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Didn't expect to see that team. I must admit to being a bit nervous. McCabe and Cartwright on the bench at 17 and 16 respectively. UTB

@Martin Bellamy great opener. Lots for us all to get our teeth into. it looks as if we have lost another defender with Engel not available tonigh...

We were in control for most of the half but never really applied much forward pressure. They do appear a bit ponderous at the back which is probably w...

@original-fat-bob Generally, I take the same position as you. I like to believe that a good result is coming so that I can enjoy the feeling of ant...

Given the ongoing injuries to five of our better players and the issues surrounding the integration of so many new players into the team, I'm finding ...

I wonder who the next Academy star will be. UTB

@exmil Now the England U21 coach says that Hackney was playing 'higher' so I assume that he knows what was happening better than the reporter. He al...

@exmil according to the reports, he ended up playing in a very flexible midfield three, often in a kind of Johnny Howson role, a little behind the ...

@original-fat-bob Some interesting options. Equally interesting is to consider who the club might offload in January. Paddy McNair is the obviou...

Thanks for that. What a great idea. I’m waiting for the phone call 🙂

...for any stats fiends here are some numbers compared to Leeds' victory. Leicester had 66% possession. Against Leeds they had 65%. They had 12 shot...

@Peasepudinperth No reason to apologise. It all worked out as well as I could possibly have imagined. The point of my opener was to argue that Lei...

Yes, they have and it has led to quite a few occasions on which Leicester broke the press and carried it through our midfield. Equally, it has seen us...

@forever-dormo what wonderful news. My wife too has been through breast cancer and is doing well and I wish you the same. It puts football into pers...

@clive-hurren If MC chooses to stick with four at the back, then playing both Engels and Bangura would certainly be an option albeit a rather defen...

Thanks to everyone for the kind comments. I was rather carried along on a tide as I started writing it and it just grew. A number of people are sugg...

@original-fat-bob There's no ideal answer. I've often found that something from the current game makes me think about the next game and I have neve...

my apologies Jarkko. I certainly didn’t want to squash any discussion of the Plymouth game.

That is worrying when we have our next game against a team with really good wide players.

I agree. I find him pretty solid and sensible in what he says. That may be because he seems at times to take some comments that have appeared on here ...

Oops. One of my favourite possessions is a fully published edition which has on its spine ‘The Hutchback of Notre-Dame’. Everywhere else, the title is...

@werdermouth thank you for tidying up. It was a bit hard manipulating the tables. utb

First half was disappointing as Hackney seemed off his game and that was stopping us from playing a good final ball. Overall, the second half was mu...

@lenmasterman You’re right to mention AfCon. We may lose Dieng and Bangura as well which could be a big problem. We have some good goalkeepers ou...

@peter-surtees I know exactly what you mean. The pattern seems to have been established by repetition in training to the point that everyone knows ...

We should be ahead. Boro were really on top for the last twenty minutes or so. Coburn has missed two glorious chances and been offside when he should ...

@werdermouth thanks again for all your work. Its very much appreciated. utb

@forever-dormo Glad to hear that all is going well with The Boss. You raise an interesting question about the January window because, given our r...

@k-p-in-spain I feel the same when I drive over the bridge. It’s a great sight to see it as part of the harbour with the Opera House just across th...