The story so far!

[itsagrandoldteam]

I don't think you can read a lot into that. Another 7 games until the magical predictions of the 10 game mark which means nothing much actually. Jan / Feb sorts out what is going on with injuries transfers etc.

There's the negative problem that some fans have and won't get rid of for whatever their own agenda is. A great performance, some class individual performances and someone still finds negativity from it. Sad sad sad.

[Elite_Pie]

There's the negative problem that some fans have and won't get rid of for whatever their own agenda is. A great performance, some class individual performances and someone still finds negativity from it. Sad sad sad.

I suppose it could be argued with some justification that our first goal was offside, our second was handball, our third was a miscued cross, and our fourth was a fortunate deflection. We certainly had the rub of the green last night for once, but I think you make your own luck to a degree. If you put quality balls into the box and have shots as often as we did, you greatly increase the chance of a 'lucky' break. It would have taken spectacular bad luck for us to come out of the game with no goals, and we were fully deserving of the points.

[Med Pie]

I suppose it could be argued with some justification that our first goal was offside, our second was handball, our third was a miscued cross, and our fourth was a fortunate deflection. We certainly had the rub of the green last night for once, but I think you make your own luck to a degree. If you put quality balls into the box and have shots as often as we did, you greatly increase the chance of a 'lucky' break. It would have taken spectacular bad luck for us to come out of the game with no goals, and we were fully deserving of the points.

The greatest frustration last season was the amount of balls played in to the box or should I say, not played in. The quality of some of Jones's crosses last night were exceptional, Macca would have had a field day and it will certainly suit Jatta.

Jatta seems clumsy, he doesn't have the best touch but his instincts are good and he works hard, he'll get goals in this set up.

[OchPie]

I suppose it could be argued with some justification that our first goal was offside, our second was handball

Having watched back a few times, I think the ref got both calls right.

For the first, it's hard to see precisely but for me Jatta looks in line with the defence when the ball is played. Hard to say for sure from the angle on TV, but looks close enough for the benefit of the doubt. Grant is in an offside position but isn't obviously interfering with play - he's not obviously being marked or acting as a distraction, and he makes no effort at all to play the ball.

For the second, the EFL have been clear this season that playing the ball onto the player's own arm is a mitigating factor for handball. To me, from the video shown, it looks very much like the ball goes from chest to arm (to other arm maybe), and his arms are more or less where you'd expect them to be for the position he's getting into, so no handball.

Both of these are marginal calls and we'd likely be pissed if they'd gone against us, but I think the ref probably got both calls right.