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And what would you suggest?

But I do ******* hate football sometimes and to see that ugly bastard Cooper run down the touch line. Was the winning goal handball?

Not quite sure what else they could do, Martin knackered, Wells knackered, O’Dowda to run at them was sensible enough, just a stupid decision to dive in at the end.

I think King is another in the Skuse mould, being quietly effective in the right place at the right time but without getting into the limelight of being that box to box, all-action tackling, shots from 30 yards type midfielder. Fitness you can certainly argue at times, but Sat when we ended up with 2 recognised midfielders at one stage who are not known for pace and agility against what seemed to be swarms of Bournemouth players, it's understandable why both were ineffective. I suspect HMN / Williams (without injury) have would have made some difference on Sat, perhaps not to result, but to make us a little more combative in the middle, and certainly not given them such a free reign.

Personally I think Scott has been a bit overawed by senior football of late and has pretty much been ineffective since his initial spark, although in fairness wide right is perhaps not his best position, bringing him on yesterday would have served no benefit to the team or him personally from a confidence perspective. I think he could have done with a half season loan into L1 or 2, to get him playing senior football more regularly. He’s a talent, and I think he’ll be a very very good player, just not yet.

Different style of play

I stand corrected if that’s case, he was utter shit against a very generous defence today. Perhaps he’s better when he’s got to work for it..

Whilst I agree, I don’t think NP had much choice, Scott has played wide, but of late has looked overawed and maybe not quite ready, Palmer is pretty much wasted wide. Maybe the hope was for Wells and Wiemann to interchange and be fluid and give Tanner some support, but we never had enough of the game for that to become apparent.

Bankrolled, a couple of years in the Prem, plus parachute payments, more useful last season when no other Championship team other than those also of parachute payments had any sort of revenue. They can easily buy anyone in this league and still get change. They’ve not outright bought success, but they’ve used their money properly. Support and Ground wise they are arguably a smaller club, financially in terms of what they can spend they’re in a different league.

Yep, looked hopeless as a finisher which is largely his job, had they had a better striker then it would have been 7 or 8. Genuinely their poorest player. Never really rated him, and nothing he did today changes my mind.

Nothing exceptional? We clearly have very different views on football, easily the best Championship team I’ve seen this year, although we made it easy for them. Tactically spot on, overloads all over the place, really clever quick passing, a cut above us.

He’s played like that most of the season, seems to have lost his mojo, his first few games under Holden he almost played the quarterback role just sitting behind and making things tick and looked really impressive, this season it looks like he’s stealing a living as a footballer, perhaps not as much as Solanke on today’s viewing, but he doesn’t even look like a league 1 midfielder on present form

Following up with something equally as insightful… It seems you can’t constructively engage with many…. Anyway have a lovely evening.

Brings me back to the unfairness of parachute payments, all championship clubs outside of those relegated from the Prem, have had a season of virtually no revenue, yet the parachute payments continued. Have the parachute payment for 1 year then back to your own generated revenue, not 3 years worth…

Today was so lacklustre all round, we’re always shit the 1st game back after an international break, but I honestly would not be surprised if we read about some sort of bug has gone through the team this week, whilst the payers can’t always compete on quality, they can nearly always compete on effort and work rate, today was totally lacking both.

I suspect they do, but a massive hole in the balance sheet, probably suggests the solution is not affordable as it stands, and those in charge are making the best out of what we have available.

Right, OK, good thoughtful discussion. Thanks

Benefits of a forum, some great posters that you can have a reasoned discussion with, and some very much less so…

Mmm, best away record in the league and we’re shit? This lot are different gravy to us, and that’s just it, slow to get going, lacklustre throughly, went a goal behind and that’s it, not currently good enough.

One of a couple of “we’re shit” posters, but without any suggestion or view of what could be done differently, best not to engage…

Solanke really is shit….

I’m not a rugby bod, but have they been found out? they can’t seem to win for toffee right now…

I wonder if there’s been a bug going through the camp, Atkinson ill, King looked exhausted…perhaps I’m looking for excuses..

The interweb has probably done a favour for your sanity

Yep that was our chance…. More conviction needed. Would Wells have been in 2 minds…