Andy_Porter

To lose all three was stupid, no matter how hard up we where at the time we where left to rely on McGoldrick and Lallana to score are goals which was never going to happen. All been covered before but there's no way one of those strikers earns more than the combined wages of Forecast, Pulis, Gasmi, Pekhart, Robertson, Smith etc. Having one of those from the start playing every game would probably be an extra 10 goals over the course of the season which would easily be the difference between 21st and 22nd.

If we go down it will be a combination of things. Can't pin it all on JP, who knows how he would have done with Saga, Euell, Skacel or Size available for every game? I do think Wotte is a far better manager but it's very unfair to blame everything on JP he was fairly useless but I imagine if Wotte didn't have the senior players available we'd be in just as much trouble.

Yeah, it's been obvious for the whole season really. Time for Wotton, Skacel and Euell to really step up.

That's a big if.

Davis - Made one great save and was very unlucky to conceede a very soft penalty. - 7 Thomson - I thought he's do ok at right back but even going forward he was poor, his crossing was terrible. Really shouldn't have been thrown in at the deep end like though one of the more experienced players should play there for the next game. - 3 Skacel - Got up and down the line well but he was very reluctant to beat his man and for the last 15 minutes he was very slow to track back and didn't look interested. - 4 Perry - Was his usual reliable self, was a very good signing hard to believe he's played so many games at his age. - 7 Size - A real shame he isn't here on a permanent deal he really is a class act. Even when he goes forward he looks better on the ball than most our attacking players. - 7 Gillett - My MOTM again, we really need a few more players with his attitude. Forced to play in three different positions but was still easily our best midfielder. - 8 Schneiderlin - Very average, had some really good touches but he just isn't suited to the Championship and a pitch like yesterday. Didn't impose him self enough or get stuck in. - 5 Surman - Usual Surman performance, wondered around pulled out of a few challenges and wasted a few set pieces although he was very unlucky at the end of the game. I just wish his delivery from set pieces was more consistent. - 5 McGoldrick - Terrible untill he scored but he took his chance well and had a decent end to the game, just hope he can keep that level of performance from the end of the game. - 6 Euell - Shame he got injured, BWP obviously doesn't have the same physical presence about him. - 6 Saganowski - Wasn't his best game but he worked hard all game, needs to get a goal to get a bit of confidence again. Nothing seems to be dropping to him at the moment so maybe he's just unlucky at the moment. - 6 Subs: BWP - Would rather have Paterson on the bench so we have a physical presence upfront, hoofing balls to BWP and Saga was never going to work. - 5 Wotton - Should have started, need men like him rather than Schniederlin. - 6 Lallana - Didn't really have enough time to do anything. Was a really crap game between two **** sides. The support was all too spread out to really create any atmosphere and the ground is a **** hole. Struggle to see how we're going to stay up when we play like that against such a crap team, would have been different if that free kick from Surman had gone in. We need six points from Watford and Charlton now to give us some hope.

Glad to see him come over and applaud us at the end of the game. Would give anything to have a few more players with his work rate and determination it's something we lack all over the pitch.

24 games in five years.

In Rome, that would be an absolute bloodbath. Rome Ultras and 100,000 northeners in the same city...

I'm not really bothered, most of them are over rated and ****e. I'd quite happily see Surman, Lallana, Schneiderlin, Skacel and McGoldrick all sold in the summer.

If we do end up playing them I can't see any of our players apart from maybe Davis, Euell and Perry being up for a derby day at Fratton. We'd get slaughtered with the likes of Surman, Lallana, Schneiderlin, Skacel and McGoldrick going missing when we need them most.

Write off the 18 year old after a handfull of starts, good going.

I'd go along with that, isn't ideal to break up a strong looking back four but I think we need more creativity in midfield and Skacel should replace one of Surman, Lallana or McGoldrick. Infact the only midfielder worth his spot at the moment is Gillett.

Spot on. Quantity over quality...

Makes sense to lose a keeper but I'd much rather see Forecast shipped out. Useless and a totally unnecessary transfer. Bart seemed like he was going to be a top keeper for us but for one reason or another he's gone down hill in the last couple of seasons.

If we do go down i'll keep going unless it's some **** take price for the ST renewals and then i'd probably just go to the weekend games and get individual tickets. Even though we've been fairly **** all season i've still enjoyed the majority of the season. Sort of looking forward to the Johnsons paint trophy or whatever it's called if we go down, a decent cup run with the chance of Wembley at the end would be pretty good.

Might as well just chuck McGoldrick there.

Sodding things sold out so I'm driving now. Give me a ring if you wanna come with, gonna get tickets tomorrow morning.

Driving up there sat morning.

I think so.

Need at least 7 from our next three and then a win at Forest. Four points from the games in between. Doesn't seem very likely.

Why on earth would we want him suspended for Blackpool? would make far more sense to miss a game like Wolves where we have very little chance. Blackpool is one where we have a big chance to pick up points.

Nope, was dropped for a bit and Cork played there with Perry and Pearce in the middle

Probably go with Schneiderlin, Imudia or Hatch. Maybe even Liptak or Lancashire could do a job there.

It's going to be very tight either way, will almost definatly come down to the last day. Those three wins on the bounce have kept us in it.

The midfield needs sorting. I'd try something like Davis James Size Perry Molyneux Thomson Gillett Wotton Skacel Saganowski Euell Subs: Bart, Liptak, Schneiderlin, McGoldrick and Lallana. Molyneux is **** but with Mills on loan and Surman turning into a retard I think it's probably best. Given the the choice I'd recall Mills and play him LB.