Matt1892

I don’t need to clarify it as we have all seen the footage, you come across as taking this to heart in your response like it is some sort of attack. I can’t think of any penalties off the top of my head but if one of our players was through on goal and was about to kick the ball, then a defender put his foot in the way to stop me having a clear strike of the ball and instead kicked his leg, then I would be arguing for the penalty to us, rather than a foul the other way.

He puts is foot in between Philips foot and the ball, without actually playing the ball, which is where the subjective side of it comes in. I think it is a difficult call and would be as annoyed as West Ham fans if it happened to us.

I think the issue with the penalty is if the same piece of play happened in our penalty box, where Philips went to kick the ball and Gordon put his foot in the way, then it would have been seen as a foul to West Ham and they would have had a penalty themselves, which is why they are arguing that it was a foul by Gordon.

Krafth wasn’t injured but I don’t know what subs were planned and what was forced, as I don’t think he would have brought Tino and Krafth off at the same time if Tino wasn’t injured. It was as if some of the subs were already planned and then Tino being injured added to it. I don’t think Krafth was that bad today by the way, it was that Howe bringing him on meant that there was a complete shift around at the back apart from Schar, which was when we got caught out, rather than bringing Hall on and shifting Burn inside. That situation I put down to Howe not wanting 2 attack minded fullbacks on the pitch at the same time, which is something he tries to avoid unless we have no other options or have hit the shit or bust button.

You don’t need to spend £30 million on a second choice keeper, only 7 goalkeepers in history have cost more than that. What you do if you know a keeper having the ability to sweep is vital to the way you play, is you go out and sign someone for not a lot of money as a back up to Pope that is comfortable coming off their line.

Bizarre decision to bring Krafth on in the first half than Hall, everything he does with the ball is tidy.

Dubs is a decent shot stopper, he isn’t suited to what we want from a keeper though from a sweeping point of view and I am surprised it hasn’t been addressed already, considering we have spent near £400 million on players over the last 3 years.

It was a great finish to the game but it isn’t one I would point to as a masterclass in management, if anything it had the same feeling as the 4-4 against Arsenal about it. What it did show is when the crowd get behind the team and we go on the front foot then teams will crumble under it, it was especially enjoyable after the Ole’s from the West Ham fans when they were cruising early in the second half.

The only points we have from losing position is the 3 points today, and then one point each from Bournemouth and Luton at home. So 5 points from losing positions this season.

This is the first league game we have won from a losing position this season.

They didn’t start well but to be fair to Mike Williamson he recognised that and made some early subs which changed the game for them.

Has anyone ever been to the MK Dons stadium? I am there now for the Walsall game and it’s one of the nicest stadiums I’ve been to. All of the seats are padded.

It isn’t unexpected, you hope that they will be lenient like they were with Harry Toffolo due to the circumstances.

Foden and Bellingham are the new Gerrard and Lampard for England, seen as too good to leave out but we can’t find the right formation to accommodate both.

Paqueta will be in double figures for fouls tonight at this rate.

Gallagher is a really good player, I don’t know why he gets as much criticism as he does.

Strange decision for the keeper to come for that considering the angle, she didn’t even attempt to dive at her feet properly.

I don’t think it’s about overestimating the Europa League, more that they will see the difference between qualifying for Europe as a competition that they can enter and potentially win, as well as looking to push on with the league. Qualifying for Europe, even if it is the Conference League will give a sense that we achieved something this season, without that I don’t see players staying around for potentially another season like this if they have better options come their way.

If we don’t get European football there will be a number of players wanting to leave if the right offer comes in. We have to accept that and hope we can buy well.

We should have been looking at another centre back anyway before Botman was injured, I don’t think his injury means we need to sign 2 CB’s now though, being realistic about what we can spend next season.

Unlikely, as Howe appears to view youngsters as a last rest. More likely we will see Dummett.

It is shambolic, Howe has also said he is playing Longstaff too with an injury. You have to wonder how many of these players are either being rushed back from injury or forced to play when they are not 100% fit.

I am not going to put them in order but Rob Edwards always gets underrated. He took Forest Green Rovers to League One for the first time in their history playing a great style of attacking football with wingbacks and two up top, he then got sacked by Watford after a few games before joining their rivals and gaining promotion which nobody expected, he now has a chance of keeping them in the Premier League despite spending hardly any money adding to what was an already average Championship squad. What I like is his sides keep going to the final whistle, despite the obvious quality in players on the pitch. It would be interesting to see how many times they have picked up points late. If he hadn’t represented Wales at International level I would have him down as a future England manager.

It can’t be much fun for him being isolated up top with no support, often expected to chase down defenders with no realistic possibility of winning the ball and looking to capitalise on scraps. I wouldn’t blame him if he isn’t enjoying his football at the moment.

I am really upset that people have a different opinion to me, we never had this issue when we all hated Steve Bruce.