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QuincyAbeyie

Didn't get to do much, but I thought he looked pretty intelligent in his play. Didn't force the issue as one might be tempted to do when you've waited a while for your chance.

Klaus

Ricky1985 wrote:
Did Balogun show much in time he was on?

He touched the ball like once so not much one can make of it, but he didn't stand out in a negative way. It looked like he was taking up the positions you'd expect a striker to do and the ball just didn't come. We had that problem all game even though we attacked with a lot more effort and support than usual.

Qwiss

0 fouls from Dundalk, if only everyone could be as fair as the Irish. 😉

Ricky1985

Or from what I have read and heard: as bent as the referee.

banduan

Ricky1985 wrote:
Or from what I have read and heard: as bent as the referee.

what have you heard Rickeh?

Ricky1985

I didn't mean I had heard he was literally corrupt, only that I've seen the penalty incidents and the talk on here, and from others, every time an obvious freekick wasn't given and it's obvious this guy was either incompetent, biased or on the take.

I saw a couple of dodgy tackles in the short highlights alone, but this fixture makes Europa League history as being the first time a team doesn't conmit a single foul?! Sure thing, Uefa.

Qwiss

Ref went easy on them cos they're shit and mostly stayed on their feet.

QuincyAbeyie

These aren't six-year-olds playing 5-a-side though, can't do that shit.

Qwiss

They still do it though, happens all the time. He was blowing up every time they came off second best physically and then letting them away with desperation pull backs etc Europa is full of terrible refs, all the decent ones ate in the CL.

QuincyAbeyie

If it is like Ricky said that they're the first team in history not to concede a foul in an EL match it's pretty safe to say that he did it in a higher degree than what happens all the time.

Qwiss

We won who cares about not getting a couple of frees?

Coombs

Qwiss! wrote:
We won who cares about not getting a couple of frees?

It really wound me up. One of the most frustrating games I've ever watched. Couldn't enjoy it.

Qwiss

I was frustrated by it until we scored, then I stopped caring. They weren't hurting us so it didn't matter a whole lot.

KingslandBarge

Jed wrote:
Willock is knocking on the door.

Good game the other day and on the path to showing more and more new elements to his game. Personally wouldn't quite say he's knocking on the door yet. Thats one good game, followed by a really bad game followed by another good game in his last three. Just needs to iron things out and systemize habits over the course of the season and then the hinges are flying off the door.

Claudius

Quincy, what do you know of FK Molde?

QuincyAbeyie

Should be easy enough, but that goes for all group stage games in EL - it will depend on us. Even though they're far behind Bodø/Glimt in the league they're probably the best team in Norway right at this moment, been picking up form lately. Still, I didn't expect them to beat Rapid Vienna and I don't think many others did either. I don't watch that much Norwegian football though to be honest, I mostly just read about the matches.

Claudius

Thanks. Hopefully, we have another Nelson, Willock , Nketiah party

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