We don't have that one player

[HughieG]

who can make a difference when it matters, who can start something from nothing when we are short of ideas, who can set up proper attacking plays and then join in, who can take a penalty and seal the deal (ffs), who can make that little golden pass when Shelvey is having a day off (which he does 2/3 games on average).

THIS, my friends, is due to a lack of investment. Today's game is the evidence that we should have invested in a proper Attacking Midfielder who can link the play between the midfield and the attack. Sadly for that, you need to spend more than 10mil pounds and Ash doesn't go for that.

[TANYA_]

who can make a difference when it matters, who can start something from nothing when we are short of ideas, who can set up proper attacking plays and then join in, who can take a penalty and seal the deal (ffs), who can make that little golden pass when Shelvey is having a day off (which he does 2/3 games on average).

THIS, my friends, is due to a lack of investment. Today's game is the evidence that we should have invested in a proper Attacking Midfielder who can link the play between the midfield and the attack. Sadly for that, you need to spend more than 10mil pounds and Ash doesn't go for that.

your preaching to the choir here mate, we all know what your saying is the truth, its devestating to watch the side struggle and the best manager we have had since Sir Bobby have so many restrictions place upon him. Going to be a long season

[TheOtherTerryMac]

who can make a difference when it matters, who can start something from nothing when we are short of ideas, who can set up proper attacking plays and then join in, who can take a penalty and seal the deal (ffs), who can make that little golden pass when Shelvey is having a day off (which he does 2/3 games on average).

THIS, my friends, is due to a lack of investment. Today's game is the evidence that we should have invested in a proper Attacking Midfielder who can link the play between the midfield and the attack. Sadly for that, you need to spend more than 10mil pounds and Ash doesn't go for that.

We made them look like Barcelona today. Kenedy for me was our worst player contributed absolutely nothing and no confidence with the penalty.

As you say lack of investment and getting players in too late and not match fit all down to outr shyte owner.

[Kingstonbob1]

May be felt that I’m being harsh but I feel a team of bottlers (and didnt think I’d say it after last year) for the pen. Howay Dummett it’s your team, captain Jamaal big heart, Shelvey shut their fans up naaaah.....allow the player who offered the least all game to take it. Those are two MASSIVE points dropped.

[Cannylad]

What the fu*ck was Kenedy thinking taking a penalty like that ? He may as well of told their keeper where he was going to place the ball, absolutely hopeless. He's payed a fu*kin' fortune to do that ?? I could have taken a better penalty than that sh!t for nowt !

[ex_pat_magpie]

May be felt that I’m being harsh but I feel a team of bottlers (and didnt think I’d say it after last year) for the pen. Howay Dummett it’s your team, captain Jamaal big heart, Shelvey shut their fans up naaaah.....allow the player who offered the least all game to take it. Those are two MASSIVE points dropped.

And it's a hard thing to swallow but if that pen had gone in it would have been an undeserved extra two points.

[ghostrider]

I think Rondon could have made a difference today...but you know what?...We didn't deserve anything special from the game and yet could have nicked it.
We were basically garbage today but it won't be the last garbage game....and yet....we could have stolen 3 points.

No Hayden for Chelsea which is no massive deal. No Kenedy is a big deal and likely two further games looks looming.

[HughieG]

And it's a hard thing to swallow but if that pen had gone in it would have been an undeserved extra two points.

Absolutely. It's also hard to swallow that we're not a very good team. I wonder why Rondon was kept on the bench.

[toptoon]

Absolutely. It's also hard to swallow that we're not a very good team. I wonder why Rondon was kept on the bench.

..or more to the point how Joselu was allowed to complete 90 minutes. He offered nothing all game.

It looked like they wanted it more today and they won every 50/50. No excuse for that. Wanquilo didn´t look fit to me and was bent double after every run. LB abd RB is where we´ll feel the cost of Ashley´s failure to let the club invest.

[HughieG]

..or more to the point how Joselu was allowed to complete 90 minutes. He offered nothing all game.

It looked like they wanted it more today and they won every 50/50. No excuse for that. Wanquilo didn´t look fit to me and was bent double after every run. LB abd RB is where we´ll feel the cost of Ashley´s failure to let the club invest.

RB and AM for me. We need someone in the attacking end who can facilitate goal-scoring and score goals himself. If only we'd signed Eriksen way back when