I know he is only 18 and don’t want to knock the lad but I am yet to be convinced by Ozoh. It could be a lot of nerves but if he far from comfortable when on the ball.

First of all, a win is a win is a win. Great to get 3 points and a step closer to safety.
A new right back secured and looking likely a new midfielder too that many have suggested is very promising.

My thoughts are that much more is going on in the background than any of us know. My guess is that SP very much plans to keep Roy for the rest of this season no matter how disjointed our performances are so long as we don’t get really sucked into a relegation battle.

If you take a look at our remaining fixtures there are no batches of games where we have a nightmare run against the big boys where we would not expect to win or have to pull a rabbit out of the hat. There are enough games against those around us and below us that I really do think we will be safe especially if we can get Eze and Olise on the field together for a fair few of them.

I think no matter how terrible the way we have been set up this year (more often than not) has been that is what we are going to get. Roy is not going to play the fresh options. If Ward is fit it will not surprise me in the slightest if the new boy is sitting on the bench. Franca could be banging them in at training and looking like Messi and he has no chance of starting this season. We just have to except that for this season.

We will get the points we need simply because the run of fixtures and the couple of magic players we have will very likely be enough to get us over the line.

My own opinion Is I still think that Roy should go. He has done an amazing job in his time but he looks lost. The players look confused. But it’s not going to happen.

Yesterday after the quick goal and especially in the first half it was like the boys on the pitch took things into there own hands and went for it. It was a lot like the way we played after Vierra left last year. 2nd half yesterday it was as if Roy had a chance to remind them of there duties at half time and his plan and there was a drop in intensity. In the end we were lucky they hit the crossbar and we got the win.

The only thing I really hope is that we get Sam Johnson back between the sticks. Henderson for me worries me and there are going to be plenty of times that this could be the difference.

Strap in people it’s going to be an up and down few months.

You know what Painter I think I have been, there is no denying Olise is something else he is most probably a better player than Wilf was but without the attitude.

But if you were there last night, and I’m sure you were that was not an easy watch and we were clueless!

With regard to the gripe that you mentioned about the space afforded to opposition wide players, this is something I’ve long been aware of and concerned by.
Hodgson has previously said that he’s less concerned about when the ball is out wide with his reasoning being that if the full backs don’t block the cross the central defenders will deal with them in the penalty area.
Hodgson is more concerned with being compact in and around our penalty area, blocking spaces and defending that area in numbers.
This means that our full backs are sometimes left exposed defending 2 on 1 and that crosses aren’t always stopped.
It’s a dangerous game as there are many adept crossers of the ball in the Premier League and our central defenders and goalkeepers are not the most commanding or dominant of players.
We have not defended well by and large this season and the absence of Doucoure shielding in front of the penalty area has left a massive gap we’ve shown no sign of being able to fill.

18 years old

They're probably 15 and 40 million pound players, respectively. Grealish has regressed since he left Villa. Olise is far superior to either of them