Life after JWP will probably take a while for the rest of the team to get used to, but in theory it’s just one change in the lineup that faced Wednesday with Charles for JWP so not too drastic, and still a proper midfield unit unlike vs Gillingham. A lot of responsibility on Smallbone all of a sudden though.
Don't forget the highlights are that little bit earlier for some of the oldies (including me) who struggled to stay up until midnight for MOTD. ITV4 9pm.
Honestly we don’t need to win. We need to look like we are making progress. The players we know are staying need to reassure us they can handle it. I do think we will win, but would take a draw happily.
Yeah far too early to be declaring games must win. I don't think we'll really be at our best for another month or so at least.
Looking forward to seeing Charles and Manning and the progress from Smallbone and Tella this afternoon. My first live match of the season and nice to have hope of a win
After today, Delia will rue the day she clapped eyes on the Solent, you mark my words. Che to score and Armstrong for a brace. Any Armstrong, you choose.
Nowhere near a must win, but a very good test to see if we actually have a chance of doing anything good this season