2 goals for BBD 1 goal, 1 assist for Dolan 1 goal, 1 assist for Gally. Buckley spraying great passes all afternoon, and an assist. Going to be an interesting one for MotM

Still not sure I'm awake. Now is the time to use the subs to rest key players and give chances to youngsters who we don't normally see much of. Hmm maybe slightly more cautious now theyve scored. But even we shouldn't...nah I'm not even going to risk saying it.

I said before but in case you missed it, the LT recently reported we have a one year extension option on him. Come next season though, same situation, in which case the answer to your question is only if he moves to another club in England (or it might be the UK) and only if we offered him a deal on equal or better terms to what he is on now.

I'm gutted cos I would have bet on it in a heartbeat if I'd known what the odds were. As soon as I found out I went to look and they'd already plummeted.

He lost the ball three times on his way to goal and still scored, ludicrous 🤣

BB taking the ball from halfway to put us 3 nil up...shit, I haven't woke up yet have I?

Agreed, apart from that rugby shot a couple minutes ago. Passing has been sublime.

Year option in the club's favour apparently.

Hasn't helped them though. But yeh in the first 25 or so they kept getting in behind us. A combination of grit and luck kept them out. Still fancy them to score at some point but hopefully our two is enough.

Christ, Gallagher nearly scored a stunner from outside the box too

No way we deserve to be winning 2-0, but we are!! Terrific assists for both goals, this time a cracking cross from Dolan

Gally with an excellent first touch! Wonders will never cease! Well taken lad

I never like seeing that monster Moore out on the pitch against us.

There was good ole Peter Ndlovu too. I was too young to know him as anything more than their star player in the panini album though! What I do have a slight memory of is the year before we won the league. It was a bit like a mini reverse of the day at Anfield the next year. Coventry away was the last game in which we still had a mathematical chance of winning the league, albeit slim. I think it was my first ever away game and I recall a ridiculous roundabout on the way in. We lost the game and some of the Cov fans were commiserating us on the way out. They were happy enough to win but seemed to prefer us to win the league rather than Manure.

I already clarified I didn't mean it literally, correct. I never implied we can't do it, I'm suggesting it likely has costs that exceed the gain, particularly at a stage where the club is clearly cutting back on spend.

Would it not? I didn't mean literally knocking it down first or anything, but I assume 'safe standing' doesn't happen by just pulling the seats out. I assume there are other structural costs required.

How long before we hear 'we need to look to follow the model of clubs like Coventry' with no hint of irony?

Thing is, if Pike comes back and makes even one sub appearance for us, then if I'm remembering the rules rightly we wouldn't be able to send him on loan anywhere else in January if he hasn't broken into the team properly, which would stall his development. Unless the rules only apply to the pro leagues (he has gone to the National League North).

The U23s need to start putting some wins on the board, pronto.

This is true. I suppose there is an argument that standing forces the correct posture. But that issue could be solved as easily by people just sitting up straight when they sing as it could by totally rebuilding stands.

Yeh I'm an actor from time to time, so I do know about the (fairly minor, at least in my case) vocal advantages of being stood up. Proper posture even sat down will correct for some of these, as the lower half of your body isn't involved in singing and only has a small effect on posture if you've already got your back straight. I already figured somebody was going to make this argument. Your second point is a bit more compelling to me, although speculative. I'm not too sure that being stood up makes you feel more like you're in a group. If that part is actually true then yeh maybe it could make a difference psychologically.

Aye I knew his England debut was whilst with us, but I thought he only played a couple of games for them whilst ours and the bulk whilst at Spurs. But a bit of googling seems to suggest I'm wrong, that he played 6 times for England whilst ours and only once at Spurs. My memory playing tricks on me on this one. I think I know why but it would take longer to explain than it's worth. I remember him being booed for that...believe he was 22 about to turn 23 at the time he refused to play for the u21s too (well, dropped out citing fatigue according to wiki). He was only eligible because he had played in the qualifiers for that tournament I think. So it would have been a bit silly him being in it really. Especially since he was now in the full setup at times.

Samba was waving his willy at Arsenal for a solid year before he left. If I'm remembering it rightly he even took a new contract then continued to agitate for a move not long later. He then didn't even go to a big club like Arsenal who could further his career, but pissed off to Russia for more money (and racist abuse, sadly). Then came back here not long later to play for QPR, a club who were in a similar position to us when he left and also got relegated. Loved him for us, absolute colossus, but the way he went about a move does leave a bit of a sour taste. Bentley showed up pissed on holiday on Sky News to say he wanted out. It was embarrassing for player and club. It was annoying (but not his fault) that as soon as he went off to Spurs he was suddenly in the England team. He was also shite when he came back. I did feel an element of 'ha ha' about how things worked out for him. At least he admitted after retiring that leaving us when he did was a mistake.

Since you clicked open the thread, which is clearly titled with the name of said player, perhaps you could answer that for us? (We do have a sell on clause on him btw, so his future does have relevance for us)

Recorded a track speed in training (100m I think) faster than Mbappe's best time. I don't think the whole of Europe was mentioned but maybe. Armstrong's speed is taken from a game. Mbappe is clearly quick too though, wouldn't you agree? So I'm not sure what you're suggesting. That speed isn't the same as quality? I would agree. But my point is literally just that some people used to say Arma wasn't Premier League fast, and he quite blatantly is, which this backs up empirically.