OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint

Yes, got to get away from the automatic changes after 60 minutes, 70 minutes etc. Tonda's sometimes guilty of following the mantra, if it's not broke, consider breaking it! I think taking Charles off cost us the match on Saturday. Same starting team as Saturday please. Edozie and Matsuki on if things aren't working.

Yes, but those four away games include Sheff Wed and West Brom (who we should be targetting for three points each if we're going for the play offs) and a cup game against Fulham. Then after that it's Oxford. Tonda says we have to 'game manage' better. Well, for a start increase the intent and increase the intensity and stop this meaningless passing sideways which wastes vital seconds and builds in to wasting minutes every game.

To get to the play-offs, they're going to have to show a lot more intent than they showed yesterday. They played the first half like they had all the time in the world and they didn't. Get people and the ball in the penalty area and stop passing it sideways on the half way line. QPR will present more of a challenge and hopefully they'll be a bit more positive than Charlton, which might create more opportunities for us. We were lucky to beat them at their place, so this could be a measure as to how much we've progressed under Tonda.

My sentiments entirely. Their fans were singing "We are staying up" at the end and that was the extent of our opposition yesterday. Almost level with Blackburn as one of the worse teams I've seen this season, and yes, we're going to have the odd blip, but to create one meaningful chance every 15 minutes or so against this standard of opposition isn't good enough. If not the tempo, we need the level of wanting to score and puuting the ball in the penalty box that we showed in the last ten minutes. We wasted far too much time passing sideways and backwards.

Our group's half time chat concluded with an early second half goal, the game's as good as won. Well that worked out well. It's easy to under-estimate the psychology in sport. Once again, we scored and sat back. FFS, go for the kill. And something's got to be done about time wasting. That lump of a sub they brought on went down like a shot with the lightest of touches. It's time to allow play to continue and even with the head injuries, the ref can call help on to the pitch but play around them. And we've been just as bad recently when we've been one up.

Totally agree. Our precious darlings have had a couple of weeks to rest their weary bones and I'm expecting nothing but a win. Real opportunity in the next three games to accumulate nine points. Fellows has come in for criticism in recent weeks. I like him but would like to see Edozie replace him if Fellow's not on his 'A' game tomorrow.

I like Fellows and he has a great cross on him. Just needs to speed some time practising running with the ball and shooting. Edozie, however, is an excellent sub for him. On Saturday, he was hooked off before he could do anymore damage to Leicester but he showed his potential and his runs (like Scienza, like Fellows) can cause all sorts of problems to championship defences. Think we'll be seeing a lot more of him from now on.

Yep, fell out of love with Poch after he put out that team against Sunderland in the Cup. I appreciate I'm a bit of a dinosaur, but I still remember the days when the FA Cup was taken seriously and it practically occupied a whole day's TV - so I still want a cup run. And anyway, that's just the nail in the stick. Tonda's obsession with a back 5 was baffling (inspiring many conspiracy theories that orders came from above) and his substitutions have often been ill timed and weakened the team. With Stewart and Charles coming back, we've looked a lot better and we've had a couple of recent lucky breaks (Sheff Utd & Leicester in particular). It's not been down to any great genius by Eckert. So my jury is still out but beat Coventry, Ipswich and Wrexham and the jury will make their verdict. 😀

Earlier in the season, playing off Stewart against Norwich, I thought there could be a role for him in the team, but his subsequent performances have been absolute dross. I don't buy in to the 'lacks confidence' argument. His touch is awful, he can't hold up the ball, he doesn't seem to fight for the ball in the penalty area and those misses against Leicester were classics. Hopefully we've seen the last of him.

Despaired at the level of respect he's shown to the FA Cup. I don't buy in to this 10 people needed to be rested for the next league game in a week's time. And when someone like Edozie plays well and looks like he's going to cause more trouble to Leicester, he gets hooked off. As a Leicester fan said: Leicester can't even beat a team trying to lose". He lost a lot of winnable games over Christmas and his substitutions made the team worse. He realised he had to change something and stumbled across a four at the back set up - which most of this forum has been asking for for ages. And now, having a presence in midfield and Stewart playing again, we look more balanced. He's just done the obvious. So the jury is out for me too.

Totally agree. Pleased enough with his performance yesterday. He doesn't get shoved off the ball and seems to read the game well and get in positions to receive a pass or pick up a loose ball but he needs to work on his fitness.

Hardly a worldly 😀

At least we're not playing 5 at the back otherwise we'd have been out of it by now

Yes they're having a good go and they'll enjoy their day out, but this is screaming disrespect for the tournament from Eckert!!

If you're going to give players a run out, I'm not sure this bench has the quality to turn things around if things go wrong. Good to see Edozie having a start. Reckon he could still play a big part in our season.

Is that for real? No 19 Archer is there Is that for real. No 19 Archer is there!!

Good shout. It's a bit like the club's persistence with Downs. How many games do you give Archer before you call time and drop him completely? His performance against Leicester, and not just his glaring miss in the first minute, shows he is off the pace, makes wrong choices, can't pass and is a hindrance to our progression. I'm also expecting this team. They might be concerned enough about the goalie situation to preserve Peretz and give Long a game but the couple of changes Tonda spoke about I'm guessing are the injured defenders

What's going to happen when they start issuing tickets via the App for the West Brom game? Can you still ask for a paper ticket or transfer the ticket on the App to someone else with the App? Can see it's a problem for those that share a season ticket.

Apparently they were playing their three goals at half time. I recall they showed their nine goals on their big screen in our next meeting up there which we then went and won. They really know how to motivate the opposition! If they're similarly showing their past successes against other teams, given their current position in the league, they might want to give that idea a rest.

Exactly, so try to keep the same team. Peretz stays in goal since McCarthy is apparently having surgery. Save Stewart and if Welington has a tight hamstring, then he can't be risked, but otherwise put out the best team. Start with Larin. Start with Matsuki (he was good against Leicester) and play a back 4. We're starting to feel comfortable with this formation.

That's just saved our season. Charles and Stewart were brilliant when they came on. Please Tonda, no experiments from now on. Play the strongest team from the start.

I take it all back!!

Had a real chance to push towards the play-offs today, but these players don't let us have nice things!

Baz, is that you Baz behind the Peretz mask?

Kept the back 4 which is important. Surprised about Archer getting the nod but presumably managing Loch Ness's minutes.