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Agreed. Bassette isn’t being frozen out. He’s just a long way down the queue. Again, a remarkably odd and unbalanced signing from the Robins era. Over £1m on a fourth choice CF when we had holes all over the defence.

Emc is a handful. For me his main problem is his end product. Crossing wise it’s hit and miss. Finishing wise he gets a few but it’s not “natural” and he shares that with Simms. They both scuff and shin a lot.

I’d be absolutely amazed if he hasn’t read the tea leaves around his lack of a future under Lampard. It’s a simple equation. He’s our third best striker behind Wright and BTA.

Lampards biggest issue is the unbalanced squad he was left. That takes time to repair - especially trying to shift players no one wants.

The CF issue is about balance. We’ve got two of our best performers who like to play left side. We’ve got two okay CF’s but one who has a truly weird playing demeanour to the extent he can’t get a game.

Hughes was OK. But really just did bread and butter CH stuff. He’s not a 10m player and isn’t a huge upgrade on Kitching if at all. I’d like to think you could pick up that type of CH for the championship for 2-4m on a regular basis.

Can’t understand how anyone saw that Dasilva had a good game. Defensively they strolled in behind him. He did well going forward once and then blazed a cross wildly out. The supposed “tackle” in the second half was a poorly timed stumble when making the tackle properly was easier. Brau has to start.

Agree. BTA is marginally better than Simms but neither are top notch.

I agree with Lampards assessment. Simms must be a ridiculously frustrating player to work with. The problem is getting someone to take him.

BTA getting some stick. He’s a workaday CF. He needs service. I can’t think of one well crafted ball that he received all game.

I don’t think it’s that. I just think he’s our 3rd best striker.

Brau will be the starting LB. Just easing him in. Simply can’t stay with JDS. He can’t defend.

He doesn’t really look up for it either. Torp starting over him says it all. He is a top player in this league but it’s possibly at the point where a change is best all round.

Ok. They didn’t set the world alight. But you have to acknowledge there was zero service.

6’s and 7’s. Can’t see how Torp affects games enough. Anonymous once again. Rushworth looked solid and has an air of authority about him. Brau looked promising and Rudoni and Saka our best players.

Can’t blame the strikers when we continually get to the bye line and invent new ways to cock it up.

Frustrating generally. We’ll concede loads of goals from our flanks. We actually need KKH in for MVE. Dasilva, absolute liability, possibly the worst defensive nous I’ve ever seen. Too many very poor decisions in attack. There were positives. Thought Rushworth looked good as did Rudoni and Saka...

Carbon copy of last year really. Tidy enough but not clinical. Easy to get at down either flank. Always look like we have a goal in us but easy to score against. Nothings changed.

Is Eccles injured? If not I’m surprised he can’t make a squad with 3 LB’s in.

Quite like that. Sheaf for Torp for me but we’ll see.