Any wonder we are struggling
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Glover_elbow
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I dont want to see bola McNair Dijksteel anywhere near the starting 11. All 3 have a losing mentality
I agree it's all about play off preparations. With that in mind - the quality of our passing in the first half was extremely poor.
Bernieslavenschin
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thewanderer
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Just poor players.
Alwaysaborolad
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Howson hopefully back in midfield, Forss hopefully back on the right and Ramsey on the left, that will make us more effective.
I fear you just can't flick a switch & go back to where we were , far too much disruption to squad lately , barlaser was garbage today passed it ok .....where it did not matter, riley was a plus but rusty , in general a hard game to play in as it was insignificant , but i expected more from us !!!
Caretaker1
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Depending where we are with injuries , these may have to play in the play offs .
Fat_Dragon
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I still think we have what it takes to win the playoffs but so do other teams. Nothing installs confidence into a team more than winning football matches. A few months ago we still had aspirations of automatic promotion but since then we have lost many games and may end up 20 points off Sheff Utd. Our form is dipping just at the wrong time of the season.
TeessideCleveland
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Would like to see them all - have to see how Howson I'd after pulling up pre-match, and Ramsey being back at Villa doesn't sound hopeful
Nobby_Barnes
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Other play off contenders will be having similar issues, don't panic guys 
Jedi boro
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Diego
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Don’t think anyone is that worried. But you are allowed to comment on the match we have all just watched. It was poor, and we have some good players who can come back and make us better starting next week.
Redwurzel
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We were lucky with lack of injuries over the Winter and we were getting unsustainable results over 2 point per game which most fans thought was the norm for us. The last 2 games I don't think we have been second best, but results wise we have.
Today I thought the sending off was not a sending off, Jones was clearly pushed over in the box in the second half - those are massive decisions and completely change results. The pen at Luton was clearly not a pen. During the winter we didn't seem to get those against us.
We do seem a little too laid back in defence for me and so never keep clean sheets, certainly away.
Possibly after the Huddersfiled and Burnley games it seemed we are a bit in Play Off preparation mode.
Today I thought the sending off was not a sending off, Jones was clearly pushed over in the box in the second half - those are massive decisions and completely change results. The pen at Luton was clearly not a pen. During the winter we didn't seem to get those against us.
We do seem a little too laid back in defence for me and so never keep clean sheets, certainly away.
Possibly after the Huddersfiled and Burnley games it seemed we are a bit in Play Off preparation mode.
BoroMart
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We’ve gone from the same first XI most games to making 4 or 5 changes, largely enforced, every game. That’s the problem
The Card Cheat
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When our first play off Semi Final kicks off, it will be 0-0, we'll have the best 11 players available to us on the pitch, and they'll be as well prepared as possible by Carrick and his staff.
At that point how many people will give a seconds thought about today, or any other game in the last few weeks?
At that point how many people will give a seconds thought about today, or any other game in the last few weeks?
Muttley
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This.