We saw too much of that again, sooner or later one team is going to have a field day and totally embarrass us. I am just not seeing the style of play that JDT said he wanted to play. Why on earth does Hirst get to take the Penalty.

Underwhelmed to say the least. Markanday has caught my eye more than this fella and he seems to be in Siberia somewhere. Please prove me wrong cos we splashed decent cash and this calls into question the recruitment skills of our DoF and manager.

I been asking that for a while.

Yes we have, no one been there to stop Kaminskis kicks going into touch.

I hope Diaz is back to his best, looked kike he might have had one eye on Chile last game. These breaks stink, this whole World Cup mid season thing stinks too. Not sure this is going to be a proper season, players will be distracted by the upcoming event. Even after I thinkn t will take some time to get into the daily grind again. What a cluster f by FIFA.

After watching USA the other night maybe we will. Yeah opinions.

I am really glad proper footy is back this weekend. God I hate those International breaks.

Any thoughts on why Chaddy, what's your opinion on it? To me he has looked good enough. To add my tuppence worth GB should be given a pat in the back for getting Ash and Adam signed up. I was convinced we would lose one or both so kudos to GB and probably so.e for JDT as it sounds kike the manager is a good positive influence for these kids.

So none of our downside was Tonys fault, what a plonker. He had miney to spend in January when we were 2nd and he and only he chose not to. Remember the "we din't play that way" line as a readon not to sign a striker and that was nit the first time he CHOSE not to spend.

1-0 to the 4 L's.

Pope was terrible, thought James looked really good, better even once Daka and Mount came on. Ehat a shame Pope spilled that shot would have been a great win itherwise and one for the confidence. Hope Maguire never kicks a ball for England again. He's lost something, like his heads gone. Don't see us getting out the group.

Sort of what I thought.

And why. has Markanday vanished? I thought he looked decent. Is he injured what?

That's it then, Bristol had not won away either. We fix what ever is ailing our opponents away win banker now.

Agree to a degree, not sure I would have given Buckley 5 years, not based on his poor play so far this season. Adam and Ash, get em signed up and from my very limited watching of these two young Wharton would be my priority over Phillips. Get em both signed. Lengthy contract with a low basic and some very sweet performance related extras.

I think lower end, 15-29 in that region, don't see us clicking 100% for some time perhaps after the January window if JDT has Greg's support to buy who HE wants rather than Greg's selections. Not saying JDT not involved but just my suspicion GB may have pulled rank in at least one signing, SS fir me was a GB firced signing. Of course this is mere speculation and I am not intending to stir the pot. Just that one signing thus far feels odd.

With all due respect games on Saturday should go ahead. To me it is no lack of respect to play them. A welcome distraction at this time for most I would think.

I just watched the post match interview of JDY and I must say he looks a little down, has stress written all over his face. Nit the bright smiling cheery character he has been. Is reality setting in? Is he now realizing he may have bitten iff more than he can chew. I still have faith but does he?

We have pace he chooses to not play it though, Markanday looks quick to me and he can't get a kick in the league

He dropped Travis as soon as he could after he played really well. Nyambe, Buckley, Rothwell he dropped and/or hooked after they.olayed really well. I think they all had games where they were very forward thinking, looking to get the ball to attack quickly. Each if them did not return until they went sideways/backwards with regularity. IMHO Mowbary is THE reason Lenihan, Nyambe and Rothwell could not wait to get out if here. Can also throw in the mix, Harrison Reed, who he told to learn from Smallwood and Evans when Reed was hands down a better player the both of them out together. Puts Giles on the right wing and tells the whole world that is his best position, bollox. Look at him go without ToMo. He has destroyed Gallagher as a player playing him where he is totally ineffective, shot his confidence to hell. Bad mouthing players in public is not good man management.

Very concerned about this lad Szmodics he looks a million miles from championship quality. Other than the one goal which was a good finish he has done nothing of note.

Given that Wigan usually bully us (The extra little barge on Dack that I say caused his 1st ACL) and we wuss out, guven we are still finding ourselves and we don't have players of the quality JDT needs to okay his way ut's another somewhat embarrassing loss. Unless JDT figures out a way to play that suits his current crop until he has what he wants we will continue to look lost on the pitch at times. Still feel JDT can pull this off. When his 1st choice defence is availabe we will be better. Why does he not fancy Markanday looked good to me in the 2 cup games

It should have sunk in to JDT by now he does not have the players to olay his way. He needs to figure out a different style until he does. Can he? Dunno. Hoping so

Thought Bristol looked a good outfit, better than us in every deparment. Thiught we kooked leggy and sluggish all over the pitch today. No need to panic yet.

Hard to call this one, new faces, new tactics, injuries, JDT, how will we play, can we get TWO good halves. Lot of uncertainty for me BUT at the same time there is a level of excitement about us that I have not had for sometime. Even when we were second last year there was a nagging certainty that we would blow it. This "journey" could go either way, gut feel it will be good.