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If Ralph felt he could do it as well as Redmond, he'd start him. It's academic though, Redmond did nothing today and Ralph has made the right change.

Yep, all day long.

Almost half an hour to go. Have faith.

That is a cracking effort from Diallo. We've got a goal in us.

Cos Redmond drops deep and links midfield to attack. Adams can't do that. Redmond hasn't done it today though, or indeed anything.

Poor from Bednarek, then Vestergaard and Bertrand giving him all that space. Awful defending.

Country

You did go on...and as for drivel... All that stuff about other B team players is irrelevant. N'Lundulu will never be a PL player, ditto Ferry, ditto Ramsey, etc. Jankewitz has the ability, however, to be a very good PL imo. We'll have to agree to differ on the treatment of Jankewitz, but for me, his chance came later than it should have. He was exuberant and blew it big time, but to have not had a chance since is poor management. As for agenda, my only one here is to see out best talent get a fair crack of the whip.

Garni

No twisting your words mate, your only comment disputing my claim (and others) that he looks jaded was to say that he still runs lots. It looks like JWP isn't the only one who needs to raise his game, maybe you need a rest too.

In only your world Matthew is the performance of a player judged on how much he runs. In the real world, there's a bit more to it than that. I'm comfortable with my assessment that JWP looks jaded and in need of a rest.

I judge players on what I see on the pitch. Judging by the comments above, I'm not alone in seeing a jaded looking JWP, but you focus on what the spreadsheet says Matthew.

It's not all about stats Matthew. Does he look fresh and on form to you?

Roses

Yep, and he's falling behind his own standards. The man needs a rest.

Do you watch Saints play? If you do you'd have noticed that our "captain" is knackered and playing shit. Yep, I'd rest him. Diallo is also off the pace, and of you've watched us play, you'd realise that him and our captain are a shit midfield pairing. If you watched us play you'd also see that we're shit overall at the moment and that are dynamic midfield duo create fuck all. Our manager won't change a losing team. I would.

We don't know that he hasn't busted a gut. The lad may be working his socks off but still finds himself getting overlooked. Indeed, he's asked to move because he wants to play football and knows he's good enough. That's a cracking attitude in my book. From what I've seen, he is an extremely talented player who's physically ready to play. He looks able to offer something different to what we have. He's less one dimensional and his running from midfield is something Diallo and JWP can't give. If I was him I'd be pissed off at not getting a game. You playing at 56 is great (I gave up at 43, enough was enough) but it's a poor comparison to a youngster who's frustrated that he isn't getting a chance. Personally, I'd play him ahead of a knackered looking JWP or Diallo for a couple of games. If we don't use him we'll lose him.

Test

It looks awful. Hand in the air with the ball, and takes the bails off with the other hand. He knew exactly what he was doing. He has to be banned for that, just a question of how long if imagine. Takes the gloss off a great victory.

Mist

Yep, agree with all of that. Ralph stubbornness is an issue for me, and suggests an inability to man manage players. Slattery is another example. On the last bit, talent alone doesn't get a player to the top, but a talented youngster will only get there by playing. Jankewitz will move and I'm in little doubt he'll go on to become a very good player.

I hope they release a lovely half and half scarf.

8 pints?

Tottenham (a) Defeat Leicester (h) Defeat Liverpool (a) Defeat Fulham (h) Win Leeds (h) Draw West Ham (a) Defeat So 4 points. Spurs, Leicester, Liverpool and West Ham are all pushing for the top 4 / uefa spot and will have too much for us. I'm not convinced we'll beat Fulham, but we'll get something from someone, so a win against Fulham and a draw against Leeds are where we have the best chance.

All this needing a number 2 / defensive coach stuff is starting to grate. Ralph has an assistant / number 2. We have coaches who've played hundreds of professional matches between them. Watson has been part of the England set up. Crocker overseas it and has had a huge job at the FA. We don't need more coaches, we just need those we have to change what we can all see isn't working and get the best out of this group of players - nobody will convince me that the 11 players West Brom had on the pitch yesterday are better than our 11. They were better coached / organised / motivated though. If the current lot can't sort it sharpish, they need to go.