10 Jan 2026 13:32:59
If only every week could be like today!
10 Jan 2026 14:56:59
Some positives from today BUT biggest takeaway for me relates to Andre and Gomes. Someone on the coaching staff needs to impress on both of them the need to play the ball a lot quicker. Once space is created with first or second touch they need to pass the ball, not take more touches. Both were guilty of this today and got caught but get caught 9 times out of 10 in the Premier League. They both need to be told not to give needless fouls by clattering into the back of opponents, especially when they are on the touch line and going nowhere.
Senseless and totally avoidable.Santiago Bueno and Doherty also guilty of giving needless fouls. Andre’s I’ll discipline is a problem: kicking out at Shrewsbury player in the 90th minute and lucky not to get booked and getting involved with Grealish after he had been red-carded….to what end?
Biggest bonus today was the return of Rodrigo and have to confess that Fer Lopes improves our creativity going forward, his problem is getting caught on the ball in our own half.
11 Jan 2026 13:30:27
Are you ever happy Wolfthistle with that title you must have a tendency for the team at the other end of the A41 you knock every player all the time how about giving some credit for a change enough said
11 Jan 2026 18:30:25
Not sure of towns at either end of A41 but my allegiances are to a West Midland city on A449 and team from Maryhill in Glasgow.
Criticism of Andre and Gomes is a personal opinion on aspects of their game which, I think, they need to address. I suppose I am questioning whether or not coaches raise these concerns with individuals. Take Jackson, fastest player in league but never tries to run past his full back. Wouldn’t you be telling him to knock the ball past defender and hit first time cross. Most of Tolu’s goals in Belgium were converting crosses from within 6 yard box.
Best coaches develop individual players. Given the rarity of our Academy players making the grade in first team, this is something we need to improve. Fer Lopes is another good example, : bags of ability but shortcomings that are obvious to everyone on the terraces, so are we going to work on what he needs to improve, or send him on loan to a league which doesn’t need greater physicality or have Premier League intensity.
I support the team and all our players in the stadium on match days, but use a banter site to express my opinion. I thought that was the point of this site.