St1pe

We can't do anything the easy way can we.

Did not expect to see that much of an attacking lineup!

Hasn't he been crap this year? No. Although I don't agree he should be brought back. He's getting valuable game time where he is.

Would like to see Atsu and Richie playing on the wings to try and provide some service for Mitrovic. Hopefully we get a good win and he scores because we're going to need one of the strikers to step up with all of these big games coming.

Good result last night. I thought Gallowgate Flags and the lads in the corner did a fantastic job creating a good atmosphere for the players but that sort of thing has to work both ways. We were absolutely turgid first half and not mustering a shot or looking even remotely interested really sapped the life out of the place. If it wasn't for Yedlin forcing the issue to win the corner at the end of that half it could have been a very long night. Lascelles aside from his mistake completely dominated every ball in the air. Colback had the best game I've seen him play all season and Mitrovic worked his arse off and disrupted their back line. I don't get people who seem to maintain agendas against certain players because they've been shit. Villa have absolutely nothing about them. Their fans on social media are cretinous and given the "banter" they seem to enjoy it sure seems to have ruffled them that we were loving Lansbury's misfortune. I've no idea how Birmingham fans put up with them because my experience of them seems the complete opposite. Good win but we need to give more over the next couple of weeks if we want to maintain this promotion push.

I think Brighton have the lasting power this season. They seem to have a lot of fight in them as a squad. The real question is whether any of the current sides outside of the top two can maintain enough pressure to make one of us wobble.

I've just read he has played through the ankle injury over the past few weeks. I guess it explains why he was so inconsistent v QPR and Derby.

Hopefully Anita is back soon or Mbemba is given a go. That hard run of games with Colback in every week isn't ideal.

Happy with a point!

I hope we win today or a there's a couple of ready made scapegoats in that lineup that'll get absolutely crucified on here. I'm weirdly confident we'll get a win today though...

Brilliant!

A last minute QPR goal, those Derby corners and then suddenly looking vulnerable for the first time in the match v Wolves... Can we have a comfortable away win v Norwich please?

Lascelles assist and Mitro goal? Excellent.

https://twitter.com/lee_ryder/status/829226798802145280

Only player to look dangerous this half... subbed off on 60mins. Emery doing his best Pards impression?

Just turned this on after reading this and he nearly scored.

Solid. Didn't put a foot wrong I thought. I think he lost Ince for that late chance but aside from that I thought he was very no nonsense. Lascelles was trying to be too clever v QPR and ended up looking stupid. If he copied the ugly side of Hanley's game he'd be twice the player.

Part of the reason we were so vulnerable towards the end is because we got literally nothing from this useless bastard. How Carson got away with that I'll never know.

Just read this on Twitter from McClaren's post match comments: Yedlin MOTM

Same as Murphy mid-week. The system we play just isn't suited to that mould of striker. Hopefully Gayle is back soon!

I'm not sure where we'd be without him. His work rate is relentless.

Just back in. Yet another game we made hard for ourselves by not killing the game off when we had the chances. We completely out played them in the first in pretty much every department but didn't get the second when the chances fell. Yedlin had an absolutely incredible performance I already thought he was man of the match and I've just read it was him who cleared the ball off the line at the end. Fantastic. I don't think I've seen a full back put in a motm performance since Enrique. Two major issues I've noticed over the past two games though - It's the first time I've seen Hayden play aside from the tv this week - Is he usually as bad as this? I mean we're so weak in the middle of the pitch, we don't win second balls and we seem to get out fought quite comfortably. He seems decent making late runs into the box but aside from that I'm not seeing what he offers? I know he's still young and he'll get time because we don't exactly have an alternative. Also, Murphy was completely redundant mid-week and Mitrovic was equally passive today. If Rafa's system can't operate with that type of striker would it not be better to just play Gouffran or Perez up front until Gayle gets back? It has been like playing with 10 men at times, Derby could push so far up the pitch because there was no threat at all in behind. Massive 3 points though, the crowd was electric, I'm still hyper since I got back. Standard awful Championship referee comment +1. We're getting literally nothing from these.

Wednesday. He was however absolutely top class today.

Flags out in force in the stadium.