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I’ll give the first half, actually. We weathered an early storm, Wilson makes a good point blank save and out goal was a piece of fantastic skill but a low probability chance. Then we through that advantage away with suicidal defending. Sscond half, I recall their chances being limited to a...

Last season, our record against the top half teams was bad. Unlike this season, however, we usually beat the teams we were above.

We had more shots, more possession and gifted them a goal in the first half.

Last season proved that if Wright and Simms get chances, they’ll score. Likewise, EMC has close to 40 goal contributions and BTA was WBA’s top scorer. The firepower is there but they need clear cut chances provided to them. I’m not criticising Eccles or Sheaf as individuals, Eccles is improving...

We weren’t bullied. We looked the better team throughout, but if you’re going to concede stupid goals, you’re not going to win very often. The second half should’ve been them playing for an equaliser and we get opportunities to catch them out. But no, another embarrassing goal gifted and they...

He’s a striker playing out wide, he needs to get the ball in space and not in traffic. By the time he gets the ball, the opposition has 8 players in the box more often than not.

They both primarily play the ball horizontally, which isn’t bad on an individual level. The issue is that because both of them do it, our phases of play become quickly predictable. How many times would MVE/Bidwell be wide open in space and most of the time, we’d switch it in 2-4 passes (Sheaf...

Haven’t you heard we have one of the best pairings in the league? 😂 On a serious note, Eccles and Sheaf are too similar imo. It’s the same issues as last season, we can’t keep clean sheets and cannot breakdown set defences. Teams just put 10 men behind the ball and we can’t break them down...

3 home losses already. I am sick of conceding so many soft goals. There’s no point having as many good forward players as we do if we’re going to create barely any chances and concede so many soft goals.

No chance. We create nothing for the firepower we have upfront. Teams play through us with embarrassing ease. Defence and midfield is holding us back, 100%.

Of course, I’ve been critical of the defence too because we just cannot seem to keep clean sheets. Our forward department is the best stocked it has ever been post-Premiership, there’s Wright, BTA and Simms capable of getting 10-20 league goals a season and they’re supported by the likes of...

I don’t think that pairing is and with all due respect to them both, our results against the the best teams in the league last season speaks for itself. It’s not a good thing either. Against Leeds we looked awful and one of those battlegrounds we lost was in midfield.

The mistake was playing an unchanged team v Swansea after a surprisingly good performance v Spurs. The team at Watford away played v well and imo, would’ve done better in that game. Leeds was a bit of a write off because of how good they are and it’s away. I expect the team against Wednesday...

There’s lots more depth for our forward positions, out wide and upfront. The rest of the team is lacking in depth though. We’ve got numbers at CB, but Lati is also covering RB and CM with Allen missing. The forward positions having depth makes a lot of sense because in-game substitutions tend...

Don’t worry, there’s only 114 points left to play for…

If we don’t make any signings in Jan, we’ll fall short again because the squad is the same size if not slightly smaller. The minutes will accrue quickly for Eccles and Sheaf who averaged 73 and 82 minutes per game last season. We’re short in numbers and one good performance doesn’t make us...

The good thing is that the shirt design is bespoke. The original concept for the away kit isn’t that popular, let alone among a more niche audience. Nice idea, poor execution. I do think this type of product should be brought out more irregularly. Otherwise, it seems like an extra cynical ploy...

That’s why teams bring in rapid full backs! The distance they need to cover is insane!

Ffs Anyone pissing the bed after 7 league games needs perspective. If we win at the weekend, all of a sudden the start isn’t doomsday scenario we all imagined. Enjoyed tonight, it was great to have a commanding performance and a clean sheet.

BTA was excellent tonight and looks twice the player as a striker rather than on the RW. The competition between him and Simms will be fierce. Personally, I think Simms wins that battle in the long haul and they offer v different attributes to one another.