Match Day Thread Hull City v Middlesbrough

A really good first 15-20 minutes, even after that, neither side creating too much. Though we looked much better balanced playing this formation.

 

Looks 100 times better in this formation, much more mobile and getting forward quicker. Just need the cutting edge at the front...

 

Are we watching the same Eaves?
He’s getting on the ball & somehow it’s not bouncing off him to the opposition, but his passing & decision making is still as bad as ever.
He’s not a Championship player in a million years, he’s League 1 at best, that’s only because he scored the goals at that level with Gillingham.

 

Has Neil Warnock got tourettes?

 

just been checking some eaves stats and my suspicion proved accurate.

just looking at league games, he's made 28 starts and 42 appearances from the bench. in 28 starts, he's scored 3 times, giving a strike rate of 10.7%. in 42 sub appearances, he's scored 7 times, giving a strike rate of 16.7%.

i haven't done any calculations about on-field time, but if i assume he played the full 90 minutes when he started, that's a goal every 840 minutes (3 in 2520 mins). if i assume his sub appearances typically happened halfway through the second half (most were quite a bit later - maybe 15 minutes on the pitch is more typical, but i'll stick with 22.5 minutes), that's seven goals in 945 minutes, or a goal every 135 minutes. so when he comes on as sub, his scoring rate is 6.22 times better than when he starts matches. if his rate for full appearances matches his rate off the bench, he'd have scored 18 or 19 goals in his 28 starts instead of the 3 he has managed.

if i assume his average pitch time off the bench is 15 minutes rather than 22.5 minutes, and if he had scored at that rate in games he starts, that would make his strike rate a goal every 90 minutes and his 28 starts would have produced 28 goals.

so why isn't it?

 

His anagram has...

 

Let off there ... might be the bit of luck we need

 

I thought that was in then!

 

No shots in second half!!!!

 

20 minutes of effort and something approaching creative football...followed by 50 minutes of same old same old. They should be 2 up...we haven't even looked like scoring.

 

They have had two good chances as the game has opened up. We have done well but need to concentrate in defence. Still not creating enough up front though despite the effort.

 

0-0 is going to be 100% guaranteed. Neither team can score for toffee.
It’s like watching Stormtroopers & Biker Scouts!

 

Wilks wasteful again

 

Lots of huff and puff but no quality .... yet !

 

Ingram great save

 

Colin having his usual match day meltdown lol

 

Love it, it’s called passion

 

elsewhere, sunland, top of league one with seven wins and a draw in their last 8 league and cup games, are playing at portsmouth, who have amassed a mere three points via three draws in their last 8 games.

naturally this explains why portsmouth currently lead 4-0.

 

Get the **** in!!!!!!!!

 

****ing get in Keano!!!