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Agreed. Whenever he knocked the ball down, there were 2-3 Derby players closer to him than one of our players.

It was Haji’s first start in 4-5 months, it will take time to build the sharpness back. I doubt he would’ve started had it not been for EMCs injury. I did find it odd that he took Simms off because if the master plan is to get crosses in the box… why did take off our main aerial threat? We...

We scored 10 goals… how many were assisted by Rudoni? The way the CMs operate is similar to how they operated in the 5-3-2. In both systems, they push high up and leave big gaps between the DMs. Grimes’ is tweaked compared to Allen’s but the LCM and RCM are expected to operate the same way...

We’ve attacked more or less the same way in 2025. 5-3-2 would end up being a 3-2-5 in attack as well as playing 4-2-3-1/4-3-3. We have also leave ourselves quite vulnerable defensively with space that’s left between the lines. Even playing 5-3-2, there were many transitions where we’d lose the...

That’s correct, but we still need to score and without our top 3 assisters, you’re limiting yourself. 3 of the 6 goals conceded have come from set pieces so it’s not indicative of a complete formation breakdown. Would playing Lati for Sakamoto be worth the trade off? Not for me.

There’s a misdiagnosis of the problem. It’s not so much conceding 2 goals. It was conceding the first goal. We were obviously going to be more open at the back when chasing a goal, then two. Looking at our run of 9 wins in 12, we’ve only dropped points once when scoring first, Norwich away. The...

We won two of those games so what you’re actually suggesting is that we chuck the baby out with the bath water over one loss. Again, in possession, Grimes was stood in the middle of Thomas and Kitching. In transition, the defensive shape was undistinguishable from playing with 3 CBs. The issues...

It’s easy to knee jerk into switching to a back 3 but things could’ve panned out very differently in certain games playing 5-3-2. With Grimes’ role as a half back, we held a shape identical to 3 CBs anyway - the ‘meta’ 3-2-5 attacking shape that’s popular atm. The issue was just how much space...

With respect, the reason people probably don’t interact with you is because there’s nothing anyone can say to change your mind so there’s not much point in going back and forth. I’ve not reviewed your sample size, iirc the jist of it is PPG with and without Sheaf. Is the average league position...

I’m at 1420 and didn’t get a ST in 22/23 with only a few games that season, probably 50-odd points. So I’ve built my points up v quickly and the only away games I’ve missed since 2024 is Plymouth and Burnley midweek. Next season I want to get the 100% attendance rate. I’ll fall a little bit...

You brought up Sheaf. I asked a simple question whether or not the same applies to Haji Wright. He’s missed 21 games for us and we’ve won 10 of them. Our PPG without Haji Wright is 1.9 which is just shy of automatic promotion form. Which to me, is a reasonable question to ask.

It wasn’t an argument, I was playing devil’s advocate. Of course we’re a better team with Haji than BTA. If the argument is ‘we’ve won 9 out of 10’ is a stick to hit Sheaf with, then the logical next step is to apply that equally then I’d expect you to pass a comment on Haji too. Your dislike...

Without digging through this seasons results, I’m pretty certain we’ve won more games with Simms and BTA in the team than Haji. If we’re using that logic, then Haji isn’t our best forward player. Football is a team game, I highly doubt that Sheaf would make that big a difference. If he did...

We also won the same amount of games without Haji Wright, are we a better team without him too?

That’s very convenient… 😂👀

I was interested in being awarded a penalty rather than a penalty and a card. At 3-0, the game is wrapped up.

If anyone needs a ticket, I’ll have a spare for this one.

They were probably smelling each other’s farts telling each other how great they all are. Football referees can learn a lot of lessons from rugby referees. They might not get all the calls correct, but there’s a clear, rational decision making process and they’re not so reliant on VAR to make...

This. Something that is underrated about Simms is that he’s great at defending set pieces too. We’d took off EMC, Torp, Eccles, MVE and Simms for Allen, Sheaf, BTA, Lati and Haji. We lost a lot of height and probably shouldn’t be that surprised we conceded a set piece.

It tells me he’s not a good referee. I can’t get my head around it because if Stoke’s keeper doesn’t stick his leg out, EMC has an open goal to score. What is his criteria for a penalty?! So for all the people quoting xG in the assessment of the game, things like EMC being fouled and their...