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That was a hard watch but two good goals and we showed we had substitutes to make a difference alongside stepping up the speed of our play. Missing 4 decent players from last season but the various issues we've identified on this thread must surely be addressed. I'm taking the win when we weren't firing on all cylinders as a positive. Sometimes I wonder whether Scienza wouldn't be better as a sub against tiring defenders who may already be on a card and less likely to get the softening up tackles he so often gets at the beginning of games?

Load of Stokies in the pub. It looks no better in the flesh!

And I thought our away kit was bad! At least you can see it against the pitch.

I haven't had the chance to see him play (other than our goal highlights) so I'll not venture an opinion yet, so let's hope Saturday gives us a better idea. Hypochondriac may be right in his opinion: "let's hope he comes good but looks very much like an average championship player to me so far.", but the "so far" is doing a lot of work in letting a negative opinion through whilst claiming not to be judgemental early on.

Apparently it's more expensive if you want your sheep through the dip first. I was thinking of going but I'm having an important delivery sometime that week, haven't heard yet, so risking those prices is just too much. I don't have the budgeting difficulties others will have but glad to come out in solidarity and curb their enthusiasm for silly pricing.

Against Ostia! I used to go to the beach there as a kid and I suspect they are a long way down the football pyramid. CBA to watch the video mind.

He hasn't featured much on this thread recently. Are we all trying to forget he's signed to us? Any signs in pre-season that he's improved? (He obviously couldn't do worse..)

Is "I didn't know" an adequate defence?

I'm afraid Lighthouse that this analysis hits the mark, and your defence of BBD, although admirable, really has little to sustain it. I don't like being negative about players either but I really don't see that he brings anything to the team

I'd better start living healthily then!

So are Saints.. In fact it seems most of the cup games are.

I was thinking very similarly. Seems a little less extra weight round the belly but no pace or decent touch. Dobbin seems willing and a good finish although a little ambitious at times, as were some of our passes forward, O'Brien-Whitmarsh seems to go about his business quietly, always being available and keeping it simple. He didn't look out of place and will be handy to have available. Generally everybody looked a little off the pace, so I hope treating the Colchester game as somewhat of a pre-season friendly won't backfire.

That's not what people are saying so stop making up arguments you can then mock. I'm afraid it's something you do quite often.

I believe they only had two games in the period of the ban, maybe a non competition year. Can't remember where i saw that but check if you like.

Embalmed? On a life-support machine? I've a good bottle of English sparkling ready for when the junk food finally does him in..