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Well he has to decide whether the risk injury or the risk of losing a lead is greater. I think after the events at Wrexham I’d have gone with leaving players on in favour of brining on Gueye and De Neve!

It actually is partly the officials fault on this occasion as we should have had a corner which was tactically the right thing to do when preserving a lead and they guessed and gave a goal kick. It was so late on the corner would have probably been the last action of the game.

I agree entirely. It is sad that plucky performances against Wrexham and PNE are seen as a ‘good display’ nowadays but it is where we are. I can’t imagine anyone is actually content with the overall direction of travel. We are circling the footballing drain. If we manage to stay up this season which we are just about on course to do then what happens next season? Without a change of ownership or a Venkys personality transplant the only way is down. That aside, it’s entirely reasonable to compare the squads of Wrexham/Ipswich with ours and say that the team has done well with the tools it has at their disposal. The overall downgrading of the squad is not the fault of the players. They can only do their best and I don’t think effort or application is the issue (apart from Gueye who appears to have given up). I think we are actually exceeding our expectations by a considerable amount when you look at the squad and some credit is due. Late heartache aside these are 2 good points on paper! The more controversial discussion is about Val. I happen to think he is doing well with a limited team and for some reason I quite like him. I also have massive reservations about his overall integrity given his apparent accord with the owners and stooges.

It kind of is the officials fault for giving a goal kick at the end when it was a corner. That would probably been the end of the match and a win had that not happened.

Yes obviously it would be better if we had squad depth and could make decent subs and rotate the squad but we don’t. I’m not suggesting he never makes another substitution! I just think if there is nobody capable of replacing a player and you are trying to conserve a lead you might have to risk it for 10 mins. Especially as the exact same thing happened 4 days ago!

Just don’t make the substitution at all!

AI has missed a festive trick there. Surely ‘Val’s making a list, he’s checking it twice, Gueye and De Neve are naughty not nice….’

Fair play to him. He’s livid and he’s going to get a fine but I like to see his anger and passion. We have been on the wrong side of so many decisions this season not least the full replay 11v11 we had to play tonight. We are several points down from where we should be. Granted a lot of that is of our own making (why sit back and why bring Gueye and De Neve on AGAIN!!?), but shocking refereeing and bad luck has also played its part. He needs to use the perceived injustice and heartbreak to breathe fire into their bellies! 🔥

Unbelievable that this should happen twice in 4 days. Poor game management sitting back and poor substitutions (maybe if we’re trying to preserve the 3 points just leave your best players on despite them being knackered?). That being said it’s also rotten luck and the performances overall have deserved more than the 2 points we have taken this week. It’s also an excellent point in isolation when you compare the depth of both sides and if you’re honest pretty much everyone had us down to lose tonight (myself included). Similar to Saturday the lads did well but were let down by the pitiful squad depth again. The owners and their stooges as always are to blame! I feel sorry for the players as they are working hard and I have mixed feelings regarding Val. I really look at our squad and see a side who should be comfortably relegated. We are comfortably exceeding my very low expectations. Add in the injuries and hectic schedule and the 2 points this week are actually pretty impressive. Although it stings like hell, I think fairness and perspective matter.

Conceding so late is one of the worst feelings in football and it seems to happen to us far too frequently. The criticism on Weds was justified as we were absolutely abysmal. Today they did well and a point at Wrexham is a damn good point considering the money they have spent and their home form (beating Cov!). The degree of criticism seems unfair though this evening. Of course Mistakes were made but there invariably is when a goal is conceded and hindsight always provides opportunities to say things should have been done differently. The truth is that the squad is of appalling quality and depth and we have multiple injuries to key players. The bench is the weakest I’ve seen at this level and the players have 3 matches in a week so subs will need to be made. We all know that this is the result of our feckless billionaire owners and their sickening stooges and they should receive all the ire. The players on the other hand put in a decent shift and actually gained a valuable point in a match we should lose convincingly (if you compare the two sides).

I’m sure Pasha and Rudy are moving heaven and earth to extend his contract!

Defeat to mediocre opposition at home is really poor. Should be holding out for a draw. The quality on display for both sides was appalling. Surely we have one of the poorest squads in the league and now with a few injuries it’s literally threadbare. A remarkable achievement for our billionaire owners given our 7th place finish last year. Very limited options on the bench. Absolutely no creativity on the pitch with an ageing Forshaw on set pieces. We didn’t look like scoring all night. We have so many matches back to back in the next 4 weeks and it doesn’t seem that any injuries are close to a return. The effort is always there and we just have to hope that it’s enough to get us enough points to scrape by.

Sherwood and Davies rightly stating how the players are clearly playing for the badge and for Val. Despite all the nonsense in the boardroom, you cannot question the effort of the players. Limited squad having sold the core of the team and already picking up multiple injuries to key players. All things considered they are doing pretty well.

I think we absolutely need his experience. He’s having a solid season and he seems to have found a good run of staying injury free. I’m certainly glad we still have him.

We have 12 championship fixtures before we can realistically expect a new CB to be signed in Jan. Surely we need to find a free agent like Craig Dawson ASAP. Our season trajectory will be determined by this congested period and responsible owners and management would be moving mountains to make this happen.