Eire Saint

Has to score that

Could do with a striker on the pitch.

Friday noon, 10 game ban.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19m9PpTrzd/ Wait a minute. That's exactly what I said.. 🤔

Worked for Boro. In May we stayed silent, and got absolutely hammered. Don't think it's a bad idea to remind people we've already been punished twice for this. The first being probably the biggest sporting sanction in football history. The second a points deduction for this season to hamper our progress. This narrative that it's just a punishment for Tonda is bullshit, it's a third punishment for the club after the season has started. The FA pissing about for 4 months makes any punishment worse as we've no time to adjust. The club in a no win here. Say nothing, we're weak and spineless. Come out to try to plead our case, everyone goes nuts. I'm okay with the latter.

Milwall v West Ham, Birmingham vs Boro, Wolves vs West Brom this weekend. 3 points and we're in amongst them .

4 points cover the top 13 clubs after 7 games. Going to be a crazy season. Strap in.

Nice early lead for Milwall

6 points from the first six games last season, 11 this. Good start. Another 3 on saturday and we should be in good shape going into the break.

JWP and Downes were okay. Poor performances all round otherwise. They could've been 2 up in the first 20, wasted some easy chances. Don't think Matsuki is good enough for the starting 11, plenty of enthusiasm, but gives the ball away far too much. Apart from one or two glimpses, Scienza has been a passenger. Azaz trying things but didn't have the quality around him. Subs were awful. Mubama in particular. Really poor, zero first touch, petulant, and lazy tracking for their goal. Serious work needed on the training pitch.

He's a class player. Have followed his career closely pre-saints. It's all about patience. He'll keep looking for ways to unlock a defence. Critics will focus on the times it doesn't come off, but he keeps trying. Threads the needle a few times per game. Shooting can improve, but has a peach in the locker (man city). A diamond at this level.

Scienza's and Fellows' heat maps tomorrow... https://ibb.co/572QkQ5

Not saying that was our strongest side but THB if he stays needs a partner, if not, we need 2 new CBs. Charles replacement needed to provide some backup and we are one Larin injury away from having zero threat up front

No result to paper over the cracks tonight. New spine needed. 2 CBs (or 1 to partner THB if he stays). 1 CM and a Striker. Dobbin already looks like he's going to struggle. Need the same standard of recruitment we had end of last summer's window.

Not sure he'll risk Downes. In the presser mentioned too important for us at the moment or something like that. Matsuki in midfield and I reckon you're spot on for the rest.