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"Right, I was wrong". Given the ball ends up running past both players without either of them touching it, Daka isn't 'taking it'' anywhere. Here's the tackle from the side. I originally said 20 yards out. It's more like double that. It's just not a 'clear red card'. Not surprised if it's given, not surprised it wasn't

Oh aye

How does that work? Twenty Thirty-five yards out running in the direction of the corner flag and without having the ball under control? Was irritated by the ref letting their players repeatedly maul Fatawu, but unless there's a new definition of "goal scoring chance" (or another rule I'm not aware of?) I can't see how the Daka foul is a clear red card.

He said "under Rowett". Is he wrong?

Another hooodoodone. Any chance of a non-pathetic Winks shot?

Christ. It's not even luke warm. An atrociously "tired and emotional" attempt to comment on something that has long bugged me (the memetic exaggeration football fans are prone to - something I'm obviously more than capable of when posting on holiday at 1.20 in the morning).

This 'Fofana, prince of football' meme is pretty irritating. Lovely to watch with the ball at his feet but in terms of 'defending' (in a sense that means anything to me) he was distinctly average.

Relegation betting odds - https://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/relegation

Tip for a non-betting man - those are the odds Oddschecker said Betfred were offering. That site is useful (esp. for general market states) but not real-time and yes, prone to picking up incorrect odds. You need to got to the Betfred site if you want the real odds. Anyway, someone has lumped on that 66/1(!) and now it's no longer weighting the list, our true position is revealed...

I'll go full Occam. His return to fitness coincided with the two 'current' CBs having been alrightish-if-you-squint (including helping out with our first clean sheet for half a year). Add to that the fact in that Lascelles' previous two appearances we conceded four goals in the 30-odd minutes he was on the pitch. As an aside, the 'we need Jamaal cos he's a leader' stuff is giving me Coady Mk2 (Coady Mk No-one?) vibes.

What does this mean in practice, given the striker's touch to knock it over him was outside the area?

I'm reading this as 'should have taken a red card to prevent the goal' and, hmmm.

Only 3 mid-game moans about Okoli in this thread as well.

BDCR on the wing. Very droll.

Seems incredibly unlikely after we just got a point away at Ipswich. Rowett will be in "same, but better" mode.

Going to assume James and Mukasa were both held back until late on in readiness for Tuesday's game, and we've actually managed part one (nick something at Ipswich) of a two game plan. Yes, I know, I just said we had a plan. BDCR surely will get replaced, and Skipp looks an easier choice for the bench than he would have been a few weeks ago

Of a piece with the ludicrous two-footed-lunge-for-no-reason that got him sent off. Sort of thing you might just overlook in a much better player, but with him it's recently been his only noticeable 'contribution'

Tempting to use the "if we'd had VAR he wouldn't have done it" argument, but it's Choudhury

Going to get pelters 'because duh Okoli', but... The defence did look up for it. No, they are not by any stretch 'good' but there's a definite improvement in the last couple of games (and better this week than last) in terms of effort, minimising good chances from tons of oppo pressure and not capitulating after the first 5 minutes of it. Second half they were not the main problem. Our midfield and attack being incapable of giving them any respite (let alone a bigger gd to defend) was.

Future tense understander logs on

Need to sub Mukasa off

Feels like a decision as to when we bring subs on is made at half time, and not subject to events on the pitch. Two best players on the bench. Only 30 minutes left. Wtf is Rowett watching?

Yep

Not for me, but then I read this as "the idea of Lascelles"

More to the point a big reduction in the defence's involvement