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It is what he hasn't been able to do that's the problem. I know he has had changes in central defenders ahead of him so I am trying my hardest to allow for these things but I am really struggling to have any confidence in him at all so far this season. I am just hoping he sorts these things...

Jamie Murphy rarely gives the ball away or gets disposessed. That allows Bong to have confidence to push forward in support without fear of getting caught out of position. The problem with Jamie is his ''stats'' and how stats are calculated. He has not had enough goal assists in his stats...

Central midfield was not a major issue for me. Yes they knocked it about pretty in midfield but not in the final third of the pitch because Sidwell and Kayal stuck to their roles rigidly and let them play their pretty stuff where it didn't matter as much. We were playing round the outside of...

I think some people are ''blinkered'' when it comes to David Stockdale............................. Much as he looks brilliant sometimes. On other occasions the reverse is true. I often try to overlook it but I was staring at the gap he left when lining that wall up and it was like having a...

There wasn't anything wrong with team spirit on Saturday. Newcastle are a neat passing team but they played against 10 men for half of the match and we only conceded at set plays. I would suggest that the team with 10 men showed great team spirit; however Skalak gives you ''jack shit'' apart...

The lack of Stephens was not what cost points against Newcastle. They scored from 2 free kicks and the goalkeeper's starting position for both of them are what cost the goals. Apart from that Newcastle looked pretty passing the ball around but had no real cutting edge. We actually got in behind...