Between the lines. Home to Reading, Sat 21st Sept/ 3'oclock.

[BWFC_Insane]

Oh aye?

Maybe he'll resign to spend more time with his family then?

[Worthy4England]

It should come as little surprise to anyone that plan A is the only plan. We've been doing it for three years. From the arse wrenching "we've got to the byline, now pull it back and maybe do a little triangle" to "knock it aimlessly across the backline - big club scouts might notice the possession stat."

We shunted a number of players who were in danger of showing "off script, individualism" because the pattern is king.

Spin forwards to Oxford. Big stage, all set. Sussed. No Plan B. I'd also be having "brand" doubts if I was he.

We hear time and again that he's going to do techincal and intricate over direct, like you have to be at one internet pole of the other. Certainly not what I'm suggesting, I don't want to see Baxter to Vic, knock-down Dion, goal as our only way to play either. Happy if it's in the locker to be used when it gets us a goal. But that might message to the players that there's easier ways to grab a goal, so cut it out.

I want us promoted. Have little to no interest on how "the project" is progressing or how brand Evatt is viewed. Lots of dead people tried to copy something else and failed, just like there are managers who hit a glass ceiling by being direct. (It didn't prevent Allardyce getting the England job).

It's more smoke being blown up our assholes. Priority is promotion, whether that leaves him with more family time or not and despite a good win (pretty much through chucking his plan out for a first half then trying to massage it second so it looked a bit like "the plan"), nothing is likely to change my view that it's time we moved on.

[boltonboris]

Miiiiiles better. Amazing what a bit of intensity can do. A welcome change in shape too, which may see some of our expensive players lose playing opportunities, but needs must.

Enjoyed that!!

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Pleasing to win. Very pleasing to score five. Really quite pleasing to score off set pieces (DFK + header-from-corner).

Many questions still remain. But he's started the comeback well, as he needed to – any less than 10pts from the 4 league games (Reading, Crawley, Northampton, Shrewsbury) before the next break will be met with burning wheelie bins at the Unibol.

I'm glad the club I love won 5-2. I hope we continue to win.