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  1. There's a case for believing that Fraser and Rothwell are our most clinical finishers.
  2. It's like re-living a nightmare. Bertrand's early red card v Leicester didn't help, but it is remarkable to look back at our midfield that day - JWP, Romeu and Hojberg. In the Man U debacle Jankewitz got the red card after two minutes, and only JWP was left from that strong midfield we paraded v Leicester.
  3. Yes, Adams and AA worked well together - plenty of evidence that neither on their own up front is effective. Like to see the THB/Bednarek combination restored and if KWP can’t play, Bree at RB and JS at LB.
  4. In the end it was one of those "hail mary" results, even though on the balance of chances created and shots on target, it really should have been a comfortable win. Worrying that Brum looked a fairly mediocre side, even before the red card, yet we made such a struggle of getting the three points. Stephen's had quite a good game at CB, with an interesting spell in midfield. Just the same, THB and Bednarek have to be restored as a combination. Once again the weakness of Manning's defensive and positional game were there for all to see. Quite a few praising Smallbone - I thought he was a peripheral player again (bit rich to call the Brooks goal an assist) and Aribo was unlucky not to start in his place. Interesting how opinions on WS vary so much! AA was busy and creative all afternoon; Stu A had his moments and Downes immediately made our midfield stronger. Adams could/should easily have had a hat-trick. Crucial three points - maybe Gareth Bale was right; we should all have defibrillators close by!
  5. I fully support every word RM said about the vile abuse WS copped on social media. My view is entirely down to the limitations I see in Smallbone's game and the suspicion that RM grossly overrates him.
  6. I'll be amazed if THB doesn't start - and disappointed if the midfield isn't Downes, Aribo and Stu A. Smallbone definitely needs a spell.
  7. Looked like he was injured after stumbling. Let's hope not.
  8. We will disagree on that. But between us I think we've identified the two players RM has shown too much faith in.
  9. Happy with that side. Maybe Meghoma should start at LB - he's earned the chance. Touch and go with Brooks?
  10. I doubt King Midas would have shown as much faith in players like Will Smallbone and Ryan Manning. That's his most damning error in my view.
  11. Yes, I meant someone like Winks (proven, experienced) playing regularly in cm would have been a better proposition than Smallbone, and Charles for that matter. Your point is well made, buying Charles (one for the future) has cost us as our midfield woes have mounted.
  12. With hindsight, someone like Winks rather than Smallbone in any central midfield role would have benefited Saints greatly.
  13. I see S. Clarke's point - that people are entitled to hope (and a "winning mentality") as a Football fan, just as hope is crucial to just about every aspect of life. As you point out though; even the most basic of mathematicians could tell us we weren't going to make up that deficit on Leicester in the remaining games. In that sense hope of winning the title was not hope, but pie-in-the-sky. The more realistic hope was/still is that we finish second - a couple of weeks ago, that hope burned brightly, despite the proximity of Leeds and Ipswich. Now it's a slightly flickering low wattage globe after the defeats at Bristol and St Marys v Hull. It's still possible - the hope of automatic promotion lives on.....precariously.
  14. Don't forget Meghoma - he'll likely go past all three you mention inside 12 months.
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