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What a great image. “B4 is watching, helping the fight. Guiding our heroes in the black and the white….” Come on South stand, you know you can sing that.

Andy Quy

I agree. I’ve been so frustrated with the way he ducks under the ball for headers, but yesterday he was immense. I don’t think he lost one, and he really powered through them.

That’s true. And I accept that wherever you draw the line, there will be millimetre decisions. My point was that this isn’t what the offside rule was for. It was to prevent persistent goal hanging with a defending team just hoofing the ball up to a player who was dawdling near the goal. This seems to be against the spirit of that.

Coventry goal against Manchester United. Attacker’s left little toe nail was 1/2cm closer to the goal. Surely that isn’t what the offside rule is for?

And they go up on goals scored

For all we were “under the cosh” Cambridge didn’t really have any chances. I hate the retreat into defend a lead mode, but we are very good at it.

Something weird with Wildsmith today.

Why is Collins playing defensive midfield?????

I believe that’s not allowed - pitch has to stay same size all season.

I always preferred hedgehogs, but am prepared to revisit that in another hour’s time, depending on results. Come on you Shrews

I groaned when I saw he was starting. But all the frustrations I’ve had with him were absent today. He was an absolute rock. He actually jumped to win headers rather than that weird thing he does where he’ ducks under the ball. He passed the ball to or in front of our players. He seemed to do less of the wrestling in the penalty area at corners and looked so much more effective as a result. He looked a leader out there today, and I’m ashamed I doubted him.

Interesting. First few minutes he got caught in possession, couldn’t seem to get past his man, and couldn’t shield the ball. I found myself sadly reflecting on how our once most promising junior player has seemed increasingly lost as the season has gone by. I was ready to give up on him. And then “something” happened. I’m not totally sure what the “something” was, but something seemed to click. I think it was when he received the ball deep after about 20 minutes and instead of trying to muscle his way past, he shimmied, cut inside and was suddenly in acres of space. From then on I thought he looked dangerous every time he had the ball, and was definitely in the top three players on the pitch. Let’s hope he can build on this.

I’m looking forward to all the tactical geniuses who called this a sackable formation and no chance of any goals, coming on here and admitting that they got it wrong.

I’m 59 with an artificial knee and I think I could do a job 😂