Plymouth Match Thread

[topperharley]

Chair is running on empty, he's put a lot into the vast majority of our games but the season's caught up with him. Marti needs to think carefully about how/when we use him in our remaining games. I'd favour him NOT starting but coming on for final third as needed.

BTW... was at game but was baffled by the break in play after 20ish mins. Was is some sorf of religious fasting thing like we did a few years ago when we had that Israeli bloke in the team (forgotten his name though)? Think they should have made an announcement on the PA or bunged somrthing on big screen.

Sorry if this is offensive to anyone, as I don't understand it personally.

But shouldn't players fasting not be selected based on their inability to perform at the level required for professional sport? No need to make a big deal about from anyones point of view, it's like not choosing to sign a player because you know they'll be off to AFCON for a big chunk of the season.

[Abseits]

So many chances gone begging again too many could've been out of sight , Smyth poor miss like Willocks at Sunderland we seem to have no composure in front off goal as for Begovic starting to cost us too many mistakes, also thought uncle Albert was a strange substitution. our frailties come to the fore cant score Keeper?????

100% Begovic's error. Looking straight at it we assumed it was just a simple take and it was mystifying how it went "through" him. Not Unc's fault really, he must've been as shocked as we were that ball got past him.

One mitigating factor though..... floodlights at Home Park are dim and sit low on the canopy of stands. Anytime the ball was more than about 20/25 foot in the air, it disappeared into gloominess. I'm half wondering if the high looping delivery on the corner was a deliberately ploy to befuddle the keeper - cant think why else Bego lost the flight.

[KismetRanger]

Thought Dykes played well, getting quite a bit of unfair stick on here, put it on a plate for Smyth and he ####ed it up.

Also think the manager ####ed up with the negative subs, 1-0 time to go kill the game off, if you're gonna take chair smyth get hodge or sinclair on go for the second goal but brings on adomah with this much time on the clock? Bizarre was very negative. Chair played well, was a weird sub to drag chair off for adomah in my opinion.

Goal 100 percent down to goalie should just be catching that.

[Sleeping Giants]

He went over and had food at about 18min into the game.
I assume this was because he was fasting.

Ramadan fasting ended at 7:21 PM last night I thought so it's odd that he did it mid match and not before. It was the last day of fasting also so he'd have been better playing tonight. I'm not religious so I might be wrong.

[SheepRanger]

Ramadan fasting ended at 7:21 PM last night I thought so it's odd that he did it mid match and not before. It was the last day of fasting also so he'd have been better playing tonight. I'm not religious so I might be wrong.

He couldn't eat before the game because it was still within fasting hours. After 8pm he was allowed to eat thats why there was a short break.

It's my understanding that he could have asked his Imam for a fasting exemption due to his job. The fact he chose not to do that shows how seriously he takes it. Does the Koran say you shouldnt break a lorry drivers skull with a rock?

[Sleeping Giants]

He couldn't eat before the game because it was still within fasting hours. After 8pm he was allowed to eat thats why there was a short break.

It's my understanding that he could have asked his Imam for a fasting exemption due to his job. The fact he chose not to do that shows how seriously he takes it. Does the Koran say you shouldnt break a lorry drivers skull with a rock?

I stand corrected, Sunset is 8:05 PM in Plymouth tomorrow so that fits with your timing much better than mine. Cheers.

[topperharley]

He couldn't eat before the game because it was still within fasting hours. After 8pm he was allowed to eat thats why there was a short break.

It's my understanding that he could have asked his Imam for a fasting exemption due to his job. The fact he chose not to do that shows how seriously he takes it. Does the Koran say you shouldnt break a lorry drivers skull with a rock?