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Yeah. In terms of pure technical ability, Barrett is far too good for NL. If he could sort his fitness out he'd be a very good L2 player at least.

But they had a years option on his contract too which they declined to take up.

Excellent the last couple of games &, as others have said, being in a back 5 with Kitching inside him definitely helps. Binks isn't great positionally in that area. Let's hope he can kick on because he's had a few false dawns.

I don't really think it's something you can 'teach' as such, comes with experience, confidence & familiarity with your teammates. Whilst I understand the reasoning behind bringing Wilson in when we did, I don't think it was the right move. We've invested in Dovin to be our long keeper so just...

Yeah, agreed. 1st half he was a bit of a bomb scare but much better in the 2nd (like most of the team tbf). Thought it was doubly odd that when Eccles came on he didn't switch those 2 over - meant neither was particularly comfortable.

Seemingly just me that's not convinced about him in that deeper midfield role? He's had a good few games & definitely brings something we've been missing with his energy in midfield. I just don't think he's good enough as a ball winner or progressive enough with his passing to play that role...

Said exactly the same. Especially once they brought Armstrong on.

Good improvement 2nd half & just about deserved the win imo. No surprise that we look better with our 2 best (available) strikers up top. Worrying how open we left ourselves, even at 1-0 up though. Indebted to 2 good saves from Dovin again. Something to build on 🩵

He's a free agent. Released by Charlotte FC as he couldn't get in their team. 45mins of competitive football since May.

Largely I think our recruitment has been ok. We've got some excellent players & very saleable assets. We left ourselves short in a few areas this summer, notably midfield & an obvious lack of experience, but we know from MR's interviews that these were identified but we failed to get a few...

That was my understanding but it's a bit strange as King said: “Viktor has gone crazy in terms of how he has performed," King told talkSPORT. "That was a tough negotiation with Sporting Lisbon and if he does move on to somewhere else in his career then we will benefit. I’m not holding my...

"Playing in the MLS" is something of a stretch. 45mins total split between 4 sub appearances.

Yep, this is very much a thing. Clubs also issue out mailings of players that they have available to other clubs. Particularly young players for loan etc.

Bit of both. I don't think it's an easy league but maybe for the type of forward he is, defenders struggled to deal with him. Tactically, he played in a 4-2-3-1 but with a lot more freedom. Below is a fairly typical heatmap for him, as you can see lots of work in wide areas but gets into the box...

We played 3 at the back in that Watford game, Wright played up front with Simms. Spot on about the Millwall game though. I don't think it's that Wright can't play as a striker per se, just that he isn't suited to play the type of striker role we've asked of him before, or likely now either. I...

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Cheap cover whilst Sheaf is out I guess. I assume Chelsea would be covering most/all of his wages & they'll just want him to get some minutes & experience. Probably benefits them more than us at this stage though &, as I said before, is a complete departure from the loans policy set out by King...

Oh they definitely did.

No. Mainoo stood out a mile, he's a generational talent. Rak-Sakyi is actually older than him too. I'm not poo pooing Rak-Sakyi's potential at all, he is a very talented kid who will have a very good career, I just don't think he's ready for this level at this stage of his development.

Keith Hackett isn't even taken seriously in refereeing circles.