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Want to avoid Fiorentina, AZ and Nice.

Out of the 3 I'd take Fiorentina.

Lech for us next please!
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Colours never run wrote: Thu Mar 16, 2023 11:18 pm They were god awful over both legs. 1 of the worst I've seen us play in donkies. You can only play what's in front of you though.
Comfortably the worst team I’ve seen us play in my lifetime I think. The other teams we’ve played so far weren’t much better either.

Competition is getting harder now though sadly. :lol:
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Colours never run wrote: Thu Mar 16, 2023 11:06 pm Fiorentina and Basel are also tough fixtures to potentially face, so at least 4 other decent Clubs left in it apart from us. On our day, if set up right, we're good enough to beat anyone left in it. Come on you Irons!
On paper, Basel are the easiest side out of the lot imo
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Pretty great evening all round.

Scamacca could have had 4 including a worldie when his outrageous shot just went past the far post and him and Bowen worked well together.

Divin got a goal and some of the kids got a run out.

Fornals could have had his leg broken but then pleaded with the ref not to send the other player off. Absolute class.
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smuts wrote: Thu Mar 16, 2023 11:40 pm Fornals could have had his leg broken but then pleaded with the ref not to send the other player off. Absolute class.
Proper West Ham, that.

If his name was Paul Ford people would be calling for him as captain and Noble's successor as our ambassador on the pitch.
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Looking at our squad now, it's really strong now with Cornet, Zouma, Scamacca are getting minutes. Fab & Antonio should also be back after the international break. We just have to show it in the premiership in the next month and get away from the relegation zone.

Then really go to try to win this trophy with everything.
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That photo is f*cking horrific to be fair. Whoever is responsible for that should either be shot or knighted. I bet DM would love to have that scrubbed off the net.
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Danny's Dyer Acting wrote: Fri Mar 17, 2023 12:16 am Pathetic.
Can we sack the so-called "supporter" instead?
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Sticky wrote: Fri Mar 17, 2023 12:19 am That photo is f*cking horrific to be fair. Whoever is responsible for that should either be shot or knighted. I bet DM would love to have that scrubbed off the net.
It’s a doctored photo:

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Why on God's earth would you even think this was a good idea? And why bother taking the time to make such a childish banner 👎
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Great to see Soucek have a good game. He’s looked really nervy for a long time and prone to awful passes, but he was pretty solid against AEK, and got a headed assist. Just needed a headed goal to be back to his best.
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Southminster Hammer wrote: Fri Mar 17, 2023 6:20 am Why on God's earth would you even think this was a good idea? And why bother taking the time to make such a childish banner 👎
The lyrics aren't even clever. Very disappointing.
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Up the Junction wrote: Thu Mar 16, 2023 11:09 pm
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El brooko79 wrote: Thu Mar 16, 2023 10:07 pm Nah he nodded it into the 6 yard, wasn't causing problems I don't think.
I am centre of goal in 148 BML and it looked liked Soucek's cushioned header was an assist rather than attempt on goal; unselfish :newthumb:
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Mullhull wrote: Thu Mar 16, 2023 11:20 pm Want to avoid Fiorentina, AZ and Nice.

Out of the 3 I'd take Fiorentina.

Lech for us next please! Big ground among the remaining teams and direct flights from Stanstead
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Some of our support are just idiots are dont deserve good things.

Regardless of your thoughts about Moyes should still be a our manager I can't believe some of disrespect and vitriol shown to him. This is probably my biggest disappointment - that our support is so fickle and juvenile.
He's clearly a hard worker who cares about the club and has finished 6th, 7th and now taken us to a Europa SF and Europa Conference QF. Its been undoubtedly poor this year and I think if he were to have lost his job there can't be many complaints, but theres a way to behave, and that ain't it.
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I enjoyed the game last night. Like the previous week I thought they were pretty well organised defensively but had very little in attack, but only when they had 11 men. The second half last night was very comfortable but let’s not forget, the players put the graft and performances in last week and first half to earn the right to that.

Areola and the CBs looked comfortable. Johnson was ok but a bit nervous at times. I hope the second half helped him build his confidence. Cresswell had one of his best games for some time I thought.

Soucek was back to his best. Breaking up play, winning headers and running all over the pitch. Without Declan there, he stepped up really well. Good to see.

I usually love Paquetà but I thought he went for the killer pass too often last night, and gave the ball away too often. But of course he was in that position to do that probably, taking gambles to unlock their defence.

Bowen grew into the game well and it will hopefully do his confidence good. Both goals were very well taken, in proper instinctive goalscorer style.

Love Pablo. Not his best game but not his worst either. He and Lanzini made the midfield tick with some decent passing and interchanges. This was a standard of opposition where Lanzini could look at his best.

Scamacca looked good and I was disappointed he didn’t get more minutes. He’s got the attributes if we can just unlock him. He hits a ball so sweetly like few other people can. I’m not going to suggest he will ever be as good but I think he’s got similar qualities to Harry Kane in his style of play, but just needs to improve his positional sense in the box a bit.

Finally, very well done to our three youngsters who came on. What a fantastic night for them.
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If Carlsberg do European games that was it last night. Confidence building, some nice play, minutes for players coming back from injury, plus squad players, goals for strikers, young academy lad nets his first, couple of other young uns come on, and we move into the 1/4 finals at a canter.

Think we as supporters all needed that as well, top night for all.

Have everything crossed that a good night like that, 1/4 final places up for grabs that we can finally kick on and get a few wins under our belt to relieve the PL tension.
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It was a great tonic.

Just what the doctor ordered.
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