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I'm sure the plan would have been to have Dacosta on the left but Dabo's injury scuppered that unless Pask plays.

I actually think he did ok on Saturday, made one decent block/tackle & used it well but 3-0 down with 10mins to go vs Cardiff is very different to a full 90 vs the league leaders. My main worry is his lack of athleticism, wing-back is the most physically demanding role you can play & I'm not...

I think the introduction of Shipley as sub on Saturday at LWB probably gives us an idea of MR's thinking... As scary as it is.

James is a better player than Kelly without question, we definitely need one or the other though.

Absolutely. As a team we're sometimes too pedestrian with our passing but Hamer is the opposite. His ball retention could be so much better, it's his one major weakness at the minute, almost trying too hard to make things happen. I think it was the Reading game where he gave the ball away 3...

You're saying we should have signed an Attacking Midfielder rather than Sheaf, that was in the summer. Your original point re: signing James is a fairer one. I still think it was the right thing to do but would have loved an additional option in Attacking Midfield too yes. Perhaps a suitable...

I absolutely do believe we need those options yes else we'd be currently looking at Shipley starting as a CDM. We haven't spent fees on Sheaf (yet) & he clearly improves us as a squad, his signing is a bit of a coup. In hindsight yes, we do need more quality in Attacking Midfield but going into...

Options to change system etc. Christ, we're lambasted for not having a Plan B as it is. When you build a squad you don't just have one XI & one formation in mind. 🤦🏼‍♂️ Why are you bemoaning lack of wingers if in your own words "Why would we go into a season with the intention of changing our...

It's to give us options. Do you think we should only have 2 central midfielders in the squad? The point is he was never to replace Kelly but supplement him - that narrative was just created by fans.

To play alongside Hamer & Kelly. It's only on here that it was decided that Sheaf was Kelly's replacement for some reason despite being a completely different kind of player.

The most annoying thing about it is we quite like a quick free kick ourselves so should know better to then be caught out so hideously by one against us. Absolutely amateurish.

??? We replaced him with Godden a few weeks later. Chaplin is a good player but didn't fit our system so we sold him (for a profit) & brought in Godden (+ cash to put towards other signings) who was a perfect fit & integral in firing us to promotion. It was a good move for all concerned.

I thought Allen & James were ok but what happened in front & behind them was not good enough.

It's a bit of a myth this as you can't rely on one player to score all of your goals. There's obviously the exceptions to this but most teams share the goals around. To give you an idea, there's only 6 players in double figures for the whole division so far.

Well they identified the best fit was Gyökeres. Let's hope he comes good or Walker can hit the ground running.

I know... We did all this on his 'Flatter to Deceive' thread but of course he ignores that.

Would signing one player guarantee survival? The fact you are unable to name a single player we could have signed kind of says it all.

No, I said there was nobody available we could have signed - yes budget is obviously the main part of that but other reasons too. We obviously wouldn't throw £30k p/w at any player, it would be utterly nonsensical to do so but, hypothetically if you say we could afford Glenn Murray; What was...