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Preston are a good side.

Tbh, he should be sacked if we don't go up. Particularly at this stage looking like as if we've thrown in the towel.

We've been ill suited to the formation he's used all season. Not having a proper #10 and only one decent ficking winger...

Totally.

Yep.

Ipswich, man. Fucking hell. The Leeds game obviously another example of how we can only be bothered to give a shit vs the better sides.

He deserves all the criticism that can thrown at him for some of this 'defending', like.

No courage. Fucking sick of watching cowards in our squad, year after fucking year.

Absolutely embarrassing this.

Yep. They'll be smelling blood at this rate. Fancy Fulham to beat them mind.

97th minute winner please.

Agreed.

Would you want Rafa to take another shot at promotion on the basis of the last few weeks? He isn't getting anywhere near the potential out of our players. Tbh, Rafa would be far better suited to managing us against better sides. It's the embarrassing performances we've put in against championship fodder that have spoken volumes about his inability to prepare us against utterly shore teams.

We're not good enough. Simple as. If we don't go up automatically then it's because we haven't deserved to. We've no grit, we're not entertaining, very little passion, and simply don't have character or an ability to handle pressure.

Hes not made a sub at half time this season has he?

This. Complete cowards this team. They downed tools after the Huddersfield game seemingly thinking job was done. They can't handle pressure so all we're doing is making it easier for Huddersfield. Manager isn't helping tbh, didn't have to change the team that much. Agreed. Particularly given the performance that was put in second half against Leeds.

This. Complete cowards this team. They downed tools after the Huddersfield game seemingly thinking job was done. They can't handle pressure so all we're doing is making it easier for Huddersfield.

We're going into the playoffs.

Compare this performance to the Brighton game. No nerves and they're giving it a good go.

No fucking consistency in this team at all. Not a chance we'd pick up where we left off on Friday. Diame has been such a disappointment this season. Expected much more from him.

Who are their danger men? They've always been a 'meh' team to me, Ipswich. Nothing remarkable or interesting about them at all.

Huddersfield won't lose 2 games in a row. We just have to keep plodding along and scraping points together. Fuck results elsewhere.

Not one of our strikers, with the exception of Gayle, is good enough for the PL.

Yeah this is my issue as well. We average 2 goals a game across the season so this drop has been concerning. we get one then go all nervous, it's end of season pressure they are bringing on themselves, we are a big club and i feel the players know we all want this and go into survival mode, its just human instinct at times. Lose top goalscorer and main threat at the same time as losing best defender. Recipe for nerves right there. Hayden returning is my only hope as we shouldn't see much of Colback, hopefully ever again. Reckon he will start tonight sadly, 2 games in 3 days maybe too much for Hayden sadly. Well if he does then you have to start seriously questioning the managers decision making enough is enough. Jesus titty Christ. So you think playing Colback is a smart move do you - I don't think he will but if he does that certainly does deserve to be questioned. I don't think any poster thinks it's smart but if Hayden isn't fit enough we don't have many alternatives. If Rafa would have been backed in January this wouldn't have been an issue. I totally agree on the second point but any formation without a Colback is better than one with him in the team. As I said I think Hayden will play so the point will be mute. I don't agree there's no alternative to Colback myself mind. I'm firmly of the opinion he has such a negative impact on the team as a whole that having anyone in there would be preferable. It goes beyond his physical limitations and awful fouls etc. and fucks the entire shape and style we play. That said Rafa knows a lot more than me about football. Agree with this. He's wholly detrimental to the team and certainly doesn't inspire those around him with confidence. The cunt has actually lost us points on his own this season.