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Tonight was an accident waiting to happen. We started the game with a midfield that included neither Downes, Jander or Charles - the latter two for obvious reasons. These 3 guys were the mainstay of last season's midfield. With none of them on the pitch and a defence marshalled by the hapless Capn Jack the result and performance was inevitable.

This is the very sad fact of the matter. However bad Capn Jack plays, irrespective of how many goals he gifts the opposition he still gets in the starting eleven unless injured. Could Quarshie really do any worse?

THB price just doubled 🙂

We need to stand firm. Problem is I don't think Villa are desperate to sign him so, from their view, it's taken it or leave it. Player now unsettled and this does us no favours.

Would give Archer a game on the left in place of Leo. He played well in this position towards the end of last season. Leo seems to have issues and needs to sort himself out.

Good start for the lad. Hasn't played many minutes but already has a goal under his belt. Hope he starts against West Ham. His movement is excellent and I can see Azaz providing him with plenty of chances. He could yet be the answer and replace or better the goal tally of Stewart - he should certainly be available more often.

The good news is only two teams have won both their games.

No ball carriers or players to drive us up the pitch in those midfielders. JWP is a ball recycler and not someone we need on high wages. We need a replacement for Charles and plodding JWP isn't it.

Agree. My worry about THB is that Villa play hardball.They want him, he wants to go there and, with the end of the transfer window approching, they might decide to sit tight to test our resolve. They will know we won't want a disgruntled THB on our books.

If THB goes I don't see us signing two cbs. It will be one to partner shoehorn Jack.

Likely to be a pairing of Stephens and Wood on Saturday. Oh joy.

This is spot on. It was the set up that caused most of our problems and hung Bragg out to dry. Leo doesn't understand the role like Azaz does which is why there were huge gaps in the middle for Watford to exploit. Unusual for Tonda to get it so wrong. No idea why Dobbin didn't play the Azaz role. Preston fans warned he doesn't tend to play well on the left.

This sounds like a clue on 321

Haven't seen any hysteria just people pointing out that, in their view, it didn't work and was a contributing factor to a disappointing display and defeat.

Yeah but looking along the line to make sure you stay onside in the position he was in is really basis schoolboy stuff. No excuse. Different if trying to play on the shoulder of a centre half through the middle - wide left no excuse.