Hasta

Sammy says hi.

He was brought in by Rudy from the scrap heap and now has 3 years still on his contract. Big Val will tow the party line a bit longer IMO.

Last season we would create some chances but could miss them, but today we just looked like we had no ideas. Dolan, Cantwell or Brittain haven’t always been lorded by many as being great creative options on, but they were clearly missed. Watching Ismael’s interview he talks about the new players having athleticism, physicality, flexibility etc.., but ultimately they need to be decent footballers with a decent footballing brain. Otherwise they will just look like Usain Bolt does at Soccer Aid. Don’t get me wrong, it is too early to make judgement on the new guys, but take Kargbo. All I see at the moment is pace, yet on its own it is ineffective. Back to the new guys only McLaughlin impressed me today. Miller should be ok, Alebiosu should have been stronger for the goal and had Amari Bell vibes going forward, De Neve and Henriksson were poor. If you can’t create anything in open play, then you need to maximise at set pieces. However delivery has been awful for years now. I’m not expecting a MGP or a Charlie Mulgrew, but a decent height and accuracy on a whipped delivery once in a while should be something one of our footballers can do. Tronstadt was also uncharacteristically poor today also which didn’t help.

2 goals after Dion Sanderson came on in the 93rd minute 😂

Full time. Operation Downgrade initiated.

Fucking hell. Hedges is still on!

Should be more like 99.20 now

Probably got the coach down this morning so the club hasn’t had to pay fora big hotel bill 👍

So should play till at least 98.20 here

They were far better until they scored. Since then it’s gone pretty even, but I think they’ve just sat on it a bit.

That’s a bad miss at the back post by McLoughlin. He’s got a free header at that and loops it wide.

He reminded me of Amari Bell in his first game. Could knock it down the line and run after it so looked like he could do something, but ultimately that was his one “trick”. At least he’s been involved.

Early days. Only 55 minutes, Yada yada yada. But yeah, certainly De Neve and the Swede looked lost.

He would have parried that near post shot back towards the penalty spot.

They are fairly interchangeable. Their reputations will rise and fall on how many cock ups lead to goals. On another day, both of those in the first half could have gone in and the saves he’s made today mean shit. It’s an area that should be improvable, but you have to remember how bad Leo was.

Need Big Mak and AK7 on here.

Surely if Travis has both arms wrapped around Price when the ball comes in the penalty should be given then. Either way they are both doing it so the ref lets it all go. It’s not a ref clanger like the penalty at the other end.

Very early days for them all, but I agree so far.

Is Travis not holding the goal scorer all the time, even still got a grab of his hand when he puts the ball in the net?

If it’s the other way round and defender knicks it back from Ohashi and then goes down in his own box there, can you imagine the ref waving play on.

I was just going to post that. Doing well so far. Best of the new boys.

I meant how’s he not got two bookings, albeit sarcastically.

I think this quite often, but Ohashi really isn’t good enough outside the box. Great save by Toth.

How is Henriksson still on the pitch ?