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• Happy that we are through to the next round, BUT, felt we made a lot harder work of it than we should have done. Wolves pretty much handled the few attacks we made, there was too much tippy tapping sideways and backways passing from us. As if it was the best team in the world we were facing, and we were frightened of making a mistake and losing possession.rnrnI thought although there is a slight improvement in Barry from last season, he is a very long way off being a proper striker, too much inconsistency and lack of control. We will have to up our game plan for our next visitors in Newcastle !...
  Derek Knox in Sloppy Sluggish Blues shown how to finish by Charly Alcaraz
• As Mark said, it was a workmanlike performance but we were still miles better than the opposition. Wolves were toothless and did not really test us apart from one chance that Pickford saved well with his legs. rnrnGood to see O’Brien, Keane, Maitland-Niles and Dibling getting the full 90 minutes today. Agree with everyone that Dibling played really well, he created some good openings and also got the assist. Alan Irvine said in the presser afterwards that Dibling came back this pre-season much more confident and he was impressed how Tyler played today. Hopefully we will be seeing this version of Dibling from now on. rnrnAlcaraz scored simply a wonderful goal just after his substitution. It was great to see our central midfielder getting deep inside their box, receiving a simple pass, turning their centre back and slotting it in. Please take a note especially Armstrong, Hackney and Garner as we need more goals from our midfielders. rnrnAlso Barry was unlucky with his big c...
  Ant Sorvoja in Sloppy Sluggish Blues shown how to finish by Charly Alcaraz
• It may have been just what Moyes ordered. Control the match, don\'t overexpend energy, give the young ones a chance to grind out a victory, and they did. rnrnLooks like Kieran\'s conjecture remains accurate, Moyes is at his best when his back is against the wall.rnrnFuckin Moyes. Yay. rn...
  Dale Self in Sloppy Sluggish Blues shown how to finish by Charly Alcaraz
• A win is what matters rnCOYB!rn...
  Nicolas Piñon in Sloppy Sluggish Blues shown how to finish by Charly Alcaraz
• I was most impressed with Dibling's passing. The setups to both Johnson and Alcaraz were deft and perfectly weighted. No hesitation. The dribbling skills are self-evident -- the dance along the end line and the subsequent nutmeg were both fun -- and he has clearly grown physically stronger in his ability to hold the ball against challenges. But it was the confident passes that caught my eye most. ...
  Mike Gaynes in Sloppy Sluggish Blues shown how to finish by Charly Alcaraz
• Very winnable if not as good as Fleetwood at home and best of luck to the latter against Arsenal. They\'ll need it, Arsenal\'s reserve team is good enough challenge for the league title....
  Mark Taylor in Carabao Cup 4th Round Draw: Newcastle at home