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13/05/2008, 10:25 PM a1canary Joined on 15/09/2003 Cambridge Posts 1,951 Play off final - Battle of the Uglies! What odds on that then? Hull (or Watford) V Bristol City. Three of the biggest and ugliest playing teams in the league battling it out to join king of the uglies Stoke City, and the only team who had the quality to pass their way out of the division, West Brom. All the others have found success playing grim, warfare football which is pretty sad really. What it seems to say is, if you don't have the players to win playing attractively, then you can win by fielding a team of animals! Ask me if i'd take promotion or the play offs playing like that, well probably i would, but it doesn't stop it being sad. At least Roeder intends to play properly, but it seems like it is getting increasingly difficult to be successful in this division playing that way.    Report

13/05/2008, 10:36 PM Nostradamus Joined on 24/03/2007 Posts 969 Re: Play off final - Battle of the Uglies! Good point, but which of the three going up have the best chance of staying there? My money's on WBA, two-thirds (thanks GR) of a reasonable side, just need to bring in a few more decent players to give themselves a chance. As for the others, no chance, they will have to change their whole squad.    Report

13/05/2008, 11:08 PM elgrande Joined on 31/08/2003 Posts 193 Re: Play off final - Battle of the Uglies! Wouldn't  say Bristol City play ugly football. Stoke, Hull and Watford, yes, but not Bristol.     Report

13/05/2008, 11:16 PM Beds Canary Joined on 01/07/2007 Bedfordshire Posts 320 Re: Play off final - Battle of the Uglies! I thought Bristol City have played good football this season, too. Reminded me a bit of us during our Play-Off season. They still don't stand much chance of staying up if they make it, mind.    Report

14/05/2008, 12:19 AM a1canary Joined on 15/09/2003 Cambridge Posts 1,951 Play offs - battle of the uglies! What odds on that then? Hull (or Watford) V Bristol City. Three of the biggest and ugliest playing teams in the league battling it out to join king of the uglies Stoke City, and the only team who had the quality to pass their way out of the division, West Brom. All the others have found success playing grim, warfare football which is pretty sad really. What it seems to say is, if you don't have the players to win playing attractively, then you can win by fielding a team of animals! Ask me if i'd take promotion or the play offs playing like that, well probably i would, but it doesn't stop it being sad. At least Roeder intends to play properly, but it seems like it is getting increasingly difficult to be successful in this division playing that way.    Report

14/05/2008, 12:25 AM a1canary Joined on 15/09/2003 Cambridge Posts 1,951 Re: Play offs - battle of the uglies! argh!! web team, can you sort out my duplicated posts please! the site was playing up something chronic earlier, seemingly down but, it now appears, still letting posts through...    Report

14/05/2008, 9:02 AM jas the barclay king Joined on 02/11/2003 Posts 9,453 Re: Play offs - battle of the uglies!  a1canary wrote: What odds on that then? Hull (or Watford) V Bristol City. who says that long ball game wins nothing??? Stoke are up and one of these 3 hoofers could join them.. all finished in the playoffs too... sod the passing game.. lets get 11 players over 6'1 and punt it up field aimlessly!  on a serios note they might be ungainly players but they can all play football.. sure they knock it long but they can pass it too.. also, look at their disciplinary records.. they all have players who put u on ur Ar*e.. like i have been saying for 4 years now.. we are team full of pansies and need a couple of psychos in the side... jas :)    Report

14/05/2008, 10:14 AM Pboro_Canary Joined on 28/11/2006 Peterborough Posts 1,362 Re: Play offs - battle of the uglies! Must say I agree with others that it is harsh to accuse Bristol City of just playing hoofball, and even Hull can pass it around when they want.  Truth is however that Stoke are going to be found out week in week out against Premiership class next season if they try and persist with that style. I think any of these teams will struggle though because they will not be able to attract the top standard players they need as agents will assume they are going to get relegated which then becomes a self-fullfilling prophecy.  In fact Derby may only hold the record points low for one season.  Add to the mix the playoff teams have two less weeks to do business in and you are starting well off the pace. Following NCFC for 25 years (more often out of a sense of morbid curiosity than expectation)    Report

14/05/2008, 1:09 PM Unlucky Fried Kitten Joined on 06/01/2004 A bivouac on the North Face of the Eiger Posts 1,100 Re: Play offs - battle of the uglies! I think Glenn would like to make our team bigger and uglier. I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully.    Report

14/05/2008, 1:23 PM Arturo Whittoli Joined on 12/07/2007 Finding peace in Froggets ledge, Derbyshire. Posts 2,407 Re: Play off final - Battle of the Uglies!  a1canary wrote: What odds on that then? Hull (or Watford) V Bristol City. Three of the biggest and ugliest playing teams in the league battling it out to join king of the uglies Stoke City, and the only team who had the quality to pass their way out of the division, West Brom. All the others have found success playing grim, warfare football which is pretty sad really. What it seems to say is, if you don't have the players to win playing attractively, then you can win by fielding a team of animals! Ask me if i'd take promotion or the play offs playing like that, well probably i would, but it doesn't stop it being sad. At least Roeder intends to play properly, but it seems like it is getting increasingly difficult to be successful in this division playing that way. Bristol City play good football, and Hull are not bad. Cant stand Watfords clog style or Stokes.    Report

14/05/2008, 1:24 PM Arturo Whittoli Joined on 12/07/2007 Finding peace in Froggets ledge, Derbyshire. Posts 2,407 Re: Play off final - Battle of the Uglies! Speaking of which, we hardly played much flowing football under roeder so far.    Report

14/05/2008, 6:59 PM Delia feed me some bullsh**. Joined on 28/12/2006 Posts 771 Re: Play off final - Battle of the Uglies!  a1canary wrote: What odds on that then? Hull (or Watford) V Bristol City. Three of the biggest and ugliest playing teams in the league battling it out to join king of the uglies Stoke City, and the only team who had the quality to pass their way out of the division, West Brom. All the others have found success playing grim, warfare football which is pretty sad really. What it seems to say is, if you don't have the players to win playing attractively, then you can win by fielding a team of animals! Ask me if i'd take promotion or the play offs playing like that, well probably i would, but it doesn't stop it being sad. At least Roeder intends to play properly, but it seems like it is getting increasingly difficult to be successful in this division playing that way. Agree with you 100% but the issue is that one of them will be in the Premiership next season having played ugly football.  Keep me warm and feed me once a day.    Report

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