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I don’t think the impact of the replacement of Ravizzoli with a ‘keeper who is not comfortable on the ball should be underestimated. Subtle changes in approach are inevitable when a new head coach comes in but the welcome decision to opt for continuity of personnel was completely undermined by the failure of the slick passing approach to survive beyond the first half hour or so.

To be fair, we had already started to be more direct soon after Matt Bloomfield’s departure but Crawley’s unexpectedly robust approach (arguably in response to a noticeably more physical approach from our own boys) led to a scrappy foul-ridden and singularly unedifying encounter.

You probably needed to be there or to have watched a live broadcast to understand how disappointing that performance was.

Fortunately these are early days but the mysterious absence of involvement of most of last month’s new signings only serves to reinforce the disconcerting feeling that our steady march towards automatic promotion may be stumbling. Such a contrast with last year’s signings. So much is new and strange.

But it's way too early to talk about "ifs" for a scenario that is a tier down from where we sit.

None of the teams below us would swap for our position as we stand.

It really is all to play for still.

Start Simons (and hopefully get the gasroom realising there's no second M or even a D in there), get a right back back and hopefully Kone isn't this year's Sido from the Southend season...already ruled out for the season but no-one's told us yet!

Perhaps the more relevant statistic regarding our league form without Aaron Morley is the one which applies to the full season.

P11 W3 D5 L3 F12 A13 GD -1 PTS 14 Win percentage: 27%

With 16 league games left to play this season, it suggests we might struggle to repeat the 83 points we earned to finish in 6th place in the 2021/22 season.

They signed Randel fir a reported 1.2m, it's not a shock they would want in excess of 1.5 from a title chasing team.

Shimmering ape is an all time classic.

Back in the days where incredible scenes was the hip expression. Before it was watered down to mere "scenes".

Before that evolved to "limbs".

Not sure what the kids say now. Probably something even shorter if the dynamic continues.

Wasn't Angela Rayner just spitting facts?

And back in the mists of time when shimmering apes roamed the Gasroom.

Who do people think was the bigger loss, Bloomfield or Morley? 100% Bloomfield for me.

Unfortunately I only saw the 2nd half, it was dull.

Please describe the vermin like actions of these fans so I can undertstand why it is justifiable to compair them to the lowest forms of life . Or is just like Angela Rayner calling conservatives scum because of politial differences ?

‘Wycombe fans are vermin’ has been a Gasroom meme since before people called them memes