Nigel Emery

I’m with you on this Shaun. Still can’t believe where we are & how well we’ve played to get there but the Wrexham game showed that we are 2 or 3 injuries away from going on a run of poor results. Quality back ups req’d in January window to address this #pusb

Yes!

The referee has been poor but our play isn’t as crisp & accurate as it was against Wales. The Swedes are certainly targeting the left back..

Try something like car rear shelf cables?

I see your M1 and raise you A34 in either direction!

Pitch at the CBS looking in great nick... Just back from Holbrook's parkrun having stopped at the CBS hotel overnight

Has any one on here done the Holbrook Park Parkrun? Need to come to Cov this weekend & plan was to stop at the CBS Friday, do the run Saturday morning then visit Mum in hospital Saturday afternoon..

But tall men in the box aren’t any use if the corner taker can’t clear the first defender… Didn’t several of Bobby Thomas’s goals earlier in the season come from Rudi taking the corners? It was frustrating to watch knowing there was someone there who would have landed them where they needed to be

Question from last night, why was Grimes taking all the corners and not Rudi? Grimes delivery was off from the get go & yet we persisted in letting him take them?

To get so close with our two strikers not scoring for months was remarkable. Agree that Wright & Simms need to be moved on & a decent CF brought in..

Simms on for Wright or go for something different and throw Paterson on? #pusb

Nails? Long gone!

Yep!

Think we need to start with EMC and Tats out wide & Wright in the centre. Try to stretch their defence more & hope Rudoni or Wright can get on the end of a cross or two. If Wright gets an early goal I think he’ll score at least another #pusb

Seems to have gone downhill since FL arrived, is this a legacy of the fact FL let him leave Everton?

Not necessarily. If you can find a window sill that gets plenty of sunlight you should be fine

Surprisingly easy Em, especially if you pick up chilli seedling from the local garden centre. Then just whack it in a slightly bigger pot and keep it in the sun & water regularly

In terms of ability or age? Sheaf is 2 years younger than Grimes. Had hoped that FL might have brought him on more or certainly shown him how to shoot from distance!

Think we need to play Tats and EMC on the wings & Wright in the middle & try to stretch them - ideally get one of their full backs sent off & we might have a chance. Does Grimes & Sheaf in the same team really work? #pusb

Sunderland don’t have to go for it, they can just sit back & look to counter us on the break like they did last night. Like several have said not sure if FL has a plan to address that. 1 hope is that both principal strikers are long overdue a goal or three & I think we might need that Tuesday #pusb

Ouch! Speedy recovery Shar

Blimey that was harder than it should have been..

Preston aren’t safe & could get relegated if results go against them, so hoping that means they’ll be up for the fight. They’ve also had an extra couple of days rest, so anything might happen…

You got your wish! #pusb

The things we put ourselves through! 😂 Given the weather related comments I’ve seen subsequently, you should be mighty pleased with the time you posted… Few weeks off & start training for the next one? Mine’s still12 months off but I do have the Frome Half in August to focus on.

How are the legs today?

@jazzcatstokesy.bsky.social you smashed it! Great time, many congrats! Speedy recovery…..

That and a particularly bad run of shocking referees!

I thought FL suggested that Thomas might be in with a chance of returning v Boro...?

WTF! #pusb