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View auk's Profile auk Flag 31 Jan 24 8.47pm Send a Private Message to auk Add auk as a friend

Traditionally, if our skipper wins the toss, he like to attack the Holmesdale end in the second half.

Is there any data to indicate that we score more goals and concede fewer goals when this is the case?

 

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View The groover's Profile The groover Flag Danbury 31 Jan 24 9.32pm Send a Private Message to The groover Add The groover as a friend

Yesterday confused me. They won the toss chose to KO and then WE turned around!

 

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View ripleyeagle's Profile ripleyeagle Flag Ripley Surrey 31 Jan 24 9.57pm Send a Private Message to ripleyeagle Add ripleyeagle as a friend

This post has been merged from a topic called 'K/o direction' by becky

How come we now seem to quite often play towards the Holmsdale end in the first half. I know the toss gives the team winning the choice but when I had a season ticket five years ago we always played towards the Holmsdale in the second half. I assumed that if the opposition won the toss they decided to attack the Sainsbury’s end second half as their fans were at that end in the Arthur.

 

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View doombear's Profile doombear Flag Too far from Selhurst Park 31 Jan 24 10.57pm Send a Private Message to doombear Add doombear as a friend

Originally posted by The groover

Yesterday confused me. They won the toss chose to KO and then WE turned around!


As I said on another thread, we also KO towards the Holmesdale 1st half against Brentford so we now have back to back home league wins doing that and just the one home league win all season the other way. Are Roy and the team superstitious and will want to keep to the Holmesdale 1st half in future?

 

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View Dubai Eagle's Profile Dubai Eagle Flag 01 Feb 24 5.59am Send a Private Message to Dubai Eagle Add Dubai Eagle as a friend

Brendan Rogers has said several times in interviews that he is aware that we like to kick towards the Holmesdale in the second half & his Leicester teams (when they win the toss) make the choice to deliberately deny us that opportunity.

On other odd occasions when the same thing happened I just assumed that the opposition had won the toss & chosen likewise.

 

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View cROYdonrogers's Profile cROYdonrogers Flag Leamington Spa 01 Feb 24 6.49am Send a Private Message to cROYdonrogers Add cROYdonrogers as a friend

Think most teams have this preference at home. We are not alone. Have wondered whether there is an unwritten code with captains about conceding to the home team on the what goes round principle.

 

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View DenTyler's Profile DenTyler Flag Sidcup 01 Feb 24 7.18am Send a Private Message to DenTyler Add DenTyler as a friend

Maybe the team just don’t give a toss. (sorry I couldn’t help myself)

 

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View MrRobbo's Profile MrRobbo Flag Purley 01 Feb 24 8.52am Send a Private Message to MrRobbo Add MrRobbo as a friend

Originally posted by The groover

Yesterday confused me. They won the toss chose to KO and then WE turned around!

Maybe given the importance of the game, and potentially knowing that Olise was unlikely to last 90mins they wanted to start fast....

Put thegame to bed in the first half...

 

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View JRW2's Profile JRW2 Flag Dulwich 01 Feb 24 9.22am Send a Private Message to JRW2 Add JRW2 as a friend

I have nothing new to say specifically on Tuesday's events, but I would guess that as early as since the fifties we have kicked towards the Holmesdale in the second half in a good 75% of matches. Many of us senior citizens will recall trekking along the old Park Road mud heap at halftime in order to be behind the opposition goal again.

 

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