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Terrible comparison. Alf knew the system he wanted to play in advance and chose his players to suit the system. He merely swapped Hurst for Greaves. Vi started with a system which didn't work and was forced into a change of system due to injury. Doesn't really matter if we keep winning using the new system however though.

John/OTG, I keep offering you the opportunity to proffer some sort of plausible explanation as to why this happened if correct or to deny it if it didnt. Any comment to make?

Absolutely spot on Ian. It was seemingly not that much different when Waggott was here either. "Can't" "Wont" "We weren't aware" "We'll look into it" etc.

Thanks for these. If these minutes are accurate, what an absolute disgrace those responses from the Club are and it just highlights what a farce the Forum has become. My main take outs were: 1) They seem far more worried about who might have leaked any info about the kit situation rather than any substantive issues like "Is it the best deal for the Club/the development of the Club Shop and/ or the Supporters?" £80 for a shirt? Holy Cow! 2) Particularly puzzled by Lynsey Talbot's response that work on a drainage sleeve was "planned for that week" What week? The week of the Portsmouth game? Ipswich game? The same week the Forum was held? Was it ever completed? If so, we've heard nothing whatsoever about it. Is it the standard "we're looking into it" scenario? 3) RG treating people as absolute mugs by claiming we've signed "ten players" when in real terms we sold more than that. (Did no-one pull them up on why Hyam was sold in the last few hours of the window without a suitable replacement?) Also desperately disappointing to see that the resolution of the Court case in the owners' favour won't impact the budget in any way. RG again insulting everyone's intelligence by making out we're working to an agreed "budget" which implies a positive net spend when in reality we were about negative £2m net spend in summer plus presumably substantial wage savings. If the owners have allegedly upped their annual contribution to £20m p.a. - and we've slashed wage costs on players - and made a trading profit in the summer which won't be reinvested in the squad - and it's not being spent on the ground - and it's not being spent on the women's team - where's it all going? 4) They clearly seem to be planning on operating without a CEO going forward or at least leaving it as long as possible. 5) No contrition whatsoever about the fate of the women's side. 6) No acknowledgement whatsoever that the "150th celebrations" have turned into an absolute embarrassment.

Think you've cracked it there, more or less spot on Id say. If the Club did own a substantial plot of land beyond the far side of the pitch stretching up in the direction of the Dog Inn ("the incline") that could have provided a very impressive natural "Kop" for the purposes of watching the game. The only thing is if you had to enter the ground through gates nr the top of Leamington St/ Granville Rd it would have been a bit of a ball ache getting everyone in and out to and from the far side. Not really too different to everyone filing into the Riverside at the Blackburn End and walking down to the far end though I dont suppose.

Feast or famine with this fella. Seven points from ten games then nine points from three. Im still far from convinced but odd how he's now managed to pull out a consecutive run of victories twice when the situation looked absolutely untenable on both occasions.

Agreed, but if I was at the game Id give Eustace a standing ovation for standing up to those see you next Tuesday's.

I think we need better than him tbh. All right as a fringe player ideally.

Not sure about Miller. Thought Wharton was great before he came off. Alebiosu absolutely outstanding first half, strangely subdued second.

Shocking second half performance but just about got away with it. From being a match between two teams who couldnt buy a win, the Derby game is now going to be a fixture between the 2 form teams of the Division. (3 straight wins v 4). Impressive clean sheet from Pears. 🤣

Is Gueye playing with his socks round his ankles?

Bravo Sir. Well done!

They must have upped the medication.

Gone down again - madness.

Shouldn't leave Toth on if he's not right.

That'll go down well on here! ROFL.

I wouldnt have changed the shape. We have Atcheson on the bench - just swap him and Wharton like for like.

Not really following the logic with those subs. Henriksson going round kicking people already. Lol.

Real Jekyll and Hide performance.

Hedges is absolutely stealing a wage tonight.

Not the subs Id have made...... Far too early to sit back and try and see the game out.

Nope.

Haven't come out of the dressing room 2nd half. Id bring De Neve on for Hedges and Henriksson on for the booked Tronstad.

Utter stupidity when he knows he's one card away from suspension.

We need to step it up again.