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Sky commentator is a patronising clunt.
Lots of players slipping over.
Edit. We just went 1 down š¢
Edited by Original Mr Wasp at 19:59:07 on 14th April 2026
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Biggest defeat ever in L1
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Our 5-1 loss yesterday is our biggest ever defeat in L1.
The last time we conceded 5 goals previously was in October 2021 where we lost 5-0 to Newport.
Edited by bcb1994 at 06:32:51 on 15th April 2026
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Seems absolutely surreal to think we ever lost 5-0 to Newport. How the world turns, eh?
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We lost 4-1 at home to Canvey Island once, about 20 years ago. I can't get too upset at losing 5-1 away to Bolton and still being in the L1 play offs
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Was that when GW apologised to the ET after the game?
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Yeah, think that was the one!
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Indeed. And Iām equally mind-blown that we beat Sheffield Wednesday 5-1 at home and 1-0 away in the same season. Cuts both ways I guess. š
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The much-lamented North terrace was rocking that night... all 12 of us! Still my favourite Boro home game.
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FUCK Vernon Kay though
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SALECH! Last min equaliser for Cardiff against Huddersfield
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Re: SALECH! Last min equaliser for Cardiff against Huddersfield
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Does this mean Lincoln canāt clinch 1st place at ours?
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They can. They are 11 points clear with 4 left , so if they beat us (and Cardiff also win) they will be 11 points clear with only 3 left.
Edit: as Chuds previously mentioned the ideal scenario would be we beat Lincoln, but Cardiff lose/draw so Lincoln win the league anyway and we can all celebrate together.
Edited by Sev at 22:00:06 on 14th April 2026
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Re: A silver lining.
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The hunt to qualify for the playoffs with a 0 GD is still on...
Seriously has anyone done that before? We could do it if we concede a 6th tonight.
Goal difference was never going to be what decides if we make it anyway.
This keeps it simple. It's about points.
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Huddersfield managed to get promoted to the Premier League via the playoffs with a negative goal difference!
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The goal difference thing is the worst thing about all this, largely down to Phillips. Our GD wasnāt great, but was similar to Stockport and Plymouth before this unnecessary dicking.
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If it means we've learned something about how not to set up a team, I'll take it.
I actually think we might learn more from that, than being beaten say 2-0.
Edited by RockyBottom at 23:34:08 on 14th April 2026
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"Don't go 2-0 and a man down after 42 minutes" is worth remembering for sure.
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There's very good reason why we went 2-0 down though. It also contributed to the red card.
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Thought Robbo did well when he had to play LWB against Bradford but it turns out he was pushing against an open door compared with Bolton's attack.
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Bolton's gameplan and threat is completely different to Bradford's.
Bradford are more similar to us in style than they would care to admit.
Edited by RockyBottom at 00:07:19 on 15th April 2026
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We were on +5, Plymouth is on +8 and Huddersfield are now on +10.
Given how we've been really stingy with goals this season our goal difference was never going to be more than for posterity by this point.
Only Barnsley has a lower GD in the top half...
But we're 6th. Incredible really.
I almost hope we make it with the lowest possible GD just to make a bit of history (but making it is the real goal of course).
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Bradfordās is plus 6. I totally disagree with you. It nags at me. This was never a āfree hitā, purely because our rivals have easier run-ins.
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It was a āplay how we always play and if we lose by the odd goal itās not the end of the world.ā This will really stick in the craw if we donāt make it on goal difference, regardless of how likely that is to be a factor.
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Well if it's an omen or something... The lowest GD to be promoted in the FL, of the modern era, is apparently Huddersfield to the PL with a -2 GD.
I don't know if that's a good omen or a bad omen but it does feel a bit strange given how close they are to us.
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A real silver lining then.
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That makes the table look a lot better!
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Re: V Bolton match thread
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That was on 2-0
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Did you have a 45 minute delay on that post?
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Miracles can happen at 3-1 š
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Definitely is now at 5-1. TV off now! Are we that bad or Bolton that good, albeit helped by the ref?
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Little perplexed as to why weād not just keep Matt Phillips on the bench at this point. Gameās beyond us.
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There was a point where he took the ball down with probably the best touch I've ever seen from a Boro player, which we then gave back to them a few seconds later. Maybe that was what he came on for.
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That stood out for me too. Summed up the evening on the whole.
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I guess Reid needs rest too
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Yeah, I was thinking that. And what does Patterson have to do to get some minutes! Big open pitch like this ideal for him
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Guess as Owen says Reidy needs rest too so itās a case of managing minutes but absolutely would have put Phoenix on first.
Have to shake this one off and move on to the next one.
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Let's all settle down. Losing tonight isn't the worst thing in the world.
After this we have just 4 games left and 3 are at home with 1 away at Doncaster.
We're still 2 points and a game in hand above Huddersfield, and 4 points above Plymouth.
The playoffs would still be massively exceeding our wildest expectations from opening day in August.
Nights like tonight happen.
I don't have the expectation of the playoffs yet, but every game we get closer to 46 and are still in or in touching distance of the playoffs gives me a little more hope.
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No one is wound up lol. Just a bit confused by Phillipās antics.
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What actually happened? I'm following on live text tonight.
Is it like that time with Nathan Thompson at Pompey?
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Just shoved someone in the back off the head and tripped him up at the same time off the ball. Very strange.
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Pure frustration at the way we the game was going I'd imagine.
Just wish we'd changed the formation sooner.
Edited by RockyBottom at 22:26:37 on 14th April 2026
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Great timing to lose his head like that...
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This is exactly how I imagined our potential playoff matches to go, so whilst I obviously want to get in them, I'm not going to be devasted to miss out. I just can't see how we win over two legs against very good teams. But you never know.
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Re: V Bolton match thread
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This is my thoughts exactly.
It would be wonderful to go all the way to the Championship but there has to be some realism too.
The finance needed to sustain a place in that league would be astronomical. I don't think even Mr Wallet has enough money in the bank to finance it. We would need more outside investment especially when you compare our attendances with others in that league plus higher costs overall.
Boro lost Ā£1.3m last season...wait for it...Bolton lost nearly Ā£14m.
It makes you think doesn't it?
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Our strategy, which has been executed really well so far, has been to overcome the financial gulf by removing all the risk from games, giving those better players no chance to exert their influence.
It's maybe reassuring that it's taken until now to get a result like last night, where a combination of poor decision making and an opposition who showed up ready to capitalise meant it all came crashing down dramatically.
When we reduce the game to fine margins it is possible for a flood to come if every single one of them goes against us. Look at how the first couple of goals came from lovely touches from them to break through our press in a second, which we've got no answer to; I would have expected that to happen a lot more often than it has this season.
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Re: V Bolton match thread
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Iād definitely call last night an outlier. Weāre generally well drilled and disciplined. We just donāt allow ourselves to be tonked as we were last night.
Last night we were more open from the word go. Once the first goal went in we then had to chase the game and opened up even more, thatās football, we see it in games everywhere. Dan Phillips did us no favours getting sent off after Revs had made the tactical change and it all went to hell in a hand basket after that. No way would we have withdrawn Sweeney after the red card. These things happen though.
We donāt really press heavily across the entire pitch, weāre more a harrying in the final third outfit with a disciplined defence and thatās worked all season long. The game got stretched as we chased it with a man deficit. Iād not read too much into last night.
If we cross Boltonās path again in the play-offs hopefully theyāll think of last night and perhaps be a bit complacent. One can only hope.
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Cozier-Dubarry is arguably the best player in League One. Unfortunate that this was his first game back since January and it coincided with the absence of Freestone et al on the left side of our defence. Sweeney was a spectator for the first two goals, Phillips has a moment of madness right in front of the referee...all in all a perfect storm. That's our first defeat to a team currently in the play-off places. Let's hope it is our last.
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The last couple of times we shipped three goals, we followed up with a home win...
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On this will Lincoln be on the beach ,doubt it.
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Why would they be when they can clinch the title?
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That's why I said doubt it.
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Skibidi will want to be able to hold up an imaginary trophy in front of the Cardiff fans next season.
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On the finance Wallace has been trying to get major outside investment for yrs. In the current climate can't see it happening unless we are prepared to put up with so sort of " celeb" thing.
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The celeb scenario could work but will they still have the enthusiasm if Boro have a little dip?
The PW type of business man and enthusiast will be very difficult to replicate. Lets hope if we go the celeb route PW will still be there to steady the ship through rough waters.
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Huddersfield beating Cardiff 1-0 at HT.
Tonight couldnāt be going any worse could it š
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Is a forfeit just a 3-0 loss or is there a fine as well? Just get back on the coach home at this point
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Could get a points deduction maybe too?
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Sweeney straight down the tunnel doesnāt look to be injured either
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Should not started wth him imo and have two LBs on bench .
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Hindsight eh.
Saxon and Butler unlikely to have the match fitness for 90 minutes after long spells out.
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And now a red card. Ffs
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Stupid from Phillips but thatās only a yellow all day.
Thrown us under the bus.
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Phillips has hit the Bolton player in back of the head. Red card all day.
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Bollocks, never a red
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Itās definitely a red. Fucks he doing? https://x.com/footyfan_52/status/2044136446903132380?s=46
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On second viewing I guess it is serious foul play, has given him the shove/trip combo off the ball.
Wonder whatās caused him to do that. Because if thereās no justification other than it being Dan seeing red (literally and metaphorically) then thatās fucking stupid.
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Unlike him too. Normally plays aggressively but just the right side of the line. Nothing obvious in the minutes leading up to it.
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Most frustrating thing is that heās also now going to be suspended for all but the last game of the season. Really disappointing.
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And add to that the injury list
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The ref is a massive fanny if that's a red card
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ffs bring Shroot on
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Start the car...
Bolton look like a seriously impressive outfit
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Iāve turned off and now watching āBetter Call Saulā
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And thatās all she wrote
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Revs a 5 year deal?
FFS
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Personally still pinch myself that we're playing at the same level as Bolton, let alone challenging them for places in the playoffs! Revs and the wider leadership deserve so much credit
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Yeah i'm just messing
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No idea how these arenāt closer to the autos. Injuries?
Need Saxon on immediately or this could get very very ugly
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Not sure we wanted to play Saxon for that long, but the defence was allover the place and needed to go to a back 4, it was always gonna be Sweenz sacrificed.
Harsh red but we won't win an appeal so that's Dan rested for 3 games. Our first league red all season?
Silver lining: He'll be fresh for the playoffs.
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Because they do shit like lose to Doncaster at home last time out.
We've just got it so badly wrong tactically.
Inviting pressure by playing one up top. Playing 3 cbs and 3 central midfielders when all their attacks come down the wings is absolutely suicidal.
They always play like this at home, but even if he didn't know that he should have changed it when it was clear it wasn't working on 10 mins.
Took until we were 2-0 down to take action...
Edit.... and there's the red card we were talking about.
Edited by RockyBottom at 20:29:21 on 14th April 2026
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What the fuck is wrong with the pitch?
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Brilliant goal from a very talented young player that
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Decent finish but the guy had no one closing him down no one in the vicinity. Really poor from us
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He sold us the dummy. I wouldn't put that down to poor defending, but very clever play
Edited by Clogger at 20:03:30 on 14th April 2026
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Looks a handful does Cozier-Duberry. Do think we could have done better in defending the passage of play leading to the goal though.
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Defending definitely weak for their second. They look a level above us
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Think weāve tried to be a bit more open and fluid tonight and itās caught us out. Especially when we went 1-0 down, left us exposed to the counter. The quick transitions theyāve shown are something we lack and will hopefully add in the summer regardless of what division we are in.
Goes to show thereās a reason we play the way we do, particularly away from home. Itās not over tonight, getting and not conceding the next goal will be crucial though if we want to get anything.
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