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The Dubravka one is the biggest as he's shit and like a table footy keeper rooted to the line, can't argue that one much. But... He's had a chance to take Burn out of the firing line for months and chosen not to with Hall and Livra on the bench. Longstaff, OK we had literally only three fit midfielders for a while, but even now with options on the bench he won't ever sub him (6 subs in 120 mins at Blackburn and he still wouldn't take him off). He chose to start Almiron despite Murphy playing really well last weekend. Eddie is choosing to play them week after week.

Would start him instead of Miggy every week tbh. Almiron looks better off the bench against tired legs and Murphy tends to cross balls into the box and actually shoot and stuff which helps.

Can only assume he's not at full fitness, because he looked like Stevie Taylor's long lost Dutch cousin tonight and he's been shaky for weeks. That was the pits tonight, really hope it's only upwards from now on.

Sick to death of these away surrenders, we've made a bang average side look like contenders tonight. Once again we've managed to score a couple but come away without a win because we just can't defend for shit. He claimed himself we'd look better for the slimmer schedule and more time on the training pitch and it's absolutely not been the case whatsoever. We're at best a chaotic side, at our worst an absolute shambles. Running Longstaff into the ground 95 mins per week despite us now having other options is a joke, he's bang out of form and looks shattered, even when bringing White on as an admission we've lost the game he still won't hook him. I don't get it. He definitely has enough credit in the bank to write this league campaign off as an unlucky one due to injury regardless of where we actually finish, but he doesn't seem to be learning and that for me is the biggest concern. Burn and Longstaff, never making any proactive subs til we're behind in the game, the best defence in the land turning into one of the worst, the complete disappearing act that our "dark arts, tough to play" has done to the point where we're a soft touch again. Really really hope a good transfer window, injury problems not being as bad and a fresh perspective after the summer break gets us firing again, because right now we just look shot to bits. Not sure how much say he'll have this summer and how much he had last summer but the reluctance to play £60m of young full-back acquisitions even at the injury crisis peak has been weird and if we'd invested the Hall funds elsewhere it would have gone a long way this season. Assuming we get the usual luckless, listless surrender away at City next weekend I can't wait for this season to end. It's been a constant kick in the balls since about October onwards.

I reckon if Eddie was allowed to make 11 subs someone would be coming on and off again with Longstaff staying on. It's fucking mental how he won't hook the cunt when he looks tired and shit. Stubborn and ridiculous.

How many more of these abject away surrenders are we going to sit through I wonder?

Nowt will ever drop for us at this ground will it? Fuck off the lot of them, absolutely shite.

Fuck me, he just won't sub Longstaff will he?

Relax lads, it'll get much better when we've got all week on the training pitch between games and some subs to bring on.

Fuck off man.

Why the fuck did nobody attack that ball? Brilliant cross and they're all stood there watching on their heels FFS.

Good hit Miggy

The more I watch the replay of the goal, the more it's clear Dubravka should be aggressive, shout and claim the initial cross. If Botman is going to clear that however he needs to be booting it into touch or further than the 20 yard zone to their best player. Crap from them both.

Cunt lino doing us out of yet another corner. He's well onside you blind twat.

Botman doesn't look the same, what the hell was that. Saved by the flag

What a finish! Get in.

Murphy with the unorthodox, strange idea of getting a pacey ball into the box. Expect the staff will be out screaming at him to pack that in soon enough.

Oh good, Gordon crocked the same night Barnes has a "slight hamstring". Give it 10 minutes before Murphy's other shoulder falls off.

Aye just keep giving goal kicks for those 50/50 ones where you can't really tell who it hit last. May as well. Fucking awful

Same. Even before we signed Pope he had this amazing ability to dig out a superhuman performance, and then look like a Sunday morning keeper who'd been on the piss the next game. Far too inconsistent.

Someone remind Moises to change his tampon, the absolute girl.

Oh fuck off man. Shite clearance from Botman, shite shot from Palmer and it trickles in. I fucking hate this ground man, we never get any luck

His recent fitness record at Leicester was fine (missed 5-6 games in 2 seasons), so we're either really unlucky or have a bunch of knackers in the medical/rehab department.

There was a lot more control about our play in the Wolves game and I'm hoping that continues into tonight's match. Definitely think we'll score, it's merely a question of how well we can defend and whether a very up-and-down Chelsea side are at the races or not. Given the absolute Premier League graveyard that Stamford Bridge is for us I find it hard to predict a win, although it's definitely a possibility. I'll plump for 1-1 but another improved performance from us.

Got my TV remote ready to switch it off when the inevitable spawny winner goes in.