Crawley Vs QPR - Pre-Season

Yup, I will hold up my hand and admit I wanted to have Masterson as DM jimjams! He was not as composed as he was in the same role for us eons ago, so I hope he gets another chance. (Is he the secret cover for Sam Field...?)

I agree with almost all of number10's comments. Only dissent offered is in regard to Mahoney. When the chips were down last season as we went through goalies like afternoon tea digestives, he did a great job between the sticks. It is certainly true though we lack depth in our squad, but what can you do as a new boss coming in. Warburton did not manage to move on many, because of their contract lengths, and Beale has the same worry - lesser ability players eating up the wage bill....

Onto ranger-boy's comments about Crawley, which reminded me that their play was very obvious - always pushed out to the wings (and probably explains why Bettache struggled their on loan). It was predictable and therefore easy to counter in the first half. The fact that in the second half they netted three times tells you much more about the depth of quality in our squad than theirs! Each of the open play goals came from mistakes by Hamalainen or Kakay, and Championship wingers and wing-backs will relish playing against them. In fact, it shows a lot that both Beale and Warburton preferred Adomah over Kakay at right back....