StrangelyBrown

Not the worst point in the world, but a few too many poor performances. Leo and Azaz both looked off it. Manning had a game to forget. Bree wasn't great either. Peretz was a bit dodgy. Mubama really isn't very good and Dobbin looks bobbins.

When was his last "good" game? I can remember games where he didn't have to do much defensively and where he didn't slow the game down too much, but a good game I don't recall. Happy to be wrong, but just can't recall one in a long time.

I'm not sure he had "good games" - he has ok games and shocking ones. I certainly can't remember when the last time was that he was the best player on the field, but I can easily remember games when he was the worst.

Not sure he's the box to box midfielder we're desperate for, but happy to be proved wrong. I always liked him as an individual and no one can accuse him of not putting a shift in - which hopefully will rub off on others. Also, with his leadership in the squad there is literally no excuse to ever see shoehorn again!

And Matsuki is fucking shit. Can't pass a football

We're a couple of decent CBs and a midfielder away from a decent side. But we all know that... Come on spors, work some magic

Stephens doing what Stephens does best... When was the last time Stephens put in a man of the match performance to make up for all the shite????? Oh yeah.... NEVER

Wow. Liverpool get a non penalty after time is up. You can't tell me the Premier league is anything but bent..

Of all the keepers to sign from us Macca clearly was the least suited to Martin's propagandaball. Shows what an utter melt Martin is

It's not like we haven't seen this coming. We just don't seem to be in a position to be proactive with too big a squad

Some of the dumbest questions Ive ever heard. Closed questions that didn't get anything like an interesting answer. Amazing what passes for journalism.

If you have good players other teams will want them. What's our choice? Try and strongarm a player into staying (with what I'm not sure??) or cash in for a decent amount and rebuild? THB is good, but he isn't that good. Jander is very good, but he isn't so good we couldn't replace him with another good player. Whether we're in the championship or the premier League we'll always have the same problem - we're just not big enough or good enough to keep our very best players. It is what it is and hopefully spors has a trick up his sleeve.

If we use some of the THB money to bring in a couple of good CBs we may end up in a better situation than THB and Wood/Stephens at the back even if neither of them are quite at THBs level. I've also got a nagging feeling that Leo won't keep up the levels from last year so may not be the disaster some may think - nothing to base this on, just a feeling.

Fair point, but perhaps the club should ease him in?

If that is the move I'm thinking of Leo messed it up by not releasing the ball quickly enough - Dobbin was trying to time his run for a ball that came way too late. While I'm not a big fan of Dobbin so far Leo was absolutely pants in the first half - I don't think it had anything to do with him getting clattered, he was simply in the wrong position trying to play like a winger in the 10 position.