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To be fair, that was a fantastic whip by Wallace, it was one of those that, I'd argue, is nigh indefensible. The same 5"9 bloke who is also in fairly exceptional form if I'm incorrect. Challenge for the penalty 100% a straight error. Young and Rash.

There's some of that OTIB optimism. Jesus Christ on a bike,

I never mentioned Towler. By all means the penalty was 100% the error of a young defender. I actually thought Benarous and Vyner played worse first half.

With all due respect we shat on LJ for doing the same consistently.

I do wonder if he was making a point with regards higher ups re reliance on the academy, as well as to us as fans. Either way. Onwards and upwards.

We all know the cracks are there. Nothing's being covered up. This club is up shit creek without a paddle with regards to FFP because of MA, SL, and LJ. We're arguably one of the more favoured sides pre season for relegation outside of points deduction. We have no money to spend. Who would you bring in, exactly? - What would you do?

I think Pearson is seeing not much movement on the contract front. But that's just speculating. Only thing I can think of.

This. If Weimann plays early Semenyo is through and onside. He looked up way too late.

Wasn't he pretty bad for the Birmingham game iirc?

From a personal view, more errors had been occurring with Bents as the season went on. Be it gaffes or distribution. I'd say on balance, O'Leary can be as good as Bents on current evidence. It's just that they differ on what their strengths are. Either way, if for drops, you're dropped. Pearson's shown now that nobody, not even Martin or Bentley, are undroppable. If selling Bents means we cut the wage budget further, reinvesting the difference for another position, I.e. winger, right-back. So be it.

Don't think there's any interest in Bents tbh. Couple of individual howlers tacked on last two months, some questionable general distribution had been sneaking into his game the last few games. Pearson's more probably using it as an example - no such thing as un-droppable for this squad. Simple as that.

I'm lost. We're just seen one of our best performances offensively all season, chnaces created, movement, etc. Yet this.... ....what..?

Think it's the other insinuations and speculation that has tails up Hamp. You've made multiples assumptions assuming the absolute worst scenario with nothing as basis.

The manager of whom is complicit in our current financial woe and out of control wage spending increases during his tenure. With all due respect to LJ, it was time to move him on.

What a shocking standard of officiating, and that is, even compared to the wider Championship rota in general. EFL need to investigate him for backhanders as soon as humanly possible. I thought Stroud was questionable at best. But Jesus H Christ. Farcical. Joke. Woeful.

Someone's had one too many.

They weren't the cheap option for the most part. That's the problem. That's why we are, where we are.

Ultimately this 1000%. No matter how free Ashton and LJ were with respect to wage spending. The buck to reign them in was with the Chairman, who is SL's own son, who clearly took his eye off the ball and let MA run roughshod over the operation. The issue is, and it's been the same across the last 20 years, the sheer lack of competent direction and appointments from the top down. You can have all the money in the world. But if it leaves the club unsustainable, in debt, and/or fails. It's not the owner who picks up the eventual bill in the end. It's the fans. I'm actually doubtful. Reading and a handful of others, possibly, but I don't think many clubs were near our sheer level of ineptitude regarding wages to turnover.

Interest Millsy mentions Wrigley. Seemed to hold him in really high opinion with regards to So'tons youth setup.

Mark Ashton. End of Story. Spent money for the sake of it to benefit his agent connections.

Comes down to concentration. Plain and simple, and it's the fault of many when stepping up to Championship level imo. Again at PL being another step.

Made the point on another thread but. Having Semeno link well and take on his man, made me realise how poor Andi has been with regards to his general play the last 5 or so games, irrespective of goals. May very well be he just needs a rest but, was seeming invisible for huge parts of the game today. Once Tanner is fit, if we could play Antoine, Scott, Martin, that could be something to keep an eye on. Would then be a case of Martin leaving end of season, and possibly getting a new target man, more mobile maybe - if - we can get rid of some deadwood.

Huh. Almost as if we've had to ruthlessly cut wages as much as possible due to an incompetent CEO: shunting up wages to turnover 50% over the course of his period in charge while performances became worse the more of the formers signings were introduced, the club struggling to remain within FFP, same CEO who over his tenure then also butchered our medical, fitness, and scouting departments, which are still or are going to need to be resolved over the course of this season, and possibly next. A CEO whose only benefit is his negotiating skills when selling a player. Nah, definitely couldn't correlate.

I'd have given Weimann a poorer rating than Martin on today's showing. Invisible near most of the game aside from the cutback for Martins missed chance, was a step off the pace the entire 90. As others mention, if Antoine was match fit I reckon Martin would've gone off for Wells.

They've been run like a circus for years and Kenwright is completely detached from the fans. I'm not commenting on other fans actions, as like us this season, it's from the outside looking in. We may not know all the details, ergo I can't criticise their fans, when it's their money and their choice.