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Interesting shape, quite similar to a 4-2-4 shape in attack and I’m torn whether or not we play 4-4-2 or 4-2-3-1 when Haji returns. I’m erring more to 4-2-3-1 with one of EMC/Haji RW because that gives Rudoni more freedom to roam and look for overloads on either flank as opposed to operating...

All of these things have always been linked back to Robins. That’s the harsh reality of things. On the topic of Simms, and he was t the only player impacted by this… Robins chopped and changed the team too much and players all over the squad struggled for form. Simms started the first 5 games...

The change was probably more with EMC in mind. Playing 70 minutes was a big jump up in minutes from the last 2 games off the bench. Paterson himself looked off the pace a bit, which is normal given the lack of football he’s had. Once he gets up to speed, he’ll turn out to be a useful role player.

Exactly. The narrative around her at the time that Robins was sacked was ‘she’s the Performance Director and performances have got worse since she came in’. Dr Roberts is obviously not responsible for the performances on the pitch, that’s down to coaching, tactics and in-game decisions of the...

How many minutes did he actually play there? Wright and EMC will start over Sakamoto. This idea that Haji or EMC cannot play RW needs to stop until they’ve played at least a few games. Lampard changed formation yesterday to accommodate EMC, Lampard views him as undroppable. Saka isn’t and was...

Exactly. Let’s be honest, that Dec-Feb run last season was a flash in the pan. He’d never had a similar run of goal scoring form before and since then. Defensively, Rudoni’s numbers are better than COH’s and perhaps it was his extended recovery, but felt that edge he had in pressing was lost...

Robins problem was that he rotated them too often so neither player had the chance to hit form. Sakamoto won’t start when Haji comes back and gets some minutes under his belt.

Why? Both players are better than Sakamoto in terms of goals and assists. I really don’t understand why he’s considered the shoe-in. He isn’t a game changer like Simms and EMC are. My prediction is that Haji will have a go at RW but will operate as a second striker and EMC has 3 targets in the...

I had a decent view of the goal and my first take that it was well offside. That lino seemed to get another 1 or 2 wrong too.

Agreed, we’re a lot quicker at putting the ball in the box. It was often the case that under Robins, by the time we crossed the ball, defences would have 8-9 players in the box. Yesterday, there were occasions where as soon as the full back and Rudoni had the overload, the winger would sprint...

It was apparent early on in the season that we’d got a better player than COH on our books. Statistically, Rudoni has been the better player all year round and it’s not particularly close. COH was a good player for us, but he did struggle to get goal contributions for us.

Agreed! The difference this season is that Simms is starting to add a lot more to his game in open play. It feels like he’s adding more in holding up the ball and using that to contribute to build up play. Perhaps that’s my perception in this moment, but I’ve always been a fan of Simms’.

In my opinion, had Robins started the same team as last season with Dovin > Collins and Rudoni > COH from last season, he’d still be in the job. In any case, he chopped and changed and imo, it cost him his job.

Talking to some mates earlier, even Lampard sceptics and the consensus between us lot was that we’re going to go all the way [to the layoffs]… Over two legs, I’d fancy anyone but Burnley to be honest.

To be cynically facetious, doesn’t Dr Roberts deserve credit for these performances?! After all, she’s Performance Director?! 👀 Joking aside, it goes to show just how ridiculous the criticism of her really was!

There are some individuals who look ten times the players they did under MR… Step up Ellis Simms! He leads the line effectively, even in games he doesn’t score! Top player, top striker in this league!!!

I love it, we’re killing it atm and FL deserves the credit he deserves. We’re 1pt off 5th place and we’ve got the team to go all the way!

There you go, my argument about an essentially that the US system is robust to withstand dictatorial tendencies from any party, blue or red. If you look at genuine fascists countries in the past, their contexts are very different from what exists in the US today. Moreover, even if you take...

In principal, I’m not against term limits. We don’t have them in the UK? The US system is different to ours, all US secretaries of state are appointed by the president and they’re not elected unlike our cabinet ministers. Every president’s administration is run by some unelected ministers...

The Ukrainian war has proven that conventional capabilities is still the most important means of defence. A lot of defence reviews post-Cold War that the MoD undertakes emphasised the need to combat unconventional warfare. Things like cyber attacks, attacks on key energy infrastructure and...