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Better players. Despite all the goals we’ve scored, Sakamoto and EMC have only scored 7 goals between them. There’s no depth in that position either.

That may be true but again why would a player who captained a promotion winning side want to come and be 3rd choice here? It doesn’t pass the sniff test imo.

There’s 6 games before the FA Cup and the 3 ‘bankers’ we should win are Bristol City, Swansea and Charlton. 1-1-1 against Southampton, Ipswich and *shudders* Birmingham is tolerable. 2 wins of that trio would be massive.

Same with Simms, a defender could whip out a steel chair and whack him with it before a foul is given. The foul given against EMC at the byline v PNE was a joke, the defender fell into him and EMC gets penalised?! Piss take.

I share those concerns but won’t be arguing that our defence is now poor. We’ve had tough fixtures against good teams and for the large part, defended well. PNE had one chance all game and they took it, their chance was less clear cut than the two Haji had in the first half. If he scores one of...

He’s undeniably a good player, but I’m less sold on whether or not it’s a good fit for both parties. If he’s a DM/CM, is he starting ahead of Torp or Grimes? If not, is he happy to be a rotation option?

This seems rather contradictory to be honest. xGA is a measure of chances you do concede… I don’t really understand your point and it seems like you’re conflating defence with the defenders individually rather than the defence as a team effort. The eye test has its place. However, when you...

Would it though? He doesn’t strike me as a player that would come in and start from day one. If it’s a loan, I’m open to that but not much on a permanent because for whatever reason, he’s not trusted in the Prem.

7 points required to maintain the run rate but frankly, we’ve got to get revenge on Ipswich. It’s definitely doable at home with a relatively full strength squad. We could really do with blowing Swansea away in the first half and emptying the bench.

Can’t imagine he’d go to Stoke. They’re in free fall and it’s hard to see where they can rally back, they should beat Swansea but then they’ve got Watford, Sheff U and PNE to finish 2025. That’s tough. Meanwhile, we’re still top and odds on for automatic promotion. If he goes to Bournemouth...

What does that mean exactly? The point you make isn’t clear. If you want to make a point that there are things that data doesn’t capture, I agree with you. The difference is that the ‘eye test’ is completely subjective so if no data to backs it up, it’s almost definitely not a correct reading...

Their home form has been good all season, they have been pretty hopeless away though, 1.33 ppg so far. They’ve only played Birmingham, Boro and PNE away from home in the top half and drew one, lost two. We’ve played Millwall, Stoke, Boro, Ipswich and PNE with a record of 3-1-1. We’re in a good...

Exactly, and none of those listed have good away form. Ipswich and Southampton have 12 points away from 9 and 10 games respectively. In short, we’re in a positive place because after the New Year, we’d have got all the toughest away games out of the way so you’d expect our away form to uptick...

Yes and all those teams need to come to our place. We’ve only lost 3 games in 27 home games under Lampard. In fact, all of our ‘6 pointers’ in 2026 will be at home (including Ipswich at home on the 29th). Ipswich, Leicester, Southampton, Boro, Stoke, PNE, Millwall all need to our place.

No. If Hull weren’t willing to sell him when they were one of preseason favourites for relegation, why would they sell when they’re in the Top 6? Besides, at the sums quoted, is Hughes a player that will make an impact in the Prem? Probably not and needs a season or two. Yes, we need to get to...