Eddie

I’ll say it, I don’t mind Tutu at right back. Considering he’s a winger and playing in a back four that isn’t exactly functioning, I think he’s done pretty well overall. Not without the odd mistake but especially with ACD in front of him I’m perfectly happy with Tutu lining up at right back. Fair play to him because I doubt it’s his preferred position.

I’m in a similar boat (although to be fair our record in these games makes it easy to have a shit record). Watford - went lost Villa - went lost PNE - missed won Boro (Cardiff I know) - went lost Stoke - went lost Plymouth - went won Oxford - went lost We’re winning it this year though - I’m convinced of it!

Exciting though, innit. I get that it’s bare minimum expectation, but once you’re there the magnitude of the games due to the way it literally makes 46 games worthless or priceless means you can’t get away from the importance. Especially seeing as we go through our seasons with only a handful of genuinely exciting fixtures, it’s nice to just turn up to matches with them meaning so much (appreciate it’s no good for the nerves).

We draw Bradford win Stockport lose Stevenage win Plymouth win Which I think would mean Bradford Bolton Stevenage Stockport

We’re the only ones with a place secured - that will factor in at this stage. We were also something like 8/13 for the Oxford game so I’d not look into it too much!

Maybe so, but lose at home to Port Vale and you’re not confident of going away to Barnsley in a few days - no matter how poor they looked in their own mid week game

If Stockport lost this they will be seriously twitching come the weekend and hoping we do them a favour. A loss away at Barnsley (not inconceivable) and a Luton win at our place would see Luton go above them on goal difference. Assuming Bradford get a point and Stevenage do what they need to do at home to Wigan then Stockport would slip out! All unlikely but you wouldn’t want to be going into the last day with a reasonable amount of concern when you could have wrapped it up and put yourself in pole position for 3rd spot with your game in hand at home to Port Vale.

Turned it on, saw that penalty get given, turned it off. Elite or not, it’s ruined by VAR.

Attendance was 5,000 (30%) higher for the game this season - in a league lower! If we were in the championship play offs in March now, I’ve no doubt we’d have 26k+ on. Our support is so good

3 on the bench as well - no keeper, no midfield options

That shot that Kenny had 10 mins before his goal, outside of the boot into the top right corner (facing the goal) - presuming the keeper has made an unreal save given it was a corner (I think). How he managed to get any shot off was impressive - looked like it would have been another goal of the season contender without the save (caveat being all perception is shit behind the goal).

We’ve lost 2 of 20 - let’s not get too overcritical

Don’t know how anyone sits low down behind the goal for home games - I feel like I’ve no real idea how that game went, all perspective is lost (class when Kenny sticks it in that net though). First half felt like it just went by without any real incident - did ACD hit the bar after about 15 mins? Like @Tombwfc says, second half we looked far better and could have had a couple before Kenny scores that beaut (he’s very very good at this level). Their goal was unbelievably avoidable. It all starts with ACD playing a pointless nothing pass inside when there was nobody on. Then as always a ball goes over our left back (looked like GJ should have had it on the full but missed it), then he does his usual and grabs after the player when he could have just tracked back and pushed him out wide. The free kick should have been dealt with by Bonham but he fucked it up, we looked like we’d got away with it and half cleared it and then suddenly it’s in the net (still no idea what happened). Then straight back to us controlling the game. From what I could see - Kenny class, Burstow probably his best game for us for a while, Cissoko unplayable, Rodrigues very comfortable and the rest did fine. We were unlucky not to win it (story of the season)! Based on that, I really wouldn’t be arsed about getting them in the play offs. If we have them at home 2nd leg then we’ll easily get passed them, they’ve got very little. Top away day, bring on the play offs.

Man of the match. By a distance. Caused them all sorts of problems all game. ACD had a quieter game but Cissoko was immense - I’d say his best game in a white shirt personally

Can’t say I did, although I wasn’t particularly on the look out for York shirts. Victoria to Hebden bridge was 90% Bolton fans with a few Bradford fans chucked in. edit - just been told in our beer garden that York have smashed up a train between Manchester and Rochdale which is now stuck and so no trains can get past up to Bradford.