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MO by name, Mo (Elyounoussi) by nature. He needs to get up to speed but we don’t have much time for that to happen.

I'm still not totally convinced by Perraud but playing KWP at left back loses us something that Perraud gives us. That goal was class.

Line up looks attacking, glad to see ABK back but if that doesn't make it blatantly obvious we need another CM/DM I don't know what else will.

Where have I *cough*Guido*cough* heard that before...

Welcome James. Played in the same team as one of our existing players... ...Adam Armstrong at Barnsley.

Thanks!

Tie still open but damn if we need to improve fast. Mara looked decent but we need a striker. Adams is not a lone striker and we now play that system. Alcarez... great signing it seems. Whatever happens I hope he stays in the summer and we see more of him.

4 instances of a sub? I'll never get used to the new rules!

Red card was bound to happen tonight

We really aren't getting much rub of the green this season. Still, tie isn't over yet.

That's bollocks decision

VAR sucks. Handball?

Bednarek would have got there first... 😳😜

Fuckity ballbags

Come on Saints got to make one count. Decent save Pope.

What a ball by Alcaraz

Bit of Pontifex Sex Yep he looks very good. Got to keep his head though. Nope he's been largely ineffective. I'd either swap AA and him or, probably better, put Lyanco back to RB and have the more mobile KWP on the left. Overall with the new signings we're getting there. Just need to bring in a new DM and striker and we're where we should have been 6 months ago. 🙄😁

Own goals right? 😜

So far I like what I see of Alcarez, just needs to keep his head. Mara has something about him too. I'm looking to see more of Orsic though. My Sky is now 5 minutes behind (I was making dinner) and the score updates are giving me heart attacks.

Bright prospect wants out, the shitty season goes on. He'd get plenty of game time in the Championship next year too. I was optimistic for next season in the Championship because of the youngsters that could make the step up. Now I'm not so sure. Good riddance to him if that's the case as he doesn't sound fully committed. I'm still hoping Diamond comes back from his injury and makes the grade with us.

Bednarek > Lyanco. Defensively. All IMO and I know I'll be in the minority saying it but I get nervous watching Lyanco. He is better on the ball than Jan though and hasn't pissed off the fanbase yet. However neither should be near a Premier League starting line up...

We have jewels that will go in the summer if we go down, we know that, but they are likely less than previous seasons and thus we should be able to keep a lot of the team together for a promotion push. JWP, Lavia, Salisu, KWP will go, maybe ABK and Adams, but beyond that I think we'll keep the squad together. Tino post injury will need to rebuild his career so I think we'd keep him personally. Not sure about any of our January signings but with the likes of Smallbone and Tella to add to the squad we wouldn't be in bad straits. Obviously we'd be in a far better place if we survived... as long as we learn our lesson and stop trying to make a profit on youth going forwards. Last thing we want is to survive and go down next season. We did that in the Championship when Stern John was our saviour.

Without checking (the game largely bypassed me for a number of reasons), but I'm guessing the overall response to this game is that the 'powers that be' should all now see the blatant flaws in the team that the rest of us can see... namely we need a striker, someone better than Diallo and a Keeper who isn't 'learning his trade'... A draw today would have been huge. Shame. Still we march on.

Flowers, Kenna, Le Saux, Ian Pearce, Slater, Shearer, Ripley, Wilcox... We've had a close link to Blackburn's title winning team over the years. Tim Sherwood as manager next...

Technically gifted with a great engine and good passer of the ball that we all know can score goals... it was a bit of a no brainer that he'd be better further forward, our issue has been a lack of alternative midfield options otherwise. He can be a similar influence (or better) as Steven Davis was in the middle of last decade. But as for our other CM options we have Lavia of course but then have to partner him with Diallo or AMN so he's had to play deeper. We need another CM/DM. Imagine Romeu alongside Lavia with JWP ahead. Sounds great. Shame we'll never see it.