funkyrobot

Undertaking my own boycott by going to Halifax to watch Anstey Nomads in the FA Vase. But anyway this is the team I’d field. Vietes Cover Faes Vestergaard Aluko Hamza (C) Page Marcal Silko Monga Daka

Plenty of us who attended last night, certainly many who sit around me, are critical of the club, the players, the tactics and specifically the absent (again) owner.

Fair play to Top, he’s listened to the fans, seen the strength of feeling and joined the boycott last night to get closer to the fans. What a powerful statement by our owner and acting CEO. 🫶🦊 I hope the criticisms for him end now! 💙

There is a positive - of that dead wood you’ve listed, 5 of them (Winks, Soumare, Daka, Ricardo and Ayew) will be out of contract at the end of this season!

With Braybrooke now at Chesterfield, surely we’ll have to dip into the (free) transfer market to get central midfield cover. Winks is a write off and Soumare is injured and unreliable - we have no cover for JJ and no competition for Skipp (he needs it as he’s been a passenger in the last two defeats.) Page is very young and he’s having to be the number 10 rotation anyway.

A fit Antonio is definitely an improvement on what we have. The concern will be that with him coming back from a major injury, he will sustain secondary injuries like Rambo and Ricardo have in recent times. As soon as he’s having to stretch, sprint and change direction in a competitive match. I just can’t see him being able to stay fit after such a significant injury, also considering his age and his time out of the game.

I think the boycott is an effective protest but I take my lad and at 10 years old he’d be absolutely gutted to miss the game (even though he usually comes back gutted as we’ve been so bad.) He understands what’s happening and why there’ll be even more empty seats - and now knows what the word ‘boycott’ means too!

Pretty sure Top will be part of the boycott. Only worry is he’s been boycotting for months and nothing has changed!

There’s not much evidence to back up your faith in Luke’s ability at this level and certainly not at even lower premier league level. His best time at the club was during lockdown with no crowds and when the opponents didn’t know much about him. Since that promising start he’s never kicked on. Look back at the comments in this thread. By April 21 minor concerns about his lack of pace had been replaced by calls to loan him out at a lower level. After that it increasingly became clear that he doesn’t attack well, struggles defensively and shapes most passes back. He was ultimately discarded by our only recent good manager in Enzo and has since failed on loan in the prem, on loan in the Championship and is now targeted every match by our opponents. Get him isolated one on one (which he has to deal with as a full back) and he’s beaten almost every time. He can’t be a player that has to be protected because of his flaws when those flaws are exactly what he should be able to deal with as a fullback.

Conrad isn’t leaving the mighty Nomads for this shower of shit. He’s got a better strike force at Anstey. Nuge and Waggy are the back up strikers!

He’s an opposition wingers dream. Dribbled past 17 times this season too. In the bottom 4% when it comes to this stat.

Play Page alongside JJ instead of Skipp then you can still have Reid at 10 (or preferably a fit Rambo.) Page plays the 6 role for England u18’s very effectively.

Come on Luke, admit it. You had a stinker today lad.

I’d play any of the following as left back ahead of Luke Thomas (assuming we don’t sign anyone.) Aluko Ricardo Cover Faes 👀 Skipp Page

So he’s telling us that there are things happening at the club that means he can't drop Luke Thomas, have any semblance of a tactical game plan or even expect the players to put 100% effort in? Poor Marti🤔

He had a shocker today. Their attacking fullback cut inside and beat him without having to use a trick every time. Don’t think he completed a dribble, very few successful passes to a team mate.

Marti isn’t getting the sack because Top has no interest in the club anymore. He probably doesn’t even know we lost. Out of sight, out of mind and now he’s had all King Power responsibilities taken away he can live the polo playing playboy life back in Thailand.

£6 million + of wages in that time too

He’ll be there in his seat as he ALWAYS is 👀

Play one of the kids. Aluko, Cover (what happened to him?) Whoever. Literally anyone but Luke.

Had an off day and was still miles better than the rest of the team. Feel sorry for the lad having to do all that carrying. Making him play in a midfield alongside Skipp and Reid is almost cruelty.

What other good games has he had then? He’s anonymous. Carried week in week out by JJ.

Marti is poor, we have no centre forward, our wingers are malfunctioning, Luke Thomas is out of his depth. All these are true and can and do exist alongside the other truth that is Oliver Skipp simply hasn’t been good enough since he came here 18 months ago other than Derby away and Ipswich at home this season. Two games in 18 months.

Page can play alongside JJ or in the 10 role. Needs to start the next game

This is no support of Marti but if you can honestly say that Skipp has played well today then I’m watching a different match. A midfielder is an absolutely key player. They can’t be anonymous even if they are performing the water carrier role. Skipp is anonymous.