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I agree our away form has been well short of what is required in terms of results but don't think we are that far off turning it around. Home form has not flattered us it's been comprehensive with 4 straight wins, goals scored 15, goals conceded 4

Some people are missing the point that the -4 looks worse now and impacts more because we have only played 8 games. Over 46 games it has an effect but is far less onerous.

Yet we have won 4, drawn 2 and lost 2 with a healthy goal difference of +9. We have scored 19 goals the second most behind West Ham and let in 10 which is the 5th best. Without the 4 point deduction we'd be sat 4th in the table. Go figure.

Lino missed the offside for their winner. When the guy heads it on the guy who goes on to cross it is offside.

We'd be sat 4th without the points deduction and everyone would be delighted. Over a season of 46 games those 4 points get diluted but over an 8 game run they really hurt us. Today was a bad result but overall we are playing up to standard and I'm confident Tonda will turn the away form around.

Arsenal and Chelsea both goth thumped 3-0 by teams they wouldn't expect to lose to. They'll both bounce back as will we. Yes, our away form is nowhere near good enough and Tonda needs to find a way to improve us on the road. If we take our chances first half we win comfortably today. It wasn't all bad.

It's 4 games not 24.

I doubt that's true.

Bad day at the office. Shit happens. Won't be our last defeat.

Too early to say that. Every team has set backs.

Away form must be sorted. That's 2 points from 12. Not good enough.

Wilcox continues to make a difference 🙂

I'm hoping and suspect lessons have been learned. I don't see Dragan rolling over if the FA decide to play hard ball on this.

Not for me. We finally need to see some common sense and closure here so perhaps a ban for a low number of matches suspended for 2 years. Tonda, the football club, its owners and fans have already been severely punished. To now hand out a harsh ban to our manager would be unjustified and vindictive. We should not be made an example of particularly when you bear in mind what the elite clubs continually get away with. The FA must not turn this into a witch hunt just to satisfy journalists and pundits who are just waiting to make it another big story. Plus it will blow up massively because Southampton FC's lawyers will not take it lying down.

Larin just said to him, 'Can you believe some Boro fans think Lankshear is as good as me boss'