Arkie Bennett

How about sticking a picture of a bottom on every Top you see?

Be named in the Epstein files? Tonight was lower than the many lows we've witnessed. Rudkin, Top, King Power and co are all accountable and have to be removed for the sake of the club's existence.

I commented on the match thread that it was liquid football in the first half. It was pure liquid poo in the second. Even before they scored we looked timid, characterless and vulnerable, almost as if we expected whatever was coming. King isn't the man for this job, he can't motivate this below-standard, pathetic bunch.

This is liquid football

Surely that was a manufactured headed backpass to their keeper.

Looking forward to Winks putting a shift in and unleashing all those defence-splitting attacking passes.

I was there with my now wife. She's a Villa fan. It was surreal for a moment, then frightening. https://youtu.be/VX64oBXsQT0?si=lTYrYXktsAaYPtgq It was an incredible match that Villa won 3-2 from behind.

I think that's technically the correct decision.

Man City repeatedly showing why the Pepball tactic of playing out from the back is falling out of favour.

Good to see he gave a shift today.

I'm not convinced they'll sell up if we reach the PL; it'll justify their decision-making and management.

Birmingham have always been so amusing with their "who?" chants.

Another stupid red in a non-dangerous area. We have the thickest players.

He scores some cracking goals. Beadle couldn't get a hand to that.

From league to cup, we feck up.

Get Ricardo off, he's Birmingham's most effective player.

Unforgivable Ricardo.

Man U v Spurs, one of the few matches for which my preferred outcome would be match abandoned due to a 22-player brawl with both benches fully involved.

I agree. The local pressure is long lasting and vehement, but I think it's the personal embarrassment caused by the national and international reaction that will force Top to act.

Before clearing off, he released a statement saying Top told him he isn't happy but he'll have to go along with it.

See the final line of my post.

I'm surprised they aren't coming at us for 2015/16 to strip us of the league championship.

I've seen several comments lavishing praise on Winks and suggesting he was at the centre of a much improved team performance yesterday. I saw a player doing the basics while not stretching himself, not creating anything of note, and not contributing anything special to what the team did. He made one tackle, and created two chances (by comparison Chowdhury made no tackles and created one chance in half the time). I saw Winks give a perfunctory performance against mediocre opponents who beat us comfortably and were content to sit on their lead. To his credit, he didn't make any costly mistakes, which I suppose qualifies him for massive commendation in our world. We set the bar very low these days.

If the infringement is regarded as serious, the punishment should be issued without undue delay. Serious question...if we receive a points deduction that sees us relegated this season, is that the end of it? Or could we face another deduction in League 1 that leaves us stranded there?

I went home on my own as usual.