Lighthouse

Games coming thick and fast now. I would assume FD misses out, as per head injury protocol? The transfer window closes an hour after this game finishes, so hopefully it’ll be the last time wondering about which players are here next week.

It’s easier if you scroll down a bit. Or up. Depends on your persuasion.

If my GCSEs taught me anything it’s that Germans live opposite the cinema, listen to music and play football with their brother, so there could be some truth to this.

Well, after a dreadful first 10 minutes of each half we were superb thereafter. I voted for Azaz as MotM but it could easily have been Larin, Matsuki or even Slotty on his debut. Delighted for Fellows, from the Northam it looked like Mubama had bundled it over, so hopefully that doesn’t get taken off him on review. I don’t think there were any bad performances. Bragg wasn’t great with Downes, as we’d expect, but he looked a lot better alongside JWP. Larin’s second goal… pure Bergkamp, loved it. Who had us above Burnley and West Ham after three games, with minus four?

He’ll do for Lighthouse.

Armstrong is 19, not 24.

AI has officially jumped the shark.

No, not Stephens, he’s longest serving. No, without checking I’d say he’s been here around 9 hours.

Together they're our joint second longest serving players, the next longest being Manning.

Since we signed Bazunu he’s won more league games against Chelsea than McCarthy has won at St Mary’s.

There’re like 20 out of the 22 other clubs in this league who’d take that over what they have. Would you swap JWP and Jander for Smallbone and Aribo, because that’s what we got promoted with last time?

I know I’m in a minority here but I wish him all the best at Bolton. Clearly thrown in at the deep end and is not a PL player but he was the man between the sticks for the longest unbeaten run in a century and played the lions share of our promotion season, so fair play to him for that. I don’t think the continuous turnover in players, managers, leagues and two pretty serious injuries has done his form or confidence by good. Since his debut in 2022 to his return against Wrexham three years later, Jack Stephens was the only other player still at the club. Hopefully he has a couple of settled seasons up at Bolton and rediscovers his rhythm.

No, we will sign a reserve keeper and replacement for THB.

He is being honoured as such in Sheffield.

Stephens for Wood but otherwise surely this has to be the team.