After today’s performance, it occurred to me that the apparent reason that Travis went on loan (wanted to play the 6, receiving the ball from the defence) doesn’t track at all to the player Travis has been this season. Dynamic and much more of an 8, closer to how I remember him breaking through. What happened there and what’s happened since, do we think?

Really great finish. Didn’t look like it was remotely on and no idea how he managed to get it past their keeper but a moment of real quality for a player that just hasn’t had many minutes.

Lewis Travis, what a ball.

Unless he’s being told to by the manager, I don’t see what could possess Pears to earn a booking through time wasting in the first half.

Ohashi looking really bright. Still getting up to speed with the more intricate stuff and I’d like to see us trying to play him through more often, but encouraging performance and is first choice striker, for me. Cantwell not at the same level today as he has been recently. Looks too eager to get a goal when he has the opportunity, needs a bit of composure. We still don’t look solid at the back. All defending feels desperate. Surprised they’re not targeting Pickering more.

Placed a cross on Gueye’s forehead about a yard out, a lot of through balls to direct chances and constantly retaining the ball against the odds approaching their defensive third. He’s head, shoulders, waist and heels above the rest of the squad. Effort was unexpectedly high, the way he’s been pitched to me by Norwich fans was as a mard arse but nothing approaching that tonight.

I need to lay down some context here. I’m 35, my cardiovascular fitness is “poor” and my VO2 max is “below average.” I’m 5’7” on a good day. I absolutely bury that header. The header missed by 6’4” Makhtar Gueye? I bury that.

Yes. What we need is a lot of stepovers.

There’s a huge technical gulf across the team, which a really good system can mask. I actually see it tonight as playing 4-4-2 out of possession and 3-4-3 with the ball and I don’t hate it. It is something that needs a lot of work clearly, but I don’t hate it for us at home against the likes of Stoke

Can you believe that Dolan was expecting to be in the 10 ahead of Cantwell? I get the notion of “earning the shirt” but Dolan will be seeing himself and Cantwell in training every day.

Looks like we don’t have the answer to anything we’ve been asked today. Bullied off the ball all the time, horrendous end product, can’t live with Kieffer Moore. Brittain managed to crash through the floor of the very limited expectation I had of his introduction. Stinks of mid table, maybe we shouldn’t grumble at that, but any earlier optimism is dimming and the team look ragged. Manager has to do something to combat that trend.

Can’t complain with the result, but Cantwell aside, we look toothless. Early-season dynamism is missing, need a bit of rejuvenation.

Callum Brittain and Siggy have can’t get in the side and have come on with about fifteen left to stake a claim, can’t be arsed pressing or supporting. Weimann’s knees are held together with sticky tape and he’s trying to make summat happen. Headscratcher, what do these lads do all week?

Pears is a fucking liability, Jesus Christ he can’t continue like this

Dolan a lot better this half. Does well when he can find space out wide and with a lot of attention/play happening on and through Cantwell, he’s been able to.