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Bidwell probably is a big earner and is someone we probably want to replace in the summer. If these Wagner rumours persist, this is 3/4 LBs that we’ve linked with since the summer. Fans need to let it go, JDS is probably a more suitable back up defender in any case.

In terms of output expressed as goals and assists, he can be quite low. Under FL, he's been encouraged to cut in and cross more which was more of a rarity under MR, he would typically jink with his dribble moves and then lay it to MVE on the overlap. Some of his goals last season were superb...

I’m pretty convinced that COH’s run in Dec-Feb was a flash in the pan. He was on unreal form but never believed he’d be a 10-20 goal a season midfielder. IMO, Rudoni will be the better player for us even if his own xG stats aren’t great (last season at least). I have the same reservations about...

Out of the time frame, but there’s McG too!

Snap!

Chaplin?

Even before this purple patch, he had a few nearly moments under Robins too.

It’s worth noting that Lampard was a rookie at Derby so probably heavily relied on his Chelsea contacts and (iirc) his own experience in the Chelsea setup of upcoming stars than he would now. Instinctually, I don’t think we necessarily need hot shot loanees, this season as a priority. If...

I think we were unlucky in the summer to be fair. It looked like we’d wrapped up Stamenic before being gazumped and then that caused us to miss out on Browne and there was this mystery loan that got injured too.

It’s not going to happen before he leaves and we still need to ‘replace’ Hamer. More than anything, we miss a midfield player who carriers the ball in midfield. Torp, Eccles and Sheaf are all pass-first midfielders.

I just can’t see Bidwell remaining at the club past this summer. Why would he only sign a 1 year deal at 31/32? We will want to buy a LB with more potential and ability suited to our style of play. According to the ITKs this summer, we pursued McCallum, Burrows and Doyle as potential LB...

Exactly, let’s be honest, the fees we got for Vik and Hamer were inflated by historical standards, particularly as they both had 12 months on their contract. I feel Vik was still slightly undervalued but given the context of him wanting to leave and his expiring contract, we got a great deal...

Probably, all transfer fees are inflated nowadays. We paid in and around £1 million for another teams fringe striker in L1 (Chaplin). A winger having 30+ goal contributions is worth £4.25m without a doubt. Rudoni is in a similar boat, he underperformed his numbers and was a standout player in...

BTA has scored more than both of them! If he got a run in the side upfront he could prove to be a good signing but he’s being messed about. BTA scored 3 goals in a 6 game span and was in and out of the team, he’s not been given the platform to prove his worth. Bassette has started all but 1-2...

Bassette is just potential atm. It still remains to be the case that he’s scored the least goals of all of our strikers. Hes also missed the most amount of big chances (Middlesborough, WBA and Swansea). You’d think our more experienced strikers in the same positions would score. I have a lot...

Bassette cost £2.5m, should he be ready? To be a devil’s advocate, 1 goal in 12 suggests no. With Simms, he finished the season on 19 goals in more or less half a season and he clearly is good enough at this level. Even BTA, £2.5m for a 25/26 year old striker with 11 goals last season in the...

He was average last season in L1 and considering the stupid comments about EMC ‘not being good enough’ this season when he was arguably POTS last season says it all. If our goals are to be at the top end of the league, we need quality players in all positions.

No, it’s called having patience. It’s an annual occasion where new signings are derided as ‘poor buys’ or ‘not good enough’ to then be subsequently proven wrong later on in the season. Too many people say ‘I’ve seen enough of ‘x’ player’ what they actually mean is that they can’t shake off...

That should probably tell you he isn’t good enough to make the grade here. To think a lot of people were happy with him being MVE’s understudy is pretty scary to be honest.

Bidwell will leave at the end of his contract, been a good servant and solid player but we need something a bit more in that area of the pitch and he’s the wrong side of 30 now. As for JDS, if there was a buyer, I think we’d move on, there probably won’t be for the money he’s on and will have 2...