Saint86

We played like this last season, difference was confidence levels and relative ability of the teams. I've said it elsewhere, but dibling and fernandes are massive for us as they're the two players than can genuinely deliver attacking play like Martin wants at this level - sugawara and kwp as well. We're a totally different team when they're all on the pitch. Lallana as well to a lesser extent.

This was a fantastic save as well. How we've missed a shot stopper of his ability... And we're talking years, probably since niemi bar foresters brief "wall" stint.

Interesting stat on today's stream. It took Dyche 11 games to get his first win in the prem, he went on to keep Burnley up that year. Martin has done it in 10... A glimmer of hope?

Agreed. One of the most blatant "tight" offsides you could get. What really through me was when the red line was drawn beyond the blue line and i thought they'd give it... a bad choice of colours to indicate the attacker was offisde. 🤮

Having Dibling and Fernandes on the pitch together at the same time is massive for us. As is KWP and Sugawara. Thats the reality. A lot of our players don't have the technical and attacking quality to fluidly threaten at the top end, and equally the confidence is low... If players are lacking both ability and confidence they're on a hiding to nothing. Hopefully we can get a win at Wolves and we'll at least tackle the confidence side of things.

He's going to be a proper crowd favourite if he sticks around. Came here just to play, and his stated ambition is to keep us up and try and re-establish us in the prem. Hard not to like someone prepared to do that for us, as opposed to sit on the bench at a big club earning a packet and winning trophies.

A win and a clean sheet, and a bit of luck perhaps (for once this season). Will take that (obviously). Lets see if we can get a win out of Wolves somehow - would be absolutely massive.

You know what they say about teams that "win ugly"... thats the sign of champions!!

100% this.

If its rumoured to cost us £12M to sack him, we think we're down anyway, and we don't really fancy any of the available replacements... I can see why he's still in the job. What a ringing endorsement of Martin 😄

The reckoning for Ralph and Rohl football vs sports republic football?

Now that is a tough one 😂🤣

Can only echo what others have said. That was a poor team performance and will certainly have damaged the confidence of our defensive players. Very poor in an attacking sense as well. A lucky shot, a soft pen, and a free header being our only real threatening chances. Stoke's reserves probably made the better attacking chances tbh.

8min more of this absolute comedy show 🤷😜

8min. What?! 😂🤣

Reality is that a load of people will be cheesed off Martin's blushes have just been saved. Great shot though, pleased for bree!

The 3-4 to Leeds, or similarly the tranmere Cup exit? They were really bad ☹️

This is getting embarrassing. We're comfortably being outplayed by stoke atm. They're keeping us at arms reach and loon far more threatening... Stoke's resveres...

Onuachu furiously telling them how to cross 😂🤣 An out of favour squad player is one of the "leaders" on the pitch for us. Joke really.

Lesley trying to give stoke a 3rd there...

Tall Paul's first goal incoming tonight 😎

Has tall Paul had a fling with Martin's missus? Have to wonder what he's done to not even get a start in this game. It's so obvious we need that physical presence in the box. If we lose this, do we think he might actually get sacked?

Need to cancel the lesley and cornet loans if we can. Both of them are just using up a squad and loan spot with no real benefit to the team.

Big lesley at fault for both goals here, not having much luck is he for a young lad 😂🤣

Big les and cornet both look like awful options. Can we cancel both those deals and roll the dice again? What one earth sugawara thought he was doing for their goal I have no idea. Had a bit of a mare there.