While I was never wholly confident about beating Norwich, I did find myself thinking along the same lines as Oohah, in that Norwich had only won one in seven games and maybe we might not be the victims of a team on a terrible run for once.
But it wasn’t to be today.
Which would be fine with me, if we were just outplayed by a better side.
Well, we actually were to some extent, because I feel Steve Bruce shot us in the foot with his starting line-up.
I’m now utterly convinced Gabby should be nowhere near the starting line-up.
Okay, our midfield creates nothing, but in a situation like that, you need a forward who tries to do something and looks to get involved more. And let’s face it Gabby doesn’t have a footballing brain, does he? You need to give him good chances where he can actually try and get a strike off (and even those days are gone).
So as much as I don’t rate McCormack from what I’ve seen for us, he should have started before Gabby. At least he thinks about the game and is just a much cleverer player all round.
But Gabby wasn’t alone in being poor. Our midfield is just horrendous, in that it’s totally non-productive. You only have to look at how many goals the midfield scores to see that. Westwood, oh god, just don’t start me. If we don’t get a replacement for him, that’ll be the first sign of my respect for Bruce waning. If I didn’t know any different I’d have sworn that he wasn’t playing at all.
Why drop Adomah? I just don’t get it.
He can come inside and create and I think he helps Hutton tremendously.
Elphick? I can only ask when is Baker back?
Another defender needed too, while you’re at it SB.
Much has been said about Ayew having to go the African Nations, but will he actually be missed? Not in his current form, I’d suggest.
So now, it seems the honeymoon period is coming to an end and the new manager effect might be wearing off.
Let’s face it, we haven’t played well for a few games now and as I suggested last time out, we have serious concerns that we aren’t scoring enough.
It’s why I blame the midfield.
Oh well. While of course we don’t have the right to expect to win any game, I still feel that that is another three points we should have had.
QPR away next and I have to say I’m not feeling the confidence I have been of late, at the moment.
Good ball in there from Adomah, but no one there!
Jedinek really sloppy. Adomah doing ok. Kodja anonymous as always away from home. Saving himself for African cup pointless playing him
Ref needs to wipe his specs. Clear pen earlier and blatant foul on Kodjia
Pen!
Come on!!!!
the ref is shocking 2 pens missed codja clipped
now he gives a pen
PEN
Saved.
Fuck!
omg
pen miss
sitter missed by ross
McCormack massive miss on the rebound
I am gob smacked !!!!!!
Turning point?
I hope not.
Won’t get a better chance than that. Another 3 points down the drain
Ooh, another good ball in from Amavi.
This is what we want!
Sick of commentators talking armavi up for transfer window
why codja not try and head that gardner cross
This ref likes to keep the game flowing, doesn’t he?
Obviously it’s too early a start – the ref’s not woke up yet
Kodjia with half a shirt on his back!
It’s laughably we a’ll know what’s needed and yet paid professional coach’s don’t, we even getting duff refs now, Nath how’s the stream mate?
really good bill thanxs loads:) no pauses quality picture can’t believe i was struggling with the streams on kodi
Kodjias already on the plane
We desperately need a right back a couple in midfield and for some reason with all the attacking talent we got we still can’t seem to score ffs
better performance, better shape, this game is their for the taking. missing a pen has let rangers off the hook. but if we can improve more 2nd half, we will register a win and a comfy one. got to be braver with the ball, when we got a hold of it, we looked good.
You watch QPR will take this 1-0 scoring in the last 15 mins. Written all over it.
Inclined to agree Nath.
Much better pace about the game, but Gers are getting in our faces well.
You look at our bench today and it’s quite tasty.
why no changes bruce no point waiting to we are behind draw no good today
It’s not like we’re being over-run is it?
I think changes might come though.
good work from Kodjia there.
Someone please tell QPR we exchange shirts AFTER the game!
Grealish required?
No pat., it makes us run faster, where did they find this ref, was it off the parks game. Grealish warming up, think McCormack might come off.