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Big game for O'Hare & maybe Sheaf as well. Need to prove they can mix it with the prem teams if they want that move in the summer.

Agreed. As good as Torp can be technically he was in the wrong defensive position a lot against Watford. Another body would minimise the space he needs to cover and allow him to push forward also. 2 in midfield has only worked with Hamer as he basically covered 2 positions. I would also leave...

If we play 5-2-1-2 like yesterday and leave the gaps we did in midfield we will get hammered. Wouldn’t mind seeing 5-3-2 (same as the formation that finished last season and got us to Wembley) to provide more solidity in the middle. O’Hare & Palmer on the bench to bring on if we’re losing

Didn't expect this. Hopefully he has found a better opportunity rather than any bad blood. Would like to replace him with a young coach. So many good young tactical English coaches coming through right now (McKenna, Carrick, Livermore, Williams have all gone on to management successfully)...

Not sure how there are only 3 Champions Leagues there - Liverpool & Chelsea X2 and Man U & Man City X1 I think it’s fair to say the tide is turning with 3 of those in the last 5 years and the financial clout of even the bottom half of the Prem. Bournemouth are beating AC Milan to signings FFS

In the last 3-year cycle we finished 16th, 12th, then 5th. Then that squad was obviously gutted due to contract expirations and the sales of Gyok/Hamer. If we can finish in the top 10 this year we are in a great position for this team to push on over the next couple of years and do better than...

Most of the squad are good enough and the forum was in agreement of this before the fixture congestion and injuries that saw our squad stretched too thin. We were the 3rd best team in the league for the best part of 2 months - don’t think that happens when half the squad are no hopers. Next...

Not to get all Dabo CDM about it but I think Da Silva needs a position change. He’s a good footballer but too much of a liability defensively to be a LB/LWB. Think he needs to be a LM who we bring on to see out the game or as a wildcard maybe retrain as a box to box LCM.

What pisses me off is it is teams like Forest and Brentford pulling up the ladder when they have spent large periods of their recent history outside of the Premier League.

I would play Kitching in the middle and bring in Binks for Lati. Also Bidwell for Da Silva who isn't good enough defensively to be a starter for a play-off chasing team. Gets targeted by opposition every game. We've got a guy who has finished in the play offs twice playing at LWB. We should...

We really need to get promoted in the next few years as I feel we are going to see more years like this one where the 3 relegated teams are far too superior.

“a better striker ahead of them” … better than Gyokeres!?

As a hypothetical would people have preferred: A. EMC in summer and no loan signings. B. 3 quality loan signings in Jan. But EMC goes to another Championship club in the summer & we have a reduced summer budget. Likelihood of promotion small in both but slightly higher for option B.

If you’d asked me this time last year if we’d get promoted I would’ve said no chance and we got as close as you can get really. Everybody wrote us off against Middlesbrough and we got through so no reason why we can’t beat Soton or Ipswich who have shown they’re beatable at points this year...

Should make such a difference. Last season we went into pre-season later than everyone else with like 12 senior players (including Hamer, Fadz, and Kelly who haven’t contributed much to the season). Next season we’re already looking at 18 players who will be top contributors from the beginning...

Yep. Hamer & Gyok had similar issues with fatigue in their first season of playing a 46 game season. Next year a lot of players will be better placed to deal with it.

Feels like we’re giving Maidstone a chance if we play Da Silva at LB. He’s not a LB and will be targeted.

Collins Lati Thomas Kitch Bidwell Eccles Kelly Tav Palmer Da Silva Godden Surely good enough to get it done. Hopefully can take Thomas/Eccles/Bidwell off early for to rest for WBA.

Think we may go back to 5 at the back but really don't think it will work. The FA Cup game against Sheffield Wednesday showed that. Might see 4-4-1-1 (Robins 1st stint tactics in League 1 & a few times in our 1st season in Championship) to try and see us through. Aim to keep it tight and...

It was a good window from a squad building perspective. Torp & EMC will look like very good buys next season. However, I’m surprised we didn’t push for a winger on loan as a stop gap before EMC arrives. Our squad depth is good elsewhere but on the wings looks pretty desperate. We’re now...