Toussaint

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I agree in principle, but it all falls down as the rest of the squad is so very average. That's exactly the reason I'm not in the Ralph out camp, in reality he can't implement option a or b, which is why I believe we are where we are. If we go into this game with the wrong attitude we are going to suffer further embarrassment. I don't expect a positive result.

I've been frustrated with him but gave him a little bit of the benefit of doubt, thought it maybe fitness or confidence issues, I have now concluded he just doesn't give a crap.

That's probably because he is not seeing options to spray the long incisive balls to. A combination of our opposition cutting off this route, having become aware of this tactic and probably more so, our players going MIA following our nosedive in form.

Exactly, frying pan / fire. Stick with what we have at least until all of the other issues are sorted.

I’m not sure a lot of them care that much, I presume some think they are much better than they are and believe they will be snapped up, I think they may be disappointed

Brighton aren’t awful, we are, the win against woeful Sheffield United changes nothing, our form is no better than West Brom

Noodlydiddlydoo to save the day

Redmond has made zero impact so far

Probably not fit, we are really good at that

Just realised Diallo is still playing

To be fair Brighton do like a backyard

Or anyone else

Definitely should have

Rasiak went right off the boil and drew a lot of ire. I personally had it in for Cockerill, not sure why, I was mid screaming abuse at him one time when he banged in a stunning 30yd volley. Made me look a tit!

Good question, I’ll run that through my programme and report back. I knew I’d missed something.

I’ve modelled this game through my computer programme. There are three possible outcomes. We score more goals than them, we win. Brighton score more goals than us, they win. Here’s where it gets interesting, we both score the same amount of goals, or both fail to score, it’s a draw. This formula cannot fail, get on to Betfair right now and throw everything you have at the three possible outcomes. I don’t want anything for this, I just want make everyone happy in these unprecedented times.

Oh brilliant, slinging insults.

I don't mean obese, I mean he's a big unit, which generally full backs aren't. He doesn't look 6'2, if he is, he is. But he looks considerably smaller than the rest of our CB's and seemed a lot smaller than Calvert Lewin who is also quoted as 6'2.

Is het tall enough for a modern CB, I was by his lack of height surprised when I first saw him play? He may make a good DM, some of his tackling and distribution was pretty good in the second half. Bit of a strange one, to small for a CB, too big for a FB.

IMO He has been a little better, but only measured against the low standards he has set. I don't know what has happened to his pace, he seems to have no acceleration and never wins a race to the ball. I don't know if his confidence has been shot. Hopefully he continues to improve to the point where he makes a significant difference, rather than doing the odd good thing here and there.

I think they got away with one as well, Shevchenko clawing, pulling and grabbing Vestagagard in the area, it was only the size difference that perhaps it didn’t register as seriously as it was. It’s one of those, anywhere else on the pitch it’s a free kick.

Yes, we frequently capitulate, we’d make the best of keepers look hapless on our off days

So has Tella

I’m no longer quite so certain we are going to get anything out of this game.