Mattoon

I know beggars can't be choosers and all that and I know he's definitely a step up from where we're at but the thought of Moyes does not excite me one iota. I don't know what it is about him but I'd really not like him here, especially long term. He would keep us up though, no doubt.

From what I've heard today Mbemba probably won't quite make Saturday but shouldn't be out longer than that, unless Dr Shipman gets his hands on him.

We should be revelling in this rather than worrying about relegation.

I'll put my neck on the line and say we'll be much better in this one and probably even win. We're a different team at home, more daring. Doumbia to open his tally for us.

It's just a shame we're so rediculously shit right now or this would be amazing, not that it isn't, it's just taking the shine off it for me. The day we're above them in the table and he's on the touchline crying will be the day it feels complete.

Useless, inept, balding, brolly carrying cunt of a man.

Totally deserved the score line, took them long enough to get there though. Shockingly clueless performance, McClaren to blame from the off but all the players bar Elliot should hang their heads in shame, total fucking dross, the lot of them.

Great defending by Lascelles staying on his feet.

Fucking Mitrovic!

This is fucking disgusting, we look like we've never played a game together and are blindfolded. Can't string 2 passes together without giving it away, standing off their players letting them have all the time in the world. Half the players don't look like they give a shit and are just wondering around clueless. Elliot the only player out there now deserving of any kind of praise. Fuck this shitty little club!

Nice shot Shelvey you bald headed cunt

Aarons for Dummett?! Fuck me I'm turning this shit off now. Obviously hasn't noticed the complete isolation of Ayoze, if we're gonna keep hoofing it up we need it to stick.

Fucking dumbshit!

Hard to predict what we'll set up or even play like. Depends how the new players gel and who plays, this could go either way. The only thing that's a certainty is that we'll play 'tremendous'.

After having time to contemplate what we do have and what we missed out on I think we've had a decent window. Glaringly obvious misses being at least a LB and possibly a CB and a ST. However it is feasible that a lot of our issues stemmed from an unbalanced and piss weak midfield, this has been addressed, we have much more options now and a greater sense of balance making us less predictable. The hope here is that the added quality in MF will reduce some of the pressure from defence giving them less probability in making mistakes under pressure and having a more balanced forward play with speed on the wings and a player with a greater range of passing creating more/better chances for our forwards. Hopefully McClaren can form them into a decent unit and get the best out of that midfield, he has the tools now, he's happy with what he's got, time to prove it, nowhere to hide.

The only hope we have is that the improvements in midfield takes some of the pressure off the defense and gives them an easier job to do.

I don't care about the score, so long as we play tremendous again!

Don't blame them for it not going through, can blame them for not having any decent backup plans in case it didn't go through knowing we need a goal scorer. Mistake was made in August. January is a desperado market. And we've signed another striker too. The mistake that was made in August has just been made again though, that's the problem. We needed a striker we know can score in this league, we might get lucky with Doumbia but again we're leaving it to chance rather than proven ability at this level. You're asking a lot for a striker to come in and do that in January. There's only a handful of players in that bracket. I'm asking a lot for a striker who can score? They're expecting a lot for Doumbia to come in and do the business in an unknown league, Remy, Berahino, players that have already proven they can score in the PL, it's not much to ask them to keep doing it for us.

Don't blame them for it not going through, can blame them for not having any decent backup plans in case it didn't go through knowing we need a goal scorer. Mistake was made in August. January is a desperado market. And we've signed another striker too. The mistake that was made in August has just been made again though, that's the problem. We needed a striker we know can score in this league, we might get lucky with Doumbia but again we're leaving it to chance rather than proven ability at this level.

Don't blame them for it not going through, can blame them for not having any decent backup plans in case it didn't go through knowing we need a goal scorer.

The two most important parts of a football team not addressed again, what is it with us and packing the team with midfield players? We've potentially upgraded the midfield, finally, but not addressed the glaring problem of conceding and scoring goals. Sure the football will look prettier in possession but we're still going to struggle at the back and miss the wide side of a barn up front. Fuck this.

If all our eggs were in the Beharino basket and we've now given up then we've fucked ourselves. Without goals in the team the other aquisitions are pointless.

Aye but at least it'll raise his price somewhat which could make it more difficult to pry him from us.

That only means it's been delivered man. Two ticks = delivered blue ticks = read. Know your apps much?