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Or confirmation bias?

After 35 games they were 9th, 2pts off playoffs. They had 1 or 2 games in hand on some above though. We were only a point behind them.

He was excellent at PAOK. The fact is Middlesbrough's recruitment team identified him as someone who, used correctly, could be an asset & they were right once a proper manager came in & played to his strengths.

Of course Warnock cited signing Akpom for Middlesbrough as one of his biggest transfer failings & railed against the Boro recruitment team saying that it was proof that the new methods of data & video scouting don't work...

He's already been offered an improved deal, yet to sign it.

Any other season Leicester would be relegated, such a poor side. They are incredibly fortunate though that there's so much dross in the Premier League this season, too close to call down there.

He's always been very good of course but, like yourself, I've been very critical of him as he still had so many obvious flaws to his game. Since the suspension though he's almost ironed them out entirely & becoming a complete midfield player, it's fantastic to see.

Because he's got serious, underlying injury problems.

It's the area he's made by far the biggest improvement in. Previously he lacked discipline positionally, frequently caught out pressing high & leaving massive gaps behind. That's when he'd make daft, cynical fouls because he was out of the game. Last season he averaged far more fouls per game...

No doubting his pedigree but he's had a torrid time lately & far too many red flags over his injury history etc. looks an absolute shadow of the keeper he used to be. He was only on the bench last week, they preferred the young lad Bilokapic to him.

Yes! I liked it too. I believe S2 is coming in April.

Quite. Why play one player slightly out of position when you could put 4 or 5 into roles they've never played before &/or change formation & system to one we have zero familiarity with? Good old footy fans 🤣

Think he unboxes stuff from Amazon for a living or something. Hence why he punches like this:

Yeah, that's kind of correct but it is more nuanced than most realise. For example if the foul was trying to stop a counter-attack or similar then yes, no need to issue a yellow card as by playing advantage the offender hasn't succeeding in preventing the attack. In certain other situations...

It was very much tongue in cheek. Proper clubs would never sign a GK based on a Clean Sheet record.

Amputating his arm seems a bit extreme then...

Not Ben Wilson?

If by hitting him possession turns over or by hitting him the attacking team gets a promising attack then you give a drop ball. In that instance last night there was no need, Hamer basically played a 1-2 with him.

Yes but we retained possession, doesn't need to stop the game unless we have gained a significant advantage from it. He actually gave us a more promising position although, as @SBAndy says you can't score direct from a drop ball anyway. Had it have deflected in or something though the ref would...

No reason that should have been a drop ball anyway, another odd decision. I imagine PNE would have been fuming had he scored.