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Some admitted they couldn’t stand the bloke. They’ve disappeared without trace.

Hughton, Dyche, Potter and successive Albion squads were all proved correct in rating Dale as the business.

8 or 9/10 against Ndombele/Winks, Dier, Eriksen. Quality from our DM. But he should let others shoot!

In reality it was so often a 4-5-1 or 9-0-1.

No one would defend that lack of goals from CM. Your post is ambiguous ... was that lack of goals because our CM were told to shield the back 4, or because Stephens wasn’t good enough? He may well get a red card or two in the remainder of his time with us, it goes with the territory of a...

After many of his well timed, crunching tackles, WH players seemed momentarily (in their football DNA) about to play act hurt, to get DS carded. But the ref today was very good on that. A showman like Kevin Friend might, wrongly, have seen things differently.

Looking back at Jan 14, most posters thought DS would be a shite purchase without knowing anything about him. There were however a few oases of rationality. mejonaNO12 aka riskit comes out of it very well.

The skinny, vulnerable to injuries, March was last seen in 2017/18. Last season he came back visibly stronger in stature and in deeds on the pitch. Tenacious, an irritant to opposing wingers or flying FB’s, a great tackler.

I know you’re correct. But I’d say that March has had a quality defensive side to his game for some time. He owned the diving cheat in Palarse’s last visit to the Amex, in a great display.

Uncomfortable times for the fans who very vocally don’t rate Muzza, March or Stephens. Another manager does rate them, they’re part of a PL first team playing some lovely football.

I hoped and suspected that Potter would get the best out of DS, not least because he’d see team-mates in space upfield to actually pass to. Just one game in, but it sounds promising.

Fair do’s. Looks like Potter’s will give everyone a real chance to thrive in his system, so we’ll see the best of those who can cut it.

I didn’t type it with bitterness or revenge. Just my sense of humour by visualising contrasting music to the contrasting moods of Albion fans versus Stephens haters tonight. I’m very happy thanks, smiling from ear to ear, going to have a celebratory drink later. Chuffed with the appointment...

I’ve always clashed with Dale haters, whatever the result. He’s taken some stick this week, yet again, so I’m fine with taking the p when Dale very shortly afterwards plays well in a great victory. No apologies for it not meeting your NSC code of honour.

A very bad day for the two resident Stephens haters, their pets and families know it’s a time to shut up. Meanwhile, 99,998 other Albion fans are in: Stephens is here to stay, a key part of Potter’s first team.

Murray too. When he doesn’t score when starting in a loss, the sharpened stilettos are out in force on NSC.

In the NS last season (when buying individual tickets in different locations), I often sat within verbal diarrhoea distance of Propper/Stephens haters. Clearly looking for any mistake from the off, seizing upon any transgression: “There, I told you, Propper’s a :wanker:”. Interchangeable with...

.... some fans, who desperately look out for any Stephens mistake in a match. Whilst most of us will always appreciate any Albion DM quietly doing the unglamorous work for the midfield.

This. Even ManC always play a deep lying CM who can tackle/close down for 90 minutes, and face up to teams trying to rough them up. Stephens is the obvious Albion player who does just that.

This. Garcia, Hughton, Dyche, Potter and various Albion squads are all clueless when it comes to assessing a player.