“Interesting” thing about our squad. In league one you can have a maximum of 22 outfield players aged 21 and over. We’ve only had 17. And one of those is recovering from a heart attack. At the start of yesterday’s game (and for a while now), we could just fill a first team starting 11 from the 21s and over. By the end, even if we played both keepers (one outfield), we can’t field a first team from 21&+ players.

Plus, in theory, Exeter only need four points to overtake us due to the six-goal swing in GD yesterday. Thank Luton for having mercy on us and turning the last 10 minutes into a training exercise.

Morning all. Really strange situation in that we only need one game to be safe, and that could be Saturday. But with the injuries I see Wigan, Blackpool, and Burton all overtaking us by the end of the season. Exeter have a goalscorer which makes all the difference in the run-in and they are probably looking at us and Doncaster as teams to catch.

Had an interesting chat after the match yesterday about Jackson. If we go down I’d absolutely expect someone to come in for him. But anyone looking at where we’ve been when we’ve had our first choice players would pay attention. I’d wonder if one of the sides looking for play offs with the money/squad they have, who don’t make that, would take a punt on him for next season.

Thanks to WUP and WUPpers for always being there. Lang may its lum reek

HB RP. Sadly (or maybe thankfully) my birthday isn't during the football season. I have the delight of various World Cup group matches on my birthday this year which don't include England so I won't be watching. England and Scotland matches only for me.

I raise my healthy dram of Jura to your health.

Cheers Trigger. Settled in now with a bottle of Aberfeldy 12 year old :)

Lol @ RP. Happy birthday.

Mark if there was a way to have done it we probably would. Jackson and Cope aren’t on a pisstake here. I know you’re doing the internet thing of arguing your point regardless but we didn’t have anyone else that met the criteria. Him and Orsi would have been the ones we could do a deal on to make the money free. Outside of those 2 all the players with experience to be marketable and a salary worth cutting were higher up the pecking order.

Thanks to Tom Swig and Trigger for advice earlier re getting our game shown in a pub in Glasgow. Unfortunately I did see the game.

The Bugiel saga today showed a lack of professionalism all round. Bugiel should know the rules, so when we stopped to make our two subs, he should have gone down for treatment and could then have come off. Our bench should have spotted Bugiel was moving awkwardly, so poor all round. Also, we should have made the two subs at ht - then we'd have had a window and a sub in hand for 2nd half. I said this at HT so not being wise after the event!

[Link] This is brilliant, Dean Holdsworth on his career

Major challenge Keefy. Our goalscorers are already both playing above themselves and aging out. Budget is going to be lower next season by all accounts and even lower in comparison to other L1 clubs. So we won’t exactly be shopping for locally sourced organic quince at the farmers’ market.

Depends which city. Certainly some were pink but I think at least one was green

Main target for next season must be striker that can kick ball on target

Just talking to a spurs fan from the midlands and a Chelsea fan from the island in sandown,that news paper up north that came out straight after games ,what was it's name pink?red?

Red Kite - possibly

Mark, wasn't there a change in strategy at that time with JJ opting for a more attacking formation?

Stockport had Louie Barry, one of their better players, sent off today, so presumably will miss the game at our place as they have no league game next weekend as they are at Wembley in the EFL Trophy final

I know I’ve said this before but when we signed Bauer in the summer, JJ highlighted that we were short of centre backs ( as we play 3, you’ve gotta agree with that sentiment)….So what changed this in January window?

Harbottle wages freed up Tilley wages so I’m told

That great strategy included the bloke on loan from Switzerland I hear…. That worked out well…. Maybe just maybe there was a way to have BOTH Tilley and Hardbottle

I thought John Green funded Tilley?

or what Lurker said