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Hmm started just over 60% of games in a relegation season in Belgium. Could go 5 at the back with pickering and Carter as overlapping Centre backs (joke) Need a creative CM/goalscoring winger if 5 at the back, any current formation looks toothless. A joke if we sell Travis to accommodate this formation I'm sure we'll see a few pish signings like this

I've a feeling we won't be seeing any early signings now with Waggott seemingly off in a hurry

With Venkys at the helm Waggott had a pretty thankless job, be interesting to see what the next person can do.. or whether their hands are tied from the beggining. It won't be Gestede.. not possible.

Good hardworking squad player, ok defensively. wouldn't have him anywhere near starting line up though. I think it's good to keep him one extra year, if kargbo doesn't work out we've no wingers..

Sheffield utd have a choice to field a weaker team in hope we win, so they've an easier team in playoffs.. or they may decide they want to go all out to avoid us (doubtful). If I was them I'd be going with a weaker team / resting players. All to play for but doubt Burnley will help us out. Theoretically we've a good chance, particularly if Bristol city lose (I hope so as I'm a Bristol rovers fan!)

I'm late to the party here, but going 3 at the back was madness right? changing formation this late in the season when it wasn't particularly broken before. Does feel like the seasons gone now and momentum lost. Still I believe in giving Ismael a go next season, just feels the best chance we've had in a long while as squad will be much weakened.

Lets hope kargbo finds that final ball, cantwell playing ok, defo need tronstad for forshaw

Willing to give him a try, ultimately not finished beneath the top ten in champ, which is something to be said considering the mad fickleness of the league. Said all the right things.. not trying to change tactics etc for last 12 games. Lets see Be interesting if he brings woodrow and dennos straight in. Can imagine him falling out with cantwell.. heard it here first.

Callum wright starts for them

Plymouth will know forshaws weaknesses, at least bench is strong, assuming Buckley is tired.. Chance for cantwell and ACD to prove themselves before being potentially dropped for a while

Dennis not had much football but fresh for Sat at least, we'll be v short if batth and beck are out for a bit.. Buckley has been useful, i'd say on paper him and trav are a better partnership than trav/tronstad, as Buckley gives the creative outlet. But tronstad far more likely to be in form is seemingly the issue.

Some of his best hold up play is with his feet, his confidence has grown, the difference when he takes on shots is huge - i was worried at first he had no power but last few games has put in some decent shots. Also i thought it was a pen just before the goal! Now to see if he can be consistant. But certainly a handy player!

Its crazy how winnable on paper our 7 games are after this.. last 4 or 5 not so much. Shame the next two months will likely be chaos and a carry on of our bad form. In theory the interim guys can carry on how we were playing but with better players up top. Losing a manager in this fashion does make you feel hopeless doesnt it.

Cantwell losing ball in dangerous positions, one led to their goal. Not sure what he brings and has regressed Actually think Buckleys looking better after a run of games, when he finds space can be a decent deep lying playmaker.. needs a travis beside him rather than forshaw who doesnt have the legs. Does lose too many 50/50s Overall we've been decent considering half team hasnt played together, kargbo doesnt fit our system in my opinion, doesn't look to like a pass or a cross! Certainly can beat a man.. What a difference if we'd had dennis all season

We were awful except, qpr looked ok, ref awful again. Surely he saw that handball. Should of signed a cm.

Mohamed the kind of signing that would get us in playoffs, wont happen

If both true do we even have two international spots left?

Cure thomas-asante scoring against us later

Well not the nicest looking team but I saw pompey place recently, defence full of errors. Think we'll look awful but nick it

Sign a striker and winger who chip in and make the starting 11 then these are both good squad signings. 1 good loan and one fee is realistic.. surely. If trav comes back and plays rest of season w/ tronstad any cm cover won't play, a la baker until a month ago. Trav does have a history of being out of form post injury.. Forshaw's had a decent career (few promotions?) but had injury issues, shades of Fleck, good backup cover until trav back if fit.. dunno if just a rumour though, didnt see sanderson coming?

Unpopular opinion, would've brought buckley for baker sooner. So many oppotunities to break forward/ play final pass and they completely miscue it. Brittain our best player, CBs did well. Sign a top striker and they won't even touch the ball, needs to come with a good winger or two..

Take cantwell off and i think we'll struggle to keep possession. They're on a tightrope in the middle of park, cullen should be on a yellow.

Good lineup, try grab a goal or two then sub on hedges, JRC and defend like animals! Return fixture was fiesty as hell, hope we keep our heads (was a great game though!) Come on!!

If we can beat them twice in these back to back fixtures it'd be a great 6 points, capitilise on their position - i'm sure they've got the players to bounce back later in the season. Hoping we pick up points here at luton and bristol as some tough fixtures coming up JRC in the middle for me, give him another chance, is cantwell capable there?

Yeh nervy most of the 2nd half they were all over us, and when we did win the ball back we made too many mistakes/misspasses. 1st half we looked excellent. Trav on fire, and thought Pears & Ohashi very good. Cantwell also the only one who can turn bad possession into good possession and transition us. I find Hedges a funny one, have said it before. I think the teams better with him in it, but individually he does look lack a bit of end product on final balls.