Exiled_Rover

Similar player to Emerton. Incredibly athletic, so a dynamic WB, but if you played him solely at RW he'd be stood up by the better LBs.

Pickering. Cannot. Run. Ribeiro, who's faster than Pickering (marginally) offered nothing on the left hand side today. It really is a case of stumbling across a formation that works for most of our players, but unfortunately it leaves our two LBs with no role to play.

Moreshita started and Cantwell and Baradji clearly aren't fit. So go on then, who would you have played?

That would be suicide, so you're probably right.

Best paid cloggers in the world.

Who would you have played instead?

It's more the quality on the ball that stood out. He's clearly nowhere near fit - although he does look mobile.

I wish our GK would make one or two saves...

Clearly nowhere near fit, but yes he looks like an excellent player at this level.

Pears hasn't had to make a save (and their goal was a foul). Their GK has made 3 excellent saves and we've fluffed our lines for other chances (like Morishita miscontrolling that pass at the death there).

2 points dropped - we've absolutely battered them. Their GK has had a blinder.

We're a PL outfit artificially held down in the Championship by our owners.

I'd love to know what Harris has on this ref. He should have been booked 3 times tonight.

For as bad as Tavares is, Baradji looks quality.

So what's the rule on a handball stopping a ball going into the back of the net? Red card, surely?

Harris should be off - he's a nasty bastard.

He had no-one to pass the ball to.

I figured we were in trouble when he was bigging himself up on commentary in Portugal (10 goals and / or assists was his target for this year) despite being clearly the least charismatic man on the planet.

If you're going to play Morishita this deep, get Baradji on for him.

It's pre-Christmas in his first season, but it's not looking good.

We've had the two best chances of the match.

As I've repeatedly said - I don't come on here for gratification. I'm an adult, I don't give a f' about what a bunch of internet strangers think of me. I'm voicing my opinion based on how I see the game. It's a clear mistake, again, by the referee that, again, has hugely influenced the match.

I'll continue to blame the ref when it's appropriate.

If we keep getting inept officials like this we are, yes. Unbelievable - lad should be stacking shelves.

There's a head injury in the box you fucking clown!!!!