So every high boot should be a sending off then? It was reckless but not use of excessive force or brutality.

In order to be a red it would have to be violent conduct, deny an obvious goal scoring opportunity or be considered a serious foul play(uses excessive force or brutality must be sanctioned as serious foul play). The high boot doesn’t warrant any of those.

Clearly a PK, never violent conduct or even serious foul play. It’s a reckless challenge. Should have been cautioned but Warnock is having a laugh if he thinks it should have been a red

Warnock can fuck off. Never a red. It’s a PK and a yellow. The lad was playing the ball and the attacker lowered his head. Reckless sure, but never violent conduct, and didn’t prevent an obvious goal scoring opportunity.

Many saying we didn’t play well until we scored must not have watched the first 15 min. Prior to the high boot we had them pinned back and looked to be the most likely to score. We had good movement and we’re doing well to make chances. I think the lack of the penalty call and the long pause for treatment took the momentum out of the side. After that, we were no where to be found for the rest of the half. Branthwaite in particular looked a bit shaken..Giving away what was Boros best chance with a bad giveaway top of the box on his next touch. Buckley never should have been the next man on when Johnson went off. Should have been Dack or Brereton with Rothwell moving inside. Shocking decision really. In fact I’m not sure he shouldn’t go out on loan to get more time and improve his strength. Set pieces are still a problem on both ends. We never look to threaten and look to concede.

3 points and a clean sheet always a welcome site...even if an obvious penalty against went unnoticed. Dack looked good when he came on. Armstrong should have put the match away twice. Dougless still looks to be a liability in back. All in all a bit of a snore fest

Drab first half really. We started well, but after the high boot seemed to turn it off. Not ideal as we look to concede on nearly every set piece.

Definitely a penalty and a yellow. Some would give a red because of the appearance.

I think the problem with our side comes down to player selection TM has put together a side without thought of need or team selection. It’s highlighted by the fact the two largest cash outlays are both on CF. This while we already have the leagues highest rated young CF in AA. But it goes deeper. AA and Dack have never jelled together. Dack prefers AA playing wide while AA would prefer to be center. Rothwell is better suited in the center than out wide, but when everyone is fit he’s played out of position. Seems to me 1/2 the selection each week is shoehorned into a position not best suited for their abilities. The squad has 5 CF, 10 Center mids (apparently that’s what Downing is now too), no center backs, 1 actual outside back (Naymbe) and only winger (Dolan). The squad construction is 100% on TM and right now though there are good players, theres seem to have been no thought into how those pieces could work together.

TM seems to do better with his hands tied. Dack and Armstrong both seem to be good business. He’s proven to be shit when given a budget. Could you imagine the dreadful lot he’d put together with man city’s coffers?

White rumors about that west ham may bid 30 million for AA, I say we take it. We’re delusional if we think top 6 is in our grasp this campaign. After sell in fees, we’d probably net 20 million pounds. That’s good money that can be reinvested and more importantly free up the #9 position for BB, SG, or young Vale. AA has been great but I’d prefer a more traditional CF in our current style. Also moving BB to the middle would free up the ability to have Dolan play more in the wing.

Post match comments from TM are laughable. Blaming the pitch, sure it’s bad but Stoke seemed to adapt. We had trained there all week so the condition shouldn’t have come as a surprise...Then to talk about the players not being up to it, which is also true, but whose job is it for them to be prepared? Both comments point right at TM. He says he’s like to have 4 million quid to sign players, but has 14 million of strikers on the bench or playing on the wing.

Where else would he possibly go?

We don’t have any to sit there...they’re either sitting with the physios or utter shit

Kaminski Nyambe Lenihan Braithwaite Douglas Travis Davenport Dack Elliott Brereton Armstrong Rothwell and Johnson ready to come in at half if the center of the park needs changing.

I guess your right...just tell the lad to try and tuck it away and surely it will get cleared out of danger

Douglas with a hospital ball to Davenport to earn the yellow

He wouldn’t be a finished product...my concern is he’s not that good in the air. How many times has he misjudged crosses in the box. That’s a pretty critical quality for a center half.

I’d expect Pool to recall Elliot when TM is sacked, which I’m fine with. Elliot was here to help us try an win promotion, that ship has sailed. I rather now see us develop our own lads.

The man has to get sacked. He himself set the expectations at the kick off to the campaign that we would be in or around a playoff position. 14th is just as close to 6th as it is to 22nd. By his own standards the squad is not performing to expectations.

Because he can’t outperform the AA. No business playing out wide but also no business playing at all if you can’t beat out the competition for the place in the squad

A back 4

He’s also much to soft the play center and hold the ball up. Doesn’t have the pace to threaten the back 2 center half’s nor the airial ability.

Don’t worry The Gaffer will bring Dolan on with 1 min left in regulation. Daft tactics and all

A totally different player since the restart