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Don't think Tats will get in ahead of Asante yet.

Completely agree. The only provisos are (being completely glass half-full), it was once said, O'Hare never gets injured. EMC has struggled on and off with niggling injuries and Saka gets very little protection from the refs. Eccles and Lati have had no pre-season and will take some time to...

Any top team (and players) need the flexibility to change systems between matches and during games. There has been criticism of Lampard in various (not City) podcasts about being inflexible, particularly away from home. Derby and first half against Oxford (neither world beaters) were awesome...

Eccles and Lati have not had a pre-season. Will take a while for them to get up to speed.

I know Laurence was in Lampard's Derby team that got to the playoffs. Few years ago now. Anyone have any sensible observations why we might want him or has he gone over the hill? Wonder why he is a free agent? Wages or is he no good now? Must admit, I know nothing about him. Ali is a car crash...

Haji sometimes appears on the wings and BTA through the centre when he plays on the wings. Pretty sure it is a fluid front three thing.

Think Sheaf came out of the blue as a last minute thing that probably left us no time for a replacement. Offer was too good to miss. Brum and Wrexham have moved the goalposts upping the ante on transfer fees that has made it difficult if you want to buy real quality. Think where we were under...

Wigan is a good place to see if Rapha is going to make the grade with us. As is Obiku at Lincoln. That is what loans are all about.

I don't think we just go to make up the numbers anymore, or take punts in hope. I believe we now chase perceived quality. That is why we bought Grimes in January. We have Rushworth who was Swansea player of the season when he played there at the same time as Grimes. KKH, who was player of the...

Have to disagree with your Sunderland play off matches observation. Most third party observers thought we were not only the better side over two legs, but had the best chances and were unlucky as well. The bounce of the ball twice for Rudoni in front of goal were really unlucky preventing him...

Bobby Gould said at the time he had asked his players if any of them knew a good right back. Pearce was recommended. Terry Venables wanted him. Can't remember if he was managing QPR or Spurs. Gould said he couldn't believe how good a player he was for a bloke who had been on a building site...

Yeah that's why the Forest, a top club at the time bought him. I'm talking Stuart Pearce the England right back not the centre half.

Reading between the lines it looks as if Hughes is a no go but Woolfie a real possibility. We haven't got anyone from our feeder clubs Swansea and Peterborough this season. Doug is a last minute sort of guy who gambles to get the best deal. If Sheaf really was last minute out of the blue, our...

Is Sargent away with the USA. Lets hope so.

Whisper it. I feel we missed Sheaf at set pieces. Ah well.

Assume his ongoing injury problems are worse than we thought. Hope he passes the medical. At his best (before the injuries), Sheaf was without a doubt one of the best midfielders in this division. My only beef with him (like Grimes) is his lack of goal scoring threat. Grimes has looked a...

Picking on people because they have not coached at an elite level is unfair. It's like saying only people from Eton can run the country. The staff in the club will know if they are good enough. There are a lot of coaches who have worked at a high level who have never achieved anything when...

Well, best start we have had for a while but, way too early to come to any long-term conclusions. The positives, (if we don't lose anybody crucial before the window closes), is the team know each other really well. Rushworth, Brau and KKH still looking to get up to speed. Years ago you would go...

I said before the match that the conditions may play against us. Both sides were poor with the wind largely behind them. Both goalies were hitting the ball out from long kicks, and players overhitting passes. I know it sounds counter intuitive but, the ball holding up against the wind was an...

Milan missed an equally good chance.