Silk - a few related stats. We've got 5th highest xG against, 3rd highest % of shots faced in the box, and Bishop has the lowest save % in the league. Bit of a mixed bag defensively. Sone positives yesterday with their 1st minute chance their only shot in the box and Bishop making a good save. I do think we've looked better defensively in recent games going back to more of a 352 but always tricky to balance that with (lack of) attacking threat.

Trigger - already flagged up issues with the AGM documentation. Not enough detail for new members.

FIGHT!! At the Stadium of Light

The scoreboard at the Stadium of Light has the Sunderland crest on one side and the word VISITORS on the other side of the score. Are the FA going to fine Sunderland and make the 2 clubs go into mediation to improve relations between them?

Certainly earning their points as things stand.

Up the black cats

Silk I think the thing that we’re limiting teams to chances where they really should be ashamed if they don’t score is both good and bad. It’s possibly a good thing that the goals were conceding are only because they’re harder not to score. But it could also be we’re conceding more of those kind of chances as well. I think the latter is a part of it that we need to stop.

Oh yeah Mansfield have always been that kind of team I think Clough has adopted their style rather than trying to implement his own.

Not too sympathetic to Mansfield they set out to cheat from minute one. Unfortunately we sunk to their level.

Just checked a curious stat - we have the 3rd fewest shots on target against us, the lowest shots to shots on target ratio but the highest goals to shots on target ratio. Essentially we are good at preventing shots on target but let in the most that are on target proportionally.

Mark Leadon - Paper 7a [Link] (you have to specifically request a copy of the policy that is being voted on - which is disgraceful behaviour from the board) and Paper 7b [Link] (a clumsily written document which leaves almost everything open to interpretation - you may be banned from being a DT member if someone doesn’t like something someone has claimed you have said.)

Yeah I know Silk and I can see why my post might have suggested a link but I didn’t see much in terms of fouls against our defenders.

Trigger - the goal was not disallowed because of the challenge of Bishop but the fouling of our defenders by their forwards

Apologies in advance - What’s paper 7 and 8 in this dons trust vote?

I don’t disagree Lurks - but we are a league above now with predominantly the same defence. The last two games have shown that we can still be pretty mean at the back but that one moment can leave us without points regardless.

We’ve been struggling at the back for a while. Our success in getting promoted and sitting in promotion places for most of this season has been based on being one of the lowest conceding teams in all leagues. Getting back to that is pretty important. It will be the difference between comfortably safe and struggling. More than goal scoring.

John Green has a double page spread in the posh magazine of the Weekend FT. No mention of us though.

Absolutely, Spit 😭

OTD - Ricky Marlowe

Thoughts with Australia 😢

Ah. I only skimmed it- missed that bit, OI.

No doubt the usual toxic and false accusations of threats of violence and fake signatures will flood in from the Discord Disciples.

Padds - "A call for written submissions from Trust members". So we have some access, an opportunity I will definitely take up.

'Don't worry, Ed, we won't let the less equal animals bother you '.

'Interviews with selected key stakeholders...' suggests to me that approaching Mr M will definitely be verboten.