Tyrone Shoelaces

10/10

You could see how it was panning out after 20 minutes. We were over run in midfield. Dolan, Thomas, Szmodics were being bypassed and they weren’t in the game in an attacking sense. Time to change things then for me. We have five subs for Gods sake. Certainly changes should have been made a half time.

Did you see him in the tunnel before the game ?

He ballsed up at half time not making changes. It was obvious the starting line up wasn’t working. Totally outthought by their guy tonight.

We never tested the keeper then we put two past him when we eventually did. He looked really nervous all night.

Yeah but you scored seconds afterwards.

Where do I start ? After 10 minutes I knew it was going to be a long night. Slow, ponderous, sloppy passing. Nobody putting a foot in. Did we win a 50/50 ball ? Did we win a tackle ? How many headed contests did we lose ? Never mind the xG, these are the stats that win you games. Walking football versus running football - only ever one winner in that contest. Totally inexplicable that we came out after half time with the same team. JDT must have rocks in his head. I’d have taken either of Dolan or Thomas off and brought on a midfield player to even things up in midfield. They were playing through us all night 2 v 3. In fairness you could have taken any single player off tonight and not one of them could have complained. They were 2 v1 on their left hand side all the first half. Where was Thomas to help out the full back. Then you have Pickering thinking he’s playing centre half and not left back. Szmodics hardly had a touch. We were set up all wrong. OK anybody can make a mistake but bloody hell change things when it’s so obvious we’re mismatched in the central areas. More tomorrow when I’ve calmed down a bit.

That’s what happens when your centre forward ends up playing right back.

United probably thought they had a good chance at Liverpool at the weekend. Go anywhere with the wrong attitude and you’ll come unstuck. This is going to be a really tough game, anybody who thinks otherwise is fooling themselves. Games are only easy when you’ve made them easy.

He was the weak link in that team. We needed a new left winger and a new centre half. We got Matty Holmes.

Jimmy Gilmer And The Fireballs - Sugar Shack. I used to have a copy of this honestly.

Wilcox - how not to talk a penalty. As good as a back pass.

We played Leicester off the park last week at their place. We should have been able to declare at half time. As I said early - who wants to be out there the most tonight will count for a lot. One team I played for played on a plateau. On days like this it was murder. If it was windy goal kicks barely got out of the penalty box. I can still hear the ref banging on the dressing room door - “ Come on lads, we kick off in 5 !”

I was right behind where he headed the ball to only higher up. Harder to miss than it was to hit the target.

If the Stoke people have done their job properly the game should be on. I see no reason why they shouldn’t. It’ll be a bit nippy by the full time whistle though if the forecast is anything to go by.

Bang on article.

He did, well away.

Man U have joined the list of Premier League clubs looking at Raya according to the papers. Mowbray hang your head in shame.

Young lads develop at different rates. Nothing new there. The dingles thought Robson was too small, WBA got him on steaks and Guinness. Maybe the Guinness wasn’t such a good idea.

Every club has made mistakes like that. Bolton gave Alan Ball away, the dingles gave Bryan Robson away, we gave Ron Davies away.

Rose Royce - Wishing On A Star

Albert Hammond - The Free Electric Band

I bought that when it came out. Little Beaver ( great name ) on guitar. The Jam - Mister Clean

You didn’t have 20 players in the penalty box then so the chances of getting a free header from a corner was greater.

Betty Everett - It’s In His Kiss