A very bad day all round, topped off by Ebanks-Blake’s uncharacteristic penalty miss (saved) in the dying seconds of injury time.  My wish for the transfer window was an experienced, solid defender, so I was very pleased by the signing of Christophe Berra.  The fact that his debut was characterised by an all round embarrassing defensive display is, I’ll admit, a bit of a setback.  I’m sure things will begin to gel again in the next couple of games.  Still, not good enough, and we can’t keep relying on Reading and Birmingham to draw at home.