This has to be it!

If we win, does it count as Eustaces?

What really got me about Pears was him giving Hyam a serve for the backpass. Yeah it's maybe 10% overhit but in a moment that's 98% on you just have the grace to put your hand up and apologise to your team mates.

As a keeper, it always annoyed me when opposition players would try to hurry me up when behind. "I'm not on your time here mate" or "you shouldn't have conceded that goal" were my standard lines to them. Youre entitled to take some time to get your goal kick/throw in right. If you want to go faster you do, if not, you don't have to speed up because it suits your opponent.

I know. I was attempting to go on with it.

If so, that peach of an assist is a weird time to reach that conclusion.

The points buffer obviously makes avoiding relegation easier, but we were bottom 2 in terms of form and he had to completely overhaul the team's playstyle (especially in defence). I think given the circumstances his performance is above par, if not massively so. I agree with those saying itll be very interesting to see how he goes with (hopefully) some support in the summer and a full pre season with his squad.

Amazing that people still say this non ironically.

The injury time flops in the box were obviously not pens, but if there was VAR I reckon the handball (Gallagher I think) earlier in the second half would have been given.

For those who have seen many a poor season, how does Szmodics effort this season stack up for individual efforts in one of them? To me it looks ATG.

Omg Sammy and Dylan what a goal.

Nothing pleasant.

A striker? Like McGuire? Edit: Sammmmmmiiiieeeee

I would hope shes getting a rest no matter where he got hit!!

I'd have to see it again, but on first watch I didn't think he hit it too badly either. Could have had a bit more power but the keeper guessed right and was in red hot form to get a big piece of it.

Proud of that performance, but losing on penalties is such a kick in the nuts after playing that well.

A performance to be proud of no matter what happens from here.

I dont want Pears ever eating anything he hasn't eaten today.

Unreal save from Pears.

Not sure how anyone can be critical of Gallagher after that performance. Had 3 attempts that drew good to great saves from the keeper, none of them gimmies. Clever movement from him for all 3 too, which is something he's been routinely criticised for in the past. Scores at least a brace on many other days. He's come back from his injury much sharper from what I can see.

If we're all one big family, does that mean I get on the Rao's inheritance list?

I feel like thats them most weeks. For someone at least.

Chisene's touch in the lead up to the first goal was quietly sublime.

Great. Now I'm hungry.

Would we prefer: Disillusioned manager lobbing handgrenades at the owners/management who gets us relegated? Or New manager, tows the party line, buys into our current situation and keeps us up?