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If Wilson is still here and fit he will start.

None of that changes any of the points made in my post. His performance history so far has been underwhelmimg stats wise. 1 goal in a Championship season is very poor particularly. The teams interested in him are those likely to be fighting relegation, and in need of players that can hit the...

Scott has always looked promising when I've seen him, but I've not seen him dominate a game like Hamer has done in the Championship. A £22m fee for a player with potential seems very risky for the clubs reported to be interested in him, when his output hasn't yet got near to matching his...

He's just signed a new long term contract! Suggest you take a look at his goal scoring record too :) Cutting costs doesn't automatically mean a firesale, which is a conclusion many on here are jumping too. They've signed 3 players already this Summer, and a quick look at their message board...

Ha ha ok. Heard that Bill Glazier, Oggy and Lee Burge used to like a few pre match bevvies in the Rose and Crown so makes perfect sense!!

Surely Stein had long left us before McDonald played for us?

Every manager does, including the 'Greats'! Gould's success rate in finding us top players was second to none though, even if he himself didn't have the capability to make a successful team out of them beyond the first half of a season being in charge.

To be fair the one thing the 'idiot' Gould was good at was finding hidden gems, bringing the likes of Pearce, Peake, Gynn, Bennett, Gibson, Ogrizovic and Babb to join us. Gayle wasn't his most inspired signing though :)

It's a prediction, but not a safe prediction. This time last year most people thought Norwich were the 'safe' prediction! Many people on here also thought that Kompany's inexperience and wholesale changes to Burnley's playing style would adersely affect them and that they would struggle - I...

After the game has finished yes, but otherwise best to feign indifference, before and during the match.

Dele Alli was probably the most comparable talent to have left a League 1 club before that, and according to Wikipedia he transferred to Spurs for an intial £5.5m.

Apparently there's this African Prince who has access to $5m and is willing to pay you $1m if you share him your bank details!

Only in the same way as you would say Marcus Hall could also play right back because in one game we played him there. In reality, like Marcus was, he is basically one footed and not at all suited to playing right back.

Dennis Wise is the exception not the rule. 2 goals last season in a free scoring side is a big warning. He is not the Billy Sharp of years gone by. For every Dennis Wise you will get a De Zeeuw, a Waghorn, a Michael Hughes, a Colin Cameron, a Darius Henderson, a Stephen Hunt etc etc. When we...

His last season tells you all you need to know, just as Waghorn's should have done before he joined us. Despite a prolific goal scoring career the goals significantly dried up last season, a sure sign of his decline! Sharp is even older than Waghorn though, and a big factor his advocates are...

Sharp is a definite no from me. Great player in his time, but that time has gone. He would also command a hefty salary that could be better utilised elsewhere. We need to learn the lessons from the Waghorn signing and not repeat it.

I imagine a few Championship clubs will be waiting to see if Scott Twine will be loaned out by Burnley.

If we sigh Simms I think we will be playing 2 up front next season. Godden is probably more suited to playing in a partnership with Simms than he was with Gyokores and will probably score more as a result. If are to regularly play 2 up front though we need more depth so signing at least one more...

Every team in the Championship has some reliance on loans, including the cash rich clubs with parachute payments.

Villa had to pay something like £50k a week for Abraham, which was one of the reasons their play off final against Derby was shit or bust. Derby also had expensive loanees, including Mason Mount. If Villa had lost they would have breached FFP & could easily have gone the same way as Derby.