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Adam Blackmoore keeps us all informed: "Don't worry, I'm touching wood"

Looks like we are playing a midfield three of Fraser, Charles and Robinson, with Azaz and Archer up front.

Oh, come on! Let those of us that are desperate for a back four dream a little... 😉

They should be buzzing with this singning, more than us!

Welcome to Saints, Tom! A long time ago I was a fellow direct, old-school rightsided winger - so nothing pleases me more than watching good old fashioned wing play. Not seen to much of that lately... Players like this is why I watch football!

It's not a discussion about football, he is trying to prove to himself right. Kinda like playing footie with a player-referee on the other team, or that idiot who keeps trying to move the goalposts everytime he misses... Unless you have fun winding him up, in that case I say: keep fighting the good fight, men! (or women)

And so say all of us.

Archer has looked a little better today. Nice goal.

So thats what has happened to most of our team...

You know the outfield players are putting on a real performance when McCarthy is MOM so far...

His performance can atleast improve a little...

A litte premature?

Tell him to change to a back four next time!

I do mind 5 at the back

I have every confidence that SR and Spors will get this right...

He is still one of the chinks in our armor. It’s just harder to see, as there are so many of them right now…

Didn’t Ralph have great success with playing all of preseason one way, and suddenly changing things up from the start of the season?

Maybe they were told by an inhouse MLG in the stats department, that goals from our forward line would not be a problem this season... I hope they are seeing what's missing so far...

When we signed them I thought they were more typical SR signings (like the City kids) where the new scouting team picked up som "cheap" gems they knew well, who might come good. That is why Solak had OK'ed them before any outgoings. Just an investment... I didn't think they were starters (or so I hoped), and we will get the players Spores will be judged on later in the window. I still hope me from back then was right all along, and not some naive idiot...

Yeah, and THEN Still will Revert to a back four...

Deep down I know what you say make sense, but I will still (no pun, an accident I swear) rather be going out with your sister Maggie May NOT tonight 😉

I agree with the start of your post if we are discussing the difference between a 4321, 433, 4231 or a 4222. A back five vs a back four changes so much more in my opinion. But I strongly dislike a back five, so I can never be rational. I even hated it when Koeman had a bit of a struggle, and changed to a back five for run of games to get our mojo back.