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The away form was bad but there were good performances in a few of the games. It was also a tough run that most teams would’ve struggled with and we’ll see it play out this way with Boro imo. Boro’s ending to the season is difficult and it wouldn’t surprise me in the slightest if we finished...

Worked for me and fair play to Lampard or anyone coming on the radio and setting the record straight!

Technique wise, yes and it’s probably something Lampard has picked up on. Eccles strikes the ball v well, be it a cross, shot or pass and defends well from the front but the similarities stop there. What Eccles doesn’t have in his game is dribbling, doesn’t really take on players or drive with...

Correct, Eccles has put in some good performances at AM whereas Torp has barely played there for us. Not sure why the narrative that he’s better at AM keeps being pushed. Eccles is similar to Rudoni in some respects, just he’s nowhere near as good at dribbling and taking people on as Rudoni is...

Strikes me as a tactical decision to be honest. In the second half Stoke were happy to put 10 men behind the ball all stationed in their own half. There was less space to work with. They didn’t really have a choice either because we completely shut them down bar a lapse from a corner. Only...

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It does feel that way if Birmingham beat Boro on Monday. To make up 3 games (8 points) on us with an inferior GD is just not likely. They have a harder run in than us imo.

Millwall also play Boro and Ipswich away and they’ve gone under the radar a bit. If they beat both, they ought to go up. From my POV, if they take points off both, it helps us build a gap. No, but we’re also not going to lose 7 games. I think we’ll win 6-7 personally and we’ll be the only team...

4/11, it’s happening… 8 points at top, 5 if Ipswich win their games in hand (and match us), so we’re in an unbelievably strong position.

On EMC specifically, his defensive numbers were poor last season and the data shows that his numbers are good. With respect, anyone maintaining the narrative that he’s a defensive liability is basing it on opinions from last season. Sakamoto should be a better defender than EMC, we originally...

EMC’s defensive part of the game has come on leaps and bounds. The stats back this up because EMC has made more tackles, recoveries, balls won in final third than Sakamoto this season. Sakamoto has more interceptions, blocks and clearances. The narrative of EMC being a weak defender was true...

No, he’s not really good enough defensively to play there in the Prem. His attacking output is objectively better whenever he plays as a striker. EMC is also one of our best attacking players…

Boro have Birmingham next so they probably won’t overtake us. Hull probably will as they have Pompey at the weekend!

As a bit part player who they would’ve lets us sign in Jan 2025 had Ipswich first choice CBs been fit. If he’s nominally 4th choice this season, is there a future for him next season? Frankly, we probably need 2 CBs as things stand if we got promoted.

Agree with that, I’d add Onyeka, Rushworth (if he stayed) and at a push maybe even Torp. The way we’ll need to play in the Prem will be totally different to what we’ve seen this season. Players like Simms, Sakamoto and BTA could surprise people. My criticism of Sakamoto as an offensive threat...

I thought the brown kit was when we got battered 4-0 and the England top we were 3-0 down v Wednesday and we fought back to 3-2? Could be completely wrong and those are the types of games I try to forget ever happened… 😂

The same with Lampard, Haji and probably a list of other things I’ve not cared to remember. @shmmeee makes quick judgements and then forced into U-turns months later, this is no different. In the defensive part of the game, he was a top performer in the Bundesliga. He was obviously going to be...

It’s the uncertainty of when the fixture will be which is suppressing ticket sales.

That’s no really their game, they have a lot of possession for a side that doesn’t really score goals. It’ll probably play out similar to the FA cup game but I don’t think we’ll try to be as possession dominant. We’ve become a bit more direct in recent games in line with how we were earlier in...

I think it will, but why buy a ticket to get a refund to buy it again? There’s people I know who will be a Saturday but can’t do the midweek so haven’t bothered buying yet.