ealingfox

This is why. Rightly or wrongly a football team, because the differences are so small at the elite level, can't do the same thing constantly. It needs the minor adjustments that a churn of players gives you.

Injuries are not an excuse.

Why would you ****ing post this? We'll be lucky to finish 3rd at this rate.

Need to win this now.

Well done to the fans as well, full credit to all who went.

So annoying we can't pull out performances like that in the league. Must be the free hit element of being in the cup, pressure was off.

Get Johnny Briggs on

I thought he was suspect before the injury to be honest.

Please don't tell me Philip in their team is Philip Billing. Sorry but players from countries with standard Western naming customs should be banned from having anything except their surname on the back of their shirt. Sick of it.

But we didn't, that's the point. I mean getting something from the Coventry game, coming back against Boro, seeing off Ipswich in at least one of those games, getting something from Friday night - I think you know that as well.

Its not though, that's the point - we don't win games against the odds or from adverse positions any more, we only do the losing from advantageous positions bit now.

Still think we are 30-40 runs short, great effort though

Rod Tucker's got plans tomorrow afternoon it seems.

Another game being chucked away

The 3 and 4 minutes added time we were given against Hull and Boro was just outrageous on both counts weren't they?

102 points. 78+21+3.

Just say you think Leeds are better and have been all season mate, you're clearly busting to say it but havent been able to because we've been well clear for ages. Nobody cares if that's what you think

Ok but if that's your bar for outperforming expectations you'll forgive me if I continue to feel fairly sure we'll lose on Friday.

When was the last time we outperformed expectations in a game of any genuine magnitude? Dug out a result in a game we expected to struggle in or put I'm a really good performance against a side we were competing against. Honest question.

Competition for places theoretically helps to maintain standards.

We were 200 odd for 2 in the first innings this time 2 days again Don't think that's true at all, if anything it's the opposite in football.

Embarrassing

Just goes to show how far from over the promotion race is. We should be miles clear, but we'll be looking very vulnerable by the end of next weekend.

The lack of bowling threat is exacerbated by the fact they don't get any rest because our innings are so short.

This just feels like copium unfortunately. We've been gifted an unreal opportunity to get something from this series with the players they're missing and we're not getting near it at this rate. Bowling lacks threat and key batters not contributing.