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My bad, ignore me then and hopefully you agree with me on my take of today’s game! As for Sheff W, we got beat on the xG front and couldn’t lay a glove on them so whilst we had possession and what not, it played into their hands.

He’s not fit and is taking injections iirc. Which is probably because we don’t have any midfielders to come into the match day squad. Not signing a single CM was a bad decision this summer.

Well, no because the coaches before FL came in were Robins hires. We didn’t approach the game differently to MR would have - for better or worse. With FL, he’s got to get his tactics across and coach whatever areas are needed in his view to get results now. This game might be a let off because...

We had the better chances even without the penalty. The second half was just v frustrating to watch but thought he could’ve went 2-1 up before the half. The xG stats at least indicated we created more and better chances than Cardiff did - ofc they didn’t need to if they go up 5m in the first...

I think they’ve been coached badly in the last 5-6 months which is why I’m open minded to the idea that we’ve made the right decision in sacking Robins. It doesn’t help that they’re low on confidence and all that but there’s a big piece of work for the coaching staff and glad FL pointed it out...

It’s always a green flag when a manager is talking sense about the game and agree with what he said about it. Game state is important here. Cardiff scored a low xG chance because of poor defenders giving a player that much time and space whereas we equalised with a penalty which is a high xG...

We’ve conceded a few long range goals this season iirc? We’re just so soft it’s unbelievable. It’s a massive red flag that Binks has only kept 3 clean sheets in his 38 appearances. Likewise with JDS, I can’t imagine we’ve kept clean sheets in many games he’s started either. Context is...

It’s the profile of team, I’m telling you. We just cannot seem to break down the horrible teams. Last season, it wasn’t a problem and this season it’s just really slow and poor. The first half was decent imo, then the second half was just a of possession with no real clear cut chances. We...

At least part of the issue will be our march up the EFL. It’s a lot easier to blood academy players in League 1 and 2. Our infrastructure hasn’t really had the chance to catch up. Frustratingly, being Cat 2 status has meant we’ve not been able to keep our most promising young players in any case!

Just look at Sunderland’s turnaround to demonstrate this. Leadership makes all the difference. The team is good enough for Top 10 comfortably, they did it last season and we have strengthened our forward areas - we’re scoring enough goals! The issues are in midfield and the defence. We’ve...

They are incompetent and Bidwell is probably not 100% yet too.

Compared to who though? Chelsea and Everton have had some of the world’s best managers there. Both clubs have been on a downward spiral too. Sean Dyche has a 5% better win record than Lampard and yet if there was a chance of getting Dyche, no one would bat an eyelid. Lampard’s second spell at...

RIP Tom 🩵

We got a great deal getting £750k for him in his contract year.

He deserves that, I genuinely doubt he’s capable of replicating our success of 22/23.

There’s good players in the squad and which ever way you cut it, we’re underperforming and have been Feb/Mar this year. Which Robins is ultimately accountable for and the first person to fall on his sword. We’re not Man U or another team that is churning through managers to know something is...

So if things were going better this season you’d be singing the praises of the performance director? That is rubbish. The manager/head coach is the person principally responsible for the match results. They sign the players, train the squad, pick the team, the tactics and make in-game changes...

No evidence? We've scored the joint most late goals in the EFL (10)... King at his conference clear has scrutinised things which is why he's defended Dr Roberts and publicly praised her work using data metrics on fitness. The wider fanbase would rather scrutinise everyone and everything...

It’s shoehorning Lati in the team too. Aside from being steady in possession, I don’t particularly see what he brings to the table. We look better playing 4-2-3-1.

Head coach and manager are just job titles. They mean the same thing in effect. If what King said is true about the relationship with AV and the coaching structure… Robins will probably look back and identify that was his undoing. The inexperienced/under qualified staff seemed to be the main...