Another really big game this, before a more difficult run of fixtures. 3 points will really remove any pressure and keep the momentum going into the festive period.

Especially when his club play him for months with painkilling injections whilst delaying necessary surgery. Madness to treat a 20 year old and one of their biggest assets in such a way.

Brilliant article. For me the beauty of football is there are so many ways to play the game. I've always hated it when managers and the like look down their noses at styles which differ from their own, like Wenger did with us in the 00's. Martin strikes me as selfish. Someone more determined that he as an individual is associated with a style of play in the hope it'll be good for his career, rather than being adaptable and pragmatic for the good of the club.

I'd say a lot of it is similar to what we experienced when Greg the egg was here. There was a big push around maximising players value, by playing a style of football which showcases flair; a style which tends to sacrifice pragmatism. You see a lot of clubs these days signing players on potential, but aren't quite ready, especially in the lower reaches of the Premier league. Southamptons statement after sacking Martin, weirdly mentioned their pride in their academy and younger players. They would say differently, but their actions scream that they don't care about staying up, but more about a few big sales. It's a feeder club model and that requires a manager who plays with a similar philosophy to the top clubs.

After the last date was deferred I'm sure I saw in the LT a line saying the club don't expect a resolution any time soon. It was mixed in with the usual, has no effect on the running of the club, but it's the first time I've seen any sort of admittance that this is going to keep on rolling for some time. I think we'll all be utterly shocked if this just goes away. We've somehow stumbled on whilst being successful on the pitch, but come the end of the season the chickens are really going to come home to roost. We simply can't continue to exist in our current form with zero funding.

Spot on. Which is what leaves us in this perpetual cycle, going nowhere. With the lack of backing it'd take a small miracle and a phenomenal manager to get us promoted. It then takes another huge slice of luck for said manager not to be poached as soon as things start looking rosy. This January is huge. Eustice has earnt the backing. I'm still highly doubtful we'll see it materialise. We've been here so many times before and unfortunately, that's what the club becomes known for and we become less and less attractive to any manager with ambition.

There were a couple of articles linking him to Southampton earlier in the season, but they seemed more like gossip for clicks. They're the only club I could realistically see him going to this season, but they were burnt by Nathan Jones a couple of years back, so I'm not sure we'd see them appointing someone with no prem experience, unless it was a foreign manager.

Depends what Villa are looking for. If its the biggest loan fee, then a club like Boro will take him. But, if it's where would be best for his development, I think we could make a strong case as he'd definitely get plenty of minutes here.

I see we're being linked to Thelo Aasgard again. I don't know enough about him outside of highlight reels. He looks comfortable on the ball, two footed, robust and fairly creative. Anybody who's seen more of him able to shed any more light? Work rate is the biggest thing in a Eustice team. Does he pull is weight or is he considered more of a luxury?

Hamstring tear and out for 3 months apparently. Still wouldn't be opposed to us bringing him in. But he's unlikely to be making much of an impact in a promotion push.

We've struck a good balance with playing out from the back. Recently we've seen a few lovely moves starting in the defence resulting in goals. But at the same time, if it's not on we've been going long. Eustice seems to have the players trusting their instincts rather than rigidly sticking to one philosophy.

Keep it tight, keep battling hard and we've every chance of another 3 points here. I'd have us down as ever so slight favorites, but really wouldn't be surprised to see a 0-0 draw.

From what I can see, in the fleeting time(s) he's been here, Park has done an okay job. He's experienced so he'll get another gig elsewhere, somewhere where his hard work actually sees players come through the door.

I think it's the last time we'll see that set of players in the starting like up. Think Eustice has been cautious with new signings, bedding them in slowly. Another international break will see them up to speed and more pressure and options applied to the first 11.

I think it was an absolute red in today's game. Lost control, lunged, over ankle height. It's the type that breaks your leg if your foots planted.