VectisSaint

Agreed, was just looking for a positive. Will still probably go wrong anyway when Swansea game inevitably gets called off.

At least we have Salisu back for Wolves (unless Swansea gets postponed as well). Just to be clear I know he would have been back for Wolves anyway, but now he shouldn't miss a League game.

Doubt they will call the game off until at least tomorrow, maybe even Saturday.

maybe, and new covid cases appear because of the highly infectious nature of omicron and the fact that the players were in a bubble with the infected ones. Covid infections are not discrete events. Likely we will have more cases by Sunday as well.

He was good yesterday, not brilliant but sound. He is a better defender than Tino (as is KWP) but not as good attacking (though his crosses are on par). If he can get the attacking side of his game right then we have a very good left sided full back.

They also had 2 keepers on the bench, so they had 15 outfield. Lost 2 to injury so that would be 13 (yes I know Hayden will be back) so to be fair to them they are pretty close to the limit, only needs a couple more Covids. Not saying it's right, just pointing out where they appear to be at.

Great defensive display to hang on for the point (which no one expected). Credit to KWP and Forster (never thought I'd say that), Bednarek and JWP. Thought Broja was going to nick it at the death. Now only bad side is KWP and Salisu out for Newcastle, what a silly boy Salisu was (though his first yellow was a mistake), complete la k of professionalism when you are already down to the bare bones at the back, let's hope Jack and Lyanco shake of Covid.

Their first he was at fault, completely lost the ball in flight. I don't always blame people for goals but his actions for the first goal were a fucking joke.

On the other hand shows that we were well shot of him. Last season indicated he was past his best.

Thought Tella was out with Covid, if he was out yesterday unlikely to be back tomorrow. You have to wonder who else will be out as well, Ralph giving nothing away in the Presser, but assume Jack and Lyanco will also still be out. Djenepo wasn't mentioned as out because of Covid, but wasn't in the squad. Reckon it could be quite random tomorrow who is available and who isn't.

Stuey involved and we win 🤔 Do we get 4 points in the points dropped from a winning position league? Nice win, thought when Antonio came on we were shagged, but didn't work out that way.

Frustrating isn't it. There really is nothing to be gained keeping these secrets these days, even assuming the opposition plans for our players availability or otherwise.

That's fine to say, but who would you have started instead, given the absences from the squad (assuming Armstrong is not fully back up to speed) WTH is going on with Stephens and now Lyanco, Covid? Having to put Simeu on the bench illustrates how we are once again stretched at CB.

Doubt very much Leicester will look at any of our players after the experience of last summer.

Potential vacancy opening up in the Championship with Coventry entering liquidation.

It'll end up P-Q.

Apparently it was due to Covid in the Cardiff camp, as it was last time. The CCLFC Chair contacted me on FB to let me know. Thought that was decent of her, so wished her the best. Why don't our club communicate? Not like it was anything unexpected.

Why is it that they don't say why the match was postponed? Wasn't the previous game v Cardiff also postponed, and also with no explanation.

You didn't, but you were talking about in the old days with reference to teams like Brentford and Southampton, you didn't mention pub teams. You were talking bollocks in the context of the post, you know it, but don't have the balls to admit it.

No, they didn't. They tried but they did not lose the 3 points to Blackburn, they were docked 3 points as well, as punishment, which ultimately saw them relegated (they would have stayed up if they had just conceded the game). It suggests this was done by the League to warn other clubs that trying this would result in a punishment rather than just forfeiting the game. So I go back to my original point that I don't believe anyone has merely forfeited a game in the professional leagues in England in living memory. JRM was just talking nonsense.

When was the last time that happened, even in "the old days", can't recall that happening in my lifetime in a professional game (and that does go back to "the old days").

Can only be good for us, we have so many injuries or walking wounded at the moment, McCarthy, Forster, Adams, Armstrong * 2 injured, Livramento (heavy strapping on thigh), Stephens, Broja clearly not 100% notwithstanding it would have been 3 days after the Palace game.

JWP should be taken off corners, Redmond and Smallbone demonstrated clearly that they were as good or better than JWP, and JWP would be more useful in the mix, or patrolling the D ready for a shot or to defend a break out. His FKs are fine, wouldn't change them, but it does no harm to mix them up occasionally.

You missed all 30 of his goals?

The 1st Arsenal goal (which ultimately swung the game and won it for them) was simply a superbly worked goal, you know sometimes it happens and a goal is scored because of excellent [play and not because anyone (at least in defence) has made a mistake. Second and third granted defensive/keeper howlers, but i don't think they cost us the game ultimately. We also had some excellent chances and Ramsdale made a number of very good saves (MOTD analysis focused on what a superb game he had).