Just now, Norman_Conquest said:

Would you take him off to protect him?

Probably take him off early in the second half if it's as comfortable as this.

Just now, Neverbefore said:

So close from ell there

Some top marking as well.  Just left him on his own 😀

Can't say I see what other people do in Ethan Laird.  Jones looks a better defender, never mind anything else.

1 minute ago, Changing Times said:

I don't want to tempt fate but this lot are ***.  Half of them look like competition winners.  This is one of those games where the only think that can beat you is yourself.

They do but they have a couple of individual game changers like stransfield, Myoshi and that paik looks like he could cause problems.

That's a penalty for me.

First thoughts are that's a pen

Stonewall pen that

We need a second goal

How is that not a peno?

I think we need a second before the end of half as dominate as we are so far surely Birmingham can't be this bad second half.

Clarke has to score there.

Slapstick football from Brum lol

If it wasn't Ayling who got wiped out there, I think that would have been given as a penalty, but the patented Ayling Flop has probably been taken into account by the referee. On a replay, it looked like both players forgot the ball was there - neither of them really played for it.

Edited March 12, 20241 yr by RiseAgainst

Looked like a pena then again not too sure either!

Just now, RiseAgainst said:

If it wasn't Ayling who got wiped out there, I think that would have been given as a penalty, but the patented Ayling Flop has probably been taken into account by the referee. On a replay, it looked like both players forgot the ball was there.

That's what I was thinking as well.  I reckon the ref thought he was looking for it.  If Ayling had made a move for the ball he might have gotten the pen.

We could have done with a second goal, they cannot be as bad in the second half.

Edited March 12, 20241 yr by Norman_Conquest