VectisSaint

But they weren't (all) playing as CBs. it wasn't a system. Two of them at least were as likely to score as anyone else. The only mistake made yeaterday was taking Jander off, not many seem to notice but he is key to much of our attacking play. Leo (rightly) gets the paudits for his exciting play, but Jander makes it all tick. Would have been better taking Downes off rather than Jander, all Downes knows how to do is pass back and pick up yellow cards (in my opinion), looking forward to Charles being fit again and partnering Jander , they should complement each other well.

If you think Forster and Davis are 2 of the best GKs we've had then that really backs up the OPs view. Both of them were basically sh*te. SKD became a club legend but not because he was a great keeper. Forster was useless with anything low.

We missed Arma when he went off in the second half. Have to say I missed it happening.

Last 3 games: Ipswich 3 Coventry 0 Preston 1 Coventry 1 (Preston played most of game with 10 men, Coventry struggled) Coventry 1 Bristol City 0. Famous last words, but they have not been ridiculous in front of goal during December.

1st May 1976

You're right, because we weren't as good in the 1st half as we have, the drop-off perhaps wasn't so noticeable. It's also true that Norwich were bossing us before the end of the first half to some extent. The same happened in last game, before that everyone was blaming the subs, but the drop off is happening before the subs, I don't believe it's tiredness, if it were why immediately after HT? It seems more of a deliberate tactical switch, of course puzzling when we weren't winning, preconceived plan? Anyway agree with you, we can't win em all, especially 3 in a week (sorry, 8 days). Just would be nice sometimes to get a draw instead of a loss.

Not the game I watched we weren't. We weren't as good as some other games, but we had several good chances, had a pen saved, hit the crossbar (and missed an open goal follow up). We should have been at least one up at HT. 9 first half shots (to their 3?) says we were doing something quite well, just not as ruthless as we have been. Second half was just complete shambles from kick off.

No, but there does seem to be a magic switch that turns us from good or very good to crap during the half-time break.

It's not 'getting tired'. You don't 'get tired' after a half time cup of tea. I don't know what the answer is, but it's not tiredness or fatigue, it is more to do with switching off after the break, demotivation.

But if he's praising them and telling them to keep doing what they're doing why don't they do it? Both today and Tuesday they completely stopped doing what they were doing, OK today they weren't doing it so well, but it was OK. Instead they came out, sat back started passing it (badly) around the back. I'm baffled.

At least today showed (as did WBA for this that watched) that it is not the substitutions causing the issues per se. Something is happening at the half time break, motivation or something. We weren't brilliant first half,.but neither were we awful. We should have had 2 goals before HT. But the change at HT is difficult to comprehend.

Harsh calling Fellows "tat"

Glad it's not just me, the only good thing about losing Sky is him being shut up

Groin injury during Spurs game. Some murmurings that they aren't entirely happy with Ramsdale and Ruddy might be preferred.

Ramsdale is playing because Pope is injured, out until Christmas at least.

Did they take Azaz off as well? Must have missed that.

That McMenemy chap didn't do too badly, eventually. I do wonder whether it was actually Tonda that pushed back a little, I suspect SR would have appointed him permanently soon after Still was sacked, but Tonda wanted to hold on and maybe get some things agreed (transfer strategy etc) before agreeing. Just a thought, no evidence or inside knowledge.

Ted Bates

Had wondered whether they were waiting for O'Neill to be available (M not G). Now that the Bhoys have got Nancy installed Martin is available. Didn't he have a house in Winchester at some stage, or was that someone else?

I see Morgan S was at Staplewood (today?), coming back as a coach? Manager candidate (would have him back as a player but I guess he is even more past it than OR now). 🤔

If they were both marking the same player that would suggest one or other was wrong, rather than both.

The coaching team moves happened about a week ago. Even the OS shows them all moved.

Of course it is, maybe that is why 😉 Seriously I think you take comments a bit too seriously sometimes. xRC 🤣

No you have to start with Romeu and then take him off after his yellow card 😉

2 shots on target, 1 (very good) save (I guess the other must have been the goalline clearance). Really had next to nothing to do, Leicester were so poor.