Lord Duckhunter

He can defo influence the direction we’re going. Unless you think it’s a coincidence that we got a big experienced centre forward, a new goalkeeper & Bree wasn’t shipped out again, the minute Tonda got his feet under the table. Amazing coincidence that we signed Downes, Manning, Wood, & LEGO’s Scottish mate when LEGO was in charge wasn’t it? The simple fact is, somebody decided we were ok with Baz in nets, that Bree could go to Charlton, and we didn’t need an experienced big man up top, that somebody might not have been Still, but he was defo onboard with it, guaranteed….

It’s a bit of a delicate balancing act, but fall on the side of the players being fit, refreshed and ready to go for the first leg. There’s a slight advantage in playing home second, but that advantage is wiped out, and more, if key players are injured or dead on their feet. Some look they need a rest to me. I’d consider starting with Archer or that young lad down the middle, as Larin was hobbling about a bit last night at the end, and we can’t risk Ross being out if Larin is struggling. THB looks like he needs a rest to me, last night was his worse performance for weeks, and clearly Bree is shot. I’d play Bragg & Charles, with OR coming on after an hour. Go with Robinson & Edozie, resting Fellows & Leo. Azaz hasn’t really got a replacement, so he’ll probably start, unless he wants to go 4-4-2. Game after game after game, takes its toll, and we’ve got a decent squad, let’s use it. If we’re firing on all cylinders we’ll beat Middlesbrough home & away, no matter which order the games are in.

Load of old pony & excuses. Too many players, how many did Tonda have the day he started. Ross got injured, maybe you should have managed him like Tonda does. He’s trying to imply that conditions for managing the club are better now, more clarity etc, whereas the reality is given more time he’d of made it even worse. He was out of his depth, that’s it, that’s the issue. Not too many players, not using Jack differently, not Downes getting sick or Ross getting injured.

Don’t believe that for a minute, if they’d said flapped at a wall there might be something in it. Punched, no way…

& Oxford drop more than most….

Stoke fans saw through him a lot sooner than some of ours, and their management team have clearly done the same. It was obvious when he was dropped in his first season, that he was pony. I suppose giving him the benefit of the doubt & thinking he’d be ok the following season, wasn’t too outrageous. However, he was pony that season, got injured and then was pony on loan, so it beggars belief we tried again this season. A combination of him being pony again, and seeing with their own eyes how much better a proper keeper is, added to the fact he’s been pony on loan again, must mean he’s run out of chances, surely. He’s not good enough to be a number 2 at championship level, let alone Premier league level. If he’s back here next season it will be because we can’t find a mug to palm him off to, even on loan. That doesn’t give him the right to be number 2, and he hasn’t earnt that right. We can pick up a decent number 2 for peanuts, and although “you pay peanuts you get monkeys”, this would still be an upgrade on Baz. I used to post on here that no other championship side would want him in nets, and that was absolutely right. I’m now pretty confident no championship side would want him as their number 2. Neither should we….

There’s a reason the higher finishing team gets the home leg second, because it gives them a slight advantage…

Fucking good job they didn’t win, wasn’t it?

Superb performance, proper defending & tactics. I don’t get the criticism of Fellows he worked his socks off defensively & helped Bree out massively. Wellington was brilliant for me, not really played much & Leo isn’t great defensively, so he could have been exposed but wasn’t. Jander our best player, but the centre halves ran him close. Scored too early really, 10 mins a fucking long time to hang on against them. The fact they had to bring all the big guns on to get it over the line speaks volumes for our players & manager.

Personally, I can’t see it now. In some ways confirmation tomorrow makes it easier for us. Can go hell for leather at Wembley, then manage the players in the last 2. Rotate a few, rest a couple, prepare for the play offs. Rather that than push players to the brink next week and ultimately fail. Just keep us ticking over and we”ll be fully ready for the play offs.

Ipswich need 4 points, QPR home is a gimme, so they need a point tomorrow to make our game pretty irrelevant. WBA need a draw to ensure safety. I know what result my moneys on from WBA Ipswich…

It’s gone. There’s no chance Millwall won’t beat Oxford at The Den if a win takes them up, zero bloody chance.

Don’t be soft, they’ll go straight back up. Just like West Ham & Newcastle have done the past 10 or so years.

The only red card offences which carry a one game ban are. DOGSO, handball and 2 yellow card offences . It was none of those. If you think he deserved a red card, the only punishment is a 3 game ban.

He’ll make a decent living out of football if he wants. My son in law played a handful of league one games and is still earning decent money, over 70k a year at 32. Some good money lower down the pyramid, some coaching at youth level, and a couple of bits with a half term camp sort of thing. He was nowhere near the level Baz played at, but is dedicated to not get a “proper job”. I guess the difference is how badly does Baz want to stay in the game, will he play step 2 or 3, or do one to one training with some spotty kid, move abroad, maybe get into being a goalkeeping agent. His CV is far better than some other blokes making a living outside the top 4 leagues.