Lighthouse

And yet the ball just kept coming back at us, time and time again. The defence kept dropping deeper to cover McC, they kept pressing us higher, we could play through it, they had tonnes of space in front of our back four for the likes of KDH to play balls in, etc. Not many of the 17 McC conceded in 6 games at the end of last season were directly as a result of his kicks/throws either but somehow in that period our average goals conceded went from 1.75 to 2.83. I didn't believe that was a coincidence then and I don't believe it was tonight either.

But that just goes back to my point. Without Bazunu, suddenly we look dreadful in a way we've not been since the start of the season. We can't soak up pressure, deal with a press or build threatening attacks.

Are you talking about being bored or being a good team because they're different things. I don't see how anyone can call this season boring, we must have set a record for games with five-plus goals.

"For a long time I thought we were really, really good." Wow... just wow.

That was in September when we were still adapting to a way of paying.

None of them have put 5 past us since that early season sh*t show with Holgate and we've almost always scored in reply. Tonight was the second time we failed to score since Ipswich at home in September.

Don't be daft, it's an absurd idea. We've every chance of winning the playoffs if we can get back to something resembling our best, if we sack the manager now we completely torpedo that.

It is with McC in goal. Tonight showed exactly what Baz brings to the team, we looked hopeless at building any kind of attack out from that back. We needed a keeper with good distribution who can bypass their forward press and play it into the midfielders in the right places.

THB going for the utterly pointless three match ban to miss the first playoff game there. Just when you think we couldn't get any more brainless.

Get Pochettino back! There's no way he'd be losing this 5-0.

It'd be madness to sack him now but he seriously needs to make something out of the playoffs.

This might be one of the worst half hour sub appearances I've ever seen.

Aribo couldn't have given less of a f**k.

A fabulous hattrick from Manning, three goals he made no attempt to try and block.

Another none-tackle from Manning.