Saint Matty 76

Stoke got some kid born in 2005 starting his first game for them up front today.

We'll see some rotation against Rotherham on Saturday then I guess, based on his presser comments. Happy with that, although I do feel for Edozie who has now not started the last 3 despite being the winger who justified his minutes the most beforehand.

Couldn't agree with this more personally. SAA being completely out the squad at his expense is nothing short of grim to me.

Can imagine one of Stu/Alcaraz dropping out of this one with it coming around so quickly. Hopefully Edozie in for either rather than Fraser, who I still feel continues to do nothing other than block minutes for brighter prospects. Would like Charles in as well but can't see him dropping Smallbone off the back of a goal and against Stoke.

Bednarek - THB looked so solid today. Really happy with that. Sulemana a must start going forward and happy for Smallbone’s goal even if I ultimately thought he was probably our worst performer again.

Ah just stop playing fucking Smallbone man. Quite like it other than the inevitably overrun midfield yet again.

Amo-Ameyaw with an excellent goal for the U21's tonight. Glad we'll be watching Ryan Fraser tomorrow instead.

One thing we know for certain is that every attack we play against will have plenty of chances on the counter-attack where a couple of well placed passes and/or an ounce of individual quality will result in goals. A pretty easy argument to be made that this Leeds frontline is the best in the league so I really can't see anything outside of a disaster. Train strikes yet again, so I'll have the luxury of just turning the TV off if it gets a little too Sunderland/Leicester this week.

Edozie brightest player again... why on earth was he dropped?

We really are shite.

Fail to break down a low block. Fuck about with the ball and lose 3-1 on the counter attack. Nearly happened there, will happen soon.

The lack of Alcaraz is absolutely baffling.

Nobody is asking for that. We're asking for a keeper who keeps anything out. 3/18 is absolute bollocks as well.

Of course he should have, it wasn't even right in the corner and he got a full hand to it. His hands are so weak.

Holgate shocker and Bazunu should save at his near post. Who's surprised?

Lovely lovely goal!

Well, now Che has his missed sitter per game out the way early, maybe he'll score.

Should've been Alcaraz and Edozie in for Fraser and Smallbone. Not really seeing much creativity in this lineup at all.

Proper Championship line-up that. Horrible.

I actually said the exact same thing in the pub before Tuesday. I just can't be fucked to go through another change at this point and borderline guarantee we're stuck here this season, rather than at least trying to back whatever nonsense RM is trying to achieve here. God knows really. Every option feels pretty rough at the moment.

The moment you sit down and really think who we could get in at this point is the moment you'll realise it's best we have a bit more patience and hope that this turns around under Martin.

I agree but Edozie in for Fraser, who I think has looked exceptionally average and not at all built for this system.

The issue is that’s all he ever does. Doesn’t have the ability to place a ball and it costs him time and time again. Good save/absolute sitter… can call it both ways, he had to score.

Fraser absolutely useless again, never shows for the ball other than one over the top which has never worked out Maybe Bednarek and THB could make a good partnership? Can’t think of anything else positive to say Ipswich just had to wait for a mistake and do absolutely nothing outside of it

Not a single positive outside of Bednarek Embarrassing