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I was really happy BTA got a goal and assist yesterday, there were some right idiots behind me calling him shit constantly through the game. Our MOTM, imo was Rudoni but BTA’s goal and assist isn’t to be underestimated.

Beating Leeds is the big test and would raise eyebrows. Not to take away from out achievements this last 4 games, but there’s an element of fortune playing teams in and around the playoffs in bad form. Swansea and Watford in particular are in free fall. The performances have been pleasing to...

In possession, BTA could be liability, he holds on to the ball too long and his passing is quite awkward. He can finish really well, the finishes yesterday and against Bristol were top drawer and demonstrated why we signed him and why he was WBA’s top scorer last season. With strikers, they...

People forget that in December, you don’t get a lot of contact time with the players to actually coach them, between Pompey and Norwich away, we had 5 games in 16 days. Lampard is starting to make a difference now his team have got more time with the players. It really does show that the...

Certainly but the manner in the defeat stirred an ugly response. Taking a step back, the performance itself was a stepping the right direction imo.

That was always the bedwetters though.

This last 2 weeks summarises the highs and lows of following your team! We’ve gone from doom-mongering about relegation to being within 3 points of playoffs on the back of signing one of the leagues best midfielders. When we’re doing poorly, I admit that there were times away days felt a bit...

That is also nonsense.

Why would we blunt our attack the moment we’re back in the playoff race? You can’t have Bassette as your deputy striker, he is a promising development piece, not quite good enough at this level right now.

100% on both fronts. They’ve both took their chances after being selected. That said, it was baffling just how little game time Simms and Kitching were getting until recently. Allen should get a new contract unless we’re planning on signing another player and Sheaf extends his contract.

You also said that about Allen, any progress on that?

Oooops! I meant Haji and Simms above BTA in the pecking order.

That’s just nonsense.

Eccles is a better player than Allen, the role that Lampard wants for that central CM is just better suited to Allen because he’s being asked to cover a lot of ground.

I’d like to see Grimes play if possible, Leeds is a game that we need his quality. I’ll have no complaints if the team remains unchanged.

Simple answer - yes. We finished 9th last season and improved the team, it’s definitely capable of competing for a playoff spot. There are some gaps in the squad, which we’ve addressed by signing Grimes. A player or two by Monday 23:00 and we could be laughing.

BTA ran to celebrate as soon as he hit it because he knew he hit it perfect. Great goal and intentional, he deserves all the plaudits for scoring a potential GOTS.

He always struck me as more of a solid role player. Grimes and Sheaf are division leading players, Eccles isn’t. For now, he doesn’t suit the system we’re trying to play with Torp and Rudoni operating high and wide for CMs, Allen suits it because he covers a lot of ground that Sheaf and Eccles...

Playing players in their preferred positions generally helps. He was WBA’s top scorer last season, he was always going to be better than Bassette and to add value to our squad. Haji and Simms are above BTA in the pecking order but he’s a fine player to have in the squad. As soon as Lampard...

I know, was trying to add-on to what you was saying! Edwards is a great signing for Championship team, it’s well worth viewing our signing as being up there too!