Lost the last one, Boro chance to put it right

[jaffka]

Eagles is out of contract in summer?

Yep. So in other words he is gone in the summer at the latest.

Brylcreem, Veet and fake tan sales in the North West will plummet..

...and allegedly anusol, kyjelly and liquid gold

[BWFC_Insane]

Eagles is out of contract in summer?

Yep. So in other words he is gone in the summer at the latest.

Bin him off in January then.

I'm sure they will if anyone is buying, which I doubt....

[StaffsTrotter]

His style of play hasn't changed at all. The players around him and the lack of movement has.

that would be a coherent and plausible explanation... I like chungy - always have - I wouldn't want to be getting rid just yet... at the start of the season we had a big eagles vs chungy debate - at the momwent i can't see that many clubs wetting their pants over either of them...

think you might be surprised wrt eagles - few fans of other teams I know rate him/ single him out as dangerman.

I know he's not always on his game but he's positive and wants to take people on and make things happen. strikes me as a kind of player who wants to take every free kick etc and don't think it helps him to be in and out of the side and for others to seemingly have taken the deadball specialist role (e.g. spearing !!!!)

The trouble with Eagles is that after his good performances in the early and latter parts of the last season he has reverted to his inconsistent showpony displays.

I don't think his heart is in it.

and I'd probably agree with you and also say that was the same for a number of the others. To which I'd point the finger at dougie with his inexplicable chop changing/ crap man management. I'd really love to see us have a bit of consistency in selection with a team that earns the shirt and then is rewarded with keeping it if it performs

[jaffka]

Eagles is out of contract in summer?

Yep. So in other words he is gone in the summer at the latest.

Bin him off in January then.

I'm sure they will if anyone is buying, which I doubt....

I think Bury and Accy Stanley are on the lookout for a winger

[BWFC_Insane]

Just watched the goals from this. The play from Knight for both their goals was just.....unspeakably bad.

[bobo the clown]

Just watched the goals from this. The play from Knight for both their goals was just.....unspeakably bad.

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I never expected Knight to think he was Rudi Kroll.

Fck, that was poor.

[jaffka]

Now that the game is a few days older, Knight actually made me laugh with the first. The second I think that Lonergan needs to have some blame attached.

[Athers]

Think the major crime was the keeper - should never try to sweep up in those situations when the defender is in control

Knight even orders him to stay put by the look of it.

[jaffka]

Think the major crime was the keeper - should never try to sweep up in those situations when the defender is in control

Knight even orders him to stay put by the look of it.

I think we agree but when you have someone in front of you who doesn't inspire confidence, people will try and over compensate - which is what I think happened.

Is Bogdan now fit? If he is that could be the excuse for Duggie pinging him back onto the bench.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

I didn't think Knight was that bad after the two errors but you can't leave someone who does that in the team White was on the bench, stick him in at LB and reinstate ream at CH. Hardly ideal, but Knight should just be gone. Where is Wheater? (that's how desperate I'm getting)

While I wholly appreciate your desire to change a defence that conceded five at Leicester and set off as if aiming to double that against Boro, Hayden White is an 18-year-old who has recently been converted from a winger to a right-back and has never played a senior game. It would seem somewhat silly to put him in in the wrong side of defence.

I could understand White at right-back - assuming Mears is still persona non grata, with which I find it hard to agree given our defensive troubles - with Baptiste back on the left, where he's far from ideal but willing to try his best. Most importantly that pushes Ream back alongside Mills, not only allowing us to quietly rest Zat but also giving us a hope of some balance in central defence.

[bwfcdan94]

Or we could just sign Aaron Hughes as I suggested, will be cheap as chips given he is now 34.

[boltonboris]

That's the problem.

He's 34

[bwfcdan94]

would still do a better job then any other defender at our football club, he might be 34 but he still captain both Fulham and the NI national team. You don't play game in game out for your national and your premiership club team at 34 unless you halve decent. I wrong though lets just play roulette with who we pick, I think its what Dougie does with his starting line-ups now anyway.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

would still do a better job then any other defender at our football club, he might be 34 but he still captain both Fulham and the NI national team.

...and has started eight of the last nine games, so it doesn't seem like Rene Meulensteen's packing the bloke's bags.

[boltonboris]

I'm sure he's more than capable. But he doesn't fit the kind of player we want.

Ie; he's good.

But realistically, we can't go on with short term fix after short term fix. We need saleable assets, or players who could be with us for a while

[LeverEnd]

I didn't think Knight was that bad after the two errors but you can't leave someone who does that in the team White was on the bench, stick him in at LB and reinstate ream at CH. Hardly ideal, but Knight should just be gone. Where is Wheater? (that's how desperate I'm getting)

While I wholly appreciate your desire to change a defence that conceded five at Leicester and set off as if aiming to double that against Boro, Hayden White is an 18-year-old who has recently been converted from a winger to a right-back and has never played a senior game. It would seem somewhat silly to put him in in the wrong side of defence.

I could understand White at right-back - assuming Mears is still persona non grata, with which I find it hard to agree given our defensive troubles - with Baptiste back on the left, where he's far from ideal but willing to try his best. Most importantly that pushes Ream back alongside Mills, not only allowing us to quietly rest Zat but also giving us a hope of some balance in central defence.

Fair play, thought he was a LB. Was probably thinking of that kellett lad. I'm thinking White might get a game on Saturday. Does anyone know what's going on with Wheater?

[Abdoulaye's Twin]

I didn't think Knight was that bad after the two errors but you can't leave someone who does that in the team White was on the bench, stick him in at LB and reinstate ream at CH. Hardly ideal, but Knight should just be gone. Where is Wheater? (that's how desperate I'm getting)

While I wholly appreciate your desire to change a defence that conceded five at Leicester and set off as if aiming to double that against Boro, Hayden White is an 18-year-old who has recently been converted from a winger to a right-back and has never played a senior game. It would seem somewhat silly to put him in in the wrong side of defence.

I could understand White at right-back - assuming Mears is still persona non grata, with which I find it hard to agree given our defensive troubles - with Baptiste back on the left, where he's far from ideal but willing to try his best. Most importantly that pushes Ream back alongside Mills, not only allowing us to quietly rest Zat but also giving us a hope of some balance in central defence.

Fair play, thought he was a LB. Was probably thinking of that kellett lad. I'm thinking White might get a game on Saturday. Does anyone know what's going on with Wheater?

He's in for re - education or summat. Hopefully not with chubby bully boy in the crazy bit of Korea.

[plymouth wanderer]

I'm past caring about knight. blokes just shit!!!!

Plus point - ain't it refreshing seeing sparky making those direct runs from midfield!!

[thebish]

^ aye - am hoping he's what chungy needs....

[plymouth wanderer]

^ aye - am hoping he's what chungy needs....

Amen to that!