Nolan

Transfermarkt stats show we've been officiated by Pawson 16 times. P16 W8 D5 L3 No reds in any of those. Only one Pen. https://www.transfermarkt.com/craig-pawson/bilanzdetail/schiedsrichter/2289/saison_id/0/wettbewerb_id//funktion/1/land_id/0/heim_gast//verein_id/180/plus/1

That you did, that you did. 😃

Now, I may be wrong here, but are they lining this up with Che's LONG sleeve?

I never understand this fallacy. The tactical flexibility of Ralph Hasenhuttl’s Southampton: (thefalse9.com)

There are very much excuses.... one of them is Mike Dean. Personally, I don't feel embarrassed about the result but about the state of the sport.

There is no coincidence between us having a settled team and then Vestergaard getting injured (in Mid December) and then having a catalogue of injuries. as to us having no plan B. This confuses me as I hear pundits and referees say that we adjust our formation throughout the game well. We obviously have a plan B and a plan C, possibly a plan D too. but without our best players we cant apply the plan to our advantage.

I couldn't disagree with you more. We got to 29 points in record time due to the club ethos. Didn't expect to get points from this. Match should have been 6-1 in my eyes. the score should have an asterisk against it in future years. * 2020/21: FA came up with dodgy rules and Mike Dean was still a thing.

I can't believe some fans put this in the same category as last year. Its not anywhere near the same. We didn't have nine first team player out last time. If the ludicrous decision to send Bednarek off hadnt happened it would have been limited to less goals. This is not down to the owner or the manager. This is a freak result due to the rules being an ass.

Is Bednarek's red card appealable? Or do we have to put up with the fact he misses Saturday?

That shouldn't have been a 9-0 game. Stupid VAR decisions made it a 9-0 game. The rules are currently not fit for purpose.

Just a reminder of the positions Transfermarkt has him down as playing in:-

I think we need to change formation for tonight. McCarthy Bednarek Stephens Bertrand JWP Jankewitz Djenepo Armstrong Redmond Ings Adams

Like the look of Minamino's positional choices....

Take a look at Sunderland's formation. They play our 4-2-2-2 formation. They're further ahead of our B team so will be better for us in the long term.

That surely would take some wrangling away from Fulham....

Don't let the anti-gambling zealots ruin British sport - CapX

Based on what? He's played one full 90 minutes in the Premier League. The Majority of his games have been against lower league opposition in the League Cup, or against second strings Lower League Opposition in the FA Cup, and one match against a Mid table Russian club in the Champions league.

King has scored 6 in 100 games in the Championship. King has scored 48 in 161 games in the Premier League. May be worth considering that the issue is the League, not the versatile front man?

Just because its reported he want £120k pw, doesnt mean he wants £120k pw.

Billy GIlmour would be the nail in the coffin for Jankowitz though, surely? We're talking six months difference in age and Gilmour wants game time before the Euros. Gilmour would not get into then squad with Diallo and Romeu fit. AND Would mean Jankowitz is further down the pecking order for another 6 months.

Nothing wrong with VAR. The problem is the rules VAR is adjudicating need to be fool proof.

Sleeve again then

This Danish coach spotted that after the handball situation, we should have had a corner kick. Especially if it 'fairly' went out of play from Cash's defensive move. Play re-started by Martinez taking a free kick. http://twitter.com/HZakrisson/status/1355854482043785216?s=19

I thought Valery had a very good game last Tuesday. I thought his on the ball capabilities has improved (probably due to his time spent with with Boufal / Djenepo). Certainly not worried at all about two hungry young players flying down the wings, especially with Diallo and JWP covering the ground to protect those areas.

Forster Valery Bednarek Stephens Bertrand JWP Diallo Armstrong Walcott Adams NLundulu Protect Vokins for Tuesdays Game. Keep Ings and KWP fresh for Tuesdays Game