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No reason, just did it on the first line and copied it from then on.

I thought about doing this at the start of the season, but I didn't , mainly for superstitious reasons as last time I contributed, we got relegated. Now that that ship has sailed, I would like to start it up. The main only change to the format is that Ipswich will replace Leeds in the comparison, as all the other teams have changed. August 2024 2023 Points GD Newcastle away 1.0 3.1 = +2 Diaz's only contribution this year, the sending off. Stephens hospital pass and McCarthy shank for their goal. Forest H 0.1 0.1 = +2 Defended too deep for a corner, and Aribo decided to dribble it out from his own box instead of clear it. Brentford Away 3.1 3.0 = +3 Kamaikaze defending/RussBall for first 2 goals. September Man U Home 0.3 0.1 = +1 Great 20 minutes until the missed penalty, complete shitshow after that. Ipswich Home 1.1 2.2 ( Leeds) +1 On the verge of a win until we defend a last minute corner too deep again, and Aribo bottles his block to deflect a shot into the top corner Bournemouth Away 3.1 0.1 -3 -2 Baffling team selection followed by and inept performance. October Arsenal Away 3.1 3.3 -4 -4 Decent perfromance and good goal, but lack of concentration led to an immediate equaliser . As for Var on the 2nd ... Leics City Home 2.3 1.0 -7 -6 Good first half, shit subsitutions and Var not giving us a penalty at 2.1 turned the game. Defending too deep at a corner,yet again, for the winner. Man City Away 1.0 4.0 -7 -3 Looked like a battling performance at the time, but it was the start of a run of relegation form from City. November Everton Home 1.0 1.2 -4 -1 Close offside and one of the bar from Everton, Pickford blindsided for Armstrong winner. Wolves Away 2.0 1.0 -4 -2 Started Okish against then bottom side, but after a ridiculous Var disallowall of an equaliser, the Wolves goalie's gloves were untroubled for the rest of the game . Lpool Home 2.3 3.3 -5 -3 Good comeback to get ahead, but McCarthy and Sulemana presented them the win. Brighton Away 1.1 3.1 -4 -1 Terrible first half better 2nd. Could have been a win , until Var decided that Armstong could ever interfere with play. December Chelsea Home 1.5 1.0 -7 -6 Got back into the game for a bit, but then our supposed captain decided to pull someones hair! Villa Away 1.0 1.0 -7 -6 never troubled the keeper once against a villa team bang out of form ! Spurs Home 0.5 3.3 -8 -11 A total capitulation against a team with most of its defence and midfield missing. Finally the board noticed! Fulham Away 0.0 2.1 -7 -10 kept the game quite, looked more organised and could have nicked it at the end. West Ham Home 0.1 1.1 -8 -11 Created loads of chances but couldn't take them . Failed to clear a stupid corner for the winner. Palace Away 1.0 2.1 -8 -11 Took the lead, Palace equalised by pushing Ramsdale out of the way, but they were well worth their win. January Brentford Home 0.5 0.2 -8 -14 Another shitshow against a team without an away win. We lost the Rasmus derby, so we have to keep him ! So after just over half a season, we are 8 points and 14 goals worse of than when we finished bottom last time. Not sure what Sports Republics Data Analysts can make of that!

This match is free on BBC2 Wales, so at least I will be able to see all, the goals we let in, unlike Saturday when the first Brentford goal was lost to buffering. Hope that Aribo is dropped for this one. His tracking of runners is at Sunday League , 10 pints on Saturday night levels.

Tall Paul and big les must start every match, even though Russell Martin thought that Aribo and Diaz were better options. Big transformation in 2 training sessions, stupid goal to give away.

We don't play to his strengths , he is good on fast through balls not a target man. We have no outfall from defence unless we get it to Fernandes or Dibling. Aribo has obviously got through the 5 games a season when he puts a shift in, get rid .

I watched Real Sociedad win at Leganes Yesterday. Saw them play a few times last season asin the flesh. They are definitely a possesion based side, playing it a lot better than Saints do, but it was noticable yesterday that they weren't afraid to launch it if the ball if they were in a similar situation that THB was on Saturday. They did almost give away a comedy Saints style goal when was facing his own goal with 3 attackers on him, but by and large, if in doubt, they just cleared it. A bit of pragmatism from Martin like that amd maybe we could have avoided giving away 10 goals so far this season.

I have lost count of the number of hospital passes that Lumley has played tonight, at least 5 , although I am not following it that closely. Can't ever remember having a player Sent off from our own corner. Strip him of the captaincy, prick. I suppose a shitshow was predictable that we would have problems when 6 of our 8 pl players are absent, but WTF!

I know Fernades is good, but even Dani Olmo wouldn't try a turn like that on the edge of his own box with 4 opponents pressing on him. It says a lot about our recruitment and squad management that we end up with our only Defensive Midfielder playing at CB, while 2 summer CB signings are not on the bench, and neither is ABK or Charlie Taylor.

Best team Shilton Golac M Wright Van Dyke Dennis S Williams D Armstrong Le TIssier Paine R Davis Channon Manager Lawrie Mac Worst top flight team ( not counting players that didn't have a run of Games ) Bazunu Kenton Davenport Johanson Todd Groves Quashie Redknapp ( 2nd Half) Mc Cann Dixon M Hughes Manager Nathan Jones

McCarthy, Baz Bree Manning, Taylor Stephens, Edwards, Wood Downes, Smallbone, Aribo, Charles Edozie, Amo Ameyaw, Fraser, Sulemana Armstrong, Diaz, Stewart, Sugawara and Bednarek Ramsdale and THB will all find a some interest. Dibling and Fernandes will be off like a shot. Archer has looked good on the counter, it is a shame we hardly ever try it. Lallana would not be able to cope with 2 games a week. Tall Paul's contract is running down, so I think a last day piss take offer grom Turkey will get accepted. Other than Charles, none of our loanies have made enough of an impression. The 2 goal scorers for the U21's last night looked promising, as does the double barrelled Irish midfield player. Lets uses them more than we did Meghoma and SAA.

Dermot Gallagher on refwatch just said he thought both decisions were right, even after Scouse Sue and Warnock explained to him that the defender was obstructing Fernades! They all then agreed that it wasn't enough of a foul for the 2nd one, even though you could see most of his vest ! Still no shots on target against the current worst defense in the league is another great stat to add to Rusells collection. As for the late switch to chuck on as many supposed goalscores as possible, rather than someone to take people on and put crosses in, words fail me.

I can't help thinking that we would be better off letting Les and Cornet go back to their clubs and bringing Edozie and Charles back. It would save us some money and give some PL experience to 2 of our own assets. Maybe there will be some PL squad players that wan't to put themselves in the shop window who would fancy a loan, like Hayden at Newcastle.

I know it is not as bad as Brentford away, for example. I just don't like blind passes , unless they are in the final 3rd.

Arsenal's 2nd, blind pass by Downes intercepted. I think we are getting better at not trying to control and pass hospital balls. I think we have still got away with a few close shaves, but there is a definite improvement

Agree with a lot of your comments Derry. It is very hard for forward players to keep making runs if the ball never comes to them. ( eg Gabbiadini under late stage Puel, Pellegrino and Hughes ) Les was bad again last night. It was a hospital pass to him for the 2nd goal, so why try to control it under preasure ? Why did he only jog back when he lost it, and why was our only defensive midfield player so far up the pitch in the first place ? It was interesting to see Tall Paul on with two wingers, but we obviouslly had spend no time in training practicing crossess to him ! Some of the summer recruitment has been shocking. I can only hope that Les can go back to Chelsea, and the Charles can come back from Wednesday. It would be nice if the Blades want Diaz on loan as well.