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Hull and Ipswich are outperforming last season’s runaway leaders. Why ? We know Fat Frank has limitations, but on top of that have they been too loyal to the team that brought them up?

What a player he has become for us, bit of a talisman He took about ten minutes against Watford to blow the Carillo comparison apart. And a few games into the season any Saganowski doubts are also dismissed. Great thing is the type of goals and his contribution. Gets on the end of things, some headers, some great skill (Millwall and yesterday), pace (away v Wrexham last season), neat footwork (Ipswich), and a opportunists goal yesterday as well. Just hope we can keep him fit.

Not sure on that. Didn’t he take one last season ? Leicester in the cup possibly. He scored but I think it was placed, rather than powered. Give me a Stewart, Lambert, MLT to blast it every time.

Seriously??? Wonder who Gibbo will appoint for our match with them in November

Yet we managed to allow both Swansea and Bristol City back into the game. But greater credit we haven’t folded, but regrouped and moved up a gear again in both matches

A great result, again, but the scoreline flattered. Bristol City could have been 3 up before we scored. Can’t afford to give better teams these opportunities before we get going. But in the end great quality shown to come through this as we did. Peretz - good save at 0-0 Larin, moment of individual brilliance for the first, skill from Matsuki for third. And great credit to Mubama for his role when coming on, especially in the fourth goal. Mubama’s performance bodes well. Good performance from Matsuki and the midfield. Fellows impressed when he came on. Tonda got the subs right today and they all contributed at important times of the game. Thought Azaz poor but as several point out the stats show a goal and two assists.

Interesting that our First Team Analyst left, I think given as mutual consent in the summer. Coincidence, scapegoat, or unrelated? Answers on a postcard. (For those old enough to remember that)

Are they just warming up for the skates visit ?

Think we (fans) have to stop referencing the -4. It’s happened, no amount of “where we’d be without it” is going to change it. As I pointed out before on here when Tonda took over in early November he was -10 points from the play offs and - 13 from the automatic places. Trust in Tonda. But expect the FA to try and bugger it up.

Back on track though, Schlotterbeck does look a bargain, and the proverbial dogs bollocks.

Christ, some memories- perhaps it’s mine - are fading or playing tricks on us. The two you mentioned are chalk and cheese. VVD was a Rolls Royce of a player. That was evident from his first game, great defender who glided around the pitch with ease. Bella-K and Salisu were like cart horses, and even then best sent to the glue factory. Shame about ABK, obviously had potential. You don’t get in the Germany WC squad at 22 without having something about you. But equally Germany with the likes of ABK in their squad don’t get past the group stages.

They can’t afford him.

Yes was a strange one. Had been linked with Man Utd at one point - possibly only by his agent though - in the press before we signed him. Pretty average but always thought he could have done more with as you say a better CB alongside. Putting him with Bella- Kotchup did neither of them any favours. Another one who just disappeared for months on end. Don’t remember too many clubs lining up for him when he left. Certainly didn’t become the £50/60m sell on we’d hoped for.

Looked it up today. They play USA on Oct 7th, four days before the skates game. Can’t see him not wanting to be involved in that one

Okay, I’ll bite! Take it that was a joke.