Agree on Elliott, too lightweight for this league at the moment - I was amazed he didn’t get hooked at HT given he was on a yellow. JP played well, especially the one-on-one after Elliott’s mistake. I feel like the defence has more confidence in him and is more settled as a result. Azeez just wasn’t...
I saw Joao leaving the players exit after the Wigan game and he was smiling with his family (and/or friends) and joking around…. If I had just played in a game where my team failed to win, we’re facing almost certain relegation as a result and I’d played like someone on tranquillisers (not literall...
Not sure Upson was underrated, remember Pardew saying at the end of his loan that he would go on and get England caps, certainly one of the most dominant CBs I’ve ever seen play for us. I tend to think Cureton was underrated as his all round game was a bit lacking but I’ve never seen a more natural ...
Stoke have released Nick Powell, Sam Clucas and 40 year old Phil Jagielka today - Powell has a decent 1 in 3 strike rate over previous seasons and Clucas seems like a solid midfielder who would probably be a cut above L1 standard. Jagielka likely too old for a full L1 campaign but might make a good ...
Elm Park Kid I'm not a fan of clubs using their owners money to out compete everyone else. But, if we're talking about positives of relegation then this could potentially be one.
The owner doesn’t need to know anything about football but they need the self-awareness to understand this and then to bring in people who do know what they are doing - look at the Wrexham owners. Another person licking Parkys feet? Nothing to do with Parky; if you watch the documentary series, one...
The owner doesn’t need to know anything about football but they need the self-awareness to understand this and then to bring in people who do know what they are doing - look at the Wrexham owners.
Shame that Gareth Ainsworth looks to be on his way (back) to QPR, as a semi-regular watcher of Wycombe, I’ve always thought he could do a good job for us - tactically pragmatic, engenders fantastic team spirit, has an eye for a transfer bargain and used to working with an extremely tight budget.
Does anyone know what the picture looks like for us if the transfer embargo is lifted? What can we realistically start spending in the summer window? Ince has done a better job than I expected him to, but I don’t see him as someone who is going to build a team from the ground up with a view to break...
Agree that Hutchinson got away with a really poor challenge in the second half. A nailed on yellow. Did anyone else celebrate when it seemed Ince's free kick had gone in near the end of the first half? Plenty of us in the ED thought it was in. Yep - I think the entire SJM stand thought that FK was ...
That was a very solid, if unspectacular, performance and one that makes me think we really don't need to be worrying about relegation this season (points deductions for financial irregularities notwithstanding). Andy Carroll bullied the Hudds defenders - at times he looks like a dad joining in with ...
Worst to me for a reason other than violence: Arsenal. I've only seen a few games against Arsenal and there's always been the same pattern - almost total silence from the fans. I know, Reading are often hardly much better, but where it really stuck out to me was at the FA Cup semi final. It should ...
I also left with 20 mins to go; entirely obvious we were never getting back into that game once their third went in. Genuinely baffled by where that performance came from - the polar opposite of the performance v Stoke. No passion, commitment or understanding between the players. Sunderland weren’t ...
Is there any danger this match gets postponed? If TVP are having to allocate resources to Windsor and to assist the Met in London, they might struggle to resource this as well - especially if there’s a large SAFC contingent expected.
First game this season so a chance to see the new signings. Very impressed by Fornah, Hendrick less so - thought he would be more creative - Hutchinson was ok but that early tackle was stupid; none of our three CBs filled me with much confidence. Long wasn’t on it today and looks overweight to me, ...
First game this season so a chance to see the new signings. Very impressed by Fornah, Hendrick less so - thought he would be more creative - Hutchinson was ok but that early tackle was stupid; none of our three CBs filled me with much confidence. Long wasn’t on it today and looks overweight to me, h...