A Proper Championship Side

Matesrates said:
Jerry referred to the fantastic team spirit and it was there for all to see today. I said at the beginning, Theo should be on instead of Madine and he made a huge difference when he came on. I’m sorry but for me Madine is finished, he added nothing today.
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Madine did assist for the first but appearances from the bench would be the way to get the best out of him. I don't want him to leave the club because I would miss the comedy moments like the one in the 2nd half where he tackled himself!!
 
Dave62 said:
Good o/p, which I mostly agree with.
We're certainly competitive in every game, but I feel we get over run in midfield in most games , certainly in the first halves. When we start winning the midfield battles on a regular basis, that's when I will feel like we're a " proper championship level side". At the moment I still feel like we're punching above our weight a little. I think this will improve when Patino and Fiorini return. Today Bristol seemed to get the run of the ball (including the 2nd goal), they were first to every loose ball.

As for Madine, his control taking the ball down out of the air, and the assist for Joshs goal was excellent. I wouldn't start him as a rule, as I think Theo offers more, especially in terms of mobility (see our 3rd). Gaz is a great player to come off the bench for us imo.
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I'd say the opposite.
Theo's not really a direct replacement for Gary. When he came on he played wide and Jerry moved into the middle. So for the time being I'd start Gary and bring Theo on.
 
Matesrates said:
Jerry referred to the fantastic team spirit and it was there for all to see today. I said at the beginning, Theo should be on instead of Madine and he made a huge difference when he came on. I’m sorry but for me Madine is finished, he added nothing today.
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Did you see his touch and lay off for the first goal?
 
Alfie Conn said:
Sorry dont agree,lf tenacity,character and team spirit got you points we would be top of the table come May. I'm not by any means saying we are relegation fodder but there is a lot of spit and glue with masses of effort required to get us through most Championship games. Clubs dont spend the millions they do on transfer fees and wages compared to us for there not to be a difference, doesn't stop me being mighty proud of our lads though.
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Great points well made.
 
Was pleasing to me how Pearson talked up how difficult it is to play here and what a tough team we are to get anything from. Even saw some Bristol City fans saying "good point from a good team " instead of the old "teams like Blackpool"
 
TwelveAngryMen said:
That’s what we are
All this talk of certain players not being good enough is bollux
We need to enjoy the ride
Today was superb to watch ( albeit remotely )
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.. and the title of this post was all I ever really wanted to be. I'll confess that I hoped that Critch could push us on and we might have had a little wave at the Play Offs this year (without troubling them!) and then what will happen off the field will speak volumes about where the club now is.
 
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