After a shocking 1st half we came good after the break. Up to 1-1 we bossed the game, but just gave away initiative after PVS's offside goal.
And yes, gave away some stupid free kicks as well. Can not complain about the penalty....Wilf and Andros on top next game please.

That's how I saw it though it was a penalty . The player put his head in and Sakho pushed it away probably not realising he was being played .It was the second movement with the elbow that cost him giving the Bournemoth lad the opportunity to hit the deck as if shot by a sniper .

We have a mid table side that could be better with investment in a couple of decent strikers . Soloth should have been shipped out on loan and Ayew is no better than Fraser who at least had a bit of red and blue in him ,in fact I would say Cambell was better .

Without goals the players will loose confidence ,the team will loose faith in what they are doing and the panic will set in at the end of matches as we drop deeper and deeper to protect a point against very average sides and we will find ourselves once more in trouble at the bottom end of the table .

There was not a lot that was good about last night and we need a performance on Saturday to lift us all .

And we still need a striker

This post has been merged from a topic called 'Midfield balance not right' by Midlands Eagle

In our good spells last season we dominated midfield and defended and attacked as a unit.We looked well drilled and properly coached.
This season we don’t look the same team.Is it just because of losing RLC and Cabaye from the midfield or is it a deeper problem?
It’s early days but Kouyate and Meyer look very different players to RLC and Cabaye so Roy is going to have to find a new system in midfield to get the best out of the whole team.
We looked compact last season in midfield and retained possession well for long spells.
This season there are gaps all over midfield and possession is being given away cheaply.
Luka is not the same player and looks isolated in deep midfield.
Mcarthur is playing with his usual energy and commitment but without structure.
I think it will take another few weeks to sort this out so am not expecting a great improvement in our league position in the near term.

Meyer is so like Cabaye. But I think he'll prove better for us than the Fenchman, purely because his best years are ahead of him. We were on top from half time until our goal last night, and around the time of our goal was also when Meyer's legs went. We need a player of his ilk to knit us together and became disjointed from the moment his legs went. It'll be interesting to see what Roy does in Saturday.

If you want to live in a world full of kindness, respect and love, try to show these qualities.

We were 3 mins away from a decent draw away against a good side. But for a clumsy mistake. people on here slating the players - get real folks sh** happens. I sometimes suspect these fans only starting supporting us in the premier league because from my experience there's no god given certainty we'll win every game. Highs and lows ...it makes winning taste even better.

Edited by premier fan (02 Oct 2018 8.24am)

With respect I don't view Sakho's actions in this category.To my mind it was totally irresponsible especially as the referee had issued a warning just prior to the free kick being taken.

I don't see supporters on here slating the players in total, they are just being critical of Sakho for his moment of ill-discipline.