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Norris’ shockingly poor weak right foot stops us from playing out from the back to approximately 33% of the pitch.

I’ve been critical of Rav this season, but he’s definitely been better than Norris has been so far, particularly in building out.

I think we saw against Bristol Rovers that Will Norris's distribution is perfectly fine when he's allowed to play the short ball out to the defence. The problem comes with Mike Dodds seemingly instructing him to go long in every other match he's played, which doesn't seem to be a strength of Norris's. But Rav wasn't amazing at long balls out either - and the success we had in the first half of the season came from his short balls. It was only when teams got wise to us and started the high press that we switched tactics. Given that, it comes down to shot stopping and dominance in the box for me. On both of those factors I think Norris shades it.

This exactly, Rav did very little wrong and has been superb for us over the course of many games.

Would never have happened under Gaz/Matt the dropping of a player who had performed so well.

Dodds and Norris get my full support though and I would like to see Rav reinstated.

I've seen nothing yet to convince me that Norris is a big upgrade on Franco, but for me that's not the point.

I don't like the way that Norris joined the club and walked straight into the team.

He should have had to wait for his opportunity like anyone else.

Franco has won several games for us this season with crucial saves at critical times, for example at Wigan and Mansfield.

His display at Wigan was up there with the best goalkeeping displays for us that I've seen.

In my eyes he's been treated shoddily. Poor reward for a run of 26 league games unbeaten from Blackpool away last season, up to Stevenage away on Boxing Day.

Having said all that, while Norris is in the team I will support him.

@aloysius is disappointed he can’t vote for Max Stryjek

Come on I'm intrigued. The only Connect final starts at 8

This gave me a genuine stab of homesickness.

Don’t have a song for the King but for Bez Lubala, we could sing his name to the tune of Kum Ba Yah, which we surely all know from our school days.

So,

Lubala m’Lord, Lubala

Lubala m’Lord, Lubala

Lubala m’Lord Lubala

oh! Lord Lubala.

As a confirmed bible basher you’d have to think he’d love it. Either that or he’d think we were all blaspheming.

Bakinson will start tonight. I just don’t see what most other people seem to see. I have everything crossed he proves me wrong.

I like the back three because (apart from being as scary as hell for our opposition) the wingback option gives us pace to attack both flanks without having to be a ‘fulltime’ defender. I think Dan and King could be a thing moving forward, I’m thinking Cole and Yorke or Shearer and Sutton!

I’d like to see us how we setup in the second half.

Low - Taylor - Bradley

With either Gids/Jasper RB and Reach LB as wingbacks.

NORRIS

LOW TAYLOR BRADLEY

PATTENDEN REACH

SCOWEN

HUMPREYS LOWRY/WESTERGAARD

KONE UDOH