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I was using them as an example of teams that don't play defensively. Besides we struggled with low blocks under Carrick & Edwards too. You need to go to Specsavers, fella! I don't think we ever looked like winning that game. We were 2-1 down at the break, conceded an OG and a late goal to put the seal on it. Even if Conway had put that sitter away, there is no guarantee we would have won. Defensively we were terrible that game. Mitigating factor being Coventry were also pretty good.

I'm not sure this theory holds up. Coventry like to play football and they beat us quite handily. Meanwhile Stoke have the best defence in the league (only 23 goals conceded) so I'm guessing they will defend quite well. They've scored 32, which is a bit better than Millwall, but they don't exactly score loads. I can see us struggling to open them up.

I get that...lord knows enough people have mentioned it on here. But its annoying how often someone will put a ball in and there is no-one to get on the end and at least have a go. I know we have a bunch of forwards who could / should be doing this...but Conway is one of them, no? Plus like I said, his role seems to have had a very negative impact on his goalscoring ability, as when he does get chances, they are often more of a risk to the crowd behind the goal.

Kim Hellberg revolutionising football, creating new tactics and positions, as we speak! 😁

Wait...you got kidnapped by NASA and they're sending you to the moon? 😁 Best wishes and hope you're not stuck in hospital too much longer. You need to be out in time to hop on the last leg of the Hellberg Express, en route to promotion! 😉

So basically Conway needs moving from the "Striker" section of the team page and we need to start thinking of him as another Aiden Morris?

But he's a striker...allegedly. His job description is supposedly scoring goals. If Hellberg just wants someone to run around and press the opposition, he could play Hansen or someone like that. Plus on the rare occasions he does get the ball in front of goal, his efforts are generally pretty weak...either right at the keeper or off target.

Who are you...and what have you done with the real Tom?

I should have known Boro never make it easy for themselves...or us! 😬

Jesus they made us sweat, but they got over the line in the end. While Boro only showed flashes of their best, overall I think we were still worthy of the win. Between two teams that were below par for most of the game, I would say we were the better, if not by a huge amount. We got a bit of luck with the opening goal, with the WBA defender being in the right place, at the right time to bundle in the rebound from Gilbert's shot. Our other 2 goals came from genuine quality play. Whereas West Brom benefitted from Boro giving away a freekick in a dangerous position (that probably should have been a pen), plus some horrendous defending that allowed the ball to roll across the box, onto the feet of Wallace. Boro did their darndest to snatch a draw from the jaws of victory (and *** us all off into the bargain) but Burgzorg said, "Not on my watch!" I'm not sure if I'll be sad to see him go or not. If he can produce moments like tonight on anything approaching a regular basis, he could be a vital part of the squad. Anyway, I'm exhausted after that and need a lie down. A hard fought and deserved win at a place that isn't usually good to us. Hopefully will be as good for squad morale as our points tally. Was ready to have a good old whinge had we only got a draw...glad I don't have to! I think the sooner we can get a settled defence the better, because we seemed to completely switch off a couple of times. Malanda is immense but he can't do it on his own.

I thought about it for a moment, but decided I was too comfortable. 😁

I guess he really wants a new contract?

This is what infuriates me about Boro. When we actually run at teams and put them under pressure we can score goals like that. So why oh why do we *** about with the short pass, walking football in midfield so much?

Always said Burgzorg was quality... 😉

DELANO BURGZORGGGG!! YOU BEAUTYYYY!!!!