Twice in a month the Irons have squandered a half time lead against 10 men. Once is careless, twice………
The performance against Sunderland was particularly worrying in terms of the second half showing which appeared to lack ambition and made a mockery of the manager’s reputation as a former flare player. Flare player maybe. Cautious manager [...]

Reactions to Saturday’s defeat seem mixed, looking around at other internet forums.
Most conclude, as Zola states in his Manager on Monday column, that we can take a lot of positives from the game. However, a large number question the defensive tactics allegedly adopted by the Irons as well as a number of inadequate performances (particularly by Noble [...]

It may be smoke-screening, but some of the statements made by Gianfranco on Friday in the build up to the game leave me wondering exactly how progressive and attack minded we are set to be against the Mickey Mousers.
First he came out and said “I know they have good players and I am trying to [...]