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Yep, if he’s not popping up with goals or assists, he’s not offering much else in a central midfield position.

As does Downes, both carrying the whole side.

Unless his new CM can come on - we’ve not signed him - limited options. Can’t go longer to bypass Stoke’s dominant midfield as our only target outlet has already played more than an hour. Another recruitment fail.

To a smaller league. If he wanted a PL move it’s a less effective tactic to phone it in. Leo is not really going to flourish tbf when there’s no hold on the midfield and Flynn working on his own.

Ross Stewart working out well for them (joke).

And now it’s touching the cloth every time the ball is anywhere near Stephens.

Spawny win v the skates and they’ll give it to him.

Nathan Jones having a great day at West Ham.

This is even worse than the defeat under Still this time last year. At least Robinson hit the post and Stoke were very effective on the break. Today, they’ve bossed the game.

The board will wait until end of September when Tonda gets a long ban to make a change and the season is gone bar a relegation battle. And the usual saps will blame the FA.

He’s a one man central midfield, not a lot else he can do. I’d get Bragg on for Matsuki and hope he’s got a bit more fibre than last week.

They’re not buying into him anymore, despite the club BS. We all know what we’re seeing.

20% of duels won in the air and 0 successful crosses. You don’t win football matches if you don’t at least compete. Robins will be saying ‘why have we not created more chances, they have no midfield and a disorganised back line’ .

Your missus probably ate worse growing up in Norfolk.

Lucky to be level, a lot of insipid displays there. One or two looked very disinterested. This will be an interesting test as to whether beyond the PR puff as to whether the players are really behind Tonda. The Watford game and this so far are telling.

By March, the anniversary of watching Ibrahimovic head the winner at Wembley, he’ll be able to mark a decade of ball-watching. Marc Cucarella should send a lock of his hair to help Jack celebrate.

Yep, Bragg didn’t like Watford tackling him last week. Without Jandat, assuming he stays, needs to be a starting quality CM coming in.

A predictable statistic given the lack of strength through spine. If I was Robins I’d be saying now ‘they’re shit, on -4, and their crowd will turn on their owners if we get our noses in front, game is yours to win comfortably if you keep at it and take your chances’.

Most of them have. Off the pace and Stoke have too much pace, power and quality all the way down the spine. Saints have the best striker and attacking midfielder on the pitch but can’t benefit from them fully. Would be very fortunate to escape with a point if the score stayed the same.

All of the bullshit about having a team to be proud of after the Spygate saga was just that.

278 to win and a top order made of plywood. Hmmm….

Update on 79 minutes, it was into his own net from a Stoke corner.

Not a surprise given the respective line-ups. Flynn can’t be a whole midfield by himself.

As long as he doesn’t touch it.

Lucy must have an Excel open calculating the latest pay off.