25 Jan 2026 19:11:18
Great performance. Great result. Some out of this world goals.

Arsenal are really boring to watch, all they seem to have is a few big guys and some good set piece takers. Hope they don’t win the league.

I really don’t want to out a dampener on things, but we’ve seen this team life themselves for the big games, especially when they can use counter attacks. What will really impress me is if the put in the same performance, fight and result against Fulham next week.

Fingers crossed this really is the start of something.

1.) 25 Jan 2026
25 Jan 2026 19:54:48
I'll also want to see a handful of our next run of games before I judge Carrick. We have at some point turned, Arsenal, City and Liverpool over with most of our managers. The proper test is when we play teams that keep more men behind the ball. We can counter the big teams no problem. Our issue is playing with teams that counter on us.

2.) 25 Jan 2026
25 Jan 2026 20:31:00
Great performance again today.
Great goals, great effort, great set up, great substitutions.
Lots of positives.
Hopefully dorgu won't be out for long.
I won't even consider the next manger until these 15 games are over.


All that matters is that we continue to ride this eve. Momentum and confidence are at an all time high the longer that bubble stays afloat the more robust it comes when they take a knock.
Heads down until the next game and move from there.

3.) 26 Jan 2026
25 Jan 2026 23:33:34
This and more Ken. We cannot just Carrick and team on such a small sample. Obviously - and it should be bloody obvious - Carrick and co are focused mainly on setup right now rather than coaching. The majority of the coaching benefits from Amorim's team.

We need to see both how well we do against other styles of play, but also how organised we remain as the coaching becomes dominated by Carrick's group. I'm very encouraged so far.