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Match Thread
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East Terrace is fucking empty.
Same starting 11 as Tuesday.Bit baffling. Would like to have seen Pheonix or Chem start.
Go us!
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Re: Match Thread
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Picked these two quotes out from the gaffers' post match pressers*
Clough "They barely had a shot against us"
Revs " I think we limited them to five shots in the whole game too and we’ve had 15, 16.”
No wonder people.dont trust the media....
*Credit to Neil Metcalfe's excellent substack.
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Re: Match Thread
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Imagine my surprise that Clough is chatting utter shit. Same as usual from that moaning prick.
Edit: We had 15 shots to their five. Five on target to their two.
Edited by Chuds at 21:36:31 on 25th January 2026
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Re: Match Thread
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Not having that, we don't create chances.
I read that on the Interweb.
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Our goal?
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Why were the Mansfield players protesting to the Ref about our goal? enough to get one of them sent off.
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Re: Our goal?
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Don't think he was actually sent off (despite the ref showing a red card) as nowhere is reporting it, and I didn't see him leave the pitch.
No doubt another fuck up by the ref, who was absolutely abysmal all match long. Hilarious that Mansfield fans are claiming he favoured us and cost them the match after he gave them EVERY decision throughout.
Fuck knows what they are even moaning about. We had possession, Sweeney feigned a head injury to stop our attack, so the ref stopped play, Sweeney then pretended it was his shoulder when the ref went over to him, but was told to leave the pitch and the game resumed with us in possession. Just about the only thing he got right all match.
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Re: Our goal?
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Livescore notification showed red for Mansfield.
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Re: Our goal?
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They aren't showing it now though.
The ref undeniably showed a red card as everybody in the ground saw it, but come to think of it I am not sure I remember the guy he showed it to leaving the fiel,d and nowhere is now reporting it, so he must have immediately reversed it in that case.
Edited by Chuds at 22:32:10 on 25th January 2026
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Re: Our goal?
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Do you have to 'leave the field' if the match is finished and everyone is leaving it anyway?
Any requirement to leave the field is surely to.allow play to continue during the game?
//pedant//
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Re: Our goal?
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Kick-off was taken before he blew for FT.
Edit: Mansfield's match report states "Midfielder Louis Reed was shown a second yellow card in the moments that followed the goal for dissent". But nowhere else has it. Will have to keep an eye out on their next match.
Edited by Chuds at 22:31:13 on 25th January 2026
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Re: Our goal?
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I wasn't there but was told about it this morning. Apparently their player feigning injury didn't have the physio come on, therefore he shouldn't have been made to leave the pitch. Only have to leave if you get on field treatment
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Re: Our goal?
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No if ref sees it as a a possible head injury you have to go off , good rule to stops the cheats like him.
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Cheers
They should do it for goalkeepers too, might stop all the mysterious ones they get when leading by 1 goal in the last 10 minutes
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Re: Our goal?
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I believe it doesn't matter about the physio coming on or not when it's a suspected head injury, they have to leave the pitch and receive a pitch side assessment from the doctor that they are able to carry on.
Charlie Goode had to do it against Bolton when he got a knee in the back but the ref thought it was a head injury. He stood with the physio and doctor bewildered indicating it was a knee in the back that hurt him!
So since the game was stopped for a head injury the ref has to follow protocol regardless of what the player was actually faking.
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Re: Our goal?
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That happened twice too - he sent of their players (Evans maybe?) to the touchline without the physio being there earlier in the second half. It really was an inept refereeing display - for both sides
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Yep that sums it up nicely thanks, might post it on their forum.PS in my name.
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Was it anything to do with the drop ball which we crossed in prior to the second attack which the goal came from? How did that drop ball come about, maybe they wanted us to not attack from it?
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Oh yes I remember that. Mansfield Sweeney threw himself to the floor clutching his head in an attempt to get our player sent off. Ref then orders him off the pitch for treatment.
At least I think it was this incident?
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Mansfield number 8
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It saddens me that a player can play a whole game against us with a curly mullet and tache and not have to hear a single comment about his obvious scouse-ness. Not even an “eeeeeehhhh” or a “CAAAALLLLMM down”. Myself and Deltic were shocked!
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Re: Mansfield number 8
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I mullets were illegal?
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Re: Mansfield number 8
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Aye. I was expecting a chorus of ‘the wheels on your house…’ etc but the crowd were lacking in both the chants and scouse-ness jokes. A poor show.
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Re: Mansfield number 8
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I did hear
"If you're sat in row Z and the ball hits your head, that's Lubala"
Just after that wild shot.
I smirked.
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Re: Mansfield number 8
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I missed that one. Glad they’ve still got some sense of comic chants somewhere. Their no8 with his mullet got off far too lightly though. My 13 yr old son’s got a mullet and I never let him forget it!
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Re: Mansfield number 8
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Some remarked to him that he looks like an 80s porn actor. He blew them a kiss then flashed his pants.
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We came so close to winning
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Revs got his tactics spot on. If luck had gone our way we would have taken 3 points.
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Re: We came so close to winning
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We’d have won if HMP didn’t release Akins early
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Shutting up the Mansfield fans 🤣🤣
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🎵WE ALWAYS WIN AWAY.. We win away, we win away, we win away🎵
Get F*cked you northern mugs! 🤣🤣
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Re: Shutting up the Mansfield fans 🤣🤣
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I was thinking three consecutive away wins isn't that impressive and then I remembered I support Stevenage.
Edited by Freemo at 19:51:08 on 24th January 2026
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Re: Shutting up the Mansfield fans 🤣🤣
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Bloody hate Mansfield and everything about it/them.
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Re: Shutting up the Mansfield fans 🤣🤣
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Absolutely bloody typical! I had to leave before the end - something I never do.
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Re: Match Thread - 1-1
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Campbell with the equaliser
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Re: Match Thread - 1-1
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Good finish. Thank fuck
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Re: Match Thread - 1-1
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Campbell has saved Revs and stopped Borochat going into meltdown.
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Re: Match Thread - 1-1
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Much better second half. Deserved that.
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Re: Match Thread - 1-1
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Agreed, and it just showed that when we take the handbrake off and move the ball quickly, we are a dangerous side. That was Reid's best game in weeks which made taking him and Roberts off, who was linking with Reid and Kemp nicely, even more unusual.
Most surprising of all, Bez offered a threat in the second half too. I just hope we have some confidence in stepping higher up the pitch and trying to control games more, because when we do we actually look decent (and it's much, much more entertaining)
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Re: Match Thread - 1-1
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As I asked for at half time, we don't need two at the base of midfield. One of Thompson or White, with Phillips in front then Kemp.
Edited by RockyBottom at 18:00:58 on 24th January 2026
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Re: Match Thread - 1-1
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Second half was SO much better. It would have been a travesty if we had lost that. Reid look much better because he came deeper and had the ball played in to feet, with others within hailing distance for once. Kemp was the gamechanger.
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Re: Match Thread - 1-1
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Bez I think has been the fall guy for lots of our collective issues.
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To be fair he has been dreadful aside from the second half today
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Re: Match Thread - 1-1
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Yep totally agree thought Phillips was good again despite having to play on a knife edge card wise.
PS Did the ref recind the red for them , good old BBC not showing it.
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Re: Match Thread - 1-1
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We had them on the ropes... so why not add further attaching threat, not just replace like for like.
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Re: Match Thread
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There is no “danger” of us being dragged into a relegation scrap, we are in a relegation scrap.
I’ve never wanted it to work out for a manager more than I have with Revs, but PW should pull the trigger tonight.
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Re: Match Thread
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I thought you needed a VPN to see bollocks on the internet these days.
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Nope! Perhaps mum has the naughty websites blocked?
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Re: Match Thread - 0-1
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Akins scores on his return, pen?
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Re: Match Thread - 0-1
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Was it actually a foul? From where I was standing it looked like a dive
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Re: Match Thread - 0-1
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I was quite near it and saw it as a massive dive. He was looking for it before he got near us. But then our lot didn’t protest too much so I’m not sure.
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Re: Match Thread - 0-1
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Looked to me like he trailed a leg, looking for the contact.
But there was enough contact. It was a soft penalty but the right decision from my position on halfway.
One of the few things the ref got right, useless twat.
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Re: Match Thread - 0-1
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I don't know about the pen, I was too far away. But what was the free kick against Phillips for, that immediately preceded it? I couldn't see that at all.
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Re: Match Thread - 0-1
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Because according to the ref tackling a player fairly , for us anyway, not allowed.
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It was a massive dive to be fair
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Re: Match Thread
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Same as Tuesday awful again
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Re: Match Thread
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Shite as per.
We normally have a bright spell from 45-55, hopefully we can actually score. Doubt it though.
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Re: Match Thread
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Another scintillating edition of Revball. At least we don't have to endure the long throws anymore.
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I don't think it's been that awful.
Louis is well out of form by his high standards. He has to atleast get that chance of target!
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It has been. Dire half of 'football'.
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H/T Great game so far
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We are playing well. Revs has got his tactics spot on today. If we play the same second half we will win this
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Re: H/T Great game so far
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And ? Are we ?
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Re: H/T Great game so far
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One of the most boring games I can remember. Who the hell thought this lineup did well on Tuesday so we’ll stick with it? Now we’ve lost Goode as well!
What exactly does Lubala do to warrant his place in the team?
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Re: H/T Great game so far
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Good to see the Sweeney twins on opposing teams
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Re: Match Thread
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Was it offside? I’m down the other end
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Re: Match Thread
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It was Jamie Reid so almost definitely.
When he isn't flinging himself to the floor trying to win a free-kick like Anthony fucking Grant, rather than holding it up, he is standing offside.
Edit: Having watched the replay in the bar at HT, it was given against Pidge from the original delivery. Point still stands though.
Edited by Chuds at 15:55:05 on 24th January 2026
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Re: Match Thread
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In the second half Reid actually linked up play effectively. I haven’t been to every game, but it seemed to me like the first time in months I’ve seen him willing to receive a ball back to goal and turn / or link up. Coupled with Sweeney, White and even Pidge distributing well we looked decent.
Why has it taken us so long to play that system properly?
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It was Pidge offside.
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Looked a bit harsh. Think VAR would have alllowed that and said Pidge wasn't interfering.
Edited by RockyBottom at 15:54:37 on 24th January 2026
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Re: Match Thread
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They all worked hard on Tuesday, so presume he's stuck with the XI as a reward of sorts. I'd like to see Phoenix in, but he doesn't really fit anywhere in this system
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Re: Match Thread
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Swap him for Bez. Akins is old, Should be running at him.
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This is a dull old watch. Louis's shot that went out for a throw summed it up.
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With another game Tuesday will probably rotate more for that game.
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Course it is, no floating fan is going to watch Revball.
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My random thoughts
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Interesting again that for the second game on the trot, both sets of fans were singing about how they’d seen better displays of reffing in their time. And were Mansfield fans, who between 70 minutes and 90+7 clearly thought they were going home with the points, really booing their team at the end? Do they really expect to just turn up and win? The fact that they didn’t after five straight wins probably proves how well we did in keeping them quiet. They never really looked like scoring from open play, and the penalty was a travesty in terms of how well we’d been pushing them up to that point.
I always like Phillips and thought he was good again today, especially having to play on a knife-edge with his early yellow, but still did his job with courage. Sweeney did well and that slick little run forward gave us a lift and showed it is worth pushing forward and trying to create something, seemingly a rarity for Boro at the moment. Lubala isn’t a nightmare - he’s doing a reasonable ‘physical’ job in his role - but I don’t really know what he’s offering and much prefer Campbell.
I admit I thought we’d lost that and was overjoyed, like a win, when we scored. But I’d much rather our first halfs were as dominant and intentful as that second half. Leaving the goal til 90+7 isn’t a policy I recommend.
You just knew Akins would be their scorer. I think someone said so on here (Sev?). Peterborough now right behind us so we’ve got to get that attacking intent going for Tuesday, but I’m resigned to the belief that it’ll be more of the same.
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Re: My random thoughts
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Hopefully we'll begin to see Kemp and Chem starting games again. Phoenix too! Take the game to the opposition from the off.
Louis Thompson is one of the best players i've seen in a Boro shirt, but he's been well off it the past two games and we really don't need White, Thompson and Phillips in the same team.
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Re: My random thoughts
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Fair assessment.
Their fans cheered their players, the booing was towards the officials.
Louis T was rather anonymous I thought. Harvey gave the ball away a little too often again for my liking.
Agree on Dan P. A starter for me purely for his ground covering and destructive play. If he could do something with the ball after nicking it he'd be playing a league higher.
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Re: My random thoughts
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The second half of the Bolton game our only offensive plan was Phillips to nick the ball in their final third and it kept nearly working
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