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Kachunga can fuck off to the B team until his contract is out. Absolute disgrace; it's not that his little gut punch was stupid, for me it was the absolute lack of effort he put in to try to make up for his actions. Half jumps, forlorn little jogs, comedy falls to the floor, a shocking lack of a first touch. If he showed a tiny fraction of the desire of Dempsey tonight, I'd almost forgive him. As it was, he can get in the fucking bin, the gobshite. Officiating was bizarre, truly bizarre. Nothing more to be said on that, just embarrassing. Huge well done to everyone other than that no-mark dosser; a real battling performance. If FGR could finish, that could have been a cricket score. As it was, they're terrible in front of goal, and we got three points... albeit under far more challenging circumstances than we thought at about 7:50pm...

Beaten by a better side on the day. But as has been said before, we almost didn't deserve to lose. Shows the difference in taking chances and not... Derby were anonymous second half bar their goal but never really looked under threat from us. I'd have taken playoffs in August and I still think that's where we are going to be in May. Then it's a lottery... keep the faith.

I flicked on to their game at about 30 mins as dodgy box ifollow stopped working for me at end of first half. Saw both goals. They won't be staying up with defending like that second... absolutely nobody tracking Bowen with Antonio going nowhere for a cross. They're in big trouble.

With McGoldrick starting this time, plus being at home, I can't help but think our defence will have a harder job than they did at our place. 1-1, with 20 goals 20 goals Nlundulu to bag.

Quite a satisfying result tonight. Nout like a 98th minute loss.

Proper skip rats. It's always fun to watch established "big" PL clubs implode, thinking back to when we made Alan Smith cry, or stayed up at the expense of World Cup Winning Academy of Football West Ham, etc. Everton dropping has had such a sense of inevitability over the past 3/4 years that it might lose its excitement factor when it finally happens. Or not - fuck them!

Fantastic all over the pitch, an absolute stroll towards the end. Portsmouth didn't really get a sniff - as professional a performance as weve seen. I say it every game it seems, but Eoin Toal is brilliant, so calm. And a cracking finisher too, it seems...!

+1. Not his finest attribute.

Shit fan tonight. Great work from Dion there, get innnn!

Cheerio Declan. Like the others who have had strops with Evatt and left under a cloud... I don't think we'll miss him.

That's a superb clearance. Does illustrate something I was thinking during the game... Trafford looked to be flapping a little bit today, and hasn't looked -that- assured in the air over the past few games. Another clean sheet, cant fault him - I just hope he doesn't end up dropping any clangers!

Masterclass from our midfield and defence; seeing a side top of the league dig in for a point with long hoofs and shithousing to the level of Burton, Morecambe and the like, is probably the biggest respect they could pay us. Going forward we've battered them, just that same old story of not being *quite* there in front of goal. I have no doubt we'll be in the playoffs. But, if there's another striker to come in with Nlundulu, to make us actually have attacking options off the bench - on that showing, there's no reason we can't begin to reel in the current top 3.

Ha, great find! One steward rather than a chain; I've clearly underestimated how far the fluorescent wombles can actually move.

Does make you wonder what's happened behind the scenes, as I'd agree and I'm sure Evatt would normally - unless there's been a strop of Sarcevic proportions?

Written 3 weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine and inflation began its journey towards the ridiculous.

At first glance, it looks like you're almost onto something. However, this article was written in 2018, well before external factors such as Covid and rampant inflation were even able to be considered. Either one alone blows the Tories' apparent generosity out of the water; combine both and we see why the Chair of the British Medical Association is saying: "The future of the NHS is on a knife edge. It is solely within the Government’s gift to pull it back from the brink. Without intervention, waiting lists will continue to grow and patients will continue to suffer.” As an aside, one thing you chose not to highlight from this article: "There is no guaranteed extra money to pay for this increased NHS funding from stopping our payments to the EU budget. Other costs associated with Brexit are expected to outweigh the savings."

I'd never dispute that there could be benefits to leaving a common market with our largest trade partners. I'm neither an economist nor a clairvoyant but I don't see why that isn't a possibility over enough time - the Infinite Monkey Theorem comes to mind. It's not quite the sell we were fed by Banks and Farage in 2016 though. I'd still love to know where that £350m a week is being reinvested.

In lieu of any responsibility whatsoever taken by staunch Leavers, or any evidence in the 6 1/2 years since the referendum to back up your positivity, I still somewhat admire your optimism. Maybe old Blighty WILL bounce back and we'll have the last laugh. Maybe.

😁 Disappointingly, I couldn't provide a detailed evaluation from my position in the gods. Fair handful.

Doubt anyone would want him permanently. But, I mean Bradford took Delfouneso on loan this time last year, so there's always someone desperate. 50/50 wage split, you never know.

Cracking day in the end. I was one of the 300 last-minuters, and it proved to be a great decision. Very professional performance, even if we got a couple of gifts. Fair play to both Bod and Charles for forcing those gifts though; haven't seen our attackers press with such success in quite a while. Oh and that third was a beauty to watch, willed on by 3000 shouts of "Ole!" accompanying every pass. Congratulations to the lad on the front row, for getting a phone number off a bird in the Barnsley end, delivered by a chain of stewards during the first half. Impressive technique.

I made that mistake last year. I thought, with Lincoln being a spit from the Fens, that it would be a tongue in cheek name. Bit like "Brightside" in the creaking post-industrial heartland straddling Sheffield and Rotherham, or "Belle Vue' overlooking a council estate in Manchester. Not so. Anyway, I enjoyed my visit last year, a nice win, noisy away end, even a bit of quick-walk-dont-look-back, mazing our way out of the stadium. Hopefully it's a fruitful visit for the lads and lasses down there tonight. 2-1 to the Whites, after conceding first. Dapo brace.

Better game than the scoreline implied, but Charles has to be finishing that ffs. Thought we were the better side, but a draw probably about right. Toal has been a great addition - all three CBs come out with a lot of credit tbh.

(Dubious) foul or not on Trafford, that was Crellinesque. Fucks sake, no idea how we've lost this. *edit, just seen replay. Definite foul. Joke.