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This set up could be a little narrow. Despite his sub par performances in recent games, I would still like to see KWP in the team with his ability to run down the wing.

Must admit, so far he has shown you don't get much for £7m these days. Would rather have Ross Stewart as the target man in the middle, though haven't loss faith in Archer so he would be my first choice as man in the middle. Cornet seems ok and with Dibling/Fernandes running in from deep, I can see us scoring a goal or two. As someone has posted, win this and in one game our season looks a whole lot better

Two goals in five league games so far. While that's better than our strikers, I think he ran his course at our club. It was time to move on and the ship has sailed. Good luck to him but we can and will do better.

So do I. Ramsdale, Fernandes, Dibling, Suguwara, Downes. We've got the nucleus of a good team and we're improving all the time. I feeling quietly confident and there's also so many other teams struggling. While I've not exactly put my house on it, I've also taken up Bet365's 7/4 offer of us staying up!

That was very noticeable against Man Utd where he left gaps that Ryan Manning would have been proud of. That said, I still like to see him in the team because he's one of the few that creates openings in our team.

But don't you think RM is changing his style? Aaron Ramsdale tried a couple of short passes against Ipswich which put us on the back foot but also mixed it up with punts to the forwards. I'm definitely seeing a change in style with the way we played against Utd and Ipswich and frankly, that gives me a little more hope.

Haven't worked out why but comparatively we play ok against the better teams. Maybe their more open style suits us but we did the double against Chelsea two years ago and didn't we draw at Maine Road?

I agree. You're inviting trouble putting everyone in the box. A couple of players waiting for the quick release and the opposition sits back more. The penalty area becomes less crowded and the goalkeeper has more control. And we've got a goalie who controls the 6 yard area.

It's quite interesting. There's similarities between the last time we got relegated from the premier league and now. Ralph wasn't given a striker and we haven't got one now. Ralph had to rely on a dynamic kid midfielder (Lavia) who then got injured and now we've got a young defensive midfielder (Les). But there the similarities end. I hated that team. You could tell it was a bunch of journeymen with no team spirit. Ely, Diallo, Salisu, Djenepo et al. All crap. This time, I detect a team spirit. I think Ramsdale, Fernandes, Suguwara, Downes, THB, Les are good additions. And when you consider the first three games and the last two, there's been a distinct improvement. RM no longer directs us to play suicide ball . Not defending a corner properly is not RM's fault. That's the players and the set piece coaches. Personally, I want to see a release from corners standing between the penalty area and the half way line and of course you mark the guy standing on the edge of the area. That's basic defending but not RM's fault. We're getting better and with so much flotsam at the bottom of the league, we've the players to stay in this league.

This time, it looked the other way around. Our midfield was overrun to start with but then bringing on Les was sensible and we were the better team in the second half. Forgot about the other Armstrong substitution. Wasn't a surprise he did absolutely nothing.

Last year, we should have raided League 1/2 for a couple of strikers. Evidently £7m buys you very little! Ross Stewart is getting better each time he plays. Yes, he is slow but he held the ball up well a couple of times and provides a target whereas the rest of forwards are midgets. Thought RM's initial subs were ok, though BBD really is clueless. But replacing Fernandes with Aribo was a mistake. Annoyed with the defending at the end. They can't score if the ball is in their half. Aaron Ramsdale had the right idea booting it up to Ross Stewart in injury time and when the ball worked its way to their corner flag that was a good couple of minutes spent without danger. But when defending a corner, you've got to have a release and having no-one on the edge of the penalty area was just asking for trouble.

Can't argue with those subs

Lallana will get tired. When do we bring Les on? Agree Fraser has had better games. Like Archer's tenacity up front. Can't get a good stream. That bestsolaris one didn't work so watching pawastreams with no commentary

Midfield quite attacking. Can't really argue with that team. KWP hasn't been his best recently.

Guess that's what happens when you don't sign a new contract. The team sheet is now on some app. I always appreciate someone putting the team on this site in picture format.

And if we're honest, I reckon most of us are expecting three points from this game. I am and anything less needs a really good excuse.

We don't necessarily need exceptional players. Fernandes looks to go forward quickly, Flynn Downes can see a pass and Sugu and KWP move with pace. We have the players, We just need the intent.

Very good point. That Forest game struck home to me that even the average teams in the league played the ball so much quicker than us. We've got the players to so the same so I also wish RM would focus on tempo.

Not so sure about that. RM seems to stumble in to things. He stumbled in to playing wing backs and he stumbled in to using Mac in goal and as a result we got promoted. Now Jack S is missing for a couple of games, I'm hoping he's going to stumble in to a new 1st XI that is more forward thinking. Of concern was the way we played out the last 20 minutes against Everton. That had RM's signature written all over it and I was waiting for the cock up at the back that threatened but never came. With Ramsdale and Fernandes (plus Suguwara, KWP) all looking for the early release, here's hoping for more ambitious football against Ipswich.

And not forgetting AA thinks he can play a lone central striker and has RM's ear. It's so frustrating seeing him flounder time and time again in that role. Personally, I don't think he should even be in the match day squad. We have better options (not Tall Paul) this year.

And that will do the squad's confidence a lot of good going in to Saturday. Forgotten how crap the game was already. We're on a roll.

Didn't see that coming. Six great penalties. Now for the league.

BBD gives Carillo a good run for his money. We're playing for penalties. We know how good we are at them!

And now get the ball up the pitch to him. Stop farting about at the back now!

FFS Armstrong. Get in there first