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And you have clearly missed my point. Grief affects different people in different ways, and often with a delayed effect. Just because he was able to play in the short term after his bereavement, doesn't mean it can't still be affecting him mentally.

Yeah because it only takes missing one game to completely get over the death of your father doesn't it.

Well despite all the doom and gloom on here, I thought we actually played some decent stuff today. And our final balls weren't as terrible as they have been at times this season. It's just that Swansea packed their box and defended very well, crowding out our attacking threats. Williams was by far the best player on the pitch today, and his double block from Mane towards the end epitomised everything about his game. Disappointing result, yes, but we move on. As others have said - with our first choice DM players on the pitch today that goal would not have happened. And to all those who blame Forster for it, maybe you should be looking at the defenders who just backed off and off and invited him to shoot in the first place if you want to apportion blame. It was a superb hit that very few keepers in the PL would have saved IMO.

What the actual foook? How can that possibly be a red card!?

They heard you

It's got 0-0 written all over it.

Good to see the standard of refereeing being maintained. Ref over-rules the lino on a correct corner call and gives a GK instead.

Redknapp in his post-match interview: "How we got beat I don't know" It's quite simple 'Arry... Your defence was an utter shambles. If you can't see that then you have no place in football management.

Billy Sharp, Jonno Forte and Ricardo Fuller all scored for their respective clubs today.

Well, one thing is for certain is that Nige Adkins had nothing to do with it. That much was evident from the interviews he gave at the time.

And there it is!

There was also that wonder goal they scored at St James when they won 4-2 (can't remember if it was last season or the season before) which shouldn't have stood because the player was clearly a good few yards offside when the ball was played up to him. What goes around comes around.

Just seen it again on MOTD. It's laughable that the pundits are all claiming it was a stonewall penalty, yet they completely ignore there was a blatant handball by a Newcastle player just before it. Justice was done IMO.

OK - who had 77 mins in the Pelle to hit the woodwork sweepstake?

I haven't. I'm saying he didn't get the call. Doesn't mean Forster didn't make it.

He needs a shout from the keeper though. He obviously didn't get it. In fairness to him he did well to make a good contact with the ball which ordinarily would have been a good clearance, but it was just a massive fluke in the end that it went in. I still think we will win this game.

It seems many people would have preferred we had lost, for some reason. A duller game of football you will never see but we controlled the tempo of the game, nullified any threat that Ipswich could offer, and got the winning goal. Can't really ask for more than that from a cold, wintry midweek FA cup replay sandwiched between two tough league games away from home. Could have really done without the injury to Vincent* Wanyama but hopefully it won't be too bad. * That's his name, according to BBC Sport.

In fairness to him, there is a strong wind tonight. Makes accurate delivery very difficult even from a dead ball.

Maybe we let Mings go because he's such a dirty c**t. That's twice now he has needlessly left his foot in against Forster. Should have got a yellow for it IMO.

Thank buggery Cork is fit again.

Yes but that was after it became blatantly obvious we weren't going to qualify for the CL. We had nothing to lose and should have gone for a cup. We have much more to lose this season.

Of all the comments on there, I think this is my favourite... "Glad to see the back of this lot; barely created a chance against them in two games."

Seriously ref. You might as well be wearing a Man U shirt. How in the hell is that a foul and a booking for Pelle!?!?

we're away at Old Trafford. What do you expect?