Dangerspoon

Controversial comment I know, but I actually thought the ref was alright. Sit in Kingsland centre and our bookings all seemed fair to me, and Taylor tried to let the game flow. I agree the onachou shirt pull was a poor decision (although, there is an argument that onachou should have gone down), but he did let Fraser’s tug back go. VAR had to intervene on latter, and should have the former. We were beaten by Fatsou (or whoever their right winger was), Saga’s injury and RM. Assuming Saga would have stayed on then KWP would have been ok on Fatsou and wee man would have stayed on the bench. If RM brought Saga off as he was on a yellow then he’s an idiot. RM moaning that we didn’t pick up the edge of the area is on HIM. Clearly didn’t explain it well enough to the player and didn’t emphasise it enough to Downes (captain) to remind the player.

I would like to see Dibling and lallana link up in the championship…… For me, RM has the international break to realise his brand will lose us far more goals than create them. If his doesn’t, he’s got to go

If Brooks learns to track back then he could be brilliant for us. Definitely got skill, and a superb pass for the second. However, an absolute liability defensively. At one point, he had to apologise profusely to KWP as it was left ball watching whilst the Huddesfield player ran past him into the box. That said, he may have been asked to stay upfield, so I could be being harsh. Bringing him on when losing / drawing is ideal though imo.

Unfortunately it’s very common after a nasty injury to get injured again but in a different place. Essentially, when injured a person naturally compensates for the injury, by putting pressure on other parts of their leg. Even when injury is healed, the psychological effects remain and the person can continue to ‘compensate’. My guess is the club want to build up the whole leg fully and ensure he’s not compensating at all before he returns again.

Bring in Potter

Holgate was regularly criticised at Everton. It was a very bizarre signing imo. Put the Man City lad with Bednarek and I think we’ll be stronger. Bazunu needs time off. He looks lacking in confidence. Schmichael surely should be considered. Mara needs to ask himself if he wants to be a footballer, as I haven’t seen any effort from apart from his debut game.

Martin confirmed he will be captain if JWP leaves / not playing. Makes sense.

At least Chris Sutton is providing good commentary. Very critical of Selles and quite rightly. clueless.

Disagree. Any manager would have seen we had a couple of very tired players out there. Which is what happens when you use a lot of energy in the first half. Utterly clueless tactical decisions in the second half. The players did well in the first half but needed a manager to manage the energy levels and control the game in the second half

It was another shocking display today. Players are alright but they haven’t got a clue where each other are and there’s no system. That’s on the manager

Great article in the Athletic today regarding our backroom set up. Gives insight into why we’d approach Wilcox and the role changes. Worth a read if a subscriber.

Here’s Hoping that Chelsea get thrashed today and at the weekend. Potter then gets sacked and comes to us

Who in their right mind would implement long ball tactics with a team who have learnt the opposite for years?

The lack of fight was clear. The lack of clue about tactics (he changed his system five times) was clear. Who knows what he did in six weeks. To quote The Times: “Every Southampton player was slower to the ball, softer in the tackle, and less precise in the many passes going astray”.

Yes. The reception he got in Ralph’s last home game was clear. And he’d be cheap. I’m not talking about football on the pitch etc, I’m purely saying the fans would give him a little more time and he’d know now the best system. Tbh having Dyche at the moment seems a far far better idea and would get my vote. Which is a shame. Needs someone to get them working.