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Not sure if it’s already been mentioned but one other thing of particular note last night was the immaculate state of the playing surface

Sean Roughan. His all round game tonight was tip top. Forming a great partnership with Reeco.

Teddy Bishop head and shoulders. Surging runs from midfield were a sight to behold.

‘Percy walks on water’ classic scarf

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He’s pretty good at ghosting in from deep to grab a goal or 2

7s all round apart from… Jackson 8 Mitchell 7.5 Hamilton 8 Draper 7.5 Coaches 9

Hamilton for his all round performance.

Jenson 6 Sorensen 6 Mitchell 5 Jackson 6 Eyoma 6 Duffy 7 Bishop 6 Smith 6 Hamilton 6 Adelakun 7 Makama 6 Brown 5 Shodipo 7 Vale 5

Jensen 6 Made 2 excellent saves but culpable for first goal and kicking continues to be problematic. Burroughs 6 Defensively ok but little going forward. Eyoma 8 Class above and looked the most motivated player out there. Great all round display. Jackson 7 pretty solid and a cool head. O'Connor...

With O'Connor out, time to go with a 4 2 3 1 at Blackpool. Corners to beat the first man, long throws used sparingly, players in their best position, play through the thirds rather than aimless punts, TJ as captain, stop making panic substitutions that lose momentum etc etc

Set up with little attacking intent and probably got what we deserved. Players out of their natural position and discipline is lacking. The slide has to be stopped in its tracks otherwise we could easily be dragged into the relegation dog fight.

Playing devil’s advocate, it may be that staying with Walsall and potentially 20 goals plus makes him attractive for a lucrative fee whereas if he returns to us as a lone striker on 2 or 3 goals etc. Could be another Jack Hobbs.

Won the toss and we chose to let Bolton kick towards their fans in the second half. Maybe makes little difference but in my mind it gives the opposition an obvious advantage. Just don’t understand it.

Yesterday was the ‘early goal syndrome’ all over again. Just as at Wembley, with a completely different team, scoring that early goal alters the mentality completely as it’s more keeping in front rather than extending the lead.

The first match you see tends to be the one that sticks and that’s why I like the 1960 fleur de lys. Personally though, as regards to the imp, I wouldn’t go retro, rather create a completely new one with future kits in mind.

A high looping corner and, although blocked by players, Jenson needs to come out and claim it. Other than that he was fairly solid but it’s all about small margins. First half dominance played with confidence and expression was let down by poor final 3rd decision making which prevented us going...

Clive often talked of ‘succession planning’ so if that is still the case, a short list will already be in place.

17 league 1 games before January window opens so it’s a huge gamble to go without some sort of reinforcement. Maybe the likes of Makama, Duffy and Adelakan will take advantage of the opportunity this gives them but it’s a big ask.

Extended highlights shows it. Shear perfection and also the amount of ground Ethan’s run covered.