It's not Sherwood!

[onje_villa]

I thought the defence itself was good for an hour. The full backs buckled a bit. But the big problem was solidity in midfield today. They were just running through us repeatedly

I know I've made the point several times but it's just mindless what he did today.

Agreed, I thought Richards definitely and Lescott in the main were very good today. Defence is about more than just the centre backs. Bacuna is a hopeless full back and our midfield was clearly being overrun, even if Sherwood couldn't see it. And fair play to Leicester, they're a very good team at home at the moment and they deserved the points.

[silhillvilla]

I still suspect there's some sherwood issue with Gil . I hope he can let it go . He was our best player today by a distance .

[shipscat]

I wandered down the Trinity Road after Notts County, regailing all and sundry,with how well Veretout had played.Grealish,Traore and Gil were all wonderfully involved that night,and whilst I realized it was a game we expected to win and control,he looked a cultured player.The type to depend on with instruction.

 Not only had he looked assured with the ball,he'd held the structure of the midfield balance, as essentially he was the only recognised one in there whilst we went gung ho and foot to the throttle.More than that,he was still motoring and appeared to be full of bite in the 117th minute.

Since then,I believe he's barely featured in any of our fixtures.

Sherwood has got to be more pragmatic in his approach.Hopefully he's sat there tonight,single malt in hand,viewing it all again....and contemplating that sometimes we all have to take a approach to whatever life issues we're dealt with in a measured,calm manner.

Veretout and Richardson on this afternoon for Gil and Jack at the 60/70 minutes mark,Ayew for Gabby on 75, he'd have been out with the missus tonight.

[KRS]

And fair play to Leicester, they're a very good team at home at the moment and they deserved the points.

Really?!

[Matt Collins]

Quite. It didn't need to be park the bus. But it did need to avoid a tired grealish playing as a defensive midfielder

[Risso]

I really don't get his interview today.  Yes, losing 3-2 after being 2-0 up is galling, but the worst he's ever felt?  The FA Cup final was far, far worse, because we don't get to them very often, and we'll be playing Leicester again soon.

[silhillvilla]

I really don't get his interview today.  Yes, losing 3-2 after being 2-0 up is galling, but the worst he's ever felt?  The FA Cup final was far, far worse, because we don't get to them very often, and we'll be playing Leicester again soon.

He doesn't always engage his brain does he. It's just soundbites with this geezer.

[Ads]

He's set us up very well at Palace and Leicester, two form sides, where we've gone out and dominated them first half, but not reacted well to changes in the second. The opposite was true of Bournemouth, where we started poor, changed it, then dominated them.

99 times out 100 you beat Sunderland with the amount of ball and chances created, science will never fathom how Richards missed. Our game against Man United was dour, with neither side doing much.

I'm not particularly bothered by what happened last season, as I don't think it's particularly relevant.

[OzVilla]

I'd be more positive if he showed a bit of humility and held his hands up to a mistake.

I'm really losing faith as he just keeps making the same mistakes.  Massive week for him next week, maybe getting into make or break territory.

[silhillvilla]

I'd be more positive if he showed a bit of humility and held his hands up to a mistake.

I'm really losing faith as he just keeps making the same mistakes.  Massive week for him next week, maybe getting into make or break territory.

He could probably just about get away with a loss to smethwick but a loss at home to small heath , well it would be a long way back from that.
Anyway . gana and Traore should be back for those games so we are winning them both.

[aj2k77]

I'd be more positive if he showed a bit of humility and held his hands up to a mistake.

I'm really losing faith as he just keeps making the same mistakes.  Massive week for him next week, maybe getting into make or break territory.

We are a long way from make or break. Even if the manager looked utterly clueless the board have shown that they are willing to let things slide and decay for a long while before action is taken. We had a manager who couldn't muster a goal for 1000 minutes or something stupidly daft and went on numerous losing spree's, breaking every record you could imagine before he was fired. Tim took us to Wembley and helped us stay up. He's earned some time and patience, things aren't looking good but the board will never knee jerk that's for sure.

[OzVilla]

Lose to Blose and Baggies and I agree, I don't think the Board would sack him. But he'll have lost the crowd and I think more often than not that's terminal for Managers.

Lambert should've been sacked months before he was.

That's why I say make or break.

[aj2k77]

Lose to Blose and Baggies and I agree, I don't think the Board would sack him. But he'll have lost the crowd and I think more often than not that's terminal for Managers.

Lambert should've been sacked months before he was.

That's why I say make or break.

I don't think he'd lose the crowd, it would be hard to take though. Contrary to all the lazy press booing jibes etc we are extremely patient with our managers. How many sets of fans would put up with the anti football we've watched for years, humiliating defeats, losing runs etc. We have, and the first sign of any improvement we get behind the team and manager. Even shitcunt Mcleish who we all knew would be a failure got support until late in the season.

[BoskoDjembaSalifou]

I didn't see much of Wilkins Reggie Kray seemed to be doing a lot of directing as usual.

Ha ha ha, excellent.

Brilliant.

[silhillvilla]

I didn't see much of Wilkins Reggie Kray seemed to be doing a lot of directing as usual.

Ha ha ha, excellent.

Brilliant.

I like Tony Parkes , I've no idea why Wilkins and is it Ronson were brought in .