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You mean "when must it be renewed by"? 2027

Yeah, I agree with this - did not mean to imply he would ever be as good as/have the development of Bale

I'm not so sure that is correct. Anyways, it would at least change how we defend...

THB, Edwards, Stephens, one from U21, anyone. It's not like every football club in the world who has been unlucky with injuries to their main two specialist right backs all have had to switch over to five at the back when it happened.

Hey, he could eventually do a Bale. It did look like he made the wrong move for a while... I do like to see players who come through the ranks here be a success when they move on, even if they move up or down, but give the lad some time. We got our money.

I do not agree with this thought that because we have no right back, we have to play 5 at the back. When did this suddenly become law? Something Still said once to defend not changing? If anything, playing with wing backs demands even more of your fullbacks, both attacking and defensive, and they need to be better at knowing what space and position to take up in different areas of play. It also demands more of our trio in defence, in terms of positioning, but luckily that's not an issue... If we were playing 4 at the back before the injuries at right back, we wouldn't switch to playing 5 at the back because of injury (or because Manning is poor defensively). Doesn't really matter, as there is nothing to suggest that Tonda will change, even if he had the two danes fit.

Tonda has shown nothing to suggest he is any better than Still in this situation. Its the same players and pretty much the same tactics when we are chasing the game. He has done well to get our forwards playing in a quicker and much better way than Still, but the rest is pretty similar, espescially when we are missing our chances. If the honeymood period is over and we stop scoring at every chance, this game might be what the future looks like.

Not one that can fix Stephens and our gang...

Comedy defending. Sure glad we have 3 CB's to deal with situations like this

How does this team under Tonda respond when we miss a lot of chances, and go 1-0 down. Just like we did under Still, or is there something more to us now?

But it was a brilliant save by Bazunu 😉

Spors more than happy to sit down and have a chat... When the wind has turned, the rain has stopped, the sun is out and we are winning!

Robinson came on for Fellows in one of the games... Leicester I think? He is probably even weaker than Fraser defensivly, but he might be the closest to Fellows going forward, if we want to have a player who can run with the ball and beat a man in that position. Probably no chance, but I would rather watch that.

Jo Tessem. Never really made the team much better or worse. Average to the level he was playing at.

Even without his skills and direct running, he brings so much to the side in terms of smartness, positional awareness and work rate. He both supports Armstrong as a second striker, and in the next move he is back at the left touchline helping Manning. Impressive for a maverick type player.

I felt that Jander protected our left side a lot today, and when Romeu came on he was a bit slower to move out and shut down spaces in the same way. Also feel that Robinson left a lot of space on the left, as he often ended up more central in his defensive posistioning than Leo did.

Neither would I, when my keeper is Baz...

At half time, I thought their keeper was poor, and maybe I'd rather have Baz, but he already saved two similar shots from Leo to the one Baz let in. I should have known better... I just can't stand seeing him being slightly out of position before a shot comes, the slow reaction even on shots that hits the post, or goes outside.

Aribo - might as well have a fan on instead of him. Half time competition where the winner comes on instead of Aribo.

I agree, but... We are playing Manning, with all of his limitations, next to "AIR Stephens". Hence the problem that we should be able to manage, but it is still like playing with him in a back four, especially when we are defending crosses from the opposite side and Stephens is marking fresh air... again!

Nah, we have the perfect number 7! He might look a little slow, unfit and lazy… but when he comes alive, his goals and assists, oh fuck… never mind.

I think that is a little unfair on Baz. 3 goals per game should be enough to carry him in most games 😉

To be fair, pound for pound… 😉

Hate it when that happens…

He reacts so late, even if it is a difficult shot to save, that he makes it look like he throws himself after the ball just as it passes him by. Feels like my stream is buffering every time he is in action…