Doug has plugged the leaks
Lets call a spade a spade - any new "ITK" is a chancer trying to gain some internet clout (for some reason) and they are not worth listening to
Not sure about pointless. Aren't these tours as much about team cohesion as the warm weather training?
Also, I'm sure Lampard wants everyone at the tactical sessions as he didn't have enough time last season
That was a great day. Spent the entire second half singing that their keeper Arnold stinks of piss and has no mates
Then Mcgoldrick lobbed him from 30 yards
Remember leaving that game thinking although relegation from the Championship was painful we’re definitely getting promoted and enjoying...
If Robins was still manager I'd agree completely - that inside forward role running into space is how you get the best out of Haji
Problem is I think EMC is what Lampard wants from a winger in his system - close control, dribbling, good delivery. I think if Haji does stay Lampard will try to...
Think we're more likely than Boro
Carrick makes them the best team in the league... unfortunately for them it only lasts about 2-3 months. Our squad is also better as it stands & they're going to lose Hackney
Birmingham again we're a lot better as it stands - very much depends on their signings
When Wright hasn't started under Lampard:
Games: 21
Goals: 32
Goals Per Game: 1.52 (overall was 1.39)
Over a season: 70 goals (overall was 64)
We scored more than average when Wright was not in the team...
Sample size is very small and made me realise how little we actually got to play the back 5 Lampard would've wanted
Kitch & Thomas playing in a 4 with Dovin in goal under Lampard:
Games: 5
Goals Conceded: 7
Clean Sheet : 1
Not great tbf - especially as we played Preston, Oxford, Stoke &...
Giving away 3 cheap goals (1. Wilson should save, 2. Milan back pass, 3. Free header) was a bigger problem
Same as in games against Plymouth/Derby - cheap goals changed the perspective of the game. We looked the better team until we went behind
No championship team has paid 20m+ for a player - it does not and will not happen this summer either, basically ruling out any team in this league
Leeds got 100m+ last summer from sales and still didn't do it. Will only change if the Saudi's join the party I imagine