Durnerz

The failings of the board are prior to this season. We have a manager who has flaws but has taken a team to the top of the league and as far as I know no players have a desire to leave, so what’s your point exactly?

You must be joking. Last season was easily more stressful with an incompetent board, manager that didn’t care and players with one eye on the exit. Yes we’ve lost a few but still remain up at the summit with very few games left.

Huge result considering those around us. Well done boys!

Holy Christ that’s Peter Griffin levels of negotiation.

Similar to when O’Neill left and Taylor came in. The manager was given a war chest compared to what o’Neill had down the years and spent it on crap. We were also sitting pretty in the top half of the league, in Europe and winning trophies, sound familiar? It took the ITV digital collapse and new stadium to take us to the brink of ruin. The difference here is that we have an owner who is loaded but surely that’s only going to last for so long. Just like back in the early 2000’s the board gambled and lost. Change needs to happen but Top needs be ruthless.

Most can take a lot of credit for that but much work needed if we do come up. Cracking goal from Mavididi and had to admire Chelsea’s 4th.

Approach play so slow and predictable. Hard to believe Daka was brought in as a premier league striker.

Jonathan Pearce sounds like it was originally his Sunday off and he's having to cover this game as a favour.

Just listening to "Raise Your Hands" a lot better than the previously released tracks but still nowhere near the level of Oasis or The Roses.

Come on lads! 3pts today would be huge!

One Under by Graham Hurley, really good crime fiction read.

Very sad, he'd battled with a few serious illnesses down the years. I watched him and Si do a cooking demo once and they were brilliant, two funny guys. I've also got all their books and autobiography too. All really good works. RIP Dave.

Pitch inspection for Shepshed ahead of tomorrow's game. Could do with it being on coming off the back of a 6-1 win last week.

Liam Gallagher and John Squires music so far together has been shit.

Such a class player, exactly what we've needed for a long time.

Lower attendance today than the Sheffield Wednesday game in the week. What's the excuse for not putting tickets on general sale?

Many empty seats?

I was looking to go to this game or QPR at home. Hope the club haven’t just done a couple of games on general to satisfy the fans and then revert back again.

I’m a boring old fart so I did the decent thing and sat in the West Stand.

Kevin Phillips opening day 03/04 season for Southampton, smashed it from 30-35 yards. Ahmet Brkovic bicycle kick too in 05/06 I think was a quality finish.

This is Yaya Toure's forgotten birthday cake territory...

I think its the more implication he didn't actually want his son in the first place that's a bit hard to look past.

Gutted to hear Carl Weathers has died. Loved his performances in the Rocky films and of course Happy Gilmore.

A key difference for me having played just bog standard park football in France and Argentina is that their style is a “rest in possession” style. Meaning that you don’t have to go full throttle and direct all game as we would traditionally. Move the ball around, make the opposition work and slow the game down. This is what I see from Maresca and with a season as long as the one we have with as many games I think he’s doing the right thing. Some supporters have been spoiled in recent years and some obviously feel aggrieved at having to watch a rebuild in a division lower than they’re used to but that exactly what it is.

Got my tickets for Sheff Wed at home. One minor gripe is that I’ve had to buy mine and my mates in the same transaction as it won’t let me purchase a single ticket next to another free seat.