Observer)
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Watford beat Ipswich Town to continue climb up Championship
5:02pm Saturday 24th March 2012 in Match Reports By Anthony Matthews, Group Sports Editor
Victorious Watford's wonderful Ipswich run continues
Watford’s spirit and perseverance was rewarded as they came from behind to beat Ipswich Town 2-1, stretching their unbeaten record against the Tractor Boys to an incredible 15 games in all competitions.
The Hornets could have taken the lead as early as the fourth minute when Troy Deeney failed to beat keeper Alex McCarthy in a one-on-one situation but Ipswich struck in the 18th minute when Jay Emmanuel-Thomas capitalised on a bad misjudgement by Carl Dickinson.
It should have got even worse for the Hornets just past the half-hour when Emmanuel-Thomas laid a chance on a plate for Michael Chopra but he somehow missed the target from two yards out.
The hosts continued to plug away after the break, getting the upper hand in terms of territory and possession, and they were back on terms in the 71st minute when Sean Murray calmly dispatched his fifth goal in seven games after Deeney had again been denied by McCarthy.
The equaliser firmly swung the game in the Hornets’ favour and nine minutes from time Deeney scored what proved to be the winner with a fine curling finish from a tight angle.
This was Watford’s fifth consecutive victory over their Suffolk opponents and their seventh in succession in all competitions at Vicarage Road against their opponents. Intriguingly, it also moved Sean Dyche’s men to within six points of the play-offs as they moved up to 13th in the table - their highest position since after the first game of the season.
The Hornets may have gone into the game, like their opponents, unbeaten in their last five games but Dyche opted to make two changes from the team that won 2-0 at Bristol City on Tuesday.
The fit-again John Eustace replaced Prince Buaben, while Joe Garner was favoured to Chris Iwelumo as Deeney’s strike partner.
The visitors were immediately on the front foot from the kick-off, with Emmanuel-Thomas having the first shot in the second minute but it struck a team-mate in an offside position.
However, the Hornets really should have taken the lead with their first attempt two minutes later when Garner was found in plenty of space down the left and he centred for Deeney, who had plenty of time to pick his spot but was denied by the legs of McCarthy.
Alex Kacaniklic produced some impressive trickery to get away on the left but his cross did not match the quality of the play that led to it but then the Hornets’ penalty area came under a sustained period of pressure.
First Daryl Murphy had a shot blocked before Emmanuel-Thomas attacked the right side of the area and struck an angled drive that Tomasz Kuszczak had to block behind. From that corner, Murphy had another on-target attempt blocked before a second corner saw the left-sided midfielder glance a header not too far wide of Kuszczak’s left-hand post.
The Irishman continued to pose a threat, heading further wide from his side’s third corner of the match, before coming in off the right flank and curling a left-footed effort wide of Kuszczak’s right-hand post to take his personal attempts count to five inside the opening 12 minutes.
Watford though, weathered that storm and started to ask a few questions of their own, only for them to be punished for a mistake all of their own making in the 18th minute.
There didn’t appear to be too much danger when Andy Drury played the ball in from the left but Dickinson, completely unaware Emmanuel-Thomas was loitering behind him, was indecisive, heading the ball down without any conviction and the former Arsenal player pounced to put the Tractor Boys 1-0 up.
In the left-back’s partial defence though, he did not seem to get a call from Kuszczak when the keeper should have helped his team-mate out but Dickinson should still have nodded the ball behind if he was in any doubt.
The game became increasingly scrappy after the goal but how the Hornets didn’t go two down in the 34th minute only former Vicarage Road loanee Chopra will know.
Again Dickinson was indecisive when Aaron Cresswell’s ball from the left ricocheted off Jonathan Hogg and across to Emmanuel-Thomas, who beat the Hornets’ left-back with ease on the outside before squaring across the six-yard box to the unmarked Chopra, who somehow contrived to put a sitter wide from two yards out.
Having survived that huge let off, Watford mustered just their second attempt when Garner worked the ball into Deeney but McCarthy was equal to his right-footed strike from around 14 yards.
Murphy dragged his sixth effort of the half wide from the edge of the 18-yard box two minutes before the break. But the Hornets had another opening in injury time when a slip from Cresswell let in Garner, who pulled the trigger with his right foot but saw his shot blocked behind.
Dyche made a change at the start of the second half, bringing on Buaben for Hogg, but little of note happened until the 53rd minute when Kacaniklic was checked as he tried to break through but referee Peter Walton played advantage as Deeney took up the play. The striker managed to retain possession and find Kacaniklic, who tried to play a give and go with himself around the defence and managed to get to the ball but McCarthy read the danger.
However, moments after Iwelumo had come on for Garner, the keeper was in trouble after letting Deeney’s close-range effort squirm from his grasp but the referee adjudged a foul had been committed before the Hornets could make the most of the rebound.
Kuszczak held at the second attempt when Emmanuel-Thomas tried to catch the keeper off-guard with a driven free-kick into his near post from the right on the hour before Murray clipped in a cross that Iwelumo, who had to lean back to get to the ball, headed wide.
It was beginning to look like it might be one of those days for the Hornets, only for a young player to continue his hot streak in the 71st minute.
The initial credit must go to Iwelumo and Buaben for fashioning the opportunity for Deeney, who battled past a defender to get in a shot that was blocked by McCarthy but Murray kept his composure to calmly convert the rebound and take his tally to five goals in his last seven appearances.
The equaliser firmly swung the momentum and the Hornets began to up the ante and nine minutes from time they got their reward.
Carlos Edwards sold McCarthy short with an attempted back pass that Deeney latched onto but with his back to goal and the keeper behind him. A lay-off to Kacaniklic seemed the best option but Deeney spun and, from a pretty acute angle, curled the ball over the keeper and a man on the line to make it 2-1.
Ipswich were not finished though, and it took an improvised flick from Nyron Nosworthy to divert a header from substitute Ryan Stevenson over his own crossbar, although Kuszczak was right behind his defender.
The hosts still had four minutes of injury time to see out but they did that without any major scares to ensure Ipswich’s Hornets hoodoo continued.
Watford: Kuszczak; Doyley, Nosworthy, Taylor, Dickinson; Murray, Hogg (Buaben 46), Eustace, Kacaniklic; Deeney, Garner (Iwelumo 54). Not used: Loach, Bennett and Assombalonga.
Ipswich Town: McCarthy; Edwards, Delaney, Smith, Cresswell; Drury, Bowyer (Hyam 78); Emmanuel-Thomas, Martin (Carson 83), Murphy; Chopra (Stevenson). Not used: Lee-Barrett and Sonko.
Bookings: None.
Attendance: 12,785.
Referee: Peter Walton.
Comments(85)
jimbuctu
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5:29pm Sat 24 Mar 12
Superb work Sean, Baz and the team. Keep it up you never know...
True watford fan
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5:31pm Sat 24 Mar 12
lutondown
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5:35pm Sat 24 Mar 12
Unbelievable!
Strange the owner gets thanked when we win, guess some people just have to stress their points.
paultheshrink
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5:37pm Sat 24 Mar 12
Tremendous result lads. What a season - especially for us clappers.
Feff
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5:40pm Sat 24 Mar 12
CreteJoe
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5:42pm Sat 24 Mar 12
lutondown wrote:From my view ( may not have been why Jimbuctu wrote it) it was recognising that a team cannot perform as we have recently without the all aspects of the club doing their bit.
They'll be chomping hard on their carrots in Suffolk tonight
Unbelievable!
Strange the owner gets thanked when we win, guess some people just have to stress their points.
Why did you think he made the comment?
kevhenderson
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5:48pm Sat 24 Mar 12
bonserout
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5:57pm Sat 24 Mar 12
Rode our luck in the first half but a great win.
mrbankrupt
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6:00pm Sat 24 Mar 12
CreteJoe wrote:and just explain bas making the team play better?
lutondown wrote:From my view ( may not have been why Jimbuctu wrote it) it was recognising that a team cannot perform as we have recently without the all aspects of the club doing their bit.
They'll be chomping hard on their carrots in Suffolk tonight
Unbelievable!
Strange the owner gets thanked when we win, guess some people just have to stress their points.
Why did you think he made the comment?
Well done SD and the boys,Deeney missed a sitter in the 1st half but his goal more than made up for it. great goal plus murrey didn't panic and slotted the ball home very well.
dont sell him
rousman 2
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6:12pm Sat 24 Mar 12
bonserout wrote:Agree 100% lets get behind the bloke.
Big Chris was the difference in the second half. He won virtually every ball. Strange but true.
Rode our luck in the first half but a great win.
Bogsider
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6:17pm Sat 24 Mar 12
OORRNNNSSS
buckler
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6:28pm Sat 24 Mar 12
johnnyc72
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6:28pm Sat 24 Mar 12
Feff wrote:Probably the same reason Bas always gets mentioned and blamed when we lose.
Great victory but I agree with lutondown. What did it have to do with the owner? Well done, Sean and the team. We are going to end up higher than with BR or MM, and nobody would have forecast this. Incidentally, how is AB's team doing?!
He has backed SD with funds in the trnsfer and loan market, unless TK and AK came to us at no cost.
WFC4ever
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6:32pm Sat 24 Mar 12
2 excellent goals and you could see the confidence comeback once Murray netted his.
Even Dyche said we were outplayed 1st half so clearly knew what to say at half time and it worked.
Big Chris and Buaben made a difference which is good.
6 points off the play-offs...we can all dream but unlikely I feel.
CreteJoe
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6:38pm Sat 24 Mar 12
mrbankrupt wrote:You asked me a question without answering mine. However I will explain my thoughts.
CreteJoe wrote:and just explain bas making the team play better?
lutondown wrote:From my view ( may not have been why Jimbuctu wrote it) it was recognising that a team cannot perform as we have recently without the all aspects of the club doing their bit.
They'll be chomping hard on their carrots in Suffolk tonight
Unbelievable!
Strange the owner gets thanked when we win, guess some people just have to stress their points.
Why did you think he made the comment?
Well done SD and the boys,Deeney missed a sitter in the 1st half but his goal more than made up for it. great goal plus murrey didn't panic and slotted the ball home very well.
dont sell him
In a business (football is a business) all parts of that business must support the aims of the business. This starts with senior management setting the key aims for that business to achieve and providing the structure to achieve it. Middle management identify the way to achieve the aims and the workers implement it.
mrbankrupt
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6:39pm Sat 24 Mar 12
buckler wrote:fair play buckler,while everyone was slagging him off you stood bye him.
Dyche changing the team round won us the game! Great second half, true grit! I told everyone Dyche was the right man to lead us forward ?
yet again you are right.
your not SD are you ?
COGGDAVE1
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6:46pm Sat 24 Mar 12
buckler wrote:WOW .. agree with Mr B ...don't happen often, but the changes showed how tactically aware SD is..and only 5 points behind MM ... GREAT WIN !!!!
Dyche changing the team round won us the game! Great second half, true grit! I told everyone Dyche was the right man to lead us forward ?
lutondown
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6:51pm Sat 24 Mar 12
Well done the team, well done Sean, now a nice cold Bud or five.
Crete Joe, is it true Crete is where the Cretons come from?
If so you should be King of them!
Lol, couldn't help myself
Feff
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6:58pm Sat 24 Mar 12
stuegs
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7:00pm Sat 24 Mar 12
Deeney man of the match x2! Best game hes had, i think. Ran his balls off and still found the energy to intercept the back pass.
Dyche really is showing that he knows how to change a game. Id written us off at half time!
Kingswoodhornet
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7:04pm Sat 24 Mar 12
rousman 2 wrote:Yep, that's the best I've seen him play! He held the ball up well and laid it off and started a lot of our positive play. And as for when he bundled their keeper into the back of the net it seemed like a throw back to the good old days when keepers were fair game. Well done and more of the same please Big man.
bonserout wrote:Agree 100% lets get behind the bloke.
Big Chris was the difference in the second half. He won virtually every ball. Strange but true.
Rode our luck in the first half but a great win.
I'm looking forward to hearing Paul Jewel having a moan on the box tonight!
johnnyc72
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7:12pm Sat 24 Mar 12
Feff wrote:I assumed he had used that money to a house and a new car?
johnnyc72obviously did not notice that we sold Marvin Sordell. This is where the money came from for the loans of TK and AK, plus the money we have saved by ourselves sending out so many of our squad on loan.
Of course he could have just saved the money and not reinvested it.
Chris the Vic
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7:13pm Sat 24 Mar 12
I am not sure what to make of troy and the other strikers. They are workhorses with no talent in front of goal as demonstrated by Troy missing a sitter that Murray converted and after a superb pass by garner he hit the goalie and yet he somehow conjured the winner with a superb finish.
For me Prince sorted out the game and was man of the match and big Chris came on and thoroughly roughed up the Ipswich defence. Our wingers, keeper and centre backs all contributed but I came away wondering how we held Ipswich to only a goal at half time and yet were so improved in the second half when we competed and got stuck in.
Effort over skill, but three points were great..bring on Leeds but heaven help us if we made the premier division.
Hope Sean starts with Prince and Chris in future games we were so much better with them
Vespa Crabro
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7:17pm Sat 24 Mar 12
kevhenderson wrote:Play off places are too far away - but if we can maintain this form having six "six pointers" gives us a chance to push further up the league. My targets for the team are 1) 62 points - SD becomes our most successful post-Aidy manager 2) Finish above Cardiff (looking forward to day out in S Wales on Easter Monday!
Great result. We now appear to have the knack of winning from losing positions. Like others, I'm also looking upwards, but we have a very difficult run in with 6 of our 7 games being against teams in the top 10. It's hard not to think about all the points that we threw away, but I'm really pleased with where we are.
Henry VIII
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7:20pm Sat 24 Mar 12
CreteJoe
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7:22pm Sat 24 Mar 12
lutondown wrote:I do not know why you liken me to a pork spread, however even with the Lol I find it offensive and uncalled for.
Anyway, moving swiftly on, it was another good comeback. Dyche was on the money with his changes, something he really has come to Grips with. Big Chris seems to be on a run, most strange bt true.
Well done the team, well done Sean, now a nice cold Bud or five.
Crete Joe, is it true Crete is where the Cretons come from?
If so you should be King of them!
Lol, couldn't help myself
watfordal
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7:28pm Sat 24 Mar 12
The good news is we play the teams above us in the run in: little chance but we can dream. Put 7 past Leeds. If Forest can we can. Iwelumpo is possibly the funniest footballer I've ever watched. More comical tha LD and that's saying something, but he actually made a +ve difference today, as well as doing a decent impersonation of Nat Lofthouse in the 57 Cup Final, and that ludicrous diving header. He HAS to stay.
jasonwatford
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7:34pm Sat 24 Mar 12
Murrey will get better and better and i think play offs are a bit too far. However playing against top half teams could be good as they have more to lose than we do....I wanted dyce to go in october i think he got very lucky with JE injury and playing prince against peterborough and brighton however he seems to av made good changes and the players seem to be happy and responding. Lets just go for it
lutondown
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7:41pm Sat 24 Mar 12
CreteJoe wrote:Ah so sorry, I didn't mean King I meant Queen
lutondown wrote:I do not know why you liken me to a pork spread, however even with the Lol I find it offensive and uncalled for.
Anyway, moving swiftly on, it was another good comeback. Dyche was on the money with his changes, something he really has come to Grips with. Big Chris seems to be on a run, most strange bt true.
Well done the team, well done Sean, now a nice cold Bud or five.
Crete Joe, is it true Crete is where the Cretons come from?
If so you should be King of them!
Lol, couldn't help myself
Pork spread? Is that Greek rhyming slang for short thread?
lutondown
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7:47pm Sat 24 Mar 12
Feff wrote:My original point was not reignite the great Bas debate but merely to stress that fans do not usually thank the owner when they win, the manager and players yes.
johnnyc72obviously did not notice that we sold Marvin Sordell. This is where the money came from for the loans of TK and AK, plus the money we have saved by ourselves sending out so many of our squad on loan.
Seems some on here are so intent on bringing up Bas at every opportunity I can only imagine the board is now infiltrated by close friends and relatives of the Deli man
jasonwatford
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8:01pm Sat 24 Mar 12
jimbuctu
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8:15pm Sat 24 Mar 12
mrbankrupt wrote:Exactly my point Crete Joe.
CreteJoe wrote:and just explain bas making the team play better?
lutondown wrote:From my view ( may not have been why Jimbuctu wrote it) it was recognising that a team cannot perform as we have recently without the all aspects of the club doing their bit.
They'll be chomping hard on their carrots in Suffolk tonight
Unbelievable!
Strange the owner gets thanked when we win, guess some people just have to stress their points.
Why did you think he made the comment?
Well done SD and the boys,Deeney missed a sitter in the 1st half but his goal more than made up for it. great goal plus murrey didn't panic and slotted the ball home very well.
dont sell him
He's backed Sean wherever he could have. We've signed a classy goalkeeper who we splashed out on when we were already all but safe and could have saved the money (or gone out and bought a new bentley).
We've resisted numerous offers for Marriappa which would, almost certainly, have been accepted by the previous board, bought Nosworthy who is about as good a centre half as we've had in years and generally been able to at least be active in the transfer market.
That being said it's all about what happens on the pitch so the squad and the manager take most of the plaudits don't get me wrong.
steveinmk
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8:23pm Sat 24 Mar 12
henry
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8:38pm Sat 24 Mar 12
The teams made the best of the
conditions but we all know that the pitch is totally unsatisfactory at this level. Without wishing to read too much into the comment I would have thought that SD would be EXPECTING a new pitch to be laid this summer...
SAHornet
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8:48pm Sat 24 Mar 12
lutondown wrote:Oh FFS Joe get yourself a sense of humour, will you? We just won a footie game so lighten up just a likkle bit ya big baby.
CreteJoe wrote:Ah so sorry, I didn't mean King I meant Queen
lutondown wrote:I do not know why you liken me to a pork spread, however even with the Lol I find it offensive and uncalled for.
Anyway, moving swiftly on, it was another good comeback. Dyche was on the money with his changes, something he really has come to Grips with. Big Chris seems to be on a run, most strange bt true.
Well done the team, well done Sean, now a nice cold Bud or five.
Crete Joe, is it true Crete is where the Cretons come from?
If so you should be King of them!
Lol, couldn't help myself
Pork spread? Is that Greek rhyming slang for short thread?
SAHornet
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8:49pm Sat 24 Mar 12
Alex Hillcroft
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8:52pm Sat 24 Mar 12
Feff wrote:Don't forget the dosh Baz has raised by getting and advance on next year's season ticket sales from a ticketing agency
johnnyc72obviously did not notice that we sold Marvin Sordell. This is where the money came from for the loans of TK and AK, plus the money we have saved by ourselves sending out so many of our squad on loan.
Johnny Ryden
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9:09pm Sat 24 Mar 12
henry wrote:I'm afraid you're right Henry, I've heard that a decision has been taken not to go ahead with the new pitch at the moment as Saracens are probably staying on. Not sure how true this is but if it was happening we would surely have had confirmation by now.
SD is quoted elsewhere as saying that 'we are hoping for a new one (pitch) this summer'. The teams made the best of the conditions but we all know that the pitch is totally unsatisfactory at this level. Without wishing to read too much into the comment I would have thought that SD would be EXPECTING a new pitch to be laid this summer...
LE PARK
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9:10pm Sat 24 Mar 12
buckler
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9:18pm Sat 24 Mar 12
jimbuctu wrote:Right Dimbuctu, 1. GK miles too late and not classy! 2.We accepted Mapps offer, he turned down wigan. 3. Nos great player and luckily sunderland literally gave himaway. Show yourself in the white Elephant soon ?
mrbankrupt wrote:Exactly my point Crete Joe. He's backed Sean wherever he could have. We've signed a classy goalkeeper who we splashed out on when we were already all but safe and could have saved the money (or gone out and bought a new bentley). We've resisted numerous offers for Marriappa which would, almost certainly, have been accepted by the previous board, bought Nosworthy who is about as good a centre half as we've had in years and generally been able to at least be active in the transfer market. That being said it's all about what happens on the pitch so the squad and the manager take most of the plaudits don't get me wrong.CreteJoe wrote:and just explain bas making the team play better? Well done SD and the boys,Deeney missed a sitter in the 1st half but his goal more than made up for it. great goal plus murrey didn't panic and slotted the ball home very well. dont sell himlutondown wrote: They'll be chomping hard on their carrots in Suffolk tonight Unbelievable! Strange the owner gets thanked when we win, guess some people just have to stress their points.From my view ( may not have been why Jimbuctu wrote it) it was recognising that a team cannot perform as we have recently without the all aspects of the club doing their bit. Why did you think he made the comment?
henry
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9:28pm Sat 24 Mar 12
buckler
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9:32pm Sat 24 Mar 12
henry wrote:No doubt there will be people making all kinds of feeble excuses for billy bassini if its not? Look at the pub, imagine starting the season with just a bit of rubble instead of grass!
Interesting responses above. I would add that the lack of a new playing surface last year was probably a major factor in the departure of MM. Given the remarkable progress made by management and team since the end of October all concerned would be justified in feeling (to put in mildly) let down if the promised new pitch is not laid this summer.
Hornet Cornet
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9:38pm Sat 24 Mar 12
luther blissett
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10:03pm Sat 24 Mar 12
Alex Hillcroft wrote:I have noticed you try to get people to confirm this for you over the last few weeks but no-one has backed you up. Have you any proof he has done this?
Feff wrote:Don't forget the dosh Baz has raised by getting and advance on next year's season ticket sales from a ticketing agency
johnnyc72obviously did not notice that we sold Marvin Sordell. This is where the money came from for the loans of TK and AK, plus the money we have saved by ourselves sending out so many of our squad on loan.
I haven't seen anywhere else, or even anyone else, mention this arrangement.
Bas bashing for the sake of it.
Very happy with our form at the moment. Glad the board didn't listen to the moaners earlier in the season regarding sacking Dyche.
strummerjoe
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10:14pm Sat 24 Mar 12
luther blissett wrote:To be fair, it's true, we use Ticketus to raise an advance on ST sales. But to be fairer, this is something we've been doing for the last few years. To be even fairer, it is a perfectly reasonable way of managing cashflow. And to be most fair of all it would be reasonable to point out that most championship, and many EPL clubs, use this or similar arrangements. So your point, Luther, is valid - Baz bashing for the sake of it.
Alex Hillcroft wrote:I have noticed you try to get people to confirm this for you over the last few weeks but no-one has backed you up. Have you any proof he has done this?
Feff wrote:Don't forget the dosh Baz has raised by getting and advance on next year's season ticket sales from a ticketing agency
johnnyc72obviously did not notice that we sold Marvin Sordell. This is where the money came from for the loans of TK and AK, plus the money we have saved by ourselves sending out so many of our squad on loan.
I haven't seen anywhere else, or even anyone else, mention this arrangement.
Bas bashing for the sake of it.
Very happy with our form at the moment. Glad the board didn't listen to the moaners earlier in the season regarding sacking Dyche.
SAHornet
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8:24am Sun 25 Mar 12
SAHornet
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8:25am Sun 25 Mar 12
corbindallas
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8:25am Sun 25 Mar 12
Henry VIII wrote:Short memories some people have, last match SD brought on our only sub in the match in the 87th minute which was a waste of time, that I think was not good tactics, and as said with Britt sitting on the bench after his recall not benefiting the team development and Britts progress. Still we won again so can only highlight that maybe he does read these comments and noted some of our unhappiness with his previous tactics thus early subs which in truth won the game for us (this time). Hogg is off the boil compared to his early season apperances, Murray is going from strenght to strenght and Chris must have popped a viagra before his appearance because he was a changed man compared to his usual standard and gave Ipswich defenders a hard game, long may it continue!We really are in a situation now 5 games back I was stating it is youths tern to get matches now 6 points off the playoffs I have changed my mind and think we should go for it full tilt, I don't think we are Prem quality in any shape or form but it is good experience and also the benifits of attracting players rather than being relegation favourites! Re playing teams above I have always thought we play better and win more against higher opposition than teams below us, so bring it on! Re the pitch re lay not happening 'get a life scare mongerers!!'Last but not least well done Bassini for all the support you have given SD and the team to get us into this situation where the play offs is a actual possibility that's especially for muttondown ;-). Evening all.
Just before half-time the stats were WFC 1 shot, Ipswich 11 and I thought we were going to lose by a few. I have to say what has impresses me most about SD is that he does seem to a) have the guts and b) make the changes in time when compared to MM. A half time talk and re-jig is often what sorts out the better managers and SD obviously feels confident to ring the changes when needed, not after 80 minutes. Really pleased to see Big Chris playing so muvh better, delighted for Deeney and I hope Buaben gets to start next match. Great result, if not fortunate but we all know that we deserve a bit of good fortune for once. Well done all.
Frankie Frazer
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8:45am Sun 25 Mar 12
On the owner debate currently going on. There is now no time for negativity in any aspect whilst the play offs are the slightest possibility, admittedly it's only a remote chance but let's get behind the whole team, management & owner and do our part!. Like I have said before I am sure there will be other things that Baz does wrong! I just hope it is the small things, like a delay in a pub opening & not turning up at a forum that he does wrong, because lets be honest if that is the worse things he does and the club keeps moving forward, we carry on using the pool of talent from our excellent academy then we surely can all live with that, can't we?
Casterbridge
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10:35am Sun 25 Mar 12
Bringing on big Chris gave us more of an aerial threat, but the other factor was that Watford had one more day to recover from their midweek game: Ipswich couldn't close us down as they had been doing, so we were then able play our football.
Although we are only 5 points off the play-off, allowing for games in hand it is more like 8, and a worse goal difference, so probably beyond us. But who would have thought at the start of the season that this was even a possibility?
Feff asks how AB's team is doing. He has taken Northampton out of the relegation zone and they are now 5 points clear, so doing OK.
bonserout
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11:30am Sun 25 Mar 12
buckler
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11:45am Sun 25 Mar 12
luthershalom wrote:Are you going to show that face in the white elephant? Please would love to come face to face?
mrbankrupt wrote:You two are the biggest WUM's on this site!!
buckler wrote: Dyche changing the team round won us the game! Great second half, true grit! I told everyone Dyche was the right man to lead us forward ?fair play buckler,while everyone was slagging him off you stood bye him. yet again you are right. your not SD are you ?
Buckler was the first to call for SD's head along with EDL and their never to be forgotten banner of protest.
Where is it now Bankrupt and Buckler? Collecting dust in your hovel up the M1.
mrbankrupt
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11:54am Sun 25 Mar 12
Casterbridge wrote:must agree was outplayed for much of the 1st half,i thought it was going to be another game of hoofball like it was against coventry.
We were comprehensively outplayed for an hour by a more skillful team that also worked its socks off to deny us any space. So we resorted to hoofball into the goalkeeper's arms.
Bringing on big Chris gave us more of an aerial threat, but the other factor was that Watford had one more day to recover from their midweek game: Ipswich couldn't close us down as they had been doing, so we were then able play our football.
Although we are only 5 points off the play-off, allowing for games in hand it is more like 8, and a worse goal difference, so probably beyond us. But who would have thought at the start of the season that this was even a possibility?
Feff asks how AB's team is doing. He has taken Northampton out of the relegation zone and they are now 5 points clear, so doing OK.
But the subs come on and another exciting game.At least under SD we do not fold like we did under Mctosh
strummerjoe
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11:55am Sun 25 Mar 12
Luthershalom: "where's your Dyche Out banner now?"
(sound of knuckles being dragged towards keyboard)
Buckler: "Wanna fight?"
mrbankrupt
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11:56am Sun 25 Mar 12
luthershalom wrote:Still got the banner but it says we love humble pie on it now
mrbankrupt wrote:You two are the biggest WUM's on this site!!
buckler wrote: Dyche changing the team round won us the game! Great second half, true grit! I told everyone Dyche was the right man to lead us forward ?fair play buckler,while everyone was slagging him off you stood bye him. yet again you are right. your not SD are you ?
Buckler was the first to call for SD's head along with EDL and their never to be forgotten banner of protest.
Where is it now Bankrupt and Buckler? Collecting dust in your hovel up the M1.
lutondown
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12:31pm Sun 25 Mar 12
Welcome back Mrs S.o. Iled Pantyhose
We've missed your histrionics
And biblical quotes
Good to see your signing in, with welcoming Hebrew, I expect lots of quotes from the Torah
By the way Aidy, Noah had two of each species on his Ark, he would have had a serious problem finding two like you!
Loofer and old wooden top in Dallas maybe?
Feff
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1:00pm Sun 25 Mar 12
Casterbridge
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1:20pm Sun 25 Mar 12
bonserout wrote:Another option, with little and large forming a sound partnership in the back four, would be for Mariappa to come back in at right back.
My only beef is that S.D always seems to shift both full backs around instead of having the confidence to change one every time we get an injury. Although L.D is not my favorite left back he is certainly better there than on the right. Dickenson although I love his attitude is not playing well and would like to see young Thompson or even Dale Bennet playing at right back keeping Lloyd on the left.
With so many options, it's little wonder that Thompson has gone back out on loan.
buckler
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1:37pm Sun 25 Mar 12
strummerjoe wrote:Will you be in the white elephant with your im a public schoolboy punk badge on?
Typical Buckler. Luthershalom: "where's your Dyche Out banner now?" (sound of knuckles being dragged towards keyboard) Buckler: "Wanna fight?"
Hornet Cornet
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2:12pm Sun 25 Mar 12
rousman 2
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2:38pm Sun 25 Mar 12
Hornet Cornet wrote:Why are we bothered about what an ex-manager is doing, when he jumped ship last summer we had a right result, Sean is a better manager than he will ever be.
Sack mckay sack mckay
mkhornet
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5:01pm Sun 25 Mar 12
SAHornet
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5:03pm Sun 25 Mar 12
lutondown
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5:30pm Sun 25 Mar 12
mkhornet wrote:Yep
Feff is wrong when he says that AB took Northampton into the relegation zone, they were already there when he took over but have now climbed 5 points clear. Still I'm more interested in what we're doing. Well done to SD and the team, exceeding expectations at the moment, keep it up.
Old Fatty MacPie is losing it!
Let's slaughter them like spring Lambs, see how they like it!
By the wAy Franny is back as LutherShalom
Hornet Cornet
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6:14pm Sun 25 Mar 12
rousman 2 wrote:i'm not bothered in the least old boy. just thought i'd post it on there and see who answered ;-)
Hornet Cornet wrote: Sack mckay sack mckayWhy are we bothered about what an ex-manager is doing, when he jumped ship last summer we had a right result, Sean is a better manager than he will ever be.
lutondown
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6:54pm Sun 25 Mar 12
Hornet Cornet wrote:I'm bothered Vanilla man
rousman 2 wrote:i'm not bothered in the least old boy. just thought i'd post it on there and see who answered ;-)
Hornet Cornet wrote: Sack mckay sack mckayWhy are we bothered about what an ex-manager is doing, when he jumped ship last summer we had a right result, Sean is a better manager than he will ever be.
I want him and Boofes to fail big time.
I bet Dave Jones looks pretty good right now!
Baaaaa and bleat
Eastsussexhornet
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8:20pm Sun 25 Mar 12
Eastsussexhornet
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8:23pm Sun 25 Mar 12
lutondown
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9:44pm Sun 25 Mar 12
Eastsussexhornet wrote:The wine is good for me
In the last post I meant "win", not "wine", but either will do!
Your post will earn you a good clapping down!
cliff46
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10:28pm Sun 25 Mar 12
Read more like whine to me!!!
buck-stops
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11:01pm Sun 25 Mar 12
Eastsussexhornet wrote:Me thinks you should eat some humble pie with that glass of wine and enjoy the run in...
Football fans are so fickle and I am too, I know. A good run and Sead Dyche is a hero again. But, we shouldn't get too carried away as over the last 6 games in which, admittedly we have only dropped 4 points, we haven't actually played very well. For 70 mins on Sat we were pretty mundane at best, as we were against Coventry for 90 mins. We all walk away with a wine and forget that for most of the time we were inferior to the opposition. But 3 pts is 3 pts so who cares? We're certainly not invincible and we are lacking skill at the final ball. Deeney has shone since Sordell left but he's, lets be honest, a good "lower league striker" at the end of the day. We're on a tightrope and it could easily swing the other way. Sorry but I really think it is DESPITE Sean Dyches team selections that we have done as well as we have recently rather than BECAUSE. It is the character of the players that have taken part over the last 6 games that have obscured the real "managerial negatives". When's all said and done we're 6 points off the play offs so who's getting carried away now?....!!
garston edl
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11:03pm Sun 25 Mar 12
Eastsussexhornet wrote:Good post. I was thinking of writing something similar but thought it might be slightly churlish considering recent results and the now, pretty impressive, points tally! However, I'm still far from convinced by dyche or the team. We haven't played that well and the football is generally poor quality. We could just as feasibly go on a losing run and we will need to improve the pace, quality and goalscoring ability of the team if we are to achieve more next season. However, having said all that, points are points, wins are wins and based on that alone dyche has proved me wrong.
Football fans are so fickle and I am too, I know. A good run and Sead Dyche is a hero again. But, we shouldn't get too carried away as over the last 6 games in which, admittedly we have only dropped 4 points, we haven't actually played very well. For 70 mins on Sat we were pretty mundane at best, as we were against Coventry for 90 mins. We all walk away with a wine and forget that for most of the time we were inferior to the opposition. But 3 pts is 3 pts so who cares? We're certainly not invincible and we are lacking skill at the final ball. Deeney has shone since Sordell left but he's, lets be honest, a good "lower league striker" at the end of the day. We're on a tightrope and it could easily swing the other way. Sorry but I really think it is DESPITE Sean Dyches team selections that we have done as well as we have recently rather than BECAUSE. It is the character of the players that have taken part over the last 6 games that have obscured the real "managerial negatives". When's all said and done we're 6 points off the play offs so who's getting carried away now?....!!
Bush Hornet
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12:12am Mon 26 Mar 12
lutondown
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5:59am Mon 26 Mar 12
Bush Hornet wrote:Agreed
Have to say it would be fun to make the play offs again. It's been a while. I don't miss Malky. He's rubbish. But I do like the way Brendan's doing it with Swansea. If we go up Sean, don't persist with the Boothroyd brand. Be clever and take a lesson from a more recent ex Watford manager who will actually keep his team of underdogs in the top flight.
stevemag
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8:16am Mon 26 Mar 12
Hornet Cornet
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8:50am Mon 26 Mar 12
peter10531089
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11:02am Mon 26 Mar 12
luthershalom wrote:I have to say I agree with Luther. I dont mind Hogg having an off game (he's earned the right this season) and fair play to SD as he changed it at half time and Buaben gave us a little bit more refinement albeit that the overall strategy didnt change - i.e hoof it! However for me two performances stood out for me for the hornets one good and one bad. Whilst the game dynamic changed with big Chris's introduction it was Troy Deeneys unbeleivable work rate and never say die attitude that won the game - yes he should have buried the first chance of the game but he did "work the keeper".
Eastsussexhornet wrote: Football fans are so fickle and I am too, I know. A good run and Sead Dyche is a hero again. But, we shouldn't get too carried away as over the last 6 games in which, admittedly we have only dropped 4 points, we haven't actually played very well. For 70 mins on Sat we were pretty mundane at best, as we were against Coventry for 90 mins. We all walk away with a wine and forget that for most of the time we were inferior to the opposition. But 3 pts is 3 pts so who cares? We're certainly not invincible and we are lacking skill at the final ball. Deeney has shone since Sordell left but he's, lets be honest, a good "lower league striker" at the end of the day. We're on a tightrope and it could easily swing the other way. Sorry but I really think it is DESPITE Sean Dyches team selections that we have done as well as we have recently rather than BECAUSE. It is the character of the players that have taken part over the last 6 games that have obscured the real "managerial negatives". When's all said and done we're 6 points off the play offs so who's getting carried away now?....!!What a moaning minnie you are! After we beat Manky's lot on Easter Monday, we will probably have caught them up despite the millions McTosh has spent! Did you expect that? Also, cast your mind back to the rag tag and bobtail outfit that GT put together in the late nineties. That lot makes today's squad look like world beaters! And what happened? A great run like we are on now took us into the play-offs, and eventaully the Premiership! Outrageous dreams happen! We did it under GT and Boofers. Blackpool did it on a shoestring. And teams like Swansea and Norwich have not fared too badly either! Live the dream a little matey, instead of being a moaning minnie!
For me the worst player on the pitch was Dickinson, everytime I see him (and I can not get to every home game so please free to tell me I am wrong) he has no idea about defending the space behind him - he is always pushed up 5 - 10 yeards ahead of the defensive line and his decision making as to when to break forward is poor. A take no prisoners and get the ball away approach with him seems to turn into a "lets bring the ball down and run with it" tactic when he is in his own penalty area.
Please tell me if I am being harsh but he seems a liability to me and was the cuase of most of our problems on Saturday.
Great team spirit and superior fitness also had me cheering as much as anyone but I would like to see a new left back come into the club in summer or at least Lee Hodson return with LD switching to the left - he is not a great player on the ball but he is certainly good defensively
akureyri
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11:27am Mon 26 Mar 12
The other teams need a new excuses script, the Watford style cliché is getting tired.
tonupchris
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12:31pm Mon 26 Mar 12
On another note who was that new signing who came on for Garner Saturday. Totally changed the game. Could have done with him all season.
Great work lads and see you at Leeds.
COYGB
Mickey Quinn, not so thin
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1:05pm Mon 26 Mar 12
lutondown
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2:22pm Mon 26 Mar 12
luthershalom wrote:Luthershamles come on man give me a line from the bible, how's exile been panty man?
Eastsussexhornet wrote:What a moaning minnie you are!
Football fans are so fickle and I am too, I know. A good run and Sead Dyche is a hero again. But, we shouldn't get too carried away as over the last 6 games in which, admittedly we have only dropped 4 points, we haven't actually played very well. For 70 mins on Sat we were pretty mundane at best, as we were against Coventry for 90 mins. We all walk away with a wine and forget that for most of the time we were inferior to the opposition. But 3 pts is 3 pts so who cares? We're certainly not invincible and we are lacking skill at the final ball. Deeney has shone since Sordell left but he's, lets be honest, a good "lower league striker" at the end of the day. We're on a tightrope and it could easily swing the other way. Sorry but I really think it is DESPITE Sean Dyches team selections that we have done as well as we have recently rather than BECAUSE. It is the character of the players that have taken part over the last 6 games that have obscured the real "managerial negatives". When's all said and done we're 6 points off the play offs so who's getting carried away now?....!!
After we beat Manky's lot on Easter Monday, we will probably have caught them up despite the millions McTosh has spent! Did you expect that?
Also, cast your mind back to the rag tag and bobtail outfit that GT put together in the late nineties.
That lot makes today's squad look like world beaters!
And what happened? A great run like we are on now took us into the play-offs, and eventaully the Premiership!
Outrageous dreams happen! We did it under GT and Boofers. Blackpool did it on a shoestring. And teams like Swansea and Norwich have not fared too badly either!
Live the dream a little matey, instead of being a moaning minnie!
Give me a sign
KeithMercer
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5:03pm Mon 26 Mar 12
SAHornet
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5:54pm Mon 26 Mar 12
lutondown
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6:15pm Mon 26 Mar 12
SAHornet wrote:Oh no Mate, let's enjoy it while it lasts
Oh dear, it was all going so well and then up pops aidy
He can't help himself!
CreteJoe says...
5:10pm Sat 24 Mar 12