The BBC gave it as 26 of which 8 were on target. How many do you want? 90 or more than 90? 😉

Gomes had acres of space to strut his stuff and could have brought a picnic. James Rodriguez was on a different planet football wise to any Sheffield player and was running the show without getting out of second gear.

Onwards and upwards, Leicester will be a tough one, especially without Doucoure and Allan, but Tom and Gomes have been doing better. Leicester are without their talisman Vardy so it sort of evens things up a little. We’ve already beat them so I think we can have confidence.

Then Newcastle, we have to be ruthless like last night. Like Lyndon says, get positive results from these two games and we are setting ourselves up really well to be serious contenders for the top 4.

Exciting stuff, I am delighted we are back in the game big time. Keep up the good work.

Obviously Wednesday will be a lot sterner task, especially without Doucoure and Allan, but you take a lot out of Leicester with Vardy not able to play. But we have already beaten them with Vardy in their side, so there wont be any inferior complex or fear on Wednesday.

More from James and more goals from play. Everton did play well , but Sheffield Weds where not a strong team.

But we've already played Wednesday Sunday. Unless you don't mean Wednesday at any time but Wednesday after Tuesday? Though if we were drawn against Abergavenny that could be Thursday on a Wednesday.

How much?

Brent #9, you've raised an important point, particularly since rumor has it that if Wednesday lose Wednesday, on Thursday Wednesday will change managers to Sunday (Oliseh), in which case he will be their Man Friday in time for their game Saturday.

While you ponder this conundrum, enjoy this musical interlude from The Kingston Trio:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp88oumRQvs

Maybe his improved performances have suddenly appeared because he is looking for an extension. Should he be given one would he then revert back to being the invisible man he has been in months previous?

We need more pace in the midfield area and Sigurdsson is not the man to provide it. His best days are long gone and we should send him on his way once his contract expires.

The number of goals we have scored from set-pieces this season seems to be a record high, in recent years? James's corners and set-pieces are not whipped in with power nor pace, but the accuracy is brilliant.

We are unlikely to be able to get any resale value for Sigurdsson, whether we extend his contract or not. He is a likable and hard-working player, whom I think we can still call on from the bench, or to plug the gaps, even in next couple of years.

From the way he plays, he doesn't rely on pace, and so technically, can still play at a high level for a longer period, compared to those who rely heavily on pace or power.

Supposedly, James, Gomes and Sigurdsson are our creative players. Given the injuries that occur from time to time, having all three gives the manager options to change things around.

The plus to not renewing Sigurdsson’s contract, is the wage bill. But he's still prepared to put in the hard shift, and that can be valuable. The alternative is younger players stepping up to fill in the gaps (Gordon is the only young player that is an offensive player, whilst our other young talent are defensive players, and Gordon is not of the same ilk). Or we splurge on a better player.

To me, I'm on the fence about renewing his contract.

The mark of a truly good player is an ability to really influence the outcome of a game; in this regard, Sigurdsson just doesn't cut the mustard for me. I didn't see anything from him on Sunday night to get excited about, nor do I see anything from him, week-in & week-out.

I accept he does a lot of "leg work" but this is very much just about looking busy. He doesn't ever put a foot in a tackle. He runs towards opponents in possession but suddenly pulls up 3 yards short of them if they retain the ball (which they've all worked out for themselves). And when we have the ball, he is like an orchestra conductor. Pointing out the tune he wants without ever playing a note on an instrument himself!

The best midfield players want the ball, they do not continually direct it be given to others. I can't recall him making one worthwhile pass the other evening.

I go back to my original point about influencing the outcome of a game. We all saw James Rodriguez do exactly that on Sunday night. What a joy he is to watch, by the way. As another guy posted, I hope we all get to see him "in the flesh" before this season is out. The difference between him and Sigurdsson is truly like chalk and cheese.

I accept it is all about opinions but for me Sigurdsson is simply not good enough to help us really take significant steps forward. Unless his salary is halved and he accepts being a squad player only, I would let him go.

Good luck to him should that be the case.