Should have kept McLoughlin. Steady eddy, never got injured and never let us down. Big mistake letting him go. Blackburn's massive gain, and look how well they are doing.
Hull City head coach Sergej Jakirovic told BBC Radio Humberside: "It was a great reaction from the players at half-time. At the end we have to be satisfied with this point. "We tried everything in the second half to turn this game, we needed to be better on the ball and take more risks. We made three substitutions, they lifted us and brought us a lot of energy on the pitch and also we were very dangerous in the attacking phase. "In the first half we made too many mistakes, we were struggling all half because we lost our confidence and we didn't cover the ball well. "They were better in challenges than us and this was something we needed to change at half-time, to bring more fight, more character to put them under pressure, especially if we scored in the first 15 minutes." please log in to view this image 11:15 Media caption, Jakirovic: 'We have to be better'
Why do people get so fixated on this sort of thing? He's playing well below the level. TLT for instance is a league down and struggling on the bench for Donny, do we really think Cartwright is performing better just because he's doing well in non-league?
I'm with you, I think he will be in the frame to play or at least first back up next season, if not before.
That has to be the worst 10 minutes start to a City game I've seen in many a long year. Particularly the 2nd goal is just awful defending, in addition the Gaffer got the line-up wrong in the first half IMO. I have to say I have been disappointed with John Egan, when Jones left I thought he would be as good, but I think it goes to show Jones was a much better defender, and this is borne out by the rave reviews he is getting from Boro fans. Also, Hughes hasn't had a great start to the season, so certainly we need Ajayi to come back in and stay fit, which will hopefully improve matters. Credit to the Gaffer for changing it at HT, the changes certainly brought more energy to proceedings. I feel Lundstrom and Amir were okay together against Southampton, as they just passed the ball side to side. But a bit similar style and pace and against teams like PNE you need more energy in midfield, and whether you like Slater or not he made a difference there when he came on. Gelhardt should never have been left out, and made a big difference when he came on. Also, good to see Millar back, who looked sharp when he came on. Giles and McBurnie show is turning into something special, I hope Giles injury is nothing more than a knock. Considering the start, and we could have snatched all 3 points if their keeper hadn't saved Lummy's drive, credit to all concerned for at least getting a point, and having a positive mindset going into the Blunts game.
He's been dropped by Donny of late, but from what I have seen, Cartwright is a better all round keeper IMO.
But Cartwright is playing what, 3 levels below TLT? TLT is out of form, no doubt, but he's performed very strongly the last few seasons.
