RedArmy

When was the last time we won 5 league games in a row? I can’t recall any under Martin or Koeman, or even Poch. Maybe in one of our back to back promotion seasons?

He is class. With Charles to come back, Romeu to come into the mix and Bragg showing he’s worthy of minutes it is time to move Downes on in January because it’ll be tough for him to get minutes over those above and his style of play doesn’t really suit the way we play if we’re going to continue to be direct with the ball.

Said it multiple times during the game but if we’d binned off Still when Stephens went to the board and made it clear the players didn’t like him we’d already be 2nd and not looking back. I know you’ve had your question marks over the quality of the squad but for me this week it has shown itself to be up there again with one of the best in the league.

Still think Will Still manages in the prem before we get there?

We’d be in one if they had sacked Still a lot sooner

I hope the fraud cringes every time he sees Leo and Fellows terrorising defences.

The phone should be ringing off the fucking hook tonight. Who wouldn’t want to come and manage this squad?

If Solak/Spors had listened to Stephens in September I have no doubt that we’d be 2nd right now. Why did they persist with the fraud for so long?

Quarshie couldn’t pass the parcel

Give him the job.

Big test this tonight. Leicester a much more organised outfit than the last 3 games.

Still think going forward it has to be Jander and Bragg/Romeu.

We finished closer on points to 18th than we did to Everton in 7th and we only scored 41 goals. It was a shit season, it was a shit European campaign and a cup final means nothing if you don’t win it.

They’ll have to get near him first

Conceded lots too.

The ball forward to Armstrong being the difference. Playing out from the back is fine as long as you actually play it out. Something Russy struggled to get us to do all too often, leading to stupid goals conceded.

If nothing else then today was a good advert to prospective managers for how good we can be. It is a good squad, it just needs the right manager.

And the most important thing is getting the ball up the pitch in as few passes as possible. Will Still seemed to think all you needed to do was build your way up the pitch and commit men forward (even if it’s a CB) to create the overloads and open the space. Get the ball forward while the space is already there and the quality of chance is drastically improved as we saw today.

Flynn trying to grow his hair like Russell Martin. Cute.

or conserving energy for a 3 game week, this game is done and dusted. I’d rather win the next 2 than score a few more today.

That’s not a Charlton player. They were so shit they let a competition winner have a go. Apparently we’re doing the same later in the game, we’ve got a lad called Damien coming on. Keep an eye out for him.

Is this the best mad Nate has got? Come out and be more physical. Inspirational.

How did Will Still have this team looking like a league 2 outfit? You almost have to be impressed.

And there’s Baz’s weekly nowhere near it moment