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That's more like the sort of thing I expect to see him doing

What the ****

I hope you're right

Maybe he felt hooking Skipp at half time twice in a row would be too harsh but it's what needs to happen. Nothing personal, the guy is dreadful and a big (though not the only) reason why we're struggling to work the ball up the pitch

I've seen better attempts at a haiku I must say

According to the report you have linked, he hasn't left. There is a quote from Steve Clarke in there that says we're allowing him to work with Scotland during international breaks.

Transfermarkt give players a "market value" which even they admit is not really anything to do with how much the player is actually worth. It is essentially meaningless and using them as a guide is a waste of time. For example, Fatawu's market value is apparently €11m, lower than Soumare's and Kristiansen's.

Forgot to add, if all those are the same then the managers have to fight to the death with swords

More away goals. It goes points > goal difference > goals scored > head to head record > wins > away goals > disciplinary record/penalty points

"Later this week" if Percy is to be believed

Always got to be some variation on "I've heard", "I've been told" as well like they're David Ornstein and an agent has given them a call, whereas invariably what's actually happened is they or someone they know has seen a rumour on Twitter

I'd already had just about enough of the way this club has been run recently but now they have changed the layout of the bar reception area between The Walkers Hall and The Keith Weller Lounge? That's the final straw

It doesn't feel like a conundrum we are likely to solve without spending some money - someone who isn't petrified of the ball (rules Hamza out) and has a bit of mobility and physicality is a must. Soumare has it but can't/won't use it, Skipp runs like he's afraid the last of his hair is going to blow away in the wind. I don't know a great deal about Page but surely he can't be much less effective than those two dossers. It's a bigger area of concern than striker for me.

No problem

I think it was less about anything particularly special that he did and more that as a team, we looked better for having an actual striker up front with some legs and energy who might make a run in behind or into the box.

Lots of chat about Wednesday's keeper elsewhere but thought Jakub's save onto the post early on was worth a mention - a barely perceptible but vital touch. No chance whatsoever with the goal obviously.

I thought he was pretty ineffectual for much of the game but later on, particularly once they were down to ten and Daka was alongside/ahead of him, he was very good. I do think he'll probably have a role to play for us this season but if that role is our first-choice striker it is going to be a problem.

There will definitely have been some people shouting his name (not how it's actually pronounced of course but this is the fanbase who couldn't get their heads around the surname "Wood" so no great surprise there), but there will definitely also have been quite a lot of people booing him on and then doing so again after his celebration

Dreadful. I'm more convinced than ever he must have some underlying fitness/medical issue and he'll retire after he inevitably leaves on a free in four years

Yeah that's what I thought. Made a lot of saves but a lot of those were efforts from distance, struck well enough but nowhere near the corners and not the sort of shots you would ever expect a keeper to concede. Even the close range one from El Khannouss was straight at him and I can only really think of Thomas and Daka who actually gave him much of a test.

The fans seemed really interested in helping to build that bridge when he came on

Took it nicely to be fair to him, the big slow lump of shit

Different division, new manager but crucially the same feckless people running the show and the same group of players who have made a habit of not only losing games but doing so in an incredibly half-arsed way. Rancid.

No great surprise after the Fiorentina lineup despite people trying to convince themselves it was no indicator. Vestergaard and Soumare concern me and I think it has the potential to be a really frustrating game but hopefully (surely?) we have enough about us to ensure otherwise.

I'll add to the scout reports: I watched West Brom against Blackburn and they were both shit. Price and the two centre backs were good for West Brom and that was about it in terms of quality