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And then failed to cross it.

I'd sooner a top draw box to box CM but there isn't a decent one in L1 and it's a big ask getting a good NPC one to drop down a league.

2nd half the gap between the midfield and back four was alarming and if Plymouth had had a bit more composure and picked the right pass we would have lost by more.

Spot on. We all know we need one, but getting one that is really going to make a difference is always going to be tricky.

2nd half our midfield was AWOL and exposed the back 4 on more than one occasion IMHO.

1st hald Lambert would have had a hatrick but that's not to say a lump of a replacement would have. Would have Patterson before we offloaded him?

I would have started with it, not switched to it. Last season we looked much better with our midfielders breaking onto and beyond the front man.

I could be back up for Lambert but it doesn't mean I'd be any good. We've three good forwards but if we don't supply the service they won't score.

What about the 2nd half? We were outnumbered, out fought, out thought and outmaneuvered at times. Against a decent team we would have been murdered.

I'll disagree as I feel our priorities lay elsewhere but you make a fair point.

Get over yourself. They pay their money and they voice their feelings as they want. Deal with it.

If we don't win the midfield battle then it doesn't matter who we have up top and that's where we failed, IMHO too often last season and where we failed today in the 2nd half. I'd sooner play two holding midfielders and three attacking with two of them of the flanks coming inside to support a lone striker.

So you want 4 excellent strikers with two of them not playing? You do understand we are in division 3?

Then we need to play 4-5-1.

We have a decent 2nd striker in LB.

We don't need another striker. We need a central midfielder.

I thought, when he blazed over, he should have slid LB in.

I don't think it matters what he says as if he doesn't sort his team out ASAP he'll be doing and awful lot on the radio, as a pundit.

Don't think he has the same impact or ability as Papa anyway. Of the two I'd have Papa back.

SF79/Stanley/Dune has issues. Too much meow meow and too many NF rallies have addled his brain.

+1.

Corky Morris enjoyed a right good booing at the end. I'm not quite sure who it was aimed at TBH but it's good possability that it was JP and AP in equal measures. Either them or all the 'kin caravans on the A34/M3 which meant we missed KO.

I wouldn't bet on him getting past August after that 2nd half display. There is something not right at SFC.

I was just talking to the Doris about Portland. Said it's the place you liked most. She's googling it now! No doubt I will shortly be getting "Why haven't we ever been to Portland?" Don't forget the nippers cap tomorrow.

I suppose something like Saints Player is an absolute god send for ex-pats.