Give it to Ron

Versus Leeds was like a choice of kick in the nuts or punch in the mouth

Leeds keeper doing a great Baz impersonation for the winner

I always say George Best most natural footballer, Bobby Moore best defender, Gordon Banks best keeper And Keegan the most hard working forward have seen his hard work got him to great heights . Speedy recovery and hope he can beat it.

Point 1 is bang on if we don’t get a forward and rely on Stewart again …but with Downs off we surely will bring in someone. Keeper looks done. Shea back will help. I think it was Dowie who at Palace bottom at Christmas then got promoted it can be done . Its the management and above that concerns me - have done some good things infrastructure wise but the most important they fail badly and just do not learn.

So we don’t have a big lump but Azaz, Manning, Fellows are over 6ft and pushing a defender wide too is better option at times. Its meant to draw sides to you but teams like Millwall are brilliant at pressing best have seen this year plus they had 3 of biggest defenders have seen! I don’t get why he hasn’t tried both Archer and Armstrong up front putting ball down sides turn them round. Edwards, Wellington stay at home full backs, Jander - Downes holding , Pick 2 c/h, Fellow and Leo wide. At least give that a try make us harder to beat through midfield

Agreed but passing the ball in the 6 yard box doesn’t help that from restarts we even had Jander do one! I agree with your Leo point him coming in field has narrowed the space and easier to mark when we had Leo and Fellows wide it created space and they drove us up the pitch we didn’t just have the THB out ball

…..also got us the lowest points total in our history!

But the point is the tempo has dropped and reverting to slow tempo across the back I won’t upset you and call it Russball means the space is lessened because the opposition gets back and fills the space. When we were moving it faster WBA, Leicester we were creating our own space and chances . We should have enough quality to create that space against the poorer teams we played recently and again I would argue it’s our tempo that allows opponents to nullify us. We agree on alternative's and still can’t believe we gambled on Stewart fitness and a 6m German 2 player .

But that’s the point you are either too naive or crazy to understand that our tempo has slowed against poor sides in the bottom of league and we are not doing what we did against better sides surely even a clever chap like you could see that ? Surely having better players than those we should dictate the pace and tempo? Oh also Brum had 4 players out so of course changed tactics they had to but you knew that of course

I went to away game with Brum fans who were at SMS and in pub after game they couldn’t believe the difference in the 2 games how our tempo had changed. Neither Norwich or Oxford were reactive though so that isn’t correct at all. Of course Fellows injury and Leo being cotton wooled through Christmas meant we were not as dynamic but things have changed and it’s not for the better and I’m not sure Tonda has the know how to correct it clique or not

Sorry I disagree if you don’t think our tactics v Birmingham h. , Leicester, WBA were different than Birmingham away Norwich, Millwall, Oxford you are watching different games. In the winning period we got the ball forward far quicker there was very little slow passing it was done at pace and risk now there is nothing.

But the issue with that is it’s been a long time since it was successful including 12 points in a season! Our best play was the Charlton to Millwall games not playing Russball but now reverted to it and it’s crap again and so are the “clique” if there is one. Something stinks here the tempo has dropped ridiculously back to useless standards….why?

Do you think win percentages of 25 and 26 are good then? You sum up the malaise in the club accepting rubbish and low appointments expecting players to listen and perform to someone who has achieved what? SR have lowered the expectations from a Prem club, Ralph, Koeman, Strachan, Hoddle to now thinking a Colchester and Gas failure is acceptable and going to work alongside a 32 year old who has lost the plot.

They just appointed Alf Garnett….from the mighty Swindon and Bristol Rovers …..you couldn’t make up how Mickey Mouse ST are!

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Some may feel Baz should be MOTM and great save but on 3 occasions we gifted corners where he could have come and caught it unchallenged.

Only shining light today was Bragg a 7.5 Matsuki 6 rest 5 out of 10

Shoot every time you get the ball

Klarer their best defender sent off today. Demarai Gray came off injured and think Doyle out as well. Their keeper is as bad as ours 3-2 defeat last minute winner for them,

Fellows was very quiet then started being a danger yet gets subbed for Fraser absolutely shocking management on subs again why do all our managers do this? we should have gone 4 at back extra player in centre midfield it was wide open and got miles away from Armstrong. Azaz was abysmal yet stayed on and Archer got 5 mins to do what?

Nope you can see what’s happening with the Stewart pictures in training SR will do what they always do and gamble he is the striker we have needed for seasons. He will break down within 3 weeks of getting fit to play

Look at the top 11 I think only 1 has parachute payments. it’s just we are absolute shite in game management and subs

Can someone explain the Fraser sub what does he actually contribute? No pace , can’t tackle , doesn’t win a header, can’t go past a player

He isn’t

He now gets plaudits for making any save - I saw people praising him on Saturday for the ones he did make all were regulation a keeper would be expected to save. Thats how far our standards are in goal have fallen. I have no faith in him - I see some are missing the point on Long - we didn’t need a 3rd keeper we needed a number 1 to replace Ramsdale not poor backups McCarthy should be 3rd choice.