The Realist

this is the team I would play against Norwich :- Alex M Mads....Edwards....Quarshie....Taylor Downes....Charles....Sesay AA....Stewart....Archer

Never heard of Louis Patris or the club he plays for! Sounds like a shit move given he was on loan from Anderlect before signing to his latest club. Suggests he would not be such a great choice for us. It seems clear we are after a right back.

my thoughts on the game:- we were too slow in the first half. Wrexham have bought well - good experience but will finish mid table. Edwards was taught a lesson by Moore but why was he not helped out by the other 2 CB's? The front line didn't work. Player scores:- Baz: 9. Excellent save. did nothing wrong and made a game saving save. Suga: 3. Offered nothing going forward and was poor in defence Edwards : 2. Had real problems with Moore and gave the penalty away. Hopefully he learns from this Cap Jack : 8. Great sliding tackle, great last minute goal but was also part of a pretty poor defence. Quarshie: 5. 1st touch is poor and looks a fish out of sea when he brings the ball forward. Raw talent atm Wellington : 3. Just don't rate the guy. Manning a better option Downes : 6. Good game for little pre-season. Good partnership with Charles Charles : 7. Looked really classy in the first half but drifted out of the game a bit in the 2nd. Robinson : 6. Looked good in the first half but drifted out of the game a bit in the 2nd. Armstrong : 5. Tried hard but just not his game. Should playon the right Fraser : 5. Tried his best, not enough good crosses into the box but versatility useful later on SUBS: Manning : 10. MOTM. Went forward, got so many crosses in and was the catalyst for the win with that great free-kick Fernandes : 5. Didn't really change the game much Stewart/Archer/Downs: 4. barely touched the ball.

why are people still talking about Edozie? I thought he had already left to Strasbourg. Dibing is leaving and so is Fernandes I'm afraid to say. THB also likely to go. Its more than a shame but that's life.

my thoughts:- Players that I want but clearly not staying as too good: Ramsdale, KWP, Dibling and Fernandes. GK: Need to sign (x1) (as Ramsdale and Lumley leave), McCarthy, Baz + promote Academy GK to be 4th choice. RB : Bree and Suga are ok. LB : Taylor and Wellington ok (Larios, Manning to leave) CB's: Edwards, THB, Wood, Stephens ok. Kayi-Sanda back-up + Academy ok. (Bednarek, ABK leave) DM: Downes, Charles ok. Need (x1) signing to replace Aribo, Smallbone and Big Les (back to CFC) AM: Need to sign to replace Fernades + loan signing to replace Dibling CF: Stewart main striker but injury prone so maybe keep Archer but not that fussed. Could do with new signing here to replace Tall Paul and challenge Stewart RM/RW: Arma, Robinson + Need new signing here. Let Fraser leave. LW : Sulemana (suit Will Still's style I suspect), Edozie. Need new signing here to replace BBD, SAA. So in total : GK, AM (x2), Wingers (x2), Striker = 6 as minimum to sign - clearly need better attacking players.

I would be disappointed if Downes left. Was excellent in the Championship. We really missed him every time he was missing from the team as we had a record of something like 2 wins from 9 games he missed. He has had a poor season in the Prem but picked up recently. I think with the right manager, he would dominate this league again.

I find it strange that people say SR have continually made bad appointments and then list RM amongst those. They guy did have success! He got us promoted at the first time of asking having inherited a dispirted team and united them. I agree he didn't adapt his philosophy to keep us up but he wasn't a complete failure either. Anyway, Rohl will be the new manager. Don't know if that is the best choice. I would not have a problem if Rosenior was appointed. Either of these two for me.

I liked him but his single minded strategy was as others have said, not going to work with this team of players. Which brings it back to recruitment. We didn't buy the right players. PL teams have players who are not only more physical but they also think faster than EFL players. I thought Ipswich would have thes best chance of staying up out of the 3 promoted teams because of the manager and style of football they play. The only issue with them was that they bought too many Championship players (allbeit the best ones from other teams) but there were not enough players with the physicality and mental sharpness needed. Unfortunately, this was the same issue for Saints. We bought too many squad players and not enough proven Premier league players. Even now, I think there needs to be a mix of youth (who might make it in the Prem) and experienced Prem players from top half teams that don't get regular games and are willing to drop down a league. Its tough as wages are always restrictive. If we had a DoF to replace Wilcox, Martin may have had better players at his disposal. I think this was a shame as I liked his football but he just didn't adapt to the league we were in.

Adam Blackmore like Juric and wants him to stay on as our manager next season. Weird. Yes he puts himself in front of the press and answers difficult questions. Thats it, otherwise, clueless. Has made the team worse.

Shame he hasn't stepped up this season but we should not re-write history here. He was one of the major reasons for our promotion last year. We were completely lost without him when he was missing last season and that was the reason Ipswich tried to sign him from West Ham in the summer. Unfortunately, he, like many others, has just not been up to it this season. THB and Arma were excellent last season but not close to that form this season. The change in manager has not helped Downes and so I expect he will leave in the summer. I would still rather he stayed and was part of a midfield duo of him and Charles, playing for Rohl.

As I have said before, I don't understand how we score goals in this Juric team. What is our plan? I understood more under RM but we just didn't have the ability to carry it out the plan of drawing teams onto us. Under Juric, what is the plan????

Here he is once again.........Danny Ings?

I think if Wellington was closer to the guy running in the leftback position, then Bednarek would have been closer to Delap and maybe that goal would not have happened. Poor challenges in the middle allowed the chance which is the biggest danger to this man to man marking. If one player gets beaten in the middle of the park, we are in trouble.

its the most beautiful city in the world though so if I was him, I'd stay in Vancouver.

I am not fussed whether he stays - granted as the owner, the right thing to do is to say that he stays beyond this season, otherwise players will completely give up. That said, zero points from 18 is bad. I never really felt that Martin's team was ever thrashed (aside from Spurs). Most of the time, we were in games but didn't look dangerous in attack. This was Martin's biggest mistake in that he focussed too much on the risk playing at the back and not enough on the risk of the players in the final third. That has changed under Juric but we still look terrible. I would be much happier if we got Rohl in the summer. I see more of an identity of the team and a style that would be enjoyable to watch. Not convinced Juric's style is good to watch or successful.