OTF

Give them 15 to 20 first and possibly shift Longstaff for Gayle if Willock is still running.

I reckon we've probably had one or two others in the last 50 years.

Have you forgotten how excellent we are at second halves?

Given how little ball he has received I feel like he's been quite effective. If the referee had eyes he could have created a goal and possibly scored one.

Send Graeme Jones down to ask what the ref has been watching.

That's twice Wood has had a foul called on him for doing sweet fuck all, absolute soft shite from their centre half, very lucky the ref is useless.

What exactly is Wood accused of doing there?

He's like an anti-substitute; bringing on stale legs.

He's at least somewhat mobile... even if it's very difficult to determine whether a touch from Willock is a short pass or a dribble.

As odd as it is to say, losing Joelinton will really hurt our chances.

Raphannyha

Brilliant pass from Trippier to Willock in miles of space who just passes to noone.

Shoulder to shoulder, no foul there.

Lack of altenative. Really only could have moved Dummett in and brought in Lewis or Manquillo on the left.

I know Willock had a foot injury, must have been pretty bad, since he's come back it's like he's playing with a wooden foot.

In the battle of looking shit when opponents counter they are but amateurs!

You moved down under?

Think it's a bit of shock for Fabian thinking that his best attribute, his beautiful face, may have been damaged.

Schar looks actually hurt here.

Lucky for Trippier. Easy yellow.

Apparently there will be a lot of focus on Shelvey's defensive capabilities due to him playing alongside Willock and Joelinton.

Ah yes, such legitimate sponsorship. Thanks FFP for making sure to protect the financial interests of all clubs.

That's also because when things turn bad consistently a manager is normally shown the door relatively quickly. Conversely with Ashley at the helm Bruce was left in place and the rot set in, having already had a tremendously poor season in terms of performances this season we managed to get considerably worse right up until the point that the sale was allowed to progress. The result was a bunch of unmotivated, unfit players lacking disclipline who have drifted miles from their best due to having sub-standard coaching, training and tactical application. That can't change overnight with a new owner or manager like a normal bad run of games can with a semi-capable squad. The problem is far deeper here.

A lot of potential chances/half chances for Wood will be sucked out of existence once the ball finds its way to the dribbler. I wonder if we could push ASM further forward so that at least when he goes for a dribble he will already be in an advanced position. Defensively he's next to useless also so playing him in a midfield role only decreases the protection that our leaky defense gets.