VectisSaint

One game away.from.equalling our best unbeaten run in the League (19). In 1921/22 we followed the unbeaten run in the league with a win in the FA Cup (3-1 v South Shields) but then lost our next league match (Brentford 0-1). So Walsall makes no difference to our unbeaten league run record. But as you say it would be a shame to mess the run up now. I'm sure we can put a team out that can take care of Walsall, and it's not like we have another game soon after so plenty of rest and recovery time. January is a very relaxed fixture schedule, unless we get into replay territory. For me, I would just give a break to some of the players who have had fitness/injury issues recently, such as Downes and Bednarek, maybe give KWP a break as well, his ankles must be in a shocking state after Norwich.

Looked like a head/face injury shortly before HT, probably just a precaution to leave him off second half.

Bree went off injured against QPR (hamstring), Martin said he needs a second scan and won't be involved over the festive season series of games. Stephens came in (started) against Swansea and altogether has played in the last 4 games (all wins), not sure why people are suddenly getting excited about him being in the team today.

He's played in the last 4 matches, we've won all of them. Started against Swansea, we won 5-0. Not sure he is being shoe-horned in today.

But he did say it publicly. He said we lost our positivity and played too many back passses (or words to that effect) post match, but that he wouldn't blame Gav in any way. We do still have a tendency to go defensive at times when we don't need to. Not sure if it's fatigue (mental) that sets in, but it is something we need to cut out. There was also nothing wrong with Jack's pass, Gav had loads of time to deal with it, but we all saw what happened, just one of those moments every player has from time.to time. As it turned out no harm was done, except to GD, but it made forma nervous end to what was otherwise a complete walk in the park.

Good job his name isn't Young, he'd be ranked much lower. 😉

Don't want to be overly pessimistic and I'm not a doctor, but this is beginning to sound like something that it might not be possible to 'solve for good', wish the lad well, have experienced similar in my family.

Just have to agree to disagree. Whereas we had 2 good chances knocked back by wrong decisions at the other end (Che's goal was offside).

Rubbish, it should have been about 6-2. Their disallowed goal was offside (just), we had an offside that was wrongly called (not the Adams one). We had so many chances, no one can honestly say it should have been a draw. That said, Manning, Charles and KWP need to look at themselves for some of the stupid mistakes they made completely unnecessarily. Onwards and upwards. Pressure now on Leeds to keep up.

Terrible moments near the end from KWP and Charles (again) made that very nervous ending even without the Baz screw up. Charles is a terrific player but keeps making some really bad decisions.

Certainly not under the radar on Sky, we get mentioned all the time during the other live games (Leeds and Ipswich).

Skates lost

Why are we talking about ACL with regard to Stewart? Have I missed something, thought it was a hamstring

Not when they are 23, fair enough for academy players up to 21ish. Unless he's taking over from Ollie Lancashire.

I tend to agree, but WTF is he doing at the Club if he is never going to play? Still makes him a more viable option currently than Simeu. Yes he is 23, going on 24.

Thought Simeu was out long term, ruptured achilles. Vokins is still at the club.

I think his legs have gone though.

Good result, though it sounds like we made heavy weather of it. Amusing reading the completely negative comments on here during the match, I suppose there is no real reason to post anything positive, but by 'eck its hard to believe reading this that we are now on 45 points at the halfway point of the season and 15 games unbeaten, now only 7 points to 2nd. Down side is Charles missing next game, when it seems like Downes might have been off injured, leaving us a bit light in MF for Tuesday, and Bree injured as well?

Computer says no. Live Table has us level on points with 3rd.

We won't win the League, but 2nd place is very much still on. Ipswich have Leicester next and again early in the New Year, it just needs Leicester to do the double. If we can keep pace with Leeds then probably both will overtake Ipswich. Ipswich have now conceded more than us this season. Of course everything depends on us and especially today, but automatic promotion is only a done deal for one team, Leicester.

If you had been in Larne instead it might have helped.

We should forget about Leicester, and indeed get behind them in their two upcoming games against Ipswich. Ipswich look to be the vulnerable team, Leeds this weekend (draw would be good) and then Leicester twice in short order, 1 point from those 3 games and if we can do the business that gap will be much smaller and Ipswich catchable if we can beat them when we play (that's a tall order though).

20/21 he was scoring quite regularly early in the season, but after Feb 21 his goal scoring dropped off (apart from a brace v Palace) and he was in and out of the squad. He really hasn't scored many goals since and hasn't scored now for over a year. If he is to come back it is critical that he comes in as soon as possible once the window opens. Would be absolutely pointless if it doesn't happen until end January, given he needs to understand the process (seems like players take time to understand russball), Stewart should be back about then and there are only 17 league games from Feb to end of season. I like Danny and it would be good if he comes back but I'm not sure that he is all that people expect him to be, and I'm not convinced that he wants to be here, he was not exactly complimentary when he left, but perhaps that was down to Ralph as much as the Club.

No. Think it was plain stupid, as I do whenever anyone tries something daft like this.

When he was appointed the talk was of him being mostly involved with defending set pieces, not attacking. Can hardly blame him for "naffing off" if its for a better job, i.e. manager.