I wasn’t there, but the quote I was told from someone was; “Seeya, we’re off to the Championship”. If that is the correct wording then I think it’s pretty overtly arsey.
I never met the woman, but I’ve heard from a couple of different people who have that she isn’t the most pleasant person.
I just don't see how Ravizzoli could be held responsible for their goal. An instinctive save from an onrushing striker let in by Joe Low at point blank range shows Rav 1) showing perfect positional awareness 2) quick reflexes and 3) good instincts. That the ball then fell to Reading is unfortunate but just luck of the draw.
I do think the keeper situation is one of the more fascinating conundrums Matt faces at the moment but probably the definition of a good problem to have. I've long advocated on here for distribution to be seen as the most important skill for a modern keeper to have and I think Matt thinks the same way. In that respect I can see why Ravizzoli keeps his place. With the strike force we have we can always be confident of scoring more than we let in as long as we're capable of getting the ball to the front line. With Franco in goal we can be. I haven't seen enough of George or Bishop to be entirely confident that I know their strengths and weaknesses but I'm assuming all were recruited because they are also good at distribution above other skills. In which case, why drop Rav? My instincts are that Bishop is probably the most confident and skilled all-rounder and, if we finally lose a match in December, may be given a chance to stake a claim to his place before the loan window opens again. But if that doesn't happen, and Matt has seen enough of George to be confident of starting him in the league when Rav falters, it might make more sense for all parties for Bishop to go back to Sunderland and be loaned to another team where he'll play.
Completely agree, I had a very good view of the goal, Rav tried to catch it but with the ball being slippy because of the conditions he wasn't able to at that close range, if it had been dry he would of caught the ball.
He wasn't at fault. On another day that ball spins off in a different direction and we wipe our collective brows. Joe Low was 100% at fault however for trying to pass the ball when simply clearing it was the right option. He's a wonderful footballer but in that case less would certainly have been more.
I wasn't at the game but managed to watch back on Wanderers TV, if he thought Sam Smith should have had a penalty then he's reached latter-stage Sanchez levels of wibble before even completing his first game in charge.
Interesting to read the report from the "unbiased BBC" which described in detail Lubala's reaction to his goal in front of the away end, without mentioning the identical celebration from Knibbs, for his:
"It was not long before the home side took the lead, Wanderers captain Jack Grimmer crossing low from the right to find Lubala who tapped the ball into the net from close range.
He then antagonised the nearly 2,000 Reading fans in his celebration, putting his finger to his ear and then shushing them.
The away side then hit back just over 10 minutes later, Harvey Knibbs once again this season popping up with a goal, this his seventh of the season in all competitions."
I've noticed that he regularly gives abuse to the lino on his side and sometimes the ref, in contrast to the way JJ always seemed to get the officials on his side. It doesn't surprise me that he was booked for it on Saturday.
”Knibbs then picked up the loose ball and made no mistake, slotting home with his right foot before running off in celebration and then shushing the home fans himself.”
The home attendance figure on Saturday was given as 5,800 in the worst weather imaginable. I'm guessing there were more than a few away fans included in that number.
What worries me about Ravizzoli is that he remains rooted to his line at corners. If only he could attack the ball and catch it sometimes. If we had a goalkeeper with the quality of Martin Taylor in his prime we would be REALLY serious contenders for a top 2 place.
Messing about at the back when the ball was moving erratically looked a bit dangerous to me...but I'm sanguine about Ravazolli staying in goal until he let's in four more than we score.
I was gently mocking her for making a dumb statement unintentionally rather than asking if "she really likes us?" with wide eyed optimism, but then I realize nuance is not as well understood on your side of the pond anymore! 😉
Thought he'd skimmed it, but essentially missed it.
Would be harsh to blame Rav, it's just unfortunate that his save could barely have gone worse, straight to their man who then had an easy job to finish.
Agreed, in that spell at the start of the second half their keeper (or a defender) blocked a shot in the crowded penalty area and then he managed to retrieve it. If Rav had had the same luck they wouldn't have scored the goal they did. It's football.
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Lewes is steeped in history and worth a day trip. The ground is quirky to say the least!
“Would of” was also a capital offence.
I wasn’t there, but the quote I was told from someone was; “Seeya, we’re off to the Championship”. If that is the correct wording then I think it’s pretty overtly arsey.
I never met the woman, but I’ve heard from a couple of different people who have that she isn’t the most pleasant person.
I just don't see how Ravizzoli could be held responsible for their goal. An instinctive save from an onrushing striker let in by Joe Low at point blank range shows Rav 1) showing perfect positional awareness 2) quick reflexes and 3) good instincts. That the ball then fell to Reading is unfortunate but just luck of the draw.
I do think the keeper situation is one of the more fascinating conundrums Matt faces at the moment but probably the definition of a good problem to have. I've long advocated on here for distribution to be seen as the most important skill for a modern keeper to have and I think Matt thinks the same way. In that respect I can see why Ravizzoli keeps his place. With the strike force we have we can always be confident of scoring more than we let in as long as we're capable of getting the ball to the front line. With Franco in goal we can be. I haven't seen enough of George or Bishop to be entirely confident that I know their strengths and weaknesses but I'm assuming all were recruited because they are also good at distribution above other skills. In which case, why drop Rav? My instincts are that Bishop is probably the most confident and skilled all-rounder and, if we finally lose a match in December, may be given a chance to stake a claim to his place before the loan window opens again. But if that doesn't happen, and Matt has seen enough of George to be confident of starting him in the league when Rav falters, it might make more sense for all parties for Bishop to go back to Sunderland and be loaned to another team where he'll play.
Completely agree, I had a very good view of the goal, Rav tried to catch it but with the ball being slippy because of the conditions he wasn't able to at that close range, if it had been dry he would of caught the ball.
Did anyone work out what Harvie's booking was for?
He wasn't at fault. On another day that ball spins off in a different direction and we wipe our collective brows. Joe Low was 100% at fault however for trying to pass the ball when simply clearing it was the right option. He's a wonderful footballer but in that case less would certainly have been more.
seemed to be something he'd said to the linesman, given the way the ref pointed.
He was sarcastically clapping the linesman about thirty seconds before and giving him some verbals so I assume it was for that.
I wasn't at the game but managed to watch back on Wanderers TV, if he thought Sam Smith should have had a penalty then he's reached latter-stage Sanchez levels of wibble before even completing his first game in charge.
Interesting to read the report from the "unbiased BBC" which described in detail Lubala's reaction to his goal in front of the away end, without mentioning the identical celebration from Knibbs, for his:
"It was not long before the home side took the lead, Wanderers captain Jack Grimmer crossing low from the right to find Lubala who tapped the ball into the net from close range.
He then antagonised the nearly 2,000 Reading fans in his celebration, putting his finger to his ear and then shushing them.
The away side then hit back just over 10 minutes later, Harvey Knibbs once again this season popping up with a goal, this his seventh of the season in all competitions."
I've noticed that he regularly gives abuse to the lino on his side and sometimes the ref, in contrast to the way JJ always seemed to get the officials on his side. It doesn't surprise me that he was booked for it on Saturday.
You’ve missed this:
”Knibbs then picked up the loose ball and made no mistake, slotting home with his right foot before running off in celebration and then shushing the home fans himself.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c74589kxlvnt
Regarding away fans in home areas...
The home attendance figure on Saturday was given as 5,800 in the worst weather imaginable. I'm guessing there were more than a few away fans included in that number.
It must be the Glaswegian in him
What worries me about Ravizzoli is that he remains rooted to his line at corners. If only he could attack the ball and catch it sometimes. If we had a goalkeeper with the quality of Martin Taylor in his prime we would be REALLY serious contenders for a top 2 place.
Messing about at the back when the ball was moving erratically looked a bit dangerous to me...but I'm sanguine about Ravazolli staying in goal until he let's in four more than we score.
Joe Low made no contact with the ball at all, that was the problem. Irrelevant whether he was trying to pass it or hoof it up field.
How it can be Rav's fault I don't know.
I was gently mocking her for making a dumb statement unintentionally rather than asking if "she really likes us?" with wide eyed optimism, but then I realize nuance is not as well understood on your side of the pond anymore! 😉
I’m not sure nuance ever worked in on-line threads?
Next time I'll make a b'dum tish sound to alert all of the irony-sensitive Brits on here.
There seemed (to me) to be a lot of leaving the ball and then watching it roll into danger areas at the back on Saturday.
Thought he'd skimmed it, but essentially missed it.
Would be harsh to blame Rav, it's just unfortunate that his save could barely have gone worse, straight to their man who then had an easy job to finish.
Agreed, in that spell at the start of the second half their keeper (or a defender) blocked a shot in the crowded penalty area and then he managed to retrieve it. If Rav had had the same luck they wouldn't have scored the goal they did. It's football.