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Dick Sheppard keeps Leicester at bay as Albion come from 2-0 down to win 3-2 at Filbert Street, 23rd March 1968
We need a win. That is, essentially, the entire state of affairs on Planet Albion as we hurtle headlong towards another international break, having lost two on the bounce and sunk in the process to 16th place in the table. The bad news is that we're chasing this elusive win on Sunday at the King Power Stadium, where Leicester remain unbeaten in the league since their 5-2 defeat by Arsenal in September 2015, and we look to be missing Nacer Chadli for the trip.
A draw perhaps wouldn't be the end of the world, but it would make colossal six-pointers out of our upcoming games against Burnley, Watford and Hull, and we could really do without that kind of pressure. Just for once, it'd be nice to see us do things the easy way.
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I'll go for a 2-0 to Foxes. 2-0 at 1/2 time before Gardner comes on to keep the score respectable. But no 2nd half rally like the game shown on Ska'd's photo.
I remember that game at Filbert St - a proper game of 2 halfs.: we went for a drink at half-time expecting a hammering, but that fabulous 68 Team didn't know when they were beat.
It was the week after (ironically) getting stuffed 6-2 at home to Everton......but we got our revenge a couple of months later.
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With Chadli out, it would be good to see some pace and creativity in the team so hoping for selection of Leko and Mozza. Hoping for it but fully expecting to see Gardner's name on the team sheet. "Let's keep it tight, lads, and I'll try to think of a plan B when Leicester score after ten minutes".
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(04-11-2016, 18:56)BaggieSteve Wrote: With Chadli out, it would be good to see some pace and creativity in the team so hoping for selection of Leko and Mozza. Hoping for it but fully expecting to see Gardner's name on the team sheet. "Let's keep it tight, lads, and I'll try to think of a plan B when Leicester score after ten minutes".
Came on here to say the same thing Steve! IMHO Mozza is still one of our best - we definitely miss his creativity and experience........hope like hell that he starts but fear that Gardner will, at his expense. 
If so, we might as well start with no forwards cos Rondon ain't gonna see ANY of the ball
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Just what we needed 
Burnley win
Sunderland win
Boro get a point at Man City
Trap door opens
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05-11-2016, 19:24
(This post was last modified: 05-11-2016, 19:25 by aries22.)
We need a win. That is, essentially, the entire state of affairs on Planet Albion as we hurtle headlong towards another international break, having lost two on the bounce and sunk in the process to 16th place in the table. Just for once, it'd be nice to see us do things the easy way.
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With Burnley and Sunderland winning today, we are right in the doo-dah, and Albion never do anything the easy way. I hope Pulis is worried, because I am.
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05-11-2016, 20:45
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Fear not Aries.... even if we get beaten at Leicester (and I reckon we will given their pace and our ageing defence) should Hull manage a win, we will still be out of the bottom three given 'ulls poor goal difference.
That said, still think we will be one of four or five clubs fighting for survival this season unless of course, Uncle Tone performs some unexpected miracles.
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17th!
Where are the people who said 4 or 5 games ago: "Look at us. We're 8th. Pulis should be knighted."
when we'd been gifted the easiest start of fixtures of all Clubs.
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(06-11-2016, 12:40)talkSAFT Wrote: 17th!
Where are the people who said 4 or 5 games ago: "Look at us. We're 8th. Pulis should be knighted."
when we'd been gifted the easiest start of fixtures of all Clubs.
Can't see the Pulis should be knighted post from anyone anywhere no matter how hard I've looked for it talkSAFT.
League position at this stage of the season means nothing at all. Also I'd have thought that most long suffering Albion fans are too long in the tooth to get over excited when we win and suicidal when we lose.
Yes, our football under Pulis is so shit it's about 1 step away from being declared treatment for people with extreme insomnia, but our squad has almost no pace at all save for James McClean so we can't just spontaneously change our style overnight.
I think we all know the writing's on the wall for Pulis regardless of how this season goes but we'll still stay up, but only by the graces of grinding out points (hopefully in today's game also) whilst the likes of Sunderland, Hull and Swansea won't take those points and be the 3 worse teams to keep us up.
Just hope I'm right but at least we'll have the excitement and emotion of a relegation battle for those who've been complaining about being bored!
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I am watching Liverpool v Watford. What lovely attacking and positive football.
We can only dream of a squad and manager with an attitude to play like this.
Depressing.
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