James

Can we just sack all the players and play a random set of 11 fans every game?

No comment on De Jong's performance? He seemed a little deeper than I expected, but defensively he tracked his man well and passed the ball around crisply. With the lack of alternatives might be worth a look as a pure central midfielder.

Was glad to see Perez in there, didn't have too many complaints before the match. I think watching yesterday made me think maybe the formation and team selection isn't as much of a problem as what seems like a chronic lack of morale, teamwork and drive amongst the players. They looked like total strangers who've never played with each other before in their life, no communication, no unspoken understanding of where to move or where to pass the ball - players feeding a ball through on the outside of a defender just as the player they were passing to checked his run and darted in to the middle, things like that. No-one was working for each other, there was no gestures of "unlucky mate" or hands up of "my fault, good idea". Conversely, the players didn't look comfortable enough with each other the criticise a wrong decision or bad pass, aside from some undirected looking at the sky. It's usually the kind of stuff I'd scoff at as being a bit David Brent, but it looks like these lads need to go and play paintball together and do some fucking trust falls or something. Agree there, definitely looked like some players just did not have that mental readiness, be it confidence or just not caring enough. There was much better drive and determination in the second half.

Over 4 years since he signed Cabaye. Since then, the best signing we have made (Perez) was not even down to him.

Good practice for next season. Keep him at Coventry for the season, he will benefit more from the consistency rather than having to start over at another club.

It's a good move because Watford have been focusing their defence on our right, let's double up.

It's his best position. I disagree like, when on form he's unplayable regardless of his position, he just gets us forward so well. From my memory his best games have come for us on the right. He plays for France on the right too apparently. He brings the best out of Janmaat

Aarons stripping off

Dr Jong is playing much deeper than I thought but he is doing well

Has to be Sissoko on the right from now on.

Looks like it's Perez up front with De Jong behind and Thauvin on the left.

That must be it for Cisse

10 seasons ago!!

Maybe just do some crazy shit like 352 for second half.

Aye but we aren't getting rid of him. We have gone into this season without a single adequate central or defensive midfielder (the better midfielders are all attacking midfielders). The squad is overloaded with shite signed on the recommendation of Carr. We are trying top play better football but the team is horrifically imbalanced and lacking in quality.

I don't think it is necessary down to McClaren, there is a seeping complacency at the club that begins right at the top and seeps right down to the players. Why play for this club when the business model is to see the best players. Charnley and Carr are more to blame for this.

I realise this was all meant in jest, but it is not at all professional for the club's communications team to make cheap jokes at the expense of a young kid who is clearly trying to settle down at this club and this division.

Did I miss this? What was the score?

Clearly Elliot who is an average League One keeper at best. Ferguson, Satka, and Good probably vie for 2nd worst but you would have to say it was Ferguson as his opportunity to make it has gone. For all the Willo hate, I still think that as a 4th choice defender, when not asked to play a significant run of games, when not shot of confidence, and when the team are playing ok, he is adequate.

Hopefully we have a buy back option in there somewhere.

Worst I've seen since Uriah Rennie

It's going to be very difficult for him to come back from this. He will need a lot of mental strength. Plenty of time to turn it round but they will all be branding him a bad boy and a flop from now on regardless of whether you agree with the sending off.

Should always be a wild card for us this season rather than someon we expect to start and perform week in week out.

Reckon we're going to need him for this when defending set pieces. Leave Thauvin and Perez further up the pitch and have Mitrovic in the box to win us defensive headers for them to counter on. Wijnaldum and Sissoko breaking from box to box at pace.

Not sure how he can be criticised for his first 20 mins in our shirt.