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Whilst I’d expect zeefuick to do better, he played two fullbacks out of position.

You have to give it to Mowbray, he’s a first class wind up merchant. Signs a few players, plays them out of position - all of them. Doesn’t sign a goalscorer despite only scoring 2 goals in a month, then says he could have, clubs were lining up offering number 9’s. Next game, we need a number 9. Someone said he’s better without choice, they were right. I think we are in the bullshit end of the season for Tony now. Another observation is that every team is raising their game now, it’s a cup match every game. And we don’t do cup games. TM’s biggest problem is we don’t have a chairman on his back asking questions when we falter and drive him in the right direction. Someone said he starts thinking he’s Pep. He does seem to get giddy after Christmas. Can TM reign himself in long enough to get us over the line and avoid a death spiral? After the last 6 weeks it’s clear it’s going to be a stressful second half of the season.

Zeefuik has played out of position in every appearance so far, but I agree Nyambe shouldn’t be dropped. TM needs to play players in the correct position.

Real or not, I wish I had more of it.

It's £13. 13lbs is a measure of weight not money 😉

I'm hoping Mowbray is looking for a free agent for the bench but he doesn't seem too worried about the situation.

We've missed Pickering, taking him out of the team greatly diminished our attack and took pressure from the defence, getting forward and being a handful - and Chile robbing us of Brereton didn't help. But then we got Giles, by all accounts a fantastic attack minded fullback. Then TM puts him upfront... And puts Zeefuick at left back instead - a right back.

We probably could have got Maja on loan. It's mystifying why you wouldn't sign someone up like that as an option. And if you want to play a midfielder as a false 9, buy one that can score goals!

I feel qualified to comment on the match as I saw it. I thought perhaps January was a blip and Feb may be a fresh start with new signings and fresh ideas. When I saw he was playing Zeefuick at left back and Giles up front my heart sank.

As we had no proper forwards it also allowed Swansea to get forward more. We had wing back, a winger and a midfielder as our attack.

JRC for Nyambe? Hedges up front for the last 15 of the first half? Giles as one of the starting forward trio? Zeefuick, a right back, at left back when we had a left back? And why didn't he bring on a number 9 to get on the end of those crosses?

Manager reverted to type tonight Gav. It must be worrying you a bit?

It's up there with Gallagher at right back and Ayala as a solo striker.

It's a fair point but we had the chance to strengthen in January. It was clear what we needed to get us over the line.

He always plays Gallagher far too deep to get on the end of crosses. He's lucky if he enters the box most games.

I remember people on transfer deadline night shitsplaining why we didn't need a goalscorer. I hope the penny has dropped. Doesn't matter now though.

Because he brought in an excellent crosser of the ball who is in the top half of the assist league? Then decided he didn't need a goalscorer because we don't play that way.

I just don't understand why we didn't buy a striker so at least in the last ten minutes of a match like that we've got someone who can get on the end of crosses. We've got two strikers and one's injured.

I hope you didn't lose much.

For some reason we only have one striker. For some reason he was playing for someone else days ago. For some reason we had a right back at left back and a highly rated left back playing as a forward. Beaten by ten man Swansea who are down the bottom. What a shitshow. Oh and FUCK OFF SKY!

"We don't play with strikers."

And to all the people twatsplaining to me why we didn't sign a striker on deadline day - this is exacty why we fucking need one.

Another chance fucked up. Fucks sake.

Missed two sitters. Not happening tonight.

Some of Giles crossing in the box have been brilliant but no one's sticking their head on them.