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No question? Personally I think a win tonight would raise a lot of questions. Questions like, 'how did we win a day before the game?'

He did ok. Except for the part where his bizarre decision-making made their goal a lot easier than it should have been. Luckily he made amends by setting up ours. Not totally sold on him yet, but he has played a bit sporadically and will need time to adjust, physically as much as anything else.

Oh we are ready. Kaminski: "Oh you fondle genitals eh? Well guess what I do to them..."

The reason, and I was ranting at the screen about it before the cross came in, was that Douglas went chasing the potential pass out wide, leaving the guy who was already more central to have all the time and space in the world. I would call it amateurish, but most semi-pros and a lot of amateurs certainly wouldn't do it. I wouldn't, and I never got paid a penny to play football.

Quite honestly, I was willing him to punch the ref in the face, and I'm not sure I'd have had the restraint to not do if it were me. There's bad decisions going against you, and then there's two like that in a matter of what, a couple of minutes, at the death in a tightly poised game. It felt very much intentional after a whole game of giving Luton nearly everything, never booking them, and booking us repeatedly, plus barely giving BB a sniff on the fouls. I know he goes over easily, it's part of his game. I think the ref knew that and was trying to avoid giving him anything, but that's not how you manage it, you just read the fouls better. He was assuming it was a dive every time, and it wasn't.

The commentators had just talked about Rovers trying a patient buildup play, then he got the ball and just lumped it nowhere. Then did it again shortly after. I don't understand how or why he keeps doing this. Given he is usually poor at it and our game is about possession now (even if I have my issues with that), surely TM should be reading him the riot act and telling him to literally never lump it up unless it is as part of a counter attack. If then. Annoyingly he keeps doing the same thing in my FM game at the moment in the Prem, and it's the main reason I'm thinking of getting shut.

Don't agree, looked in a lot of pain last time. Second time on the same injury though could certainly mean a longer absence though.

Ref has been another poor, inconsistent one all game. But now he has robbed us.

Isnt it exactly what happened last time, and he was only out for a few weeks?

Elliott's least effective game for us today, he doesnt look quite his usual self. Still early days with Trybull and I'll not cast an opinion in stone on him yet, but so far I'm not really convinced. Seems a bit pedestrian, unadventurous in his passing and yet still fannies about with it too much at the back, risking there when he shouldn't. Rothwell has been excellent. Don't like that he keeps looking injured off the ball though, may need to come off but our main threat of making something happen today.

Yep. As long as he is sharp enough after having been unable to train yet again.

Yeh I meant the max we could name, not the max we could use. Totally in favour of the rule change personally. Intensive schedule, certainly helps us with our playing style, injury woes and the amount of players we could do with taking more of a look at. But I'd probably have been in favour of it without any of that. The 5th sub should have to be a keeper though IMO.

Interesting, and a little odd, that Vale is present. Having only just come back from injury and getting a niggle straight away in his first reserve game. Must be a bit depleted for depth. Then again there are what, 9 subs allowed now?

And the other umpteen times he has dropped him?

It probably means we can expect to see Nyambe picking up splinters on the bench.

From the context of what he said next, I'm fairly sure he meant TK. It did make me think though, TM would be far more at risk of complications than all these young and fit current professional footballers. Hope he in particular manages to avoid it. And any other staff of that sort of age upwards.

I did not, hence why I'm asking. As I may or may not get around to it.

Ok so this has been quoted 3 times in this thread now and nobody seems to have read it accurately. I haven't listened to the podcast, maybe there is context either side of this quote that changes the meaning, but the quote itself is saying media coverage of the situation often crossed over into the boundaries of racism. It doesn't mention the fans at all. No need for us to be offended. Outside of the quote, yes I have seen the occasional iffy fan comment in regards to the ethnicity of the owners, although it is undoubtedly from a small minority, as you would find anywhere, and the majority are only interested in how goddamned awful they've been at running the club. This is the same club that worshipped a Turkish man after all.

Odd that Venkys would be asking his opinion then. Well, if it weren't Venkys, from whom oddness is to be expected.

Who is this Nick guy?

Hmm...this one I'm a lot less convinced is a solid idea than the Magloire move to non-league. Purely because this one is til the end of the season. Although there's also the fact it's not even the top semi pro league. Hope theres a recall option and the plan is to bring him back in Jan to send to League Two or One if he has done well enough, and only leave him there if he isn't up to speed with mens football yet.

I imagine that would hurt her.

It has been reported more than once that League One teams have enquired about him on loan. I'm not sold on Buckley yet either though. Has talent, but I feel it's being way overstated. He has a lot to learn yet to be able to consistently affect games at this level. Hopefully he learns most of it soon.

The first Reading goal was definitely at least 50% Pears' fault. Absolutely miles out of position and shouldn't have been chasing the ball in that direction at all. He was being rash and naive. The bounce off Douglas was unlucky but the way the ball was going and where players were positioned, what he did is always the wrong choice. Slightly suspect on one of the others too, but far less so.

I was absolutely stumped we were signing him, but that was because I didn't see why we needed Liverpool's reserve keeper when we had Filan playing well and a competent backup. Never been more wrong.