The good teams can give you a good 60 minutes though. Last night we broke even in playing terms for a half. First half we weren't at the races.

I'm still concerned that we still only seem to be able to perform for 45 minutes in a game.

Another aspect of Mulgrew taking corners is if the ball is cleared quickly downfield he's out of the game. You'd think one of the smaller attacking players would be capable of landing the ball in the danger area.

I think he'd be ok playing alongside somebody like Graham but can we afford to play with two up front ?

Well if you'd have told me at the end of last season that we were going to sign a £6 million striker and then put him on the bench I 'd have thought you were winding me up !

One of them needs to be on the bench so we can give either Reed or Rothwell a chance. If you don't play them you'll never find out what they've got to offer. If you only have one playmaker ( Dack ) in a team you soon become very easy to play against.

It does make you wonder doesn't it.

Yeah, regarding Brereton we both need to be wrong. If we are it'll mean a lot to our chances this season. We desperately need him to come good in the next month or two. Anything happens to Graham and we're stuck. Nuttall is nowhere near at this level, Armstrong I think can only play up front alongside another player. Samuel is out probably for the rest of the season. We may have to put Dack up there but it's not really his position. It's a shame we haven't got a very average reserve team left back that we can turn into an top class international striker like we did with Fred Pickering and Fulham did with Malcolm MacDonald ! Things like that never seem to happen anymore do they.

I'm expecting him to start up front on Saturday if that is the case. Danny needs to be on the bench so he can come on as sub after putting in a fair shift in two games this week. Armstrong has had his chance to prove those of us who thought he couldn't play up front on his own wrong. He didn't take it.

I agree with you about Smallwood. I didn't see the game but it's worrying that some people think he was our best and some think he was our worst, I don't get that one. What I do think is we can't have both Evans and Smallwood in central midfield at this level. We need more creativity, especially if Bennett comes back on the right hand side. Either Reed or Rothwell need to be given a chance in there or even both of them in the team with Palmer dropping out. With Stoke away up next we'll need four in midfield that actually contribute something if we don't want a repeat of tonight's performance.

Why is Bereton not available on Saturday. If that is the case he should have played to tonight.

Yeah but I wouldn't have replaced him with Conway.

It's not cricket Tom, Lenihan could be captain or Dack.

Mm, that doesn't look like a winning team I'm afraid. Last season's team plus Palmer minus Charlie.

MM., I wonder what the formation will be then. Will Williams be slotted in there or Downing ? I'd go for Williams. This is why we needed another centre half. It's come too soon for Rodwell.

How much did those 5 cost to sign in total Chaddy ? Then all of a sudden we've got £6 million to spend on somebody only you had heard of on here. Call me a cynic but something doesn't add up there. Glen Mullan and the action group ? Sounds like a 60 's Soul Band. Did they vote on who they put forward or was it an executive decision on Glen's part ?

About 5 players could have gone for that header but Moran made it his. One of the great goals for me considering what was at stake.

Well we'll see. What was that supporter called who recommended Rhodes to the Chicken Chokers ?

Mm, I wouldn't be surprised. It was a totally out of character signing.

Whoever coaches the Young England team must have thought he was match fit last week.

The guy from Bolton - Tony Caldwell.

Henderson got 3 more for Rochdale on Saturday.

If you're going to play that system Armstrong would be asking why he isn't partnering Graham.

Different game. Nowadays Davison would still be rolling along the ground and Keeley would be having first go at the bath water.

It wasn't. They should have been a yard or two further over to the right. Poor play all around, Raya, the blokes in the wall. They left a hole that any decent left footed player could have put the ball down. Two yards to the right and the guy would have had nowhere to go except float one into the box.