stknowle

The polite way of saying “Mike Dean is a cunt”. He is - very, very obviously - but you can’t say that even politely.

Great game LOL. Yeah we're all gonna remember this classic for years to come.

Blimey, beat the full back 3 times. I want to see this bloke starting, couldn't GAF that he's only on loan, Adams and Armstrong won't score a goal as good as that between them all season.

I would probably written cervices just for the, ahem, crack.

I don't think he has a vendetta or is involved in any kind of conspiracy. I do however think he is an absolute cunt.

Hobson

See above. Any less than 4 points and it’s good night from me. That said would I be gutted to find out tomorrow a.m he’d been sacked? NO.

You may well be right Wade my old pal. I’m giving him those 3 games because they include Leeds and Burnley at home. Anything less than 4 points and I’m done with him.

His continued refusal to try this is the main reason I am 3 games away from calling for his head.

Looks vaguely competent this season after looking hopelessly out of his depth 3 seasons ago. Could do with a bit more than that though tbh.

I recall thinking Adams wouldn't make it as a prem striker after his first 6 or so games for us. He sort of has made it and I expect Armstrong will as well to the same sort of degree. Don't exactly get the pulses racing though do they?

Hmmmm 6 of one half dozen of other. TOO WEAK.

Which has to be a major worry. The bloke has 2 assists to his name in his entire time with us.

It's the blindingly obvious one to at least try. Still not one that our Manager fancies though.........................

Well not really. Didn't happen last week for example.

I’ve seen some frustrating games down the years but that was right up there. This was a really important one, the first game of the season you’d put in the should win category. Epic fail as the kids say, all the good work picking up unexpected points undone by not picking up expected ones. Creativity isn’t there, Ely better than previously but still not actually good, Djenepo headless chicken that tries hard, Redmond……….It’s all too slow and lacking zip and ingenuity.

Well....we did, and it was.

Exactly

Exactly

Whilst I'm more than happy if it costs Utd, HTF was that not a penalty for the foul on Ronaldo? In other news, never bring someone on specifically to take a penalty.

Mane?

I hear you Hypo my worst nightmare is Saints Ladies having an identical fixture as the men on the same day at the same time when I am in - albeit unlikely - circumstances which prevent me from checking the score until the game is over, then seeing we've won 3-0 or similar and celebrating wildly as a consequence only to later discover it was the chicks what won 3-0 and we actually lost.

Personally I think they just need to have a separate Chicks football channel.

Unfortunately you get players like that and in this case it's unfortunate for us. Billy Sharp, Jordan Rhodes, prolific marksmen in the championship but ineffecitve/not trusted in the Prem (did Rhodes ever actually play at that level, I think possibly not?) there are probably countless other examples and not just attackers, Cat. Like you say, a weird one. Some players - eg Lambert - seem to just adjust and prove effective at whatever level they play at whereas others who look outstanding at a lower level - eg Lee Trundle - don't even get the chance to prove they can't cut it higher up, which can only be because the coaches/talent spotters concluded for whatever reason he simply would not have made it. For the sake of himself (and me, and probably lots of us tbh) I'd like to see Nathan drop a division and rip it up for another club in the Championship.

You ain't the only one. Didn't realise Livramento played in midfield for England U21's in midweek as confirmed further up this thread. Makes it even more bizarre it hasn't been tried. I'm going to keep on banging on about this until it finally happens.