Sad to see Sammie Szmodics seemingly playing second fiddle at shitty Ipswich. He's better than that.

That would be a real problem at a club with an excellent academy and not much wriggle room in the budget for experienced players.

Eustace agreed with me about Ohashi and agreed with you on Cantwell. I get the reasoning with Cantwell tbf. Although you did also say Ohashi on the bench, after saying he should be at peak fitness so not sure where you stood on that.

...again, no, just the ones that have been terrible (not poor) for 2 out of the last 3 games. I'd also drop Pears for Toth. And Weimann. And Ohashi for Gueye. Weimann and Ohashi I expect will come back a little sharper after a rest, I don't think they're at peak fitness right now. So actually yeh I guess I am willing to drop most of the attack. For the next game. I'd probably start Cantwell again, with an eye on taking him off at half time or 60 minutes depending how his fitness seems to be going. ACD and Hedges either side of him with Gueye up top. The dropped players will mean we still have a strong bench to call on. Like I've said, I think we need to rotate these options more, especially when their form dips.

No, just everyone who has had two stinkers in the last 3 games.

You don't think form is important though?

It was more than disappointing, he was our worst player. So if you'd stick with him that's up to you, but considering he has been terrible for two of the last three games, and was our worst player in our worst performance of the season, why would you stick with him?

Bit damning when the MOTM was only on the pitch for 19 minutes (plus injury time), especially when it's not like he transformed the game with a goal or terrorising the opposition.

Only one of those players ran 30 yards to set up the opposition for a goal when the game was still delicately poised though. On top of that, although he was excellent against QPR, he was dire against PNE. Again, I like Dolan and thinks he comes in for too much stick, but you have to drop a player who does something like that in a run where they've been so inconsistent. He's also played a lot and does a lot of running, so I think coming out of the side could take him out of the firing line and get his little legs recharged. No reason he can't do a 30 minute cameo if ACD isn't performing. Tbh I think part of the reason we're starting to flag is our lack of rotation. We have a bunch of attacking options of similar ability levels, and especially in a 3 game week we should be rotating them to keep them at 100%. I'd be resting Ohashi too, play Gueye with an eye on Ohashi coming on for 20-30 when the opposition are tiring and use that lethal finishing.

The second goal was in no way his fault. The third though, deflection or not that was a pitiful attempt at an easy save. The first, I'm not saying he should have saved it as such, but he gave himself absolutely no chance with his positioning and jump. It was, at least, an easier goal than it should've been. Although, the marking was wank too.

The other two lads out wide did things of note...in a bad way. Are you seriously saying he shouldn't play ahead of Dolan (who, for the record, I like overall) after that performance?

Bargain? How much are we getting paid to take them then?

Don't worry, it's Gueye time. Hope he plays better than his last couple of appearances.

Maybe, but we're not going to do that. We look ineffective. However, they look like they'll get another.

I'd say it's looking more likely we'll concede a third and become the deck of cards.

Wtf was that Cantwell? Utterly brainless, pointless yellow.

And that's all she wrote folks. Night.

There's no 'at the moment' about it. That's just his touch, has been since he arrived.

Neither of you think Cantwell has played well? I do. Looks the only one likely to make something happen.

Probably because he won the ball.

We've just had another 2 or 3 minutes with the keeper down since the 4 added started...you can bet your bottom dollar we won't play it though.

I wouldn't start Weimann very often. I think he's a useful sub but he's not physically up to it from the start anymore. Later, against tired legs, his quality can count. Regular starts are just wearing his edge off I think.

I wish it was the done thing to substitute a keeper, but it really isn't. Pears has been good lately but he has mistakes in him tonight. One more could cost us any chance of getting back into this.

Ever since after the Burnley game really.

They can smell blood.