[SHEP_HTAFC]

There is a level at which you disappear up your own arse if you think having a cup eleven is even appropriate. You and Chesterfield consent to what's happening by playing that game. We turn ourselves from being a possible or probable loser into a certain loser. Only when a Plymouth beats a Liverpool does that re-invigorate cup competition (and bizarrely that wasn't Plymouth's strongest team!)

Anyway I thought I should say something positive about Huddersfield. I liked Redmond your Villa loanee - hope he gets on the pitch more, but i could be over-influenced by his lovely gangster name. Kusumu always seems efficient to me and I was impressed by how Sorensen stuck to the task against Savinho, who was clearly hoping to impress his manager (who himself seems to be becoming bizarre to me) - for instance what on earth do you expect to learn from picking two wingers with a star teenage midfielder as a false centre forward (a position in itself more football ollocks!).

Playing that system you almost mirror Chesterfield. Against Burton you dominated possession, managed a huge number of successful passes and yet couldn't score against a three-man defence with a fullback at its heart ....... Playing the same way our lone striker never scores. (And it looks a system which is unlikely to get the best from Alfie May.) Unfortunately on Wednesday against a better team your passing broke down if you ever got the ball and a long ball was no use whatsoever to poor Dion Charles. And the idea that you hang on until the last 15 and then bring on first choice fresh faces to grab the glory is a long shot largely for the birds.

I don't like what we're doing at Chesterfield on the pitch and your manager's approach looks similar ..... that's all. I was looking forward to watching a full game from you and how you'd handle a very difficult challenge. I didn't enjoy it. BUT I still think you can beat Exeter and if you pull yourselves together you can take down Stockport's over-rated mob too.

Wow thanks for saying something 'nice' about Huddersfield. Would hate it if you were being horrible about us. Always disliked Chesterfield. Horrible place and supporters. Remember going there one year in the FA Cup and Craig Maskell scored the 2nd goal in a win we didn't deserve. Soon as that goal went in, a man in his 70's tried to hit me over the wall that separates home and away supporters in the main stand. He got escorted out quite rightly.....never liked the place or the club after that....and don't really care fot you much Devon.....can you comment on a different team from now on?