01 Feb 2026 10:28:43
WATERSHED MOMENT

Just before half time yesterday AWB came right through into-the penalty area, he's 15 yards from the goal, there's no obvious pass, (from where I am he's just to my right )

Just smash it low and hard at the goal: I felt 3-0 coming up,

He didn't ball rolled out of play

After that game went against us, That was the turning point

You can blame Nuno all you want, but could anyone, really do better, with this squad?

Look at Chelsea, their is just no comparison

Todibo out, WH are scrambling around for a CB, which should have been NUMBER ONE priority in the window

IF things are NOT-right at the top of the club, how can things go right on the field?

A win yesterday, we are in the race, now?the psychological effect may Finish us, and sometimes, you need some luck to go with it we are certainly not getting that, it was used up last season

After that defeat. It's going to be really hard to pick ourselves up,

1.) 01 Feb 2026
01 Feb 2026 11:01:02
As poorly as our squad has been built, there were 4 subs that would have been a better option than Kilman.

We had chances to make it 3, even at 2-2 Todibo could have scored the winner. Fine margins went against us.

How has Mavro not been awared a free kick with their second goal? Clear forearm elbow to this face? Why do these decisions go against us but not for us? Bored of it, and now we get to watch the ref cam to see up close how sh*t they are. Summerville tackled clean right infront of the ref and he gave a free kick in a dangerous position.

2.) 01 Feb 2026
01 Feb 2026 11:58:53
It will only be hard to pick ourselves up if the players play the “woe is me card”. For 60 minutes we battered one of the richest clubs in the World away at a ground we rarely get even a point from. Yes if Taty had scored or AWP or Fernandes when he shot at the keeper we would have (in all likelihood) been out of sight, but they didn’t and the minute Chelsea show a threat, Nuno referred to type (which I posted last week hoping that he wouldn’t) and went defensive. You are right in the problem primarily lies at the top as if we’d gone all out for a CB it might have been Cresswell being brought but it would still have altered a system that we’ve just started to play really well, mid game, which then threw everything into panicked chaos.

If he’d just swapped Pablo for Potts there would have been minimal change on the pitch and still remained an attacking threat. Nuno got it wrong, again, and needs to earn his money by taking the blame and ensuring the players don’t give up or forget about the very good things they’ve done in the last 270 minutes or so of PL football! COYI!

3.) 01 Feb 2026
01 Feb 2026 13:07:26
Even though we dominated the first half, I think he should have started with Wilson up front and Taty just behind him in the number 10 position. Pablo is obviously not a Premiership player and should not be starting over Wilson. I would have started with Potts over Soucek who is another below par player.

And possibly Scarles over Diouf who cannot defend. Kilman should be nowhere near the bench, let alone the pitch, but now he’ll be starting through necessity. With Nuno and Sullivan in charge, the situation is dire.

4.) 01 Feb 2026
01 Feb 2026 13:33:40
They say you learn by your mistakes. Clearly Nuno doesn't

5.) 01 Feb 2026
01 Feb 2026 14:25:38
I don’t think it’s fair to single out one missed chance. A split second wrong decision when we have all the next day to reflect and analyse . There were a number of other chances missed, but every team in the league have that week in week out it’s called football.

Totally agree that the problem lies at the top and always has. I disagree also with what is any manager meant to do with these players. They showed the first half that we can play and entertain. Chelsea were poor first half but we were still good. The problem came from the change as most have said so the manager should take some stick for that and try and do things different.

As Dabber said he could still play more conservative by bringing on Potts and Magassa and I think that would have worked far better.
I don’t like scapegoating any player or individual but for the rest of the season it could be a disaster because of Todibo which is a real shame because he has been one shining light for most of the season. I bet the FA slap a bigger ban on him like they did for Kudus last year. It will be really difficult to recover from this but if they can show the first half endeavour then there is always a chance.

6.) 01 Feb 2026
01 Feb 2026 15:22:23
I thought we were excellent 1st half yday. I felt exactly the same re that AWB chance but he didn't have the confidence to just lace it into the bottom corner. Taty had another great chance earlier in the 1st half.

Our manager is an issue now. We play well 45 mins but run out of steam and Nuno just decides we try and sit back. Our defence get caught continually by crosses into the box : QPR, Spurs, Sunderland, Chavski.

It's ridiculous really.