Baird of the land

Disappointed Cork isn't in the starting xi. Good to see Targett and Isgrove getting chances.

I'd be much happier with us playing the 4-2-3-1 we played last season.

I'm no fan of home fans booing their own players. I'd prefer criticism to be on message boards, before, after game etc and support for the 90 minutes. However when after the high performance levels last year and the stupid sales that were made this summer, you can understand some people are going to be frustrated and disillusioned and take that out on replacements who are perceived as being of a lower standard.

Agree, his stats last season were good, considering he played out wide often and no doubt plenty of times substituted or from bench. Would be a great addition, so much better than Long.

Clueless desperation at play. Makes me fear how much more good money they'll splunk on garbage before the window closes.

I'd take 5m for Long now. Take a bath on him, as it was a utter piece of stupidity.

We need to give a few players game minutes imo, so i'd make changes. Going to be a tough game. When the draw came out i thought, damn we're set up to be one of the prem teams to get knocked out. Really hope we can step up and get a result. Forster Clyne Fonte Gardos Targett Cork Morgan Taider Isgrove Pelle Reed

Last season's approach suited him down to the ground.

Really hoping this is just a period of adjustment for Pelle and he'll come good. Hope we bring in a good alternative too as i'm no fan of Long.

Yeah Welbeck would be a good addition.

Dreadful performance vs a dreadful team. Points dropped. Still don't look anything like a top half team.

I'd have vastly preferred him to Long.

Wellbeck being available to loan to anyone outside the top 6 certainly seems a tantilising prospect. Personally i would consider it frustrating that we wasted so much money on the mediocre Long if there was a genuine chance to take Wellbeck for the season. Is it better to hope he considered us too poor to come to or that those in charge thought Long a better option?

Personally i would have preferred us to have gone for an option such as Mccarthy as younger competition with Boruc starting as no 1. Forster is a good keeper and a good age. However it seemed highly likely Boruc wasn't going to take relegation to bench well and Forster wasn't going to be coming as backup. Hopefully we'll find somewhere to offload Artur as having him sniping from inside camp would hardly be ideal imo. Going with Kelvin as backup hopefully should lead to end of the world.

Hoping for a win, expecting a poor draw.

Paper's will constantly be looking for the next gem to link in their rumour mills. What i'm less certain of is our steeliness in refusing to sell our rising stars prematurely. If JWP has a good season, will he be ushered out the door immediately like Chambers etc?

Still incredibly annoyed by Club selling Chambers. Completely idiotic move imo.

Lovren

Lovren

Thought Morgan was partially culpable for 2nd, standing lazily rather than going to challenge for 2nd ball. Though the 2nd goal was a mass of errors.

Thought Morgan was partially culpable for 2nd, standing lazily rather than going to challenge for 2nd ball. Though the 2nd goal was a mass of errors.

Yeah that's how I see it too. Rickie's rep with me is intact.

Yeah that's how I see it too. Rickie's rep with me is intact.

Agree completely.