Badger

Agree there are several similarities. Neither are a CF, or can be relied on as a regular scorer. Both overpriced, shortarses, who we could have done without. With Archer he is meant to be a striker, it’s less clear what Dobbin is intended as, he’s not a CF, not a winger, and doesn’t seem to be an Azaz deputy. But in his defence he does provide some energy and movement, and is an improvement on Mubama

A draw there isn’t a bad result, and I’d have accepted a point on seeing the line up before kick off. Starting Mubama and Edozie was never going to be a goal fest. First half was probably the worst I’ve seen us play under Tonda. The two already mentioned were enough to leave me hoping that’s their last run out for us. Others also seemed poor, Manning was all at sea. At the end though it seemed like two points dropped after Dobbins failure to score when clean through.

I suspect we’re just offering them the same allocation as they make available in a similar size stadium.

Not sure who you meant as the long away day, but Middlesbrough are at home to Bristol City.

It’s not so much EPL jobs that worry me but approaches from Germany, especially with wife and baby there. Understandable if that is an attraction to leave.

At least he won’t be joining the dill-do Brothers at West Ham

An injury to Peretz before the window opens and I wouldn’t be surprised to see him back in the side. I can’t imagine we’d jeopardise our promotion push at this stage.

Have rewritten it for you

It’s very much a personal thing, but I completely disagree with your order of importance here, and consider the remembrance of the war dead to be far more worthy of marking than other football or unrelated losses. Former players/managers, national events or losses I understand but after a while it becomes contentious as to which to mark and not. I think it’s become the norm to use the home game prior to 11th November to mark it. Next Sunday is Remembrance Sunday so it’s not two weeks away. Saints also used to mark All Saints Day (today, Nov 1st) to remember those connected with the club which I thought was a nice touch (especially befitting for a club with it’s origins in St Mary’s Church). I agree with you about the random fan tributes in the nth minute, no matter how tragic it is for those involved it’s a private matter and used to be served by the All Saints commemoration. Of the events you mention is the Bradford tragedy marked nationally still ? Man Utd have a tribute to Munich but isn’t that solely something they do without expecting the rest of the world to stop for it?

Not sure about the strength, a couple of times he seemed easily outmuscled and knocked off the ball. Was unlucky not to have a goal to his name which would have done his confidence a world of good. Improving, and glad we’ve adapted play a little to suit, but he isn’t the CF we need especially if Larin is unavailable.

You really have to wonder what the purpose of the linesman (“Referee, Assistant” in new money) is if they just stand there like lemons (Bolton penalty, Dobbin’s goal, assault on Schlotterbeck. The latter could have been a red card with some refs had it been seen).

Agree with this. Stop the minutes silence because some cretins can’t observe it properly. Then introduce a minutes applause and they can’t even adhere to that for the duration without starting a chant. I remember the twats started singing Alan Ball’s name when applauding him. Well intentioned I know but Christ, you’re not asked to sing or shout just applaud. But there are morons who just can’t keep their traps shut for sixty seconds. All in all thought yesterday was respected, but genuine misunderstanding by some.

That was quite different as the Skates disrupted a minutes silence for Ted Bates. Intentionally to show disrespect. Yesterday seemed a genuine mistake (which should have been avoided), I thought by both sets of fans in the corner near the away section. But credit to those involved they did stop it fairly rapidly and it didn’t descend further

Can we wear it there if WBA also play in blue/white stripes (even if a different shade of blue)?

Is he on ‘suicide watch’ now ?