ChrisMcQuillan

Best performance in a competitive game for us.

Was awful tonight. Definitely needs a loan.

Smith was definitely booked for the tackle in the first half, BBC confirmed that. But no one seems to have noticed the second. My mate beside me saw Smith push the ref, and get booked after the Williamson goal. No one else was doing anything to merit a card, but no agencies or stats groups seem to have actually noticed it. There was 100% a card waved in the air at Smith after the goal. Smith kept having a go at him afterwards, and I thought he was going to head off down the tunnel. But when no one made him, it looked like he just stayed on.

Nobody was booked after a goal. Smith and Barton were booked for us. Smith did get booked twice which was typical of a terrible refereeing performance. He went over to complain after the 2nd goal and softly shoved the ref, he was promptly booked. As for racist singing in east corner, I didn't hear anything at that's where my seat is.... unles calling mackems is now classed as racist? Yet every television network, sports website, journalist and the majority of fans missed it? I think you're barking up the wrong street mate. I'm just stating what I saw mate, at the match... I haven't seen any TV etc.... My eyes must be playing tricks on me....?!? but I did see it.... He stormed past Williamson, who was having a go at the ref and shoved him (not hard like) and I thought, f*ck he's in trouble here, you can't touch the ref... then he showed him the yellow... Yes, I saw exactly the same. A card was brandished after the second goal at someone. I dunno at who, but definintely. Again, dunno if it was on the TV, but I saw a yellow from the Gallowgate end.

0-3 Bent (pen) Bent (pen) Bent (pen) Carroll's leg broken by Cattermole in a cynical challenge in their penalty area, but Cattermole goes unpunished.

Smith got booked in the first half for the tackle out wide. After the goal, he complained, touched the ref, and another yellow was shown. There were definitely two yellows, I think both to Smith, but the BBC only showed one card as being shown to anyone online.

I'm sorry, bur again, did no one notice Smith getting booked TWICE?!

Didn't Smith get booked twice in this?!

If he's getting the sack, it would the biggest act of lunacy since Ashley arrived. And that's saying something.

Its very difficult to get tickets for a lot of areas atm, so there's no way this is under 20k.

If Barton stays injury free this season, I think we can expect him to be a real success by the end of the year.

Nolan's Captaincy skills are really not to be underestimated. He IS a leader, and the change was notable when he didn't play against Wigan. It is true that he's hardly a Gerrard contributor, but if the rest of the team are good enough to carry him, the team will be better as a whole with him and he'll chip in with a few goals.

Perch is so much worse than Simpson. And Simpson is below average. At least he knows who's around him.

I think it's fairly blatant that Ameobi's in goals, and Krul will play right wing in a 4-5-1.

Stopped reading there. The rest of it is quite funny tbf.

Which one of you is Simon Bird? 'I am.' You're a... person.

WTF

Aye, and we were s*** once he came on. Yep, just scored two goals.

Yeah, cause dropping him on Saturday worked wonders...

This has been a really odd day.

LOL

Giving him a different T shirt to wear, that'll teach him. Don't care if it teaches him, I don't want him being the number 9 of this club anymore.

Should be stripped of the No. 9 immediately.

Since relegation, he's had 15 goals from 30 appearances. Factor in the Premiership season before that, and he's got 19 goals from 52 appearances.