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by Ian Royal
27 May 2017 19:48
Forum: General Football
Topic: Cup final
Replies: 31
Views: 9239

Re: Cup final

Delighted for Arsenal and Wenger. I don't see how you can argue that Ramsey wasn't active or involved in play. He's in the middle of the box, right where the ball's going and he makes a move for it. Ought to have been offside. I don't really care about the 'handball'. It's not even close to delibera...
by Ian Royal
27 May 2017 16:20
Forum: General Football
Topic: Diving Bans
Replies: 26
Views: 8849

Re: Diving Bans

The laws of the game should be the same at every level. When there is camera technology at every park on a Sunday morning, then I'm all in favour. Camera technology doesn't change the laws of the game, it adds a dimension to enforcing those rules. Presumably you're against 4th officials and communi...
by Ian Royal
27 May 2017 10:25
Forum: Club Policies
Topic: Play Off Final Tickets
Replies: 751
Views: 250524

Re: Play Off Final Tickets

We're tinpot so no more than 14,723.
by Ian Royal
26 May 2017 16:52
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Huddersfield Town v Reading, Play Off Final, 29 May 2017 (Wembley)
Replies: 93
Views: 41944

Re: MATCHWATCH : Huddersfield Town v Reading, Play Off Final, 29 May 2017 (Wembley)

Anyone up for breaking into the stadium and rearranging the bags to spell Tinpot ? That'll be a challenge, have you ever tried rearranging the letters in ROYALS to read TINPOT? Wish Reading were still known as the Biscuitmen though, much more impressive and could "bend" round the corners ...
by Ian Royal
25 May 2017 16:11
Forum: The Team
Topic: Current Form Vs Odds
Replies: 21
Views: 8129

Re: Current Form Vs Odds

Huddersfield seriously threatened to go up automatically for a while. We did not. And their end of season record owes a fair bit to the weakened line-ups they fielded in the final games. I think the teams are evenly matched, but they offer more of an attacking threat than we do. However, we are far...
by Ian Royal
25 May 2017 11:27
Forum: The Team
Topic: An analysis of promoted teams in the play-off era
Replies: 34
Views: 12185

Re: An analysis of promoted teams in the play-off era

Highlights what a loss Sidwell was. Doesn't highlight the difference complacency setting in can be. It does show how important good scouting and transfers are. We simply didn't make the transition to PL quality signings and relied on an aging team that had lost a key cog. Fae, Halford, Duberry, Ros...
by Ian Royal
25 May 2017 11:25
Forum: The Team
Topic: An analysis of promoted teams in the play-off era
Replies: 34
Views: 12185

Re: An analysis of promoted teams in the play-off era

I think our poor defensive record and poor goal difference gets skewed by the odd away thrashings we've had. Otherwise we're a fairly consistent side. What I think would be more interesting as a Stat, which he probably didn't do as not easy to get the stats, is is there any correlation between amou...
by Ian Royal
23 May 2017 17:12
Forum: Club Policies
Topic: Play Off Final Tickets
Replies: 751
Views: 250524

Re: Play Off Final Tickets

Mine arrived this morning.
by Ian Royal
22 May 2017 17:42
Forum: The Team
Topic: Anyone For Chinese?
Replies: 947
Views: 295869

Re: Anyone For Chinese?

They could write a dissertation and upload a three hour film and there'd still be people complaining about what they said, what they hadn't said and the week after that there was radio silence. I mean what is there to say? They want us to play in the PL. They think we're a good investment. That's it.
by Ian Royal
21 May 2017 23:09
Forum: The Team
Topic: May the best team win!
Replies: 26
Views: 11571

Re: May the best team win!

In the build-up to Wembley 2011, I had totally convinced myself I wasn't that fussed about winning as I wasn't all that taken with the whole Premier League experience, the result being that I wouldn't be all that disappointed if we lost as it was all new to Swansea following their gradual and "...
by Ian Royal
21 May 2017 21:42
Forum: The Team
Topic: A New Song for Yann Kermorgant
Replies: 10
Views: 4740

Re: A New Song for Yann Kermorgant

On the subject of songs, I was just thinking about 5 Parkinsons and whether we could manage a version using a teams worth of current players.

My very half arsed partial effort is

7 Roy Beerens
6 Struggle Pigs
5 Paul McShanes
4 Liam Moores
3 Jordan Os
2 Chrissy Gs
and an Ali Al-Habsi
by Ian Royal
21 May 2017 18:32
Forum: The Team
Topic: The Forgotten
Replies: 100
Views: 41626

Re: The Forgotten

David Mooney
Bennett
by Ian Royal
21 May 2017 16:10
Forum: The Team
Topic: Stay off the pitch!
Replies: 43
Views: 14997

Re: Stay off the pitch!

Sadly, a lot of our younger monkey-see-monkey-do bellends will have seen it and decided they should copy,... so if we win I think there's a pretty decent chance we'll follow suit in classless imitation.
by Ian Royal
21 May 2017 16:06
Forum: The Team
Topic: Huddersfield fan here
Replies: 64
Views: 30753

Re: Huddersfield fan here

This is getting a bit silly now. I think our clubs should just get on with it and fuck, we seem to love each other so much.

If the teams get married can we both go up?
by Ian Royal
21 May 2017 16:03
Forum: The Team
Topic: Where Are They Now
Replies: 17
Views: 7490

Re: Where Are They Now

Davezk I miss Jobi McAnuff he was a good servent to the club

One of my favourite ever players and he'd make my all time XI.
by Ian Royal
21 May 2017 16:01
Forum: The Team
Topic: May the best team win!
Replies: 26
Views: 11571

Re: May the best team win!

Right back at you Terrier.

I was desperate for you to pip Brighton into second a few months ago. More than happy to see you make it if we can't.
by Ian Royal
21 May 2017 15:58
Forum: The Team
Topic: The Forgotten
Replies: 100
Views: 41626

Re: The Forgotten

Eric Obinna
Peter Mate
Gregorz Rasiak
Brett Williams
by Ian Royal
21 May 2017 09:46
Forum: Club Policies
Topic: How are you getting to Wembley?
Replies: 141
Views: 57637

Re: How are you getting to Wembley?

Would be funny if Ian Royal offers someone a lift and therefore makes his poll option actually valid Don't have a car, sorry. And I'm catching the Cambridge -> Kings Cross and then Circle to Baker St, Bakerloo to Marylebone Chiltern Railway to Wembley Stadium Less of a ballache to get the Metropoli...
by Ian Royal
20 May 2017 22:41
Forum: General Football
Topic: Diving Bans
Replies: 26
Views: 8849

Re: Diving Bans

I kind of think the opposite - it needs to be harsh enough that you don't risk it. Yeah, if you penalise the obvious ones and leave the dubious ones, it's essentially just creating a system of encouraging players to get better at disguising diving. Whereas if you shrug and accept sometimes you'll g...
by Ian Royal
20 May 2017 22:38
Forum: Club Policies
Topic: How are you getting to Wembley?
Replies: 141
Views: 57637

Re: How are you getting to Wembley?

genome Would be funny if Ian Royal offers someone a lift and therefore makes his poll option actually valid

Don't have a car, sorry.

And I'm catching the Cambridge -> Kings Cross and then
Circle to Baker St,
Bakerloo to Marylebone
Chiltern Railway to Wembley Stadium
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