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We must secretly want him as Martin's repalcement. 🙂 Possession game - tick Managerial Failure? - If punted by Birningham And has played at the highest level, while still willing to work on a project in the Championship. We'll have to punt our Man CIty-lite ideals, and go for being Man Utd-lite. 🙂

Lovely move there. KWP must be loving getting this freedom. Credit to Martin, for setting things up to allow this.

As they;re now closign down Sule a bit more, KWP is getting room in that advanced right slot. Could get some joy down there. And that's where mixing it up really helps us, and not predicatble passing moves through the middle. Birmingham, aren;t sure which way we're going here.

I thought KWP just barged right into him. Thanks ref.

Offside, but Baz kept it out. Smallbone did get in an early block, where in other days he hasn;t always. So, that's positive too.

Whew! That was a hit. Thankfully form a bit wider, as we've conceded a couple form that distance more centrally. Need to get our momentum back here. And we do. Sule with a lovely run, and Alcaraz with a good run and finish!!!!! Yeeees!!!!

The Southampton sword is sadly a foam one used in LARPing. 🙂

Nice from Bednarek. When we play the shorte poossession game, they get to reset and we don;t get to see Sule's real pace. That was a nice loger pass, giving Sule a chance. A few mnore of those will be nice, as Sule will be a real handful if they push up.

Good work again by Smallbone, getting into a good position. Cross just a bit too long.

An awkward one form them over the top. Baz was running out, but it hit off the guy's heel, so we'll thankfully never know if that was going to be another chip over our keeper.

Did enough to block for a corner there. We were harrying them, but without really stopping them for a few seconds. Corner...

We had been building it. Trying different things. Testing them out. Really nice to see a ball into the box for a headed goal. Nice finish, and good to see we can create a mix of chances (that one was just a minute or two, after a low ball across the box, and a cross to the centrte form the other flank).

Get in!!!!!!

ah, blocked before it got to Armstrong. Nearly.

Oooh. Lovely pass across. Armstrong just couldn;t finish it. Some good work form KWP, Alcaraz and Smallone linking things up.

He just did well, running back and holding off their player as you typed that. 🙂

Arg. Ball played just behind Sule. Next bit of play had a silly pass across the box, when Smallbone clearly wasn;t set, and we lose possession.

We've shown a good mix of passing. Some from very deep, and a bit of shorter passing, but from further up the park. Promising.

A nice shift to MartinBall. A pass with decent length , at pace, and we were in their box for a moment.

A second hoof set KWP free! All that Martin style of play was a total ruse Commentator says that Martin said "some people want him to fail" Oh dear.

A massive hoof out in the opening seconds. It's not all passball. 🙂

Right. COYR!

I have one on my door providing reasons for the bear traps and spiked pits. I'm sure they will understand. 🙂

Seeing that team sheet. The expectation. The pre match huddle. The pre match trot over to SR's manager. The pat on his head with the reminder that they'll take it from here, thank you very much. 🙂

Exactly as I had it in my head. Sadly, it's only in our heads. 🙂