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O'Riordan, Garrett, Baradji, Duru like new signings –why spend money? 😉

Excellent win –well done lads. Ohashi was excellent throughout, holding up the ball and stopping them developing play high up the pitch (would love him to score). Gud seems a sniffer in the box so cannot focus too much on other aspects of his game if he is scoring. De Neve (shedloads of criticism on here of late) was very good first half. Toth wonderful, kept us in it. Thought we were very good for the last 30 mins and Leicester were dire offering nothing. We may not always have the quality but there was clear desire (cf. Miller’s reaction at the end) whilst Leicester had nothing. Ref had a good game - McLoughlin thinks so 😉 Foot off the gas for the next away game to go full blooded for the Derby game?

yep, seems some are spouting that narrative already...

No he isn't. Read the specific thread devoted to the topic.

Well done lads. Great effort and you kept going until the end. Perhaps we should chant Vs and VI out more often.

Triumverate of deep arrogance.

That was the other thing that was very noticable for me against Sheffield. When we were losing and not looking like scoring the camera showed a few shots of VI (looking lost) and the bench behind him. Whitehead and Benson were furiously scribbling notes, glassy eyed and silent.

Rev, I wasn't really interested in the relative abilities of Trav v Tron. My point was that the poor pass Tron played last night is indicative of his mood (not his ability) and a perfect metaphor for the shambles that is VI's management and the nonsense occurring above him. For even more clarity:- We both agree on the centrality of Trav. We will never agree on the ability of Tron. And on your point about Tron looking average now Trav has left is a weak argument. As you know well I'm sure, playing is about partnerships. They complemented each other well. Imagine if Trav had remained here (with all the cack going on around him) and Tron gone -I suspect Trav's body language would have been poor given all the nonsense going on and playing alongside what we have now.

Agree with the first part not the second. He could do a far better job with the (poor) materials at his disposal.

Not my point rev and your intransigence on tronstad rivals EI's on refs 😉

Did we come to a conclusion on a how long we had to give it to decide if it was a successful transfer summer? b if it was exciting? c if is going to be successful?

Re VI and honesty. Remember that chat earlier in the season when most praised (how refreshing they said) his honesty for calling out players? Seem to remember suggesting that bollocking should be done in private and got short shrift. He's at it again with Pape. How about a little honesty Val (not to mention a little less arrogance) on your inability to win games?

Summed up the evening for me -best player last season hits a sideways pass which goes straight into touch. Body language says it all.

Just another day in the rollercoaster. You can use this performance as an argument for relegation. Or you can reflect back on performances against Ipswich/Hull and think usual mid to lower half plodding. TBH, I think the league is so poor we will have enough. Interestingly, for the first 15-20, thought we looked ok (if not exciting) and they looked dire -lumberers who were never going to score (their record for scoring not good). Was thinking at that stage how poor the championship really is. But then for 10 mins or so before the first goal on 31 min, they did really well breaking play up in their own third and hitting great long balls which caused us all sorts of trouble (and that was with Wharton playing well). Then the goal (simple free kick to far post, header, goal). After that, we offered nothing. Hedges should have been booked Miller should have had 2 yellows and off Pen wasn’t a pen Pickering could have been booked late on Don’t think there is anyone on our side who can take a strike like their 2nd? We had one shot on target? Ohashi –who some say is crap (not me). Meanwhile Gaye, offside again. Gud (who some think should start) –first 2 touches lost it, overpowered in midfield, offered little. Rovers crossing (mainly Cantwell) poor. Disjointed overall, not sure what the plan was. To be fair to Gud and Gaye, if you are going to play them, then you have to give them time and play to their strengths with good crosses. Gardner Hickman is a utility player who can plug gaps (but not right back). Pointless berating him. Why not bring on McLoughlin and move Miller to RB? Incidentally, he looked like a second rate Scottish player. Tronstad disinterested? Indeed. Wonder why that is? Counting down the days to escape the Stasi and shitshow. Cantwell was looking for fouls that MAY have been given in the prem but was poor in a game like this. Charlton were rudimentary but nothing untoward –blaming the ref (as per) is just nonsense. Don’t know about you, but I’m a bit sick of these journey men on easy street who haven’t delivered anything for years. Time to move them on and bring in fresh, hungry players (irony just to be clear). I do hope EJ delivers an uncompromising report.

Was it the weather or the penny-pinching tools in charge?

Yep, it's getting really bad when you are looking back at a ducker and diver (Del Boy/Arthur Daley) with a certain amount of fondness (did i just say that) as opposed to an egotistical, childish, vindictive, underqualified, stasi like....etc etc

No it doesn't. A club should move forward season on season. If you have a huge clearout, then what you bring in should achieve at least what you have done previously.

I do hope EJ is there and reporting.

Mike joking?

There's always a new low just around the corner.

Grubby, thin-skinned, paranoid, pathetic, childish, dictatorial, weak, scared, stupid, dumb, classless, infantile, shabby, totalitarian, oppressive, arrogant, despotic….etc Putin, Trump, Modi, Xi Jinping, Kim Jong-un would be proud.

It wouldn't have done -they have a proper pitch.

Shrunk in the rain? 😉

In society in general. Anybody's fault but mine.