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Fair. I should have remembered JET's 9 minute appearance 8 years ago. What a fool I am.

Bryan's only gone and slapped it on his Instagram as well. He's left off the "mind the gap" stuff but still whacked his goal up. On that - 5 years ago which of those two goalscorers would you have backed to play in the premier league first?

Jesus boys.

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Morkel is some signing isn't he. Doing his best to make sure he gets the full weekend off.

Agreed. What is that about? What is wrong with "Substitutes"? It is not a negative word. the player is substituted for another player. If anything calling them "Impact Players" suggests the starting XV has an inability to make an impact.

I think Hunt has looked better today than he did against QPR. I thought he was really quite poor on Tuesday and seemed to be having a few issues communicating with Pisano. MAybe being alongside fulltime CBs is helping him?

Still working here Was just about to type the same. Looking like he might be about to have a great season.

I know. I've just re-written my shopping list in non-alphabetical order, just so I can get the edge in the supermarket tomorrow.

Weimann's shut me right up there. Start announcing the squad using birthdates instead of names,

I disagree. They'd figure that out roughly 30 seconds after kick off and make changes immediately. Anyway. Speaking of kick off that is exactly what has just happened. Let's all enjoy the game.

Exactly. The idea that any manager in the second level of English football is going to look at that line up announcement and think "hmmmmm...well I thought they were going to play Weimann up front...but this looks like he might be playing CDM...looks like Hunt is up top. Right. Change of tactics it is!" Is absolutely laughable.

Cheers mate.

You're just the messenger, as is Matt. But honestly that is a ridiculous excuse. List Maenpaa last then. Why are we telling the opposition who will play in goal!?

THIS is how you list a football team. @Matt Parsons BCFCSLO

For the love of God can they please start listing the team in formation order. This isnt even pure number order anymore. Maenpaa should be last on the list according to their system. It's petty and I know there are bigger issues in the world but it ******* winds me right up.

Even the players look bored

Like a Gas game isn't it

Pisano warming up at RCB. Kelly LB.

And the fewest fouls - because you never tackle. Biggest concern is probably finishing, and the seemingly soft underbelly. At the moment we have averaged 5 shots on target per game, 7th in that particular table...yet we've scored only 3 goals. Looking generally at the stats we are well up there in terms of passing, crosses, long balls etc, everything you'd expect from averaging just shy of 60% possession - and yet we've not managed to win yet. For me this says one of two things. Either 1) we shouldn't worry as it is clear that beneath the results there is an ability to play good football, we just aren't getting the breaks, or 2) that is all well and good but we still need to score more goals than the opposition. I remember after the last game a lot of people complaining off, to paraphrase, "Ineffective pseudo tiki-taka". Well the stats certainly bear things out. Personally I am going to try to be optimistic, but without an out and out finisher (aka Tammy - is Fammy such a player?) it looks as though we may be in for a rough ride.

Heading over after work today. For the first time in a while I'm not that excited. I hope we see a more coherent team than we did against Boro, but I expect we won't. I think for the third time in as many seasons we will leave Loftus Road with a sense of an opportunity missed.

Just list them in formation order ffs.

Dasilva or Kelly?

Things have escalated. Worcs 17/3.

This thread is already better than the game will be.