Match Day Thread Hull City v Preston

It's a must win game, very little room now for a bad performance. I still think Slater is better further forward, I would try Puerta & Alzate and Slater ahead of them. Slater set up two good chances against Coventry for Palmer and Coyle, he does pick up so good positions in the box. Joseph on the left and Kamara on the right, with Gelhardt up front.

However, likely to go with Gelhardt behind Pedro, with Joseph and Kamara on the wings and either Slater or Puerta alongside Alzate.

Looking forward to the game, but very nervously.

 

Despite the fact that he has been crap recently, Pedro has to start up front for me. Otherwise, who is going to hold the ball up for us? Joseph can't do that - it's not his game. Happy for Joseph to play out wide, though.

 

Note to manager... 'attack is the best form of defence'...

 

And today, no Puerta doing long throws. Against this team its a complete waste of time and effort.

 

On a day like today Heroes are born, who will step up and put yourself into history ?… come on lads
it’s just a ****ing game no need for worrying attack the bastards… ATTACK ATTACK ATTACK !!!
5 Cadbury’s cream eggs first thing in the morning was maybe not a good idea…5 for 2quid in Tesco if anyone is needing a sugar rush today !!!!

 

Score early.

Settle the nerves.

Batter the Bowler Hatted Bastards.



That's my team talk done. Over to you now lads.

 

Attack, attack…attack, attack, attack.
We used to chant that at Boothferry Park back when I was a lad.

 

Admittedly I didn’t see Swansea but since Selles we’ve clearly progressed and would be absolutely fine with a squad riddled with injuries, very very unlucky this season coupled with some poor planning has resulted in this mess.

City to win 2-0, safety to be all but secured and next season with Zambrano/Miller/Belloumi/Matazo and maybe Barry back we will be pushing for it. UTT.

 

Liking your optimism, you’ll do for me.

 

The greatest poem in history with a Cpl of words changed to better adapt to this day or Saturday or the 3rd of May. COME ON CITY !!!!! Just reading it made me feel more confident!!!!!

IF…. When a hero is born…

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don’t deal in lies,
Or, being hated, don’t give way to hating,
And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise;

If you can dream—and not make dreams your master;
If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with triumph and disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to broken,
And stoop and build ’em up with wornout tools;

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: “Hold on”;

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings—nor lose the common touch;
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With ninety minutes ’ worth of distance run—
Yours is the Championship and another season in it,
And—which is more—you’ll be a winner my son!

 

Got to believe, dare to dream an all that!

 

I dont think theres any problems with us not caring enough

We just need to be better with the ball
Which is easier said than done
But i have faith

We dont have the ability atm to have a 90 min performance

We need to manage the moments in games
Its very fine margins with this team

Crowd need to actually make noise for once perhaps

Hughes will have a beast of a game

1-0 city

 

Too right mate. Too many have given up already. While there’s still a chance there is always hope. We can do this if we all stick together and keep the faith. The crowd today has to do it’s bit too not only the lads on the pitch.

UTT

 

You change from holding the ball up to running in behind. Something Pedro can't do.

Im not saying drop Pedro or keep him starting. It's just a different option

I love Pedro but his lack of pace is a real problem and makes it so easy for defenders. Personally I'd only drop him if it meant Gelhardt up front

 

Wish their were more people like you on here! instead of all the moaning ****s who have already got us in league 1 and moaning about sacking the worlds greatest manager last season!!

 

We tried that against Luton and we were woeful, which is why I would start Pedro. Not saying it's perfect by any means but for me it's the least worst option at the moment.

 

... it's worse than that! Some have already got our owner walking away, putting the very existence of the club at risk and plunging it into turmoil.
Mad.

 

It’s highly possible we could go down but I think we will be fine and life will go on either way.

 

At this point in the season it's impossible to make predictions about a game, who knows what might happen? However as a counter to all the doom and gloom, Preston fans are even more negative about their team than we have been about ours. In all the iterations of the form tables we are ahead of them, the only one where it's close is last six where we have identical records. 0-0 then?