StrangelyBrown

Seems a sensible strategy to get him a few games to see if we can get him back to some sort of form

Not sure why everyone thinks Ipswich are suddenly a brilliant team? Delap aside they really aren't that special by championship standards. They got up through consistency and confidence. The confidence won't be the same next season.

You are being kind. I seem to remember Smallbone getting pelters for being lightweight, poor at tracking back and only passing sideways for at least half the season.

We switched to 4 at the back, then scored... Back to 5 at the back for the next game then.

They've not been any worse with 4 at the back and arguably we've looked marginally less shit at the back with a back 4.

3 at the back again... Because that works so well 🤯

It's a cock waving contest where the action can only be seen with a microscope.

Is defence first really a good strategy when you have defenders who aren't very good at the basics of defending and have too few defensively capable midfielders?

The penalties were both nailed on IMO - just shocking defending. The only things I had a problem with were every 50:50 going to villa and the "advantage" before villa's first goal, which took our players completely by suprise. The officials should have done something about the diving early on, but sadly this just seems to be an accepted part of football these days.

Its worse than that - he gave away a penalty, was ball watching on the 2nd and 3rd goals and in both cases lost his man who scored. He's an absolute clown and shouldn't be anywhere near our team let alone the fucking captain.

Bednarek and Stephens have been at the heart of this shit show for far too long. They are a big part of the problem. Today Stephens didn't do anything much for the most of the first half, but got away with it. Bednarek continues to be at the heart of most of our shit defending alongside Harwood-Bellis. I'm hoping we ditch all three next season and try and establish some proper solidity for the first time in years.

Is there some mental instruction from the board to play 3 at the back no matter how shit it makes us? I'm really fed up with it. We don't have the ability to play that way and not get overrun in midfield.

Really??? Villa at least had the basics of a functional team. We had a piss poor team that had over performed with Hassenhutl...

The ref really doesn't want to give us anything. Same old.

Harwood Bellis' hair really does make him look a proper twat. Him and Bednarek absolutely shite for that goal.