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I suppose the Holgate became the home end before either end was covered? West end means the sun is behind you; East end means you're looking into it. I've always assumed that that was the reason the Holgate became to the home end. The one time I sat in the East, the sun did affect the experience.

Yes, it was poor. Still, I'd have settled for Burnley dropping any points before kickoff

Were they mates?

I don't think either comparison is accurate. Luton started slowly the season they went up. After 9 matches they were in 18th place and had only won 2 Ipswich started far better than Sunderland. Sunderland have dropped as many points in their first 9 as Ipswich did in their first 15, and lost...

At Elland Road was that? I think this was worse; I think Poole's took a huge bobble didn't it? Reminded me of Massimo Taibi for Man U

😂😂😂😂 Draw the best result. Confidence draining for Leeds Embarrassing for the fans who'd left.

I think of him as a defensive coach; in hindsight that might not be quite so well deserved. In most of his seasons, there were teams finishing ahead of us who had scored quite a lot fewer goals than us. If we were defensive, what were they? The exception to that is his first season when we...

ELL's our first choice striker, Conway is 2nd choice but will get his share of starts as no one can play every match the way ELL does and not get injured. I'm not saying ELL will get injured, I'm saying some rotation will keep him fit. But you need a 3rd option, someone who can do the job, but...

Fair point about the points deductions, but I don't think you're disputing that PL experience is valuable?

I think Luton made the best fist of staying up last season, with the likes of Barkley and Townsend being most influential. I also recall the one time we established ourselves in the PL, we did it on the back of signing Coops, Pally, Townsend, Gordon and Deane. I think PL experience is crucial...

I think Dieng has to be on that list too? I don't think ELL can start every game, be effective and stay healthy: I don't think anyone can at this level. That's where I see Conway coming in. He will get his share of starts, but I also expect to see the starting striker come off in most matches.

When they were talking about this, I wondered if Pompey's 2nd counted as a shot against Dieng? I suspect it does count, but did he really face the shot given he was lying on the ground behind the play? I guess the word "faced" is confusing: there have been 13 shots against us that were on...

What is meant by assist type? Does it cover the difference between first time finishes and those when those where the ball is under control, for example? The infamous Ronnie Rosenthal miss remains the worst I've seen imho, as he had time to control the ball once past the keeper. That, to me...

He is a difference, certainly. However Doak has made a big difference, the defence is stepping up, and Morris has made a difference too. I don't think any of them are magic bullets

Ok, but is the second adjusted for the first? If the first chance is rated 0.5 xG (for sake of argument), is the xG for the second reduced proportionately? Surely it doesn't assume there was potential for us to score 2 goals from that passage of play? Maybe not in the example we saw tonight...

No goals from corners though. 😉

Regarding xG, how does it handle something like McGree's miss? The miss came immediately after a decent chance and a good save from Azaz. I assume xG is smart enough not to count that as 2 separate Goal scoring opportunities. McGree's chance doesn't happen if Azaz scores?

5 goals conceded in 8 matches, and 2 of them from comedy errors that we'll be unlucky to see again this year The strikers are not firing just now, but I think that will come. In the meantime, the fence is keeping us in it. I didn't think MC could organise a defence this well. This will be vital.

Agreed, superb defensive cameo