24 minutes ago, RoversClitheroe said:

I think if the club had any ambition (which we know it doesn't) we should get rid of Eustace.

Ironically that is probably how Brum saw it - getting rid is easy but replacing with an upgrade is tougher when the decision makers are tools

Each time we have sold/lost our top scorer then a “big money” signing has come good the following season (Armstrong, Brereton, Sammie S)

Given our recent lack of spending that should mean Gallagher comes good and bags 25 goals next season 🤔🫣🤣

A mention for Kyle “Derek the builder” McFadz who has been solid today 

Eating my words 

Great - the fuck ugly losers kit and Derek the builder at center half…

What can possibly go wrong?🫢🫣

Expecting a full house on my bullshit bingo card if we stay up regardless of if we lose today

Togetherness, build together, a solid platform, miraculous escape, senior players character and courage, young squad, fantastic achievement that lays the groundwork for a bright future after a summer on the grass…

That said I expect roughly the same bs if we get relegated by 1 goal (my expectation)

8 hours ago, rigger said:

For TV

8 hours ago, KentExile said:

If you mean why is it a 12:30 kick off, it is so that sky can put on numerous final day games on live tv without worrying about the 3pm tv blackout

https://www.skysports.com/watch/football-on-sky/competitions/championship

Thanks. Pretty shabby to say the least but money talks.

on the plus side - maybe some non league clubs will get an extra few attending at 3pm today 

Maybe I missed the PM but why are 12:30 tomorrow?

I still expect us to be relegated on goal difference and by a solitary goal at that

45 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

first indication of nothing changing and no significant incomings  will be if gallagher gets a contract extension,if he gets ***** off it could be a good sign that there are some changes afoot,don`t want to go into next season with bloody gallagher leading the line

If he was on 5k PW and had signed for less than a million he would be a decent signing/player given our ambition of lower mid championship. For 5m and 15k (or more) PW then we could do better.

All told: if it is Telavovic or Gallagher then it is no longer a discussion… (although sometimes I wonder 😉)

1 hour ago, simongarnerisgod said:

can`t believe he was`nt on the bench and koumetio was,does eustace not rate him????

Probably told not to play him as the deal is structured so that every appearance means that we have to send 50p and a tin of spam to Crewe…

So who decides the “preferred candidate”? Sounds very much like GB gives Waggot and Suhail a list with a few benefits/drawbacks and then they pick the cheapest or the one most likely to toe the line.

I’M guessing this is GBs new remit in order to keep his job after inadvertently appointing someone with ambition, demands and standards/integrity/balls…

Is telalovic playing?

Does Hyam get credited with 3 assists or have I misunderstood how it works?

1 hour ago, rigger said:

Has JDT slagged off the swedish FA ?

Not yet 🤣😉 (I meant that he did it here but not a word afterwards. As others have said - smart - but it would be fun with a little q&a on his time at the club 🥳)

29 minutes ago, rigger said:

slagging off previous employers is never a good idea.

But current one is ok? 🤔

5 hours ago, Mattyblue said:

Yeah I’m not really buying all this ‘yes man’ stuff.

JDT was an outlier in the way he just didn’t give a feck and went after whoever he pleased - and I loved him for it. But most people in football toe the line as they want to remain employable as it’s a very small, who you know industry, so by that barometer 99% of folk in the game are ‘yes men’, so you best get used to it.

Interesting that JDT has not mentioned the shitshow since leaving. Not a criticism of him but ironic that as an employee/contracted party he could speak more freely than as an ex employee/contracted partner.

Sums up the wacky world of football 

1 hour ago, NeilInBristol said:

He's a fish!?! Oh that explains it!

Unfortunately his name is not Billy otherwise he might be the answer to goalkeeping problems 😉

5 hours ago, NeilInBristol said:

Any updates on why he hasn't been starting? The team did. Well against soton but just wondering if I've missed something 

Did you miss that he is carp? 😉🤣

I think JE (and others before him) don’t really trust Buckley in a 2 in midfield unless we have 5 at the back.

that said, if JRC and Tronstedt are fit then they are first choice on merit imo.

2 hours ago, Exiled_Rover said:

I would have, yes.

Fair enough - I couldn’t think of a single change that wouldn’t have weakened the team even considering tiredness. Personally think JE made the right call in isolation but it could easily bite him on the ass fatigue/injury wise

3 hours ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Chrisene, Moran and Buckley are all viable options to bring on. Personally I think Carter is significantly better than Hyam and S. Wharton too. 

The big problem with our subs bench is that we don't have either a goal scorer or pace to bring on (we don't have either in the staring XI either beyond Szmodics). 

Understand your point but in yesterday’s situation would you have brought any of those players on with around 20 mins left purely because the others were starting to tire?

Made a deal with myself not to read or listen to him even after good results - the guy might not save our club but if he  has the players working like yesterday then fair dos as he is head coach not manager.

Yesterday also demonstrated what a shit show it is behind the scenes - not a single viable sub on the bench with 15 minutes left - zero options to freshen things up either mid game or to next game. People talk about protecting Sammie S but when the options are Buckley, Moran or Telavovic then it is much less clear cut.

TLDR don’t listen to his bullshit - you’ll probably be happier 

2 minutes ago, Andy said:

I thought we were really good today - the press was excellent and we looked more of a team than we have in a while.

Plenty of positives: clean sheet / Brittain / defensive positions and tracking back / Tronstad excellent / Dolan good and Markanday impressed.

The negative for me was Gallagher. Works hard and does lots of good work, but he’s the point of failure in attack time after time. He just looks out of place when we attack.

But happy tonight. 4 points from the last 2 is a very good return.

Man of the Match Gallagher 🤔

Brittain and Pears kept it at zero 

Markanday decent but looked shagged out last 5

Think we will be picked off today - expect 2 early goals for Southampton that we never really recover from - maybe a goal around 85 mins to make it 2-1 but I expect a loss today but I hope I’m wrong 

Pivotal moments - chrisene got away with losing the ball after getting it back from Pears.

Sunderland player slips - we take it off him and quality, clinical play/finish gives us the lead.

Ball goes out - whilst Sunderland players focus on that ball, we grab one of the “multi balls” and a bit of incisive play and finish makes it 2.

After the break we kept pushing and Gallagher got a bit fortunate with the bounce and Hedges finished clinically.

Perfect away performance but made me think back to games where we dominated but couldn’t score.