Dan

Small sample size but that's a very decent profile.

In fairness if there's one thing I'll give these clowns it's that they don't try any of this boring bullshit like Forest and Derby do. They're a lot more honest about it, at least. Coventry second for me behind Forest.

Said it on the last page, our ends really are so so random. I can't quite pinpoint where we'll be good or not. I was in genuine amazement in Madrid. Couldn't believe how pitifully bad it was.

I see Nuno moaning because Midlandspool have got to play a replay. Try beating 'Blackpool at home' first time then.

They went far stronger than us relatively and we still got the win. Perfect outcome really as plenty of key players did get that rest ahead of Coventry and we got progression. Like I said prematch, win the game, getting out of the cup shouldn't be a priority. The bookies make us the same chance of getting promoted as Man City finishing in the top 4. I'd sooner an easier tie to go further into it. The whole logic about having a PL team as a test is one I agree with, but I feel in terms of a test you're going to get a more accurate reflection in a later round anyway. 9 wins in 11. Lovely.

Horrid lack of new grounds left in that for me. Only four (Maidstone, Eastleigh, Bristol Rovers & Wrexham) and of those, only two of them are definitely through.

Atletico Madrid for me. Given the context of the fixture it was an embarrassment.

Shrewsbury or Wrexham away. New ground for me and very winnable.

Yeah my expectations for it are very low unfortunately. I'll believe it when it happens.

Generally believe this is the big problem with Liverpool as well (although for god sake please do not go up their route). It happens to them more because of how they react.

Yep. Had my car broken into once and they weren't bothered. Lost a drill that belonged to work but that was it. Wasn't a major incident but it's definitely more worth police time than this. Realised back then how upside down their priorities are.

puts paid to my theory that today was going to be a better end than Coventry. Although maybe it doesn't, worryingly. Apparently nothing is truly random, but with our fans and how good an away end is, it really really is. We're often crap when we should be good and vice versa.

Coventry won less games last season than we've won already this season

It's not all that bad really.

His 2020/21 season at Lille is looking very much the exception rather than the norm. He hasn't been any good at Sevilla either.

We do need a signing now. I think we probably needed a number 8 anyway and now we do for sure.

Why oh why did we not take that Monaco money. He's a dud.

Like I said though I do think they're a net positive on the whole, I just think one of them in particular has a gripe with us because we have made the league look the total opposite to everything they sell it on. I'll still listen to it despite this.

The PL hasn't become brilliant because the three who came up are doing badly. The year before the three who went up all survived. We're obviously miles off the top teams but not the bottom half.

Yeah you almost want to get a PL side in a later round as well as they will actually go for it. It'll make it a proper test. We've been given an extra day rest before the 5th round should we make it too due to the Leeds game moving to Friday.

I know before they beat Birmingham they were the same points away from them in 20th as they were from us. I still sort of get the idea that Leeds on their day have the highest ceiling, but we are far more consistent and that's why we'll get an autos place and they won't. Southampton have been a lot more consistent than them as well. I'm just listening back and I agree with the criticism - he's hit the point of bias now. You can't call a run of 8 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses all "easy fixtures" when we've been away to the teams in 2nd, 5th and 9th in that period. We have had kind home games but part of it is how easy we're making them look, and who exactly are Southampton playing that we're not? Like you (I think) said, it is simply because what we are doing this season is rendering a lot of the foundation of the podcast to be untrue and they have more time for Leeds because their ineptness has fitted into this. I think compared to say Ipswich we probably don't deserve loads of praise but compared to Leeds we do.

The Forest implosion is going to be spectacular. It'll all be worth it.

People won't like it but we'd be smart to cash in the offer is decent. I think he's done well this season but my gut instinct tells me it's a bit of a purple patch.

This is confirmed 3pm. Watford the following week isn't yet though.

The Thursday show is basically a betting tip show though to be fair.