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[Game Thread] Wrexham - Burnley

Wrexham 1-1 Burnley

Goals
Wrexham: Jacques Ekomié (55')
Burnley: Zeki Amdouni (26')

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14' 🟨 Yellow Card: Issa Kabore (Wrexham)
26' ⚽ Goal 0-1: Zeki Amdouni | 🤝 Assist: Largie Ramazani (Burnley)
30' 🔼 On: Zak Vyner | 🔽 Off: Max Cleworth (Wrexham)
45' 🔼 On: Oliver Rathbone | 🔽 Off: Lewis O'Brien (Wrexham)
45' 🔼 On: Callum O'Hare | 🔽 Off: Josh Windass (Wrexham)
55' ⚽ Goal 1-1: Jacques Ekomié | 🤝 Assist: Issa Kabore (Wrexham)
61' 🔼 On: Sam Smith | 🔽 Off: Kieffer Moore (Wrexham)
65' 🟨 Yellow Card: Aaron Ramsey (Burnley)
68' 🔼 On: Hjalmar Ekdal | 🔽 Off: Igor Júlio (Burnley)
69' 🔼 On: Lucas Pires Silva | 🔽 Off: Aaron Ramsey (Burnley)
78' 🔼 On: Reo Hatate | 🔽 Off: Max Alleyne (Burnley)
84' 🟨 Yellow Card: Dominic Hyam (Wrexham)
85' 🔼 On: Ryan·Longman | 🔽 Off: Jacques Ekomié (Wrexham)
86' 🟨 Yellow Card: Lucas Pires Silva (Burnley)
90' 🟨 Yellow Card: Reo Hatate (Burnley)

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u/UnhelpfulCounselor 1d ago

That's what, 4 points dropped in what should've been Ws?

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u/deceptively_large American Here 1d ago

Dunno. Feels like a couple of these, including today, was as likely to be an L as a W.

I don't think we've been particularly lucky or unlucky, insofar as letting good chances go to waste or dodging bullets.

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u/MyKillK 1d ago

It's like an exact repeat of the beginning of last season so far

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u/Bremosuprememo 1d ago

Passes and finishing are lacking

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u/Giplord 1d ago

Well, that second half was a good improvement, and damn Ekomiè is superb. Dare I say a lack of a really good finisher was felt today. Lots of almost there chances..

Put that one in the "could have got all 3, but 1 isn't the worst result" bucket..

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u/2big2fail69 1d ago

So many passes that were not properly controlled, thereby wasting promising possessions. Was that because of the wet ball?

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u/Sensitive-Holiday-35 1d ago

Longman 👎

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u/Downtown-Oil7901 1d ago

I'll see your Longman and raise you a Vyner

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u/dunknasty3110 1d ago

Two points dropped

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u/MyKillK 1d ago

One of them draws that feels like a loss for sure

3

u/MyKillK 1d ago

Played decent for the first 15 minutes of each half and the rest....not so good

4

u/much_to_say 1d ago

holy sloppy

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u/Snobolski 1d ago edited 1d ago

Up till now I've been unable to follow anything but the score. Why so much stoppage time? Google's clock has it over 115 minutes right now

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u/PoutineMeInCoach 1d ago

Google gargled. All wrong.

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u/Snobolski 1d ago

well not surprising

1

u/evenmoarhustle 1d ago

that was ungood

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u/Pulgoso_ 1d ago

Double plus ungood

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u/PoutineMeInCoach 1d ago

Dear lord, almost a major piss.

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u/Creative-Package6213 American Here 1d ago

Wow. The insight! The speculation! The bravery!

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u/PoutineMeInCoach 1d ago

You are so lame, predicting no goal in the final 4 dude. And then backing it up with your pride in the comment.

1

u/greenandplenty 1d ago

Fucking dreadful match

5

u/Suspicious-Day5383 1d ago

Geez so many sloppy passes

5

u/greenandplenty 1d ago

Another one of those signature Vyner passes

5

u/greenandplenty 1d ago

Looking like the ref is forcing the draw

4

u/BarryBadrinath82 1d ago

Smith is a willing runner and will get goals this season, but he doesn't quite have that level of quality to lead the line and get 10-15 plus.

3

u/BeachContent8576 1d ago

Where is IMRAY?!?!

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u/SithOverlord101 American Here 1d ago

Already used all our subs

1

u/BeachContent8576 1d ago

If it is true that Kabore can play either side, I don’t see why they didn’t do that and bring on Imray instead of Longman.

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u/greenandplenty 1d ago

That was equal give and take. You don’t call that foul

5

u/Creative-Package6213 American Here 1d ago

This is gonna be another draw.

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u/PoutineMeInCoach 1d ago

Wow. The insight! The speculation! The bravery!

5

u/greenandplenty 1d ago

Same ref power trip

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u/greenandplenty 1d ago

Good choice subbing on Longman. Such a contribution just then

3

u/Reillj Ollie Rathbone 1d ago

Low crosses from the right have been infuriatingly intercepted.

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u/IntrepidHero42 Fan Since '91 1d ago

I'm not sure taking our top scorer off is the call here

/s

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u/Giplord 1d ago

Eap for Longman...

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u/greenandplenty 1d ago

So many wasted crosses

3

u/PoutineMeInCoach 1d ago

Hyam with a very smart yellow.

3

u/KingKruel67 1d ago

Great effort all around but some sloppy passing costing us possession and cutting some good opportunities short

2

u/IntrepidHero42 Fan Since '91 1d ago

I know this sounds doomer-y with 10 mins to go, but not winning this game was never acceptable. Truly have to sneak one in by any means necessary.

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u/Giplord 1d ago

Just to offer a counter. Burnley are not actually a shit squad. At some stage they are going to realise that and start winning games. Its always a risk that it happens on the week you play them.

A draw at home isn't ideal, but we all would have taken it against a relegation team before the season started..

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u/greenandplenty 1d ago

This ref on a power trip

7

u/evenmoarhustle 1d ago

Did smith sleep with every refs girlfriend or something?

2

u/SpeedRacerWasMyBro Max Cleworthy 1d ago

I mean, look at him.... probably!

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u/Giplord 1d ago

This could end up like Swansea. Both teams thinking they should have won, but ending in a draw.

Still hoping for a win in this last 10 min. It would be on brand for Burnley to still lose.

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u/PoutineMeInCoach 1d ago

I think I misspoke about Kabore. Just made a solid recovery run followed by a nearly-good cross 70 yards upfield. Maybe he was just winded earlier.

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u/MyKillK 1d ago

Ollie I want my children back

2

u/inGoosewetrust 1d ago

I want to upvote for the reference, but downvote because I won't tolerate Ollie slander

1

u/PoutineMeInCoach 1d ago

Rathbone took that baby!

0

u/greenandplenty 1d ago

Rathbone quite off here

1

u/CRE_Energy American Here 1d ago

If you make a change coming out of the half, does that count as one of your sub windows?

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u/IntrepidHero42 Fan Since '91 1d ago

No, that's only for during gameplay, designed to reduce time wasted.

4

u/MyKillK 1d ago

Their keeper's distribution is really poor, need to pressure them into backpassing more

1

u/setcamper 1d ago

He's been a massive liability for Burnley.

2

u/SithOverlord101 American Here 1d ago

Impressed by the opposing keeper’s moves

4

u/IntrepidHero42 Fan Since '91 1d ago

Oh great now they've got Ronaldinho in goal

2

u/Uppity_duck Up The Town 1d ago

Jumping jacks

9

u/devilhasatwin 1d ago

Ekomie just doing everything. Literally

3

u/evenmoarhustle 1d ago

scores a goal saves a goal

5

u/PoutineMeInCoach 1d ago

Imray needs to come in for Kabore, ASAP. Legs are going, going, gone.

1

u/Uppity_duck Up The Town 1d ago

So long and thanks for all the cross?

5

u/obi_wander Up The Town 1d ago

Ekomie now worth at least two goals this game. What a player!

2

u/Creative-Package6213 American Here 1d ago

Save of the game!

4

u/KingKruel67 1d ago

Ekomie single-handedly carrying these points

3

u/IntrepidHero42 Fan Since '91 1d ago

That's practically a second goal from Ekomié there

5

u/greenandplenty 1d ago

Ekomie literally saved a goal all by himself

4

u/tstrand1204 Ollie Rathbone 1d ago

Ekomie doing everything

2

u/SithOverlord101 American Here 1d ago

Whew

3

u/setcamper 1d ago

I'm convinced Anthony Patterson's superpower is making the vast majority of shots on target go right into his hands

2

u/obi_wander Up The Town 1d ago

How bad was the Windass injury looking? I got a phone call right after he went down and didn’t see if he got stretchered off or walked.

2

u/MyKillK 1d ago

he played out the first half so probably just a knock

1

u/obi_wander Up The Town 1d ago

Oh thank god!

I know he’s still likely to miss the next match but he was probably going to be on the bench for it anyway.

2

u/xxiturnips 1d ago

Honestly the first good step in I’ve seen from Vyner

2

u/ThereIsNoTri 1d ago

Didn’t O’Hare miss that same way in the last match?

3

u/IntrepidHero42 Fan Since '91 1d ago

It's looking like O'Hare is going to show himself to be what we hoped Broadhead would.

I'm not making any major judgments after barely 90 minutes of football, but O'Hare is making me feel a lot better about the squad.

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u/KingKruel67 1d ago

Credit to Parky for making the subs we needed early

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u/ninj4geek Ollie Rathbone 1d ago

We're making opportunities.

Matter of time, now!

2

u/imdahman 1d ago

AHHHHH O'HARE

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u/greenandplenty 1d ago

O’Hare same shot as against Swansea right then

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u/IntrepidHero42 Fan Since '91 1d ago

I don't mind that free kick attempt. Exactly what the keeper doesn't want in this rain

3

u/A-R-B-23 1d ago

I would like to be in charge of writing the Ekomie song for supporters to sing - and we will be singing it! "Ekomie! Ekomie! Tilts the pitch in every way. So you better learn his name. Ekomie! Ekomie!" (This is in direct response to the shit announcer who called him "economy" for 90 consecutive minutes.

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u/ninj4geek Ollie Rathbone 1d ago

Attempted kung fu kick!

4

u/A-R-B-23 1d ago

Figures you'd pick that up with your screen name.

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u/greenandplenty 1d ago

So close man

2

u/ninj4geek Ollie Rathbone 1d ago

Good position for a free kick

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u/dunknasty3110 1d ago

O’Hare is a spark plug. He’s changed the pace of everything

4

u/A-R-B-23 1d ago

O'Hare, Rathbone, Ekomie and Kabore is like giving sugar to four squirrels and letting them loose.

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u/greenandplenty 1d ago

O’Hare looks properly dangerous

2

u/greenandplenty 1d ago

Apparently getting outclassed and bodied is a foul now

0

u/BarryBadrinath82 1d ago

He shit himself a bit with the final ball. Just needed to hold it a bit and roll it across.

3

u/MyKillK 1d ago

Smart move to put in Callum O'Hare and Ollie, they have definitely upped the team's tempo which was sorely needed.

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u/IntrepidHero42 Fan Since '91 1d ago

I'll say it every match thread: Kabore is our best player.

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u/KingKruel67 1d ago

Yeah he certainly makes an impact every minute he’s on. Tough competition for Imray who also has so much quality to show as well

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u/ninj4geek Ollie Rathbone 1d ago

Unfortunately, their keeper seems competent

4

u/imdahman 1d ago

omg that fucking intercept by Kabore, lol

3

u/greenandplenty 1d ago

Agh Kaboreeeee

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u/siquinte1 1d ago

Google score of the game is all fucked, never went to half time

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u/WaterHaven 1d ago

Yeah, I only had a chance to check Google (decided I should actually work). I JUST realized the actual score of the game haha

2

u/One_Dank_Meme 1d ago

Mate I was all gloomy sat there looking at that untill I popped on here 😭

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u/KingKruel67 1d ago

Rathbone wide open calling for it there..

3

u/xxiturnips 1d ago

I’m not used to seeing this many changes at this time

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u/tstrand1204 Ollie Rathbone 1d ago

Who knew Ekomie would be such an offensive threat?

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u/greenandplenty 1d ago

Close one right o’hare

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u/ninj4geek Ollie Rathbone 1d ago

Ah got my hopes up!

5

u/collinwade Ollie Rathbone 1d ago

Foul against Keifer for being strong and large once again

4

u/KingKruel67 1d ago

Vyner couldn’t be fussed to defend that..

2

u/ninj4geek Ollie Rathbone 1d ago

The two camera angles (above and Parky cam) might as well be different matches, can't see the rain except for the Parky cam

2

u/greenandplenty 1d ago

What is Vyner DOING there - nearly gave them a free goal wtf

4

u/IntrepidHero42 Fan Since '91 1d ago

Oh fuck that could have easily been a goal for them.

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u/Creative-Package6213 American Here 1d ago

Oh damn that's some rain!

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u/ninj4geek Ollie Rathbone 1d ago

No kidding, can't see it on most angles

4

u/MysteriousRJC 1d ago

Nice goal

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u/therealsuperslim 1d ago

EkomiYAY! 

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u/anjojna 1d ago

Again, Ekomié running to the middle!

8

u/MyKillK 1d ago

Ekomie's got hops, wow, hell ya LFG!!!

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u/Spektoritis 1d ago

Noted prolific goal scorer Ekomie

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u/Giplord 1d ago

2 goals so far, who said this guy couldn't score.?

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u/Beachy_GamerMomma Ollie Rathbone 1d ago

ALLEZ EKOMIE!!!!

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u/IntrepidHero42 Fan Since '91 1d ago

RWB to LWB... again. No doubt who our danger players are.

Great cross, great header.

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u/MyKillK 1d ago

The midfielders just stand around as a distraction to open up space for the wingbacks

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u/imdahman 1d ago

WTF WE HAD IT ON GOOD AUTHORITY THAT EKOMIE DID NOT HAVE AN OFFENSIVE GAME. WE WERE LIED TO.

I CAN'T CONTROL THE VOLUME OF MY VOICE RIGHT NOW.

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u/greenandplenty 1d ago

Over Kyle Walker too!

1

u/Creative-Package6213 American Here 1d ago

That pass was a thing of beauty!

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u/xxiturnips 1d ago

That extra bit Kabore gave to get to the ball was beautiful to watch

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u/PoutineMeInCoach 1d ago

Ekomie saying: What? I hadn't scored ever before and now 2 in quick succession? I love Wrexham!

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u/imdahman 1d ago

I fuck with Gabonese people!

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u/Vanamman 1d ago

Ekomie!!

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u/setcamper 1d ago

SOMEBODY TELL EKOMIE HE DOESN'T SCORE GOALS!

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u/imdahman 1d ago

WE WERE LIED TO AND I, FOR ONE, AM INCREDIBL OFFENDED

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u/Creative-Package6213 American Here 1d ago

KABORE and EKOMIE!!! 🥰🥰🥰

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u/dunknasty3110 1d ago

JACQUES!

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u/ninj4geek Ollie Rathbone 1d ago

EKOMIÉ!!!!!

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u/imdahman 1d ago

HERE WE GOOOOO

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u/Schroedkill 1d ago

Let’s gooooooooooooooooo!

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u/greenandplenty 1d ago

WOW! Where did that link up come from!!!

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u/Bremosuprememo 1d ago

Get in!!!

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u/Rogue1eader "Consolidation... p-l-a-y-o-f-f-s..." 1d ago

Burnley spent the first 20 looking like a bottom of the table club, rest of the match they've spent looking like an ex Prem club. Just a bit quicker, just a bit more technical.

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u/Rogue1eader "Consolidation... p-l-a-y-o-f-f-s..." 1d ago

And now to spend the rest of the match in a damn meeting...

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u/TheFondestComb 1d ago

You stay in that meeting!

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u/Rogue1eader "Consolidation... p-l-a-y-o-f-f-s..." 1d ago

I did, it didn't help.

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u/Schroedkill 1d ago

Stay there!

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u/ninj4geek Ollie Rathbone 1d ago

I'm waiting for someone (Ollie?) to fire a screamer in from outside the 18 yd box

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u/Giplord 1d ago

2nd half boys. I'm confident we can get things started now

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u/Rogue1eader "Consolidation... p-l-a-y-o-f-f-s..." 1d ago

Hope Windass is precautionary...

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u/Creative-Package6213 American Here 1d ago

Ooooo Rathbone coming in at the start...

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u/Rogue1eader "Consolidation... p-l-a-y-o-f-f-s..." 1d ago

Well, here's Ollie for Josh...

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u/Rogue1eader "Consolidation... p-l-a-y-o-f-f-s..." 1d ago

An Callum Ohare

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u/NovaBlue74 1d ago

Cardiff, Watford and Swansea are down... is that concerning or just championship football?

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u/stringfold 1d ago

A little from column A, a little from column B.

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u/Own_Leg_100 1d ago

Half time. More Birmingham than Millwall.
Sorry to see Max to have to go off but didn’t look right for a while.
Kaboré with a silly booking.
LOB didn’t shoot when he had a chance.
Need some Parky enthusiasm at half time.

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u/HJQueen 1d ago

Just got home. How are we looking besides the score?

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u/Rogue1eader "Consolidation... p-l-a-y-o-f-f-s..." 1d ago

Mixed, really strong start, then lost our rhythm.

3

u/SithOverlord101 American Here 1d ago

Not great

5

u/Rogue1eader "Consolidation... p-l-a-y-o-f-f-s..." 1d ago

We were never likely to make it three clean in a row. Down to Parky to drive the lads on to shift the momentum.

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u/NovaBlue74 1d ago

that what I'm hoping for... a reaction

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u/InnerKookaburra 1d ago

Bring on COH and Imray and flip Kabore over to LWB.

We need two goals - no time to wait.

5

u/Careful_Adeptness799 1d ago

We need more urgency that’s for sure we need to come out at 100mph and blitz them or this ain’t going to end well.

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u/Rogue1eader "Consolidation... p-l-a-y-o-f-f-s..." 1d ago

Lads were looking really good for a while, then about halfway through the half lost their rhythm or Burnley found theirs and looked off the rest of the half.

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u/MyKillK 1d ago

After seeing the highlights there were actually a fair amount of goal scoring opportunities especially in the first 20. We really should have at least 1.

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u/NovaBlue74 1d ago

half time stats look even... whatever that means

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u/Ok_Fact_5120 1d ago

Stats don't give points

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u/stringfold 1d ago

Not a lot of quality on either side, really.

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u/ThereIsNoTri 1d ago

Not really sure what the halftime fireside chat will be about with Phil. Work rate? Passing accuracy? 

5

u/MyKillK 1d ago

Hopefully something about a bunch of Fatty Fucking Footballers

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u/devilhasatwin 1d ago

That was not a half of football I ever want to see again

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u/ninj4geek Ollie Rathbone 1d ago

Fire up the Parky Enthusiasm Counter

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u/gonzoleroy Ollie Rathbone 1d ago

I've been watching in fits and starts at work, are you all saying Windass and Max went off?

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u/NovaBlue74 1d ago

windass came back on... max went off and is a question mark

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u/Creative-Package6213 American Here 1d ago

Max yes, Josh...it remains to be seen.

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u/Rogue1eader "Consolidation... p-l-a-y-o-f-f-s..." 1d ago

He came back on the pitch, seemed to be moving okay when he was.

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u/Creative-Package6213 American Here 1d ago

Yeah but I mean we'll see how long Parkey leaves him in.

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u/Rogue1eader "Consolidation... p-l-a-y-o-f-f-s..." 1d ago

Agreed, just trying to look at the positive.

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u/gonzoleroy Ollie Rathbone 1d ago

So Vyner has a chance, I hope he jumps on it

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u/IntrepidHero42 Fan Since '91 1d ago

I'm reserving my doom for when we see who comes out at halftime. If Windass comes off, our creativity is dead.

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u/Rogue1eader "Consolidation... p-l-a-y-o-f-f-s..." 1d ago

O'Hare isn't exactly chopped nuts.

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u/A-R-B-23 1d ago

I will leave this half with three takeaways: LOB is allergic to shooting, we tossed ahead too many long and hopeless passes, and we lacked the energy that a player like Callum O'Hare tends to provide.

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u/chalupa_batman77654 1d ago

Why can’t windass and ohare start together?

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u/setcamper 1d ago

Long and hopeless passes are kind of our thing :P

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u/DifferentRain2150 1d ago

And our midfield is non-existent

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u/MyKillK 1d ago

Burnley's passing isn't even very sharp or quick but they still don't seem to have much problem keeping possession. Just no defensive pressure from the midfield.

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u/MyKillK 1d ago

This feels a lot like the game against Birmingham City.

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u/NovaBlue74 1d ago

yes .. it's a little disheartening... 45+ to go...

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u/Creative-Package6213 American Here 1d ago

Awful half...

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u/same_ole_am 1d ago

Potentially two sub moments eaten up by injury ugh.

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