Holmes_and_Watson

Aaargh! Such a good Azaz pass. So close.

76 mins for the Downes yellow. Would the winning ticket make themselves known?

Oh Flynn. Such a good chance.

Cracking press and then passing for that chance.

End to end. But a moment to say Mubama was waiting for a tap in, that never came.

WBA having plenty of attacks. But Stephens and Bree putting in some hard tackles. Tonda gets a card

Does Edozie having a moment mean a second miracle could happen and Mubama win a header/control a pass/ control a pass.

I've always loved Edozie and glad I insisted he stay on!

Quite a bump after our good run, to face a much better team on the night. WBA had enough chances to have been out of sight. 8 shots to our zero, and plenty of attacking opportunities. Mubama made a couple of decent runs. But he's nowhere near Larin and very different to Dobbin. So we can't use him as a target man, and we can't expect him to interchange in the attack. It makes him look like a lump. I've wanted Edozie to push on for years. But that left side, with Manning, has brought out the worst in both. Sam hasn't come close to beating a man; hasn't passed well; has been out muscled, and outpaced. He's tracking back more, to give Manning more options. But neither have been able to attack or defend. Downes has had a real go at both of them. With us having no left side, and a lump up front, the rest has fallen apart. Players trying to compensate are then out of position, overrun, or in Stephens' case put into a position where old, and familiar, errors reappear. Dobin, Fellows, Welington on for starters, removing Manning, Sam and Mubama. Wood can replace Stephens at some point, if he still looks error prone. Bragg for Downes when he gets his yellow. But the first 3 changes right away.

Stephens with a late screw up, to give them a chance.

Yup 10 fellows with their football boots would be great. Peretz can stay in goal.🙂

Sod. We've been passed through often enough in the game, for that to have been a massive warning. Not sure how much contact there was, butvWBA have been the better side. Our third choice forward, and without Leo has stopped us having that fluid front four. This is Plan C and isn't looking convincing.

Mubama receives the ball at the edge of the box. He needs to create something. But poor, flat positioning means the move dies.

Sam tracks back, and gets a foul. But he's second best physically and for pace.

Not great from Edozie. A poor touch saves us from Morgan finishing. Morgan should also be on a yellow. Not the best of starts from us.

What do you mean "will"? H&W: Posters to the stars. 🙂

Prince

I'm not so sure Man Utd really have the calibre of players to implement RussBall now. He would have to be backed to get rid of the likes of Fernandes, and bring in Smallbone.

Brexit

Isn't nonunonunonunonuno the sound of a police siren?

Fortunately, JWP insisted on a "No Nuno" clause in his Saints contract, to stop him being dumped by Nuno for a third time.

Loot

My brain cell did... Trust in Russ. Catchy, if delusional. But then... Truss 'n Russ. A new politics and sport podcast that has people drilling out their ears. You are responsible for that tragedy, Miltonaggro.

3 points off the play offs. 10 points out of 12. "Poised" would be the word.

Proof that it will all end in tears.