Agree. I’m by no means writing the kid off. Very bright future but he’s currently not up to the standard in sone areas of his game. It will come.

He’s been great for a 17 year old but he has yet to develop an ability to play the ball forward. It’s all very safe…good enough as you don’t want to give it away but far from the finished product or the technical ability Wharton possesses. The play in the middle is decisively restricted with him and Ayala vs Ayala and Wharton.

Wharton out has been a massive blow. Ash has done fantastic for a 17 year old, but his limitations are obvious. JDT had clearly asked Buckley and Trav to provide cover. Also neither Ash or Ayala look to play the ball forward and into feet. Both go sideways, backwards or root 1. As poorly as we’ve played the last two league games a part of it is directly related to missing Wharton’s distribution from the back.

Buckley and Travis have both been poor in the last two matches. I wonder if part of the reason is Ash. Certainly it would be wise to sit deeper to help provide cover, but also he is not yet ready or willing to play the ball forward. Everything is safe, sideways and backwards. Not unexpected since he’s 17, but a fact that his game defensively is much more advanced that his technical ability. In fact today there was a foul, he jogged over to the ball, tried to play it to Kamenski and missed him by about 10 yards. It’s difficult to get involved when the back line can’t or won’t even attempt to play the ball into you.

Certainly grinder out at WBA and Swans. The issue with depth is highlighted by the fact we had 2 senior center halves to start the season 1 and his replacement is out injured. So we’re relying on a 17 year old amatory on a scholarship to play the last 4 matches. We have no senior reserve player at right back. Our left back is best suited to be a reserve. Playing our false 9 from last year as an 8. Hopefully the youth players will grow but this yea the current squad is like far from a championship quality side.

We’re only about 7 players deep.

Or at sone point decide playing without a center forward isn’t working. Change the formation. Put Gally central, Markanday and Diaz wide, Dack in behind. The last two matches proved we had no ability to get forward against a quality side in the current set up.

FFS. If we had 15 on we would have continued to be run ragged. Finishing with 10 wouldn’t have changed a thing.

We could have usain bolt speed up top and it wouldn’t have mattered. If no one can connect a pass or move into space it doesn’t matter. Szmodics so far has sone nothing to retain his place. Surely Dack should be given an opportunity. It’s the only position on the pitch we have alternatives to try

What’s more worrying is that Dack is either seen as, or not as good as, Szmodics. It’s hard to believe he’s behind such a poor player

I’d guess there’s 75 or more frees that would be a massive improvement over all but a handful of our current squad.

Form and recruitment since last January has been about as poor as any point in the last 50 years. The manager can’t employ tactics to hade the fact we’re we lost 8 first team players from last season and have only brought in 3. FFS we’re currently starting a 17 year old amateur at center half. And he’s not even the worst of our problems!

Both 3-0 defeats. Both score lines flattering to us.

Hard to believe but Kamenski has had a fantastic game while conceding 3

Might as well sell him off. Can’t get out of our own half.

League cup on Tuesday.

Hedges and Dack to get their opportunity on Tuesday then? Playing with the 18s in the league cup?

Hedges 3 asstits from the firs 2 then is dropped. Why is Dolan playing before him?

Trav gives it away, puts his head down. Pickering has to take a foul on that tackle.

Fucking embarrassing

Look like children playing against grown men.

That ball was out but 2 down is favorable score line for us

We’re much better this half and still much worse than SFU

Kamenski massive saves. Ash looks like he’s a 17 year old playing a man’s game.

Khadra makes so many bad decisions