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Not sure that'll scan, no matter the tune, and it's miles too long for the Northam.

Continuing my non scientific way of using PPG to project ahead, Eckert's now up to 1.92 for us - which feels a fair reflection. It'll take continuing in at least the same manner to hit the 'magic' 75 points - but remains quite astonishing given where we were after 13 games. For comparison, Wrexham sit at 1.58 and Hull at 1.66 PPG (albeit that's across 38 games rather than the Tonda sample size of 25).

The Championship isn't fun. It's scary. And getting out of it is worth the risk of another season like the last one.

It's not a scientific way to look at it, but Tonda's PPG now sits at 1.86. If that continued to the end of the season, we'd be looking at ~73 points. Wrexham's PPG projects ~74. There's inherent assumptions (not least that our past indicates our future), but given the tricky period around Christmas our figure tends more towards 'realistic' than 'fantasy'. Ultimately, I guess I'm just saying it's looking close but doable. Especially with Wrexham away still to come.

Even if you take this on face value, rather the nonsense it clearly is... EA FC (and FIFA before it) tend to have a soft cap on a player's overall rating, based upon the division they play in. I.e. whilst there's exceptions, most Championship players won't exceed 74 overall. Creating a false equivalency. Source: in my 20s I was a data editor for the series (most active around the Adkins/Pochettino era).

I had a minor breakdown when I had to start buying 34" trousers. How do you get to that point? 😂

Looks like it. Article has been updated. https://www.southamptonfc.com/en/events/event/portsmouth-away-screening-at-st-marys

Three words: Sticking plaster win. I mean I'll bloody take it. Glad to feel something within the realm of positivity. But it felt more luck than judgment.

Let's be honest, it's going to be a Sheffield Wednesday.

As others have said, mostly resigned. Sombre. Some frustration boiling over. The following have all had outings in the Northam: "Sideways and backwards, everywhere we go..." "Sport Republic, get out of our club." "Sack the board."

"Way off play-offs, but not in danger of relegation" is absolutely written in the stars. An abject failure, both in terms of budget and (very fair) expectations versus our divisional peers. One season of doing the bare minimum for promotion, and otherwise a succession of regressions. Many continue to point to money invested, but what worth does that represent when it's spent so foolishly?

Nah, don't do Juanmi dirty like that. Far bigger fish to fry. Probably a genuine one where we didn't give a young player long enough to express himself. A goal every 4 games across 180 La Liga appearances really suggests it was an us problem.

The confirmation that nobody asked for - that we're horrible at managing matches at a level below, too. Bodes wonderfully for the rest of the season, doesn't it?

City with 10 goals from 10 shots on target (yes, I know two were own goals). Exeter only completed 28 passes in the City defensive half. Hard to imagine a more one-sided match between two pro clubs.

Not fit to wear the shirt.

I don't buy shirts any more, but at half that price (which is more than enough profit) I might have considered it as a one-off. £120 is a fucking disgrace.

Don't understand flogging Edwards at that price unless we've decided he has zero future here. If so, have we really given him the opportunity to prove otherwise? And as much as many of us dislike the 'player trading' approach, even in that respect it represents a meagre profit.

It's OK to attempt being a 'disruptor', but when all evidence - over a prolonged period - points to you being wrong... Well, only a fool would persist on that path. Self-belief only takes you so far.

Gao kept us on a relatively even keel, despite lack of funds. The current lot are systematically dismantling what's been built up since admin. Holding station would be preferable to continuing our tailspin. Ultimately my point was that holding Gao up as an example of a poor owner doesn't really wash given what we're currently faced with.

Things under Gao - whilst not ideal - were a world apart from this mess. A top tier finish of 11th and a finish of 15th (after Ralph lost the plot in the second half of 20-21 - yet still with a League Cup semi-final). Sounds horrendous. How do I get me some of that awful?

My take is that SR would be more inclined to reduce their losses by attempting promotion first. Especially given the evident level of self belief... We'll be looking at left field coaching hires from L2 or National League level before you know it.

This result was coming, it was just a matter of when. Our purple patch of scoring papered over the true extent of our defensive frailties. Now we're seemingly incapable of scoring more than a goal a game, it makes anything beyond a draw essentially impossible. Baffling decision after baffling decision has got us here. Unfortunately there's many more depths yet to plumb.

As bad as today is, at least we haven't just given a job to a coach that failed horribly at Charlton and Bristol Rovers. Ah.

Middlesbrough fully taking the piss - and fair play to them. Embarrassing watching us camped in our own half, unable (or unwilling) to go and get the ball off them. WHERE ARE YOUR POSSESSION STATS NOW?

I can't see when we'll next score a goal, much less win a match. Bleak.