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A really well fought point - although with a bit more quality, we may have been able to get a bit more out of the game. Our press really unsettled them early on and we had them giving away passes left, right and centre. We didn't exactly create anything in that first half though, whilst we competed well enough, it was a bit huff and puff. Second half we showed a little bit more composure and quality in our build-up, penned them in a little bit more and got a deserved goal I felt. I think that was Vesterguards best game for us, great defensive performance through blocks, tackles and headers - and then he pops up with a goal for us too. Also a shout out for Romeu who had his best game in a long while too, those two were like rocks throughout the spine. Danso was very naive, I'd have hoped he was a bit more mature than that - it was an incredibly daft tackle to make. He is very raw, I’ll be honest, but he has some terrific attributes to his game which can be refined. He's a bit of a unit. Che and Ings ran the United defenders around but had very little quality when they did get the ball. I’m really looking for Ings to step up now, he's been here for a year and a bit and I've hardly seen anything from him which makes me believe he is a good fit for us. Che is still learning and raw, whilst he does look a bit out of his depth at the moment, I'm hoping he will mature and settle as time goes on. Good little run we've got going now, performances are getting better, we're giving everyone we play a game. 4 points on the board isn't ''too' bad given our starting fixtures up to now, it could have been a lot worse. Good time for a break I think, focus on getting a couple of the injured guys back and fill the squad out a little bit. I think there's plenty to be positive about though, it looks like we can actually compete again compared to times at the start of last season.

It took Jay a little while to get his first goal for us after his transition from the Championship, people were doubting him too. It'll come for Che, he causes problems with his movement and has a lot of power and strength in his game. Snatches at chances a bit at the moment, probably through eagerness. He just needs one to go off of his backside to get him going.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with how we play, our approach, the setup. The coaching is top notch and the players have responded to it. The main problem? The lack of quality within the group to take advantage of opportunities when we do win the ball back through our approach. Anything people see as being wrong with this team is nothing to do with Ralph, it's the limited ability of the players we have.

Danny Fox contributed a lot more than this chancer ever did.

At least Adkins isn't our manager, eh?

I don't think he's ever going to get to grips with football full stop, to be honest. The least talented flair player i've seen.

Ralph has just said 2-3 weeks for Redmond, that's a boost. Although he has confirmed that Mousa is now also injured too.

Great draw, this is what it's all about! This is a reverse to what happened in 2010 really, when we faced them at St Marys. They were struggling at the bottom end of the PL, had been struggling for a couple of years. We were on the up in league 1, had huge momentum behind us and Lambert scoring... Yet the extra quality they had at that time still showed, unfortunately. Even though we did put in a shift, they just picked us off in the end as we tired and left gaps. We've got better quality than them all over the pitch now though, probably more quality than they had in their team in 2010 if I’m brutally honest, so let them have their barnstorming start and see where we are after 60 mins.

Bolton saved - takeover completed.

I don't think it's as simple as they’ve been given '14' days - from how I understood it, they had until 5pm today to provide evidence of progress else the EFL would serve them notice on their membership (14 days). This is what they've done. There's a pretty strict set of regs they now need to show they meet by the 12th September, there will be no more extensions or deadlines - it's 12th or bust. Their only option is a takeover and someone who has the clout to financially satisfy the EFL's regulations. It puts the pressure on them now, for sure.

All a bit odd with Bolton. They said they'd release a statement later this evening, 6 hours ago. Silence is deafening. Apparently they had multiple bids on the table still, so who knows. I know people say that they'll be fine come the 11th hour, but the 11th hour has long passed......seeing a club like Bolton disapear could be a huge wakeup call to the entire landscape. It's not out of the question.

For sure. The players, coaches, managers - they'll rock up somewhere else. Fans though, what do they do? That's their town, their local club, who they've supported their lifetime. Even the workers who have worked in and around the ground their lives, at smaller clubs like Bury you get lifers doing the pitch, tickets, hospitality etc.

Bury are gone - officially expelled from the EFL. Weird really, feels like it was only yesterday I was watching their promotion celebrations on SSN.

Which makes it even odder that Brighton vans were booing Valery, for what they saw as semingly going ''OTT' and getting their player sent off. Football fans can be so dumb.

I'd have feared for the rest of the season had we not won that, it was pretty much put on a plate for us with the red card and their disallowed goal. We didn't play great though, Brighton showed much more ambition and imagination on the ball. Their movement was quicker and much much sharper than ours. Ings is continuing to let games pass him by, Hoj was just terrible and setting an horrific standard for the rest. Bednerak looked iffy and clumsy, Vesterguard was Vesterguard (rubbish). Adams looked out of his depth today. Thought Danso looked like a fish out of water most of the game, but at least he put in a shift. Looks like he has some pace, but he does like to try stupid turns on the ball in silly positions. Will need to stamp that out. We won because the game became stretched and our introduction of pace opened it up, pretty much as simple as that. Play like that against teams with 11 men and we'd get beaten 9 times out of 10, we really weren't very good.

Or maybe they just asked him to play a tiny bit of football whilst they got the contract sorted, then they realised he wasn't actually a footballer and quickly ducked out.

Probably the best move he could have hoped for. Back on familiar ground, knows the club, the fans know him.... hopefully he can regain some confidence. He hasn't played properly for years, obviously he had that killer injury which probably derailed his career a lot. But he was successful at Celtic and a lot of clubs looked at him when he was there. I don't have any hard feelings against the guy, this is the perfect place for him to get back playing and hopefully earn a move on the back of it.

Wanyama had his day with us, we had him during his best years which we can be greatful for. There's a reason he's heading to a lower quality and lower intensity league, He can't hack this level anymore.

Chelsea have less quality up front than some of the teams in the bottom half this year. Shocking state of affairs for them.

Another succesfull Ross Wilson signing.

A different sort of centre forward than we've had in recent years, brings a new element to our game. Will be interesting to see him develop, he's got a lot of power and strength in him.

It was a home defeat, yes, but not really a poor performance if you look at the 90 objectively.

That was a bit frustrating really, as I felt we had a decent game plan which was working. We kept them at arm’s length for the first 45, had a few forays ourselves (although with nowhere near enough intent) but then as per last season, the year before that and the year before that, we lose concentration and focus in stoppage time. We should have got tighter to Mane and kept concentration but we didn’t and there you have it. Based on our approach and Liverpool’s sluggish display, there’s no way we should have gone in with anything other than 0-0 on that first half showing, but conceding late goals are the trademark of this group unfortunately. The 2nd half was a little huff and puff, Liverpool dominated the first part of it. Once they got the 2nd it felt like game over, absolute nightmare from Bedernek. Seriously, what is it with us gifting goals like this? Idiots. I did feel that Liverpool became very complacent 70 mins onwards though and we regained some ground. Good pressure from us and an absolute howler from Adrian. He's such a **** keeper, honestly. Then for the next 5 or so mins we pressed hard and had some decent moments, the direct running of Moussa helped us open the game towards the end without a doubt. Overall, it wasn't great, but it wasn't bad either. It's another loss, it's another game with avoidable goals conceded - but our general game plan was there, the work ethic was there. I just don’t know how to stop this group conceding late goals at the end of halves, it's becoming a boring scenario. That may be more down to a lack of individual quality and character more than anything else though.

I've got mine, but I know plenty of people who haven't got anything yet. Pretty rubbish really. I wonder what the reasons are.

Lol yes, that's what I thought when I first glanced.