Canary73

They've Wolves away after that and some other tricky fixtures including Arsenal, Chelsea, Newcastle

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I'd suggest they've more pressing matters to address: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cq8q2wwq271o

The latest changes in scrapping replays has killed the dwindling interest I had in it. Few clubs in the top two divisions have put out full strength sides over the last 10 years or so given then value of promotion or each premier league position. If these sides value league status or European competition over the FA Cup then they simply shouldn't enter the competition. The least the FA should have required is that VAR is only allowable if both clubs have it and they allow the lower placed side to designate where the tie is held. The league cup and FA don't hold the same importance they once did which is a shame.

And that's the problem - if he is deemed to have performed poorly in a game, whether it is Premier League, Championship etc. why should other clubs have to suffer his ineptitude. If it is the case that there is an assessor at the ground, then they should replay the match with him watching and ask him to justify the decisions he reached. Luton would have stopped their antics if he was bold enough to show cards for their cynical play, in fact a competent referee would have done so.

Agreed and the game plan for any visiting side is ' press them high and they'll give you chances'. If you are prepared to mix it up by kicking it long or getting it forward, the away team has to react to it. Luton are down there for a reason and are still plying their 'rough them up and commit cynical fouls' tactics they used last year. Fortunately, we had enough to beat them but only when we changed personnel and went on the front foot. Better sides won't give you chances and needing to score 3 goals to win games at home will cost you or will mean you need to win a sizable number of away games to be in the play off mix. The goals in the last two games I've seen live (Bristol C & Luton) have be scored by our creativity or our defensive lapses. It gets the crowd on edge. If its not the plan to go out and play that way then the management and players need to sort it out. Better sides will see games out 1-0 or 2-0 - not as entertaining but efficient.

I don’t get what the Cov Board sees in him. The brief has to be in contention for play offs. Gareth Ainsworth would have been a better fit and he was available before Shrewsbury appointed him.

Another Sky masterclass. They’ve no regard for people actually attending the game.

It’s the same for those getting the Liverpool St train. Think the last is the 2200 which I think was held after the Millwall game last season but it’s the last one that goes further than Ipswich to make connections to some branches. It’s better than it used to be as the last used to be the 2100 which formed the last train back from London’s I rarely get to mid week games as it’s nearly midnight by the time I’d get home.

In Bodo for a few days

It leaves So'ton cut adrift albeit they've played a game fewer. Don't see them keeping Liverpool out.

Check your local listings....

Saw Raynes Park play Harrow Borough there a couple of weeks back.

Whether the video is genuine or not there are concerns. If true then its an issue for the game that ref's have these views - especially a headache for the PGMOL/FA and getting ref's into the game given the abuse they get at all levels. If its false and AI generated then there is the issue of the damage that someone can cause by spreading misinformation that can question sporting integrity.

Yes.

Hazel Irvine could cope with it pretty easily or Michelle Owen, Damien Johnson.

probably staying close by

After Bodo and Oulu before Christmas this year, its Lulea in January, Kaunas in February. Will be Reykjavik in the Autumn before more Nordics in late 2025.

The problem is that attempting to play it out from the back (noting our long injuries list) was asking for trouble. Bristol City knew that if they pressed high we would give away the ball at some point, often in dangerous areas. They have seen the previous games and followed the blueprint used by other teams and it worked. The two conceded goals and the half time break didn't change the narrative. The only time we looked dangerous was from the odd long ball or when Chrisene came on. They wont have an easier away game all season. If he doesn't change anything then WBA should stroll the next game. Regardless of injuries we need to mix it up to offer something different. Playing it slow and backwards puts us in danger and we don't learn from it. Whatever his set up was and half time team talk it was ineffective. His post match comments about playing Slimane were worrying as he could do more damage and he was responsible (like several others) for misplaced passes. That's as bad a game I've seen for a while.

There was also Atwell's ghost goal in the Reading v Watford game..

Unfortunately many of their fans see Ferguson’s achievement as the benchmark and pretty much all that have followed him are doomed as they take on that job. Many of their fans that were around at that time developed the self entitlement that what Man Utd wants it gets but that doesn’t mean they’ve got anywhere close to emulating Ferguson’s efforts.

The other two were better options - if it needed changing…..