Elliot was/is a special talent but even he couldn’t turn it on twice a week.

Playing against opposition at our level ?

He’s just landed on three consecutive snakes. He needs to throw a double six soon and get us on that big ladder back up the league table.

He never knew what his best team was and he never settled on a coherent way of playing for any length of time.

Kids can come into the team and look good initially because they are playing on pure adrenalin. When that wears off as it will eventually they can start to struggle. We can’t rely on teenagers being able to perform to a high standard twice a week. Pro football isn’t like that.

They’ll never get over us winning the big one. It’s just a fact.

Re character - when did we last come from behind to win a game ?

Can we sell them that bloody flag ?

If JDT has watched him in training and still thought he could play up front I’m seriously worried now.

Promotion would mean seriously getting the cheque book out. That isn’t in their plans.

Or losing to a team managed by nobody like today.

Been going on too long for me. Sign nice boys and that’s what happens. We need a couple of Andy Todds.

There’s a clue for you - Liverpool/ManU away. Not played off the park by managerless Stoke at home for 45 minutes.

Caulker might be the nasty bastard we need to sign to fight fire with fire. Phillips will be playing on Adrenalin as a young player. Sooner or later that runs out and you’re back to playing a 17 year old kid, however good he may become in seasons hence.

If not winning, being hard to beat. At the moment we are easy beats.

That starting 11 was beyond “ Mowbrayesque “ , it was beyond belief. It was guaranteed to see us behind at half time.

Another game lost in team selection ? How more can the coaching staff afford ? Another game were we lost after going behind. Any stattos out there like to tell me how many games we’ve won after going behind since we last got promoted. I reckon It could be counted on the fingers of one finger. That stat tells me all I need to know about the fighting spirit at the club.

Dack as a number 9 ? Really ? That’s worrying me from a managerial point of view. What ever tools you need to play up front on your own, he hasn’t got them. And that’s before he got too cruciate injuries.

Bloody hell. Do I not like that back 5. If there’s a weaker pair of full backs in the league I haven’t seen them yet.

I can’t afford to buy any wine these days, I’ve been following his tipping advice in the football forum.

It’s just like when we got promoted. The massive feeling of euphoria, sell out game for our last match etc - all were dissipated within a few months.

Van Hecke played for Brighton tonight.

Crap draw. Send the reserves.

Play Dack up against centre halves directly and you lose his ability to evade his marker and ghost into goal scoring positions.

That never ends well.