Tom

This was the team we faced that day, and we weren’t out of our league, don’t let anyone fool you about our ‘true position’ etc Cech, Essien, Carvalho, Terry, Ashley Cole, Ballack, Makelele (Mikel 81), Lampard, Shevchenko (Kalou 63), Drogba, Joe Cole (Wright-Phillips 97). Subs Not Used: Cudicini, Boulahrouz.

In the hat! Out of the clubs defo through Exeter at home please. Not too many upsets today sadly.

Seen the highlights and that’s a good reaction save from Toth, expect him to make it but good for him to get a clean sheet. Two poor misses from Leonard, the first you can excuse a bit as it’s nice technique but from there you have to score, the second is just poor. Decent shout for a penalty but I agree with Gallacher in that he’s never in control of the ball and looking for it, there is contact though so you couldn’t complain too much if given. Andi’s was slightly tougher than the radio commentary made out but again you have to score, think the ball being gone just about saves the keeper from conceding a penalty. Really good finish for his goal.

No worries Rev, just think it’s a rabbit hole we leave there and if people want to go down it take it to the We Did Warn You section

Right let’s leave that there. FA Cup and all that jazz?

One thing I will say in defense of the Forshaw signing, lots of clubs will bring in players like him to boost the numbers, it’s about who else we bring in. Look at Ashley Barnes at Burnley; similar kind of scenario but they will back the manager with other signings

I didn’t realise till Andy Bayes mentioned it but O’Grady-Macken is the nephew of John Macken Links to Paul O’Grady yet to be established

Best way is to come off twitter - I found it better for me at least barring that just block idiots like that

Thought we got as bad a draw as possible so superb to get through to the next round with no injuries or drama Gueye used how he should be there but we still clearly need a new main man

I’m guessing it would have been more chaotic, probably volley from one foot to the other then who knows. Its the Gueye lottery!

We can all agree that Gueye wouldn’t have hit the bar from there yes? No further comment

Anyone know if Leonard hit the bar? I have a feeling he did

Andy Bayes and Gallagher very critical so far, particularly of Leonard but said the entire attack line just not doing anything

Like others I’m fine with Sanderson although a loan with a deal would have made more sense in case it works out well The other lad I’m more worried about but the main concern is the intent it’s signalling, really hope this is a case of a couple of essential bits of sticking tape whilst the main priorities are still possible

Forshaw would be decent, a decade ago

Darren Ferguson ruined it, twat (the last bit there isn’t in reference to this just in general)

Not even sure what he’s attempting there

Don’t make me get the big whacking stick out

I mean I can at least respect some of that, it won’t fix everything but a good brew is always welcome. Bet it’s cheap teabags these days though

Can’t knock it, something I’ve said we should be doing for years. Quite a nice idea that you could use 2 tickets for one game as well if I’m reading it correctly

Baker is far better than Buckley who I’d rather never played for us again. Disaster in that we are clearly struggling to get anyone in so efforts going on one more is going to make things worse.

I think there is some word of a lie there personally - I think all 3 would get games in a lot of clubs. There’s no chance we are 7th in the league regularly starting 3 players that nobody else would play. Hell we probably said that about Amari’i Bell at one point then he was a mainstay in a promoted team, we always think ours are worse (or better depending on viewpoint) due to confirmation bias

No chance Dolan goes to Preston, just can’t see that at all

Does Mahktar Gueye have any siblings? After the Santa Cruz, Olsson and Wharton dynasties we could start a Gueye dynasty. Get it looked into

So he went berserk about Cantwell then made 5 subs but left him on? Doubtful