bluebruce

I look forward to seeing your plaited sawdust, should be quite the sight.

I'll have a stab at predicting the reply. 'Up to JDT who he picks in the 18, I trust the manager. Why don't you?' Etc.

I don't have a lad, stepovers are one sign of flair, it doesn't matter what part of the pitch you do tricks in order for them to count as flair, and he has a lot more in his locker than just that. Whether you think he is any good is up to you, but 'Never had any flair'? Don't be absurd.

It wasn't remotely true. The comment was that Dolan has 'never had any flair', which is absolute and unadulterated bollocks.

Yes we have. Kaminski was down and Brereton went down too.

For the amount of time he is on, I would expect nothing less.

Precisely what I was thinking.

Dack starting to develop a bald patch.

Yeh Wharton has misplaced a few passes today but overall we need him in there. Not sure about this formation and personnel switch, looks like we just want to shut up shop right now but I'm not sure inviting pressure will pay off here.

Worst comment I've read on here this year.

Harsh on Gally on here, could have done a bit better but that was a terrific stop from the Hull keeper.

A number of things being posted on the forum doesn't usually alter your view. Fans focussing 'too much' on Dack is absolutely and utterly inconsequential to whether he is good enough. Your last point proves my point.

Yes. It's just over 4 full games worth. You've told us all, repeatedly, not to dismiss players and managers based on more games than that, why is it enough to decide our former talisman isn't up to it?

Gave you a like for the first part, but Brereton didn't always try. I distinctly remember there was a game he came on as sub and his running was terrible. I watched him barely break past a stroll chasing a pass across the back 4. A minute or so later, ageing Danny Graham, who had been on the pitch all game, chased a pass across the defence with far more vigour.

Be fair. You don't just scroll on whenever you read opinions you dislike.

I keep hearing about these world class saves in the Brum game. Unfortunately I missed the match due to work, but I saw the highlights on sky's website. Are those the saves in question? If they are, none of those are world class. All but one of them are virtually straight at him. The goal was right next to his head too, but I don't remotely blame him for that as the bloke absolutely lashed it. Tbh, apart from the one on one, which was fired right into his chest by the look of it (bit of luck that the shot wasn't great, bit of good positioning), I'd have been a bit mad if he'd let any of those in. Maybe the number of them, and the emotion of clinging onto the win when you all probably thought we were going to concede, has coloured views of it? Again this is only if those are the right highlights. If some others are missing then fair enough. But if that's the lot, the superlatives are excessive. The Boro save was quality.

And still only 17.

Gonna struggle to do much trailblazing if we never play him.

Still only 17 until June actually. Very young lad.

No surprise when we've switched from half the team having first team experience to half the u18s being involved.

How did the rookie team get on? I only recognise 4 of the names. Definitely a young side.

Do u21 games count as competitive? I mean by definition, I'm not dismissing the standard or disagreeing with your point. Although if there's no u21 games playing they can't play them. Might struggle to arrange a friendly against worthwhile opposition.

Odd, it gives me full confidence we will lose. And it will be your fault, for having made this record known. We are the enders of streaks, whether good or bad ones, especially when they're spoken of.

I'm not sure they need it if you've posted them on a publicly accessible forum.

Hmm, just watched the replays of the goals. The first goal, I find it really hard to tell if it should have been a Sunderland penalty. My instinct at the time was he got the ball, though I was worried the ref would give it. I watched the replay back and said definitely a penalty. I watched it a bit more closely and (from the one angle I have, which is probably the best one they have but could do to be slowed down a bit) I'm finding it almost impossible to tell if we got the ball before, or simultaneously to the Sunderland player, or if his cut back was momentarily before the boot hit him. Whatever the truth, it was really close. The ball moves in a way that logically could have been from contact with either player. The second goal, Wharton is 100% offside. I would point out that he can actually be seen trying to get back onside, but is pushed back into place by the Sunderland defender. Not sure what the letter of the law says about that, since the push probably wasn't enough to warrant a penalty, but it did impede his getting back onside. I imagine that technically it should have been disallowed.