They're an almost annoyingly sane and measured bunch: "Odd game. We didn’t play well and I thought Reading were the best team we have played at home this season but had enough good chances to get a draw. Poku should have scored at least 2 the second half. Yet another shit ref although not the r...

Weird timing, and can't wrap my head around where this means the takeover is. Last year of contract or not, pushing for the move or not, this will presumably still have been Dai authorising the transfer. Wonder what the prospective new owners think of it all...

Just home. Bar the 10 minutes after the second goal (and WiFi being hooked) that was as comfortable a home win as we've seen for a long time. Too many of those sorts of games have got away from us in recent years, from what should have been winning positions. But what i'm really liking from what I'v...

Pete O'Rourke (SportsPeteO) from FootyInsider is saying Mola was offered a deal and that the prospective new owners changed the terms leading to talks stalling and him leaving - putting 'a host of Championship clubs on alert'. Pete O'Rourke @SportsPeteO A host of Championship clubs are on alert for ...

Surprised but not particularly saddened by Carson and Mola. Wonder if either/both got offers from elsewhere. Keeping Azeez is a great, even if it means someone'll have to pay a fee for him this summer. Still think the likes of Bolton and Plymouth will be circling. All in all, could have been a lot w...

Was expecting a thread about the likes of Glenn Murray, Rodrigo Riquelme or Pedro Mendes, but this is much more fun...

Pereira's ragged distribution is the worst thing about his game, but that was just painful to watch. If he's ever going to have a chance, surely it's CBC's turn next season?

Boyce-Clarke Ryan Carson J Clarke Stickland Holzman Akande Borgnis Okine-Peters Wellens Camara SUBS Collins Paul Trialist Billie Clark Tuma We've got a trialist on the bench, and Ovie's just put this on his Insta... :shock: :lol: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GLyOKluXwAI-Vz2?format=jpg&name=large

Reynolds is a billionaire isn't he? Not quite, but it's reasonable to assume that if they needed more money they wouldn't struggle to bring more cash-rich Hollywood celebs on board as partners - which would only increase the appeal to the tv following, sponsors etc. They've definitely hit on someth...

Playing like they did (in the first half) tonight, this side is a starting LW away from being properly competitive in this league - which is crazy when you consider what we had to work with last summer and the troubles Selles has had since. So much credit to him in particular for sticking with us an...

Someone in the know, has Camara been playing for the u21s recently, or is he still broken? Surely he must be due a look in given our problems at LW (unless it's WiFi coming on as a sub to score a worldie)...

Has to be the end for Button. I'd take JP shanking the odd clearance over Button getting beaten at his near post again (and again).
Still yet to be impressed by Elliott. At 21 he's playing like a 17yo - a bit lightweight and clearly not comfortable wide left. His head drops alarmingly easily.

Chiron aren't American from what little I can gather/understand about how they're structured. Which would leave Sports.Com, the Wilfs, or Red Bird Cap coming back as American interest that we know of/have heard about. Minnesota Vikings play in purple, we've got the purple turtle third shirt, so clea...

Likely, given how Kia has been known to operate, that Dai was the face for a group of owners/investors - and, disturbingly, the one they thought most likely to pass the fit and proper test. We've never properly got rid of the Thais, who Kia was also responsible for - being very close to Thaksin and ...

What intensity we had went with the goal. Smith, credit for the header, but he was off celebrating when he should have had the ball in his hands and been sprinting for the half way line. We're not here to draw games, and there's plenty of time to bask in the appreciation when the final whistle blows...

Wasn't CBC touted as the one of the best young keepers in the country at one point? Even if he hasn't realised that potential, surely he can't be worse than Button?

First and third aside, how many times is that now that Button's been beaten at his near post? He really should have seen some sort of consequence after Pompey, but today really ought to be the one that seals (at the very least) some time away from the first team.

Not sold. Think had we held on, we'd have just started our resurgence one game earlier. It was a real low and I want revenge on Saturday. We haven't put in a complete performance and dealt out a thrashing. Let's hope Saturday is the day. Not sure I fully agree - the team that ended that game had Hu...

WestYorksRoyal For xG nerds, does a goal like our 2nd with a few blocked shots rack up our xG? And isn't that misleading given it was one attacking move?

The nerdiest answer to this question can be found here: https://jogall.github.io/2019-01-16-adjusted-xG/

(and don't say I didn't warn you)

Shadow of the side that turned up at Fratton Park on Saturday. Only thing that's the same is Ehibhatiomhan still can't put away his chance(s).