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Absolutely no chance. Lets make 9 of the squad available. A squad that got in the playoffs. Lampard has said he is happy with his players and would like some additions. You take the minutes those players did out of the squad and replace them with who? Every player in any squad is available if...

I forget the author who pointed out that if a player starts 50% of games then he is a regular starter. Surprisingly many players in squads (it was based on the PL) don't achieve this. I get that twists the dynamic as PL teams have bigger squads. However, Eccles has started well over 50% in...

But for awkward bounces of the ball right in front of goal in the second game Rudoni would have scored. He did score in the first play off match. What went missing was our luck.

I worry KKH won't be fit. Possibly Lati and definitely Eccles won't be fit. Wright I feel will be on the bench. If MVE is off or unsettled, then we struggle at right back. Hull have won all their pre-season matches which does not necessarily mean they will be better in real matches. I feel Hull...

At least it's not the Showaddywaddy version, is it?

Most of the predictions I have seen, apart from AI, puts us in the playoffs. Quite a few mention that Lampard is never as good in his second season. Of course, those seasons were all in the PL. Injuries and last minute transfers can always change the dynamic, but I expect us to be in the...

I seems to me that the management team and the recruitment team have identified where our weaknesses lie and have tried to address them so far. We needed a top goalie on loan until Dovin is fit and back to his best. Up until yesterday, it looked like we had sorted that. LB/LWB has been a...

At home we were in the main fine. Last quarter of the season away we were being picked off. I feel the Derby A match will give us a clue if the system is working.

When we turned down £5.5 million or was it Euros from Turkey, it was reported we wanted £8 million which sounds about right. Think his last club have a sell on clause.

Didn't he go in for the challenge where Tatsu shot straight at the goalie?

Interestingly, the Norwich owner had a dig at both of them for having no experience of how to run a successful team or how to win things. He says he has from his ownership in the USA. Bedford have just been taken over by an American billionaire who says Wrexhams wealth is peanuts compared to his...

Ah, thought it sounded a lot. I would love to know how much we get. Is it in the accounts?

Some really contentious predictions there. Trouble with predictions is that they are always wrong so you set yourself up for a fall, as do we all. Think Ipswich will win the league. Middlesborough that low? I believe Adi Viveash is the best coach in this league. The only thing that everyone...

Agree, we are targeting quality where we need it. I feel the Manager and the Recruitment team know exactly what we need. but will only sign an appropriate player. There may be the odd gamble on development, if they feel a young player is worth a punt.

Here we go again. Anyone who follows football or business knows Fraser is all about how much he can get for his assets. Newcastle fans hated him for a reason and I feel he will seriously effect our ability to perform on the pitch if his rent demands are not reasonable. Pretty sure this is a play...

Thinking about Birmingham and Wrexham, I read that Liverpool received £180 million for winning the Prem and a further £700 million? for commercial activities. This was explaining why despite having an enormous spend on new recruits, they are not breaking the profitability rules. The Sky TV money...

He was so shit for Derby that day. Mo was bought for the top division and couldn't get in the team. Brilliant song unfortunately doesn't make a brilliant player. See also Gary Breen.

Behind closed doors means nothing these days. Monaco streamed it, the local press covered it and everyone I know either watched it or saw the highlights. I think Frank hardly commented as it was so awful. Just my gut feeling, but you may be right.

There are endless examples of poor pre-seasons and good league performances. Also the opposite. That said, confidence plays a big part in team performance, particularly with strikers. After Simms scored against poor opposition in the cup two years ago, his form improved dramatically. Hence...

I know it is difficult to choose your pre-season games when you want them, but I favour a slow progression from poor to, middling to top sides. I feel money plays a part now. Playing a lower side with a player we may be interested in, also has its attractions. Just leave out teams that kick us...