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He should be thankful they’re not playing Roma. Their ultras have a thing for stabbing away fans in the backside. 🤮

Though I completely agree that having ten year olds playing the same formation as the 1st team to “create an identity” is complete nonsense. By the time some of them have made it at senior level, the chances are that formation will be completely out of fashion.

I think this is the main point. The clubs that overachieve relative to size and financial resources, these days, tend to have some continuity in recruitment. The current first team coach doesn’t get to rip everything up and bring in his own people. Clubs with that kind of setup seem to be to change manager fairly often without the outcome being disastrous. That is exactly the kind of setup XM succeeded in at Watford. He didn’t need to be a squad builder, just a coach. The consequence of changing the recruitment side of things too often is you end up with a squad that’s like a jigsaw puzzle with the wrong pieces. It’s starting to look like that’s what we’ve ended ip with…afuckinggain.

Of fuck predictive toast.

I always remember a game in the late 80s when it was all starting to go wrong. There were “Wilkinson out” chants on the Kip, followed by “McGhee out”. Then some wag pipes up with “Tea Lady out”.

Maybe not must win. Must play better. Must create chances. Must score. Must not lose. Must look like we’ve got a clue going forward.

It looked like 3-4-3. Isn’t that supposed to open up passing lanes and make it easier to play through the thirds? Either that’s bollocks, or we executed it astonishingly badly.

4-2-3-1 with Byers and Hendrick as the 2, and Smith the target man?

George Hirst not fit apparently so unlikely to start for Ipswich.

Yes. I want to give the grassing piece of shit the dogs.

I think Rice is massively overrated. West Ham are doing better since he left.

Blair said that?

“And then I said…and then Darren said…”

Give over. They don’t have dinner till half ten at the earliest. Night clubs don’t get going till about 2am. They pass the ball about 58 times before having a shot. Probably don’t have a phrase meaning “get on with it”.

Okay got that one completely wrong.

Got Smith in last four rounds. Eubank jr should be better, and will take Smith more seriously this time. But I just thing Smith’s fundamentals are better. He’s an absolute textbook example of a fighter who’s better than he looks.

First point. First clean sheet. Had one more shot on target than the home team who were two leagues above us last season. Can we all please just get behind Xisco whatever your opinion of Chansiri.

We’ve managed not to concede early in the second half from a high ball into the area. Dare I say it, we’ve maybe been on top the last ten minutes?

Hendrick’s registration wasn’t completed in time for him to be in the squad today. Little surprised Valentin’s performance in midweek hasn’t got him in the starting eleven. Maybe tempting fate, but solid enough so far.

Not easy to see the positives but…good first half, we created a few chances, and some of the new players showed something. Also worth pointing out that 10 of the team on the pitch when Mansfield equalised were here last season.

Was just in the middle of writing a post about it being an encouraging night…

His mother has locked herself in a church in Motril and gone on hunger strike as a protest against his “inhumane hounding”. 🤣 Obviously when straight team mates score goals Hermoso always celebrates with respectful handshakes. 🙄

Every part of Dubois’ glove was below the belt line. Frank’s talking bollox. Yes nearly a brilliant body shot, but six inches too low. Good fight though.

Oh fuck off. Fucking dodgy pen. 😡

Yes. 👋👍Get the fuck in.