Craig Bryson was totally and utterly awesome today. He set the tempo. Hounded, harried, tackled. I thought there must of been three of him He was everywhere. Fully deserved Man of the Match.

Take a bow sir.

Note the capital H in He.

Berahino missed Stoke's penno.

That's the fifth one in a row he's missed for all clubs

Apparently, unless he was allowed to take it, he was going to take the ball home, (and his mum wasn't going to make any more half-time egg sandwiches)*

*Courtesy of "The Oatcake" fanzine

Check out the possession stats.

Interesting.

Is that what you were wittering on about during the match View?

For those just in - on Tuesday Cat is to get the 100th/200th etc. comment - she is allowed pacers but must be uncontested.

Good luck if we score when someone has just teed-up a 499?

comment by ScouseRam (U9675)
posted 2 minutes ago
Is that what you were wittering on about during the match View?
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No 4G in the stadium from my provider or rather it is very erratic. I type something, press submit and it appears 10 minutes later.

Interesting

4G! Still on dial-up here.

comment by ScouseRam (U9675)
posted 7 minutes ago
Good luck if we score when someone has just teed-up a 499?
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I think she'd happily accept that & move on to the next one

Ta Scouse, pacey for sure the first two.

Ince must be ripping that he didn't get to take it.

Berahino would appear to be the epitome of a spoiled brat?

comment by ScouseRam (U9675)
posted 3 minutes ago
Berahino would appear to be the epitome of a spoiled brat?
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And took it only because he won it.

Ang, the fat bloke I was on about before on BBC Final Score is Garth Crooks, otherwise known as Girth Crookes.

Scouse that is fatist and think of the hurt you could cause to the stouter brethren on here.

Woooo

I thought we were sensational in the first half today and pretty good second half too. Bryson’s been mentioned but Johnson was also terrific. Craig Ramage has mentioned the defence playing further up the pitch which compresses the space and this is a very good point. At close quarters Johnson is a very effective player and when space is restricted Bryson is able to close down almost everybody and nip in to nick the ball. When the distances are that little bit greater he ends up chasing shadows.

Spart thinks Wilson is useless but I thought he was class today and really showed what he can offer. Mount is scarily good but will get better and better when he learns to release the ball at the right time. All four defenders were absolutely top-notch too. I enjoyed today so much. Fantastic win.

Anyone who doubt what Wilson could bring to a Championship team needs a head wobble.

Jeez

The 1st half today was very special. As good as anything ive seen over the recent years. I thought Bryson and Mount covered every inch of the pitch.Outstanding the pair of em. Wilson has shown today a glimpse of what is in store. So many positives today. It was a pleasure to be there.

I noticed more than once Mount working very hard to get back when they were countering in the second half. Early on in the season I wondered if he was just going to hang around at the top end of the pitch to get his goals but he’s not just playing for himself. It’s a joy to see a player at our club who is clearly heading for the very top.

Vidal, let's just hope mount gets a look in at Chelsea as and when he decides it's time to have a crack at their first team.

Yep, his delivery of a ball is unbelievable but Chelsea have a few who quite like to have a pop at a dead ball. It’s hard to know where he will be next season. In the Premiership for sure. You would think he ought to have a season as a regular starter at that level, which he isn’t likely to get at Chelsea. If he’s only going to get a few minutes here and there he will stall.

What a reaction. The first two goals were scored from Brentford corners. One in our net and one in theirs. Vidal, I thought Wilson had his best game for us today. Perhaps it's the confidence which follows a goal but he was much more effective than on his previous appearances.

Mount was superb as usual. So much quality, vision and today a real work ethic. He and Bryson harried a decent team in to making errors.

Looks like Lampard is regretting signing Waghorn. Preferred Marriott to lead the attack when Nugent went off. Waghorn can join Butterfield and Anya in the forgotten players team.

Will Davies be able to get back in to the side after the performance of Keogh and Tomori? Tomori is the first central defender since Bucko left who can pass the ball out of defence.

We will need to get promoted to hang on to Bogle.