wulfie88
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That season still leaves a bad taste in my mouth. We lost 3 games in a week in March after Bully got sent off against Oldham for nothing (even the Oldham player told the ref Bully never touched him) and that killed us off. Then we conceded 2 in injury time in the play off first leg and couldn't overturn it in the second legIwan Roberts was unplayable that day!
Another season that we should have been promoted automatically, only to lose 5 of the last 10 games.
That season still leaves a bad taste in my mouth. We lost 3 games in a week in March after Bully got sent off against Oldham for nothing (even the Oldham player told the ref Bully never touched him) and that killed us off. Then we conceded 2 in injury time in the play off first leg and couldn't overturn it in the second leg
Even if we do this team has shown it has the resilience to overcome that. The only game we've lost this season after having a man sent off was against Brighton and that was in the 95th minute when we were already 4-1 down.I feel we’re going to **** it up by getting a man sent off. Want it over now whatever the result.
Like at Brentford? We played 80 minutes away from home at a premier league clubI feel we’re going to **** it up by getting a man sent off. Want it over now whatever the result.
I like this as banter (and it's true, much as they'll complain) but their hard-core support has always been Smethwick, Tipton, Wednesbury, Cradley Heath/Lye area, and the West Brom area. So they are Black Country, like us, it's just that they're massive ****ers.
Their claim that they are Black Country, while telling us we're Staffordshire, is made all the more hilarious by their obvious ignorance that they were Staffordshire at the same time as Wolverhampton was. Twits.I like this as banter (and it's true, much as they'll complain) but their hard-core support has always been Smethwick, Tipton, Wednesbury, Cradley Heath/Lye area, and the West Brom area. So they are Black Country, like us, it's just that they're massive ****ers.
Reans will have much to say about this, but obviously the historic counties of England predated the industrial revolution, so had nothing to do with emerging cultural geographic groupings. Hence Newcastle being in Northumberland whilst Gateshead (the same town effectively but across the Tyne) was in County Durham. It's the same here, e.g. Dudley was an exclave of Worcestershire I think but obviously had more in common with neighbouring Wednesbury than Great Malvern. They can **** off with their incorrect exclusive Black Country snobbery.Their claim that they are Black Country, while telling us we're Staffordshire, is made all the more hilarious by their obvious ignorance that they were Staffordshire at the same time as Wolverhampton was. Twits.
You've misspelled ****sTheir claim that they are Black Country, while telling us we're Staffordshire, is made all the more hilarious by their obvious ignorance that they were Staffordshire at the same time as Wolverhampton was. Twits.
Don't think there's anyone who is that complacent but if we can't be confident in our team for this game then when can we?
I'd like to think so, I think the only player who may have played in a BCD although I'm not 100 percent sure is Dawson from his time there.does the current team get it as much as the baggies do? We'll see..
But that's usually because the mid-table Premier League club isn't taking it seriously and putting out a weakened side, or is on a bad run of form. We will be going full strength and are in good formLocal derby, them at home - it's not rare for Championship play off contenders to knock mid-table Premier teams out of the cup. And home advantage in an intense local derby like this, it's possibly worth a goal to them.
Trying to detach and see it as a neutral, I think you'd probably go for something like a close win for us, 1-0 or 2-1. But these kind of big local derby's often go off at extreme tangents far removed from any logical result! Curious to see how the ref handles it. We've seen enough matches turn on a dubious decision this season and refs tend to have home bias. Neto and Cunha are going to get scythed down for sure. A lot depends on whether that kind of thing is punished (hopefully harshly) or let go.
But that's usually because the mid-table Premier League club isn't taking it seriously and putting out a weakened side, or is on a bad run of form. We will be going full strength and are in good form
I'd like to think so, I think the only player who may have played in a BCD although I'm not 100 percent sure is Dawson from his time there.
They have a couple of local lads I think the keeper + fellows but the rest of the team have no experience of the derby just the behind closed doors fixtures in covid but I bet there's not to many players left on either side.
If we are at our usual standards or above we will win comfortably.
I actually don’t think it’s about locality, it’s more to do with understanding the culture, and the experiences they’ve had as players.
For some of ours who have experienced “bigger games” (internationals who have played World Cups, domestic cup finals, el classicos etc), do they fully get it compared to the players on the pitch who have only experienced lower prem/championship football (i.e. their players..), or if it doesn’t compare can they be forgiven for not seeing it much different to playing Ipswich a few months ago.
And I don’t mean that in a bad way, as professionals you should have an element of ‘all games are important’ etc, and you’d love to think they put the same intensity into whoever we play, but we know that can’t and doesn’t happen.
Don’t get me wrong, they’ll be aware of the difference but is it enough to change their mentality over it all? I hope so because we clearly have the quality, if we have the fight it’s ours.
By their own thick logicFrom their pre-match thread.....
"In the years since we've been in the PL they've been to the latter stages of a major European competition and had 3/4 of a billion pounds pumped into their team, we shouldn't even be on their radar. It's a bit like bragging you've won a 100m race with a 60m head start - each to their own if that's what makes you happy"
"I agree with everything Dave said. Screw 'em! Even if they win, which they should, they still know we have been well on top for the last 20 years overall."
The excuses are already out in force!! ****ing puddled they are
By their own thick logic
They were in the prem for 4 more years than us so should be light years ahead!
They think we’ve spent three quarters of a billion?? That there sums up the intelligence of the Albion. Thick as mince