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Simms' shots per 90 last season was 2.8 and this season is 2.4, slight dip but nothing overly major. His conversation rate is down from 15.5% to below 10 though. He's quite obviously struggled this season and the tactics have nothing to do with it.

Haji has responded by at least having a reasonable goalscoring record this season despite being out for over a 1/3 of the season. If it weren't for his injury layoff he would've probably matched his record last season, if not bettered it. Simms' inconsistency last season bar an emphatic two...

What specifically about the tactics under FL are so detrimental to Wright and Simms then? Haji has had 4 months out though this season. Which you keep on weirdly discounting. Signs of Simms' regression were apparent at the back end of last season which carried through to the beginning of this...

Is there really anything wrong with the tactics though? Feel like that's a pretty feeble explanation personally. At some point the players have to take accountability for their performances.

This is my point about recruitment though. I don't even think the strikers signed were even necessarily right for whatever formation/tactics Robins was trying to put out. They certainly don't fit with the formation/tactics under Lampard but this is a byproduct of inheriting a team you haven't...

Granted we often are unimaginative in how we progress the ball up the pitch but not sure I agree with this. Simms and Wright are regularly very static when deployed in the middle and BTA/Bassette make aimless runs, often into an offside position.

You take out Simms' hattrick last season against a genuinely woeful Rotherham, and another against a NL South side then his season looks incredibly average. You can't remove goals to suit your argument. I think Wright is that kind of player though. Even last season some of the games he scored...

Over the course of the whole season Wright hasn't been out of form though. He's scored 12 goals despite missing nearly 4 months of the season. It's only these past 3/4 games he's been genuinely dreadful. With BTA his form replicates that at West Brom. Erratic. Simms has been consistently...

You also referred to Simms carrying an injury which apparently in part explains his consistently awful performances and him not scoring a goal since February. Must be some 'injury'.

He's been error prone all season to be honest. He switches off a lot and without Saka supporting him very much struggles.

He's actually played very well these past couple of months and fits in nicely with how FL wants us to play. He's probably earned another year here.

It's the end of the season. Most players on that pitch last night would've probably be carrying some kind of knock, strain or just generally not be at 100%. I'm afraid regardless of how you spin it Simms' performances this season on the whole have been consistently poor.

We have no idea when Gyokeres could move in the summer. It could be right at the end or it could be resolved quickly. I suspect it will be the former. We also have no idea if Sheaf, MVE or Wright will actually move on at all...

It's a bit of a myth anyway, or rather the label severely lacks context. I'm sure his affiliation with Chelsea etc. helped, but he wouldn't have been able to bring those players in without Mel Morris writing blank cheques at the time.

It's important we try to utilise the loan market. I suspect we'll look to bring in a one or two to add competition but always difficult as parent clubs want them playing week in week out.

I think both are fine at this level. We desperately need more competition though as neither Lati or Binks are good enough.

Possibly. He spent millions on loan fees when at Derby though which was largely how he was able to bring those players in. I very much doubt DK will sanction that.

We aren't spending anywhere near £15m on 4 positions. We've already reportedly brought in a LB on a free and we won't spend more money on another GK. Not if Dovin hopefully should be back by October/November. I would imagine we could pick up someone fairly decent who's OOC. Hopefully we invest...

No. But I would've thought Simms will probably be moved on and there's a question of whether BTA will want to stay and remain a bit part player.

I think it depends what offers are tabled. I don't think I'd be keen to get rid of Wright as quickly as I would Simms or BTA.