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So useless. We get a break and lose it to the first tackle. Even as we're going forward, I won;t have been the only one waiting for the inevitable as we then stretch the game. Cue counter, and one ruled out for offside as we were cut apart. We are incredibly poor at managing our play.

Ooops Ramsdale. Icey cool Baz was generally pretty good at that sort of thing. (caveat: with the odd disaster)

Rusk's default is to sit deep and use the amazingly clinical Sulemana as his pacey counter. Even in games where we are given space and could push our opponents back. I just sighed when I saw the line up, knowing that this is what we'd be getting. I was hoping we might fluke one through Dibling being left in tons of space. But no luck.

And they've been playing with someone not 100% in Coleman. Just giving him a 20 min tribute run out. I expect Joe Royle to make a sub appearance (about the same age as Ashley Young 🙂 ) and get 4. Just an end of season/ stadium celebration for them against a team they would have picked for an easy finale.

A second move with promise in the middle. This involving Dibling. But they simply haven;t a clue how to drive to create a chance. Another easy interception. Wrong set up again today, as we are being given the space to do something.

Nice bit of Russball to get it to Downes. He does take a moment to get it under control. But loads of room and he pushes forward... with his best option arcing away to the side. The pass is easily intercepted. Lots of promise. Useless in the end.

Far too easy for them

Bah!

3 years to upgrade a veteran goalkeeper and give us what would normally be competition in AM in Fernandes. Just wait for the next 7 years of the 10 year plan. 🙂

Am I SR in this scenario? 🙂

And RDF Tactics as one of the video scouts.

Perfectly understandable decision.

They did. At first they said it was two fitness coaches. I thought it was related to the concussion. And that actually city were making the point that he should have come off. But they corrected that. Of course, it couldn't be anything altruistic. It was City having a meltdown over the delays.

I'd not be too upset to see them to see them dip further, and then get hit by some sanctions. Fighting above the relegation zone with their Manchester rivals would be fine.

He didn't have his best game. But then, tough to do when you're wearing a nappy and clutching a rattle. 🙂

I didn't see Henderson doing anything, so was Pep just having a go at a winning player for managing the game? Like his team don't dive, whine and try for every advantage, fair or not, that they can.

Would the pinky finger as a penis automatically rise when I raise a glass? Could save money on pills later on. 🙂

We could offer them nearly all our squad on the off chance they would. 🙂

Neil Moss, who when asked about his goal upon signing was to make that 13 jersey his own. 🙂

Hopefully none of the rare bubblegum cards! Can't get carried away too early in the window. Everyone selling a fullback to us will expect them. 🙂

...is presenting the award to one of his colleagues, who wins? That's nice of him. 🙂

If only I had seen this before the edit. 🙂

That's what you get browsing through the seedier parts of the internet. Dread to think what the link you were aiming for was. 🙂

Not touching the app... but it would be Ramsdale for me. The highest quality player we have, and without whom it could actually have been a lot worse.

89 - A flurry of VA subs, possibly getting a good ye. Traore was one of these. 90 - AFC hit the post from the left edge of the box. That's it over. AFC found the way to unlock the VA defence with ease, but lacked the skill to do it often enough and the clinical finishing to punish the visitors. VA eventually sharpened up a bit more centrally. Not that there should have been gaps given their lack of attacking. A good third goal was the highlight for VA, who relied on defensive errors for their first two.