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Yeah, that's fair - we are not averaging anything like 2 goals a game but that is splitting hairs (it might be the mode?). 4 games in a row is it? No disrespect to Lampard - he not the first name that comes to mind when your defense needs fixing. I thought we'd go really well preseason, the end...

What?? We've just drawn with and outplayed the the top placed team twice in 2 games with an utter novice at the helm and that is your conclusion? Burnley make everyone look sh!t, even themselves - concluding we are a mile off the top 6 after losing away there is a other massive overreaction...

I get where (I think) you are coming from and I do think we miss Palmer and O'Hare but I think a flat midfield 3 of Eccles - Sheaf - Rudoni should work. For me the glaring issue is that Kitching has disappeared and we have replaced him with both Binks and Lati. Injuries to Bidwell, Sheaf and...

The fact that Kitching isn't even getting a look in for a team that is conceding 2 a game raises many questions.

"...and I warned Doug King, I said if you get rid of Robins you'll be exposed. People will look at our deck and say 'there are two free transfers in that defence that didn't get decent offers elsewhere, a bunch of cheap kids that ain't at the level yet and how do we expect to compete when we...

So Burnley are a horrible team to play against(/watch) so tonight in isolation was no surprise to me but I will say what I said in the 'defence' thread. I'm just not convinced a back 6 of: Collins MvE - Lati - Thomas - Binks - Dasilva is any good even on paper. I would try: Dovin MvE - Thomas...

Reckon we should try 11 outfield players?

Well... that went almost exactly as I expected.

...too much, much too young?

The point about us going behind a lot is very valid and really hard to factor out of the available data. Re: soft goals, yeah, I agree. The Rudoni error I'm actually fine with - mistakes happen - but I can't get my head round the number of times where we have players back, they are in position...

Yes, I was looking for that stat too as I was pretty sure I had heard that a week or so ago. We miss a lot of 'big chances'. But it is actually not as bad as you'd think as it is usually a sign of a good team that is creating lots of chances. 'Big chances missed' and 'goals scored' tend to have...

People tend to focus on the defence being the issue and that is probably fair but we are 14th on goals conceded and 6th on xGA. The former is not great if you want to be right up there but still mid table and higher than our league position. If we had converted more of our chances we would still...

I always thought we would do well against those two. We don't mind an open game. Tonight worries me but if we can sneak a goal who knows.

Yeah, yeah; you are right. It is me that is obsessed. 😂

😂 They are off again, lads. 😂 Reckon the two of you should pick up little G and go camp outside bramall lane until Wilder grants you the opportunity to regale him on how Robins had peaked/lossed the dressing room or whatever it is the three of you prattle on about.

Do kinda feel this question is above my pay grade and necessitates more evaluation than you can reasonably put in a forum but I will have a go. I think getting in a proper specialist defensive coach is an easy win and we should obviously do that - I'm not convinced that immediately solves the...

I'd be fuming. We need to build him a statue and get rid! Honestly though, I feel we have learned a couple of things over the last couple of games. 1) that the coaching set up is not as terrible as some (not looking at you Doug) made out 2) We are as good as if not better than the top 2 in...

Not sure without looking back but really don't think it matters, that goal was really all about the cross which was superb but it wasn't a shot, Eccles wanted someone to get on the end of it. I'm not sure what part of Bassette it came off, it was probably a bit flukey but... first goal for the...

With you on this one but can only assume when BTA signed Bassette didn't look on and then Bassette was too good to turn down.

There have definitely been some off games but I feel today's game was quite typical of this season. Played some good stuff, probably should have won it, but somehow conceded 2. 🤷‍♂️