Sunbury Fox

The league position and points tally are worrying enough but even worse in some ways the underlying metrics don't even provide any comfort that it's just a matter of time before things get better. Whilst we are having nearly all of the ball, across the season we are 13th for xG, 12th for big chances created and 15th for both goals scored and conceded. So the metrics are backing up what we can see with our eyes - we're just not a good team, as things stand.

This guy was Martin's assistant at MK, I think.

Not just some podcasts. Radio Leicester were praising Luke Thomas for his performance today!

So frustrating. We just keep finding ways to fail to win games. We were in so much control today that complacency definitely crept in, resulting in the kind of sloppiness that led to their goal and some other loose passes which gifted other good opportunities on the counter to Barnsley. What is worse is that Barnsley were so open and there for the taking - even with 10 men they were playing a suicidal high line. In the second half we had endless occasions when we had 3 on 3, or even 4 on 3, breaks, but the decision making in the final third was abysmal. Will we ever again be able to churn out routine, no-fuss wins?

Another new low. Failing to win against a really poor L1 side with 10 men for over an hour.

Don't get why we need both Burns and Howell on the bench. Should be Howell only (would prefer him to start tbh). Reeks of keeping Burns happy even though he has been hopeless.

Allegedly turned down Bodo and a chance to play in the UCL to join us. He must be regretting that life choice.

I'm sure the players are fuming and hugely motivated by what has happened. Let's hope they can use it in the same way City did after the Deeney moment.

Of course the ECB are going to give Yorkshire a points deduction as it won't affect their status but will make our points deduction look less draconian. Meanwhile, both Glamorgan and Surrey have produced pitches in recent weeks that have resulted in far lower scores and games that have finished within about 2 days, without any apparent scrutiny at all - and that stinks, frankly.

It must surely influence things, though, if a visiting club makes public comments about the pitch.

Seems odd that the groundsman should be throwing the coach and DoC under the bus when questioned. Surely all those at the club should have adopted an agreed line to take?

Not to mention no punishment for Glamorgan, whose role in moaning so much about our pitch can't be overlooked, producing a pitch on which they were bowled out for 2 scores under 70.

How can they justify deducting more points than we secured in the game? Wild.

27 points?! Are they for real? That's insane.

Essex are on the verge of losing so makes it even more frustrating that this game has got away from us. Looking doomed now, especially as it hard to see anything other than a hiding from Warks in the last game of the season.