Well done to all our fans last night. (If you didn't go, Bert posted a vlog(is that the term?) last night.) But I wonder why quite a few Wombles chose to wear our white shirts against a team who play in white.

6M - I hadn’t read the OS when I posted that, but you’re correct, they did at least get the day right… Worth people remembering that it’s a 2pm kick off on Sunday - a few might get caught out by that.

6M - also this - "with Issue Three of the 2026/27 season available at this Sunday's home game against Wigan Athletic" followed by "Our second issue includes an exclusive interview with summer signing Steven Sessegnon"

I found the atmosphere really good last night - we sang relentlessly, whilst the Fulham fans looked bemused, and clearly couldn’t think of a song to sing… There was a weird kid trying to goad the Wimbledon fans by holding up his fingers to indicate the score, as if them beating a team two divisions below them was somehow a monumental achievement - they pay about two grand for their season tickets in that swimming pool stand, so I’m sure his daddy drove him home safely in the Porsche afterwards, and he thereby avoided getting his head kicked in as would probably have happened in the 1970s/80s…

Good point. Sunday. At least they got that bit right, even if I didn't.

6M - also, isn’t the game on Sunday?

Why do the OS articles about Saturday's programme keep referring to it being our first home league game of the season? I knew a 0-0 against Reading wouldn't live long in the memory but even so.

Lewis has painted himself into a corner. Decided he could do better than us, but it seems he can't. I'd have seasons 1 and 2 Lewis back without a second thought though.

Tim, you would have to pay off all the managerial staff, not just Jackson, include Asst & Coaches. These pay offs are typically negotiated with salary * length of contract in mind. Bear in mind that if we pay £140k, there won't be a long queue of experienced and upcoming managers though

Lurker - probably agree. Just feel that MS offers a bit more grit/steel based on his time last night and what I saw against Charlton

Whilst I think Lewis’ ceiling is higher (and he’s a bit quicker) the gap from him to Sweeney isn’t the issue I expected. The issue is after him and Johnson we have a small full back that we think is a centre back and not sure what other options

Airsy I’m with you on Maycock. My assumption is he doesn’t look as good in training as others. Because he’s such an energetic player and creates chances and gets into scoring positions. It makes no sense for him to be on the bench. McCoy-Splatt is an interesting one. I think there’s more there but I’m not sure either him or Nelson is as good (yet) as Hypolite and Maycock currently are.

Surbiton it’s the right idea but there’s 2 problems. One, what players do on the pitch and what they’re asked to do aren’t always the same. As Mike Tyson put it, everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face. Two, executing those balls aren’t as easy as it sounds. Finding players who can consistently hit those to the speed, height and accuracy needed at this level isn’t easy. Often they’re easy for defences to cut out or manage. Because they can be seen a mile off. It’s why flick ons and lay offs tend to work better.

I'd like to see McCoy-Splatt get more minutes as I think he offers something that the others don't. Also if Maycock doesn't start on Sunday, he'll probably be wondering why he signed the new contract

Could of 2nd half of season to get more game time of course

Nick I’ve viewed it as no Sasu wouldn’t be on loan. He should have gone on loans last season, one before that and one before that. He didn’t which says they don’t see him gaining anything from a loan. Thing is he’s quick, tall, actually has decent skills for our level. He just seems to drift out of things too often. Which may well be because he didn’t get the loans he needed in the past.

Considering Hackford’s age I’m not sure a loan has any point now. He’s handy off the bench to run in behind slow defences late on and score the odd goal. But I’ve yet to see anything to suggest more game time would fix the weaknesses to his game. If he moves on he’s probably best moving on.

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STD - why would we have loaned Hackford out last season?! And who is suggesting we should have?!

Glad we didn't loan hackford last season what with his relegation saving goal at wigan :-)

SW - I do wonder how Stevens’s injury has changed things. Would Sasu (ideally) or Hackford be out on loan otherwise? Unless we get another forward in it seems unlikely we can get either of them out whilst Stevens remains a question mark.

Talking of staff - where's Skiverton? Thought he had ankle surgery months ago, but he's not back on the touchline

That missing money isn’t coming back. Best supporters can hope for is for one day to understand who benefited from it.

I am now at the point of feeling sorry for Sasu and angry with Jackson. He isn't being coached well and not been played to any of his strengths. Last night, we should have been popping balls over the top for him to run onto but we just never do that (partly cause Bishop's kicking can't get over the halfway line). He needed to go out on loan 2 years ago and never got the chance and has looked out of his depth. He could be a good winger but we have never seen him play there. I would get him out on loan ASAP.

TM - do his staff go with him, that adds to the bill? We are getting relegated this season with JJ or without JJ unless there is a sudden surge of investment and as Silk points out that after a certain figure only half the investment can go to the squad. The question is whether the replacement, or second replacement, will be better than JJ at keeping us in League 2, stabilising us in League 2 and eventually getting us promoted out of League 2.