Recent performances caught up today with Dunne, Cook and RND, who were rank, but I’m loathe to criticise them when they cover week after week for the incessantly incompetent wing play.

Saito was appalling again, how he stayed the duration is beyond me. Bennie is raw and not up to this At present. But Smyth came on and committed one stupid foul after another. Kolli did his customary style over substance performance and that hospital pass to Vale I think was unforgivable.

Madsen looked fuming with what went on around him and another hospital pass did for him. As my son mentioned, Vale is either brilliant or hopeless, there is no middle ground.

The 45-60 mins is on our manager, I can’t help think he lacks the charisma needed to gee up the team in a battle.

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