No Ritchie (injured?) or Rino (has he already left for Afcon?) on the bench.

Ticket prices are insane. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G75zulNWUAErbZ4?format=jpg&name=900x900 Even the shit games like Ecuador v Curacao start at $180. Stadium will be empty. Having said that... have applied for the Croatia game in Dallas, Ghana in Boston, and quarter final in Miami. If i get a...

Yeah agreed finally! people are waking up this. been saying it for months. the moment we lost Smith Knibbs Mbengue the high press was no longer feasible. Christ, even Wareham could play that role but we let him go too for what? to be replaced but a 30+ year old non mobile short arse striker who has...

I can take one of the CBs being slow, but I assumed given the plaudits he gained at Lincoln, he must have something else about him. But he seems really quiet, slightly suspect at positioning, not that commanding in the air and utterly atrocious at passing. We had the farcical sight last night of Wi...

Bowen's record as interim manager was excellent. It dropped off considerably once he got the job full time. In fact we were a bit of a shambles by the end of the season.

My memory may be going but i thought McIntyre was excellent for Pauno, as were Richards and Olise..

Sutekh Is it known what the venues are for England and Scotland’s games yet?

I think Scotland play Haiti and Morocco in Boston and Brazil in Miami.

England play Croatia in Dallas, Ghana in Boston and Panama in New Jersey.

If Emery had been afforded a fraction of the patience and money Arteta has had I’m convinced Arsenal would have won the league by now. Following Wenger with a massive rebuild required was always going to be a tough gig initially. Same applies to Moyes at Utd to a lesser degree. Set up to fail before...

Our best run of form/results/entertaining football was that late spell under Selles and seemed to correspond with Elliott getting sustained run in the side. It isn’t a misconception, he really was very good during this period and so were we. However the injury hit him and for one reason or another H...

Histrionics aside, thought that was a really good game. Still can’t shake the feeling that once again Arsenal didn’t go for the kill when they were favourites to win it. Really impressed with Chelsea and what a player Reece James is. If it weren’t for the constant injuries I think he’d be talked abo...

I wonder if he'll be better suited to away games where there is more space on the break and it's easier to isolate him 1 on 1 against the defender. Needs a different set of skills against a team sitting deep and doubling up on him. I think the 3 centre half system Blackpool played suited him too. I...

Excellent win against a Blackpool side who looked every inch like a Steve Bruce team trying to play Ian Evatt football. What’s noticeable to me (as per the Rotherham game) is the number of players we get into the opposition box when we break. Was a joy to see the 3rd goal with players queuing to sco...

Doyle was not a panic signing. He had a great spell at Crawley last season, we were lining him up the moment there were Knibbs rumours and the fan response was one of excitement. For whatever reason, we're not getting the best out of him. It's the management team's job to figure out why. He seems t...

Just curious but do we know what's up with Burns since we haven't seen him for a few weeks.

Likewise, what is Lane's injury and was Jacob left out by the manager or injured?

With an AM you want a creative player, who understands space, with a good pass and a decent record for scoring goals outside of the box. I’m not sure why we wouldn’t put Wing in there. I get that the old/current idea is to have Wing deep so he can “quarterback” long passes into the final third, but...

Obvs people on here and esp crappy Twitter were going to be negative etc after the game, but I’m not totally sure what people were expecting. Suddenly start pinging the ball round like prime Barcelona and smashing every team we come across? Same basic issues are there - lack of a suitable striker, ...

Hunt was sacked after a toothless display against Doncaster so if the owners are consistent Liam has to go tonight after an equally toothless display. And we haven’t even played for 2 weeks so no excuses. I wouldn't have sacked Hunt but did we have midfield domination, 6 attempts on target, 30 touc...

Yeah I have been watching live games on royals tv for ages. I’m telling you, there is no watch live. All I get is “buy video pass”. I have logged in, I have bought a pass, I have an email confirmation, I have been every which way around the site and it just doesn’t work. If it worked for you today,...

What a strike with his right foot. Savage 1-1

Another poor 1st touch when in on goal. Doyle this time.

We are creating opportunities but our first touch at crucial moments is costing us dearly.

Another decent chance from good build up play. Ritchie shoots straight at the keeper.

2 subs on the hour mark (clearly pre-planned because Randell was playing well I thought.

MOM and Garcia on for Ritchie and Randell.