[brokenmanrepaired]

Great match, great result.

For all that we've lamented our striker troubles in recent years, today illustrated something even more vital: that we're building a proper Premier League quality midfield again who can counter-attack and create chances from open play.  This was the real missing link in the days of Pepe Mel and Alan Irvine, and it's fantastic to see the problem finally being fixed.

Ska'd as always you are right on the button. I am your biggest fan.

We have finally developed a counter attacking system. In the great Atkinson team we perfected the counter attack as our principle weapon because we had the players capable of scaring every other team in the league when we employed it.

For the first time in years we have a team that (almost) compares to that great team. The back four of Nyom McAulay Dawson and Brunt look good (even with out the wonderful Johny Evans) Livermore looks promising and Chadli and Morrison together look fantastic. Phillips is a proper winger in the West Brom style and Rondon is working his ass off in true Ally Brown style. Things look great and it would be beyond our wildest dream to finish Eighth in the table, I would be delighted if we finish ninth or tenth and find a Cyrille Regis from the lower leagues in the close season. Must go my care nurse wants to administer my medication.