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They were top 4 for pretty much the whole season so they didn’t really squeak in, they weren’t favourites against Sheffield United though so they weren’t ‘expected’ to go up. They also spent on proven Prem and Champions League quality players last summer. How many 8th placed teams would be able...

No great fan of this. It’s difficult for the automatic teams to compete already, imagine the team that squeaks in at that last play off place ends up winning them and goes up. In my view all it does is make sure that one of the promoted teams could be even weaker than usual and puts yet more...

Think we should keep in mind the fact that he barely got a start under Sheehan. His development really started when Matos came in and he has had one or two injuries in that time I believe. Outside of his pressing he has shown glimpses of what he can do, he has the ability to turn on the ball...

I agree with most of this. Players like Galbraith, Stamenic and Burgess have been successful. I know there is some debate around the CBs but I don’t think they are individually poor players but not quite sure they work as a partnership. Widell, despite the lack of goals and assists has shown he...

I see your point but I am always reminded of that run we went on at the end of Martin’s second season. Performances picked up a while before the results did, sometimes you can perform well consistently and not end up on the right side of things.

I said this a couple of times yesterday but I don’t think our away performances have been as bad as the results we’ve had. We’ve been in games, created chances and put up some good underlying numbers against good sides like Millwall, Coventry, Hull. If we had stayed on that trajectory then I...

That’s 9 g/a for him with the rest of the season left to play. Who knows if he’ll be playing for us next season but surely he’ll be worth a look in preseason.

Seen some criticism of Matos after today’s game (not on here btw). He may have got it wrong against Preston in the first half and earlier on today but it’s harsh to criticise him considering where we were when he came in. He is still a very new manager, not just to this league but in general...

Our midfield depth is good but everywhere else it’s a struggle. Idah being out really doesn’t help for Vips situation and our winger depth goes as far as just Nunes with Inoussa out. That statement about away form getting better would have been true had we sustained that general level of...

We’ve been decent/competitive and created chances away against Coventry, Stoke, Hull, Millwall (for a half) and won vs Watford. It’s only the last two performances away from home where we just haven’t shown up as a team. We did nothing against Derby and looks similar today. Last two home...

I think implementing this particular style of play midseason is a very tough ask. I remember Liverpool when they did it under Klopp had some very shaky results and performances when he came in at a not too dissimilar time to Matos this season. It took them time to get it right as it will with...

I haven’t seen any of it, but if it’s the same pattern as the last few performances then I think it’s down to tiredness. We play a pretty high intensity game as someone showed earlier in this thread through McKenna’s comments about us. It’s taking a toll. Also means we’re all or nothing, we’ve...

It’s difficult to come to full verdicts on Ronald and Eom for me. I like both and they are capable of looking fantastic at times but we just don’t see it on a consistent enough basis. They are 24 and 23 respectively which isn’t young for a footballer but there is room left for development in...

1-1. We concede early, then score around the 75th minute and hold out for another decent point.

Walta hasn’t played football in 3 months, we’re not likely to see the best of him until next season imo. I wouldn’t even put much stock in his performances until he is ready for multiple 90 minutes.

Poorest first half I’ve seen live under Matos but could have won in the second with the Yalcouye chance and so many wasted uncontested headers. Think the initial selection proved wrong even though I may not have said it at the time. There might be a lesson in there about having that control in...

Was surprised at how poor they looked down here when we beat them. We weren’t great either on the night. Not expecting it to be like that at their place.

Would love us to make play-offs but the league is the most competitive it’s been for a long time imo. Not sure we’re quite ready for it anyway. Need to give Matos what he needs in the summer and get recruitment right to really have a go next season.

Not a good watch today but they are an awkward team to play against. Probably one of the best I’ve seen in transition against us down here. Vipotnik the difference today, quality chances were sparse for both sides but Zan showed up when it mattered. Best win of the season for me, came...

Huddersfield seem to have dropped off in the last couple of games, stats say they haven’t been good in attack over the last few games and I thought they looked awful in the second half on the weekend. Hopefully it’s just the environment because whenever we’ve seen Wales (which hasn’t been much...