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Question then: Will our modest spend be enough to keep us competitive (assume we get a CB and a few outs to come here and there) or will Birmingham and Wrexham add to the mix with the parachutes and push us out?

Did Simmo match Tyler Walker last season in the end?

It used to be all Villa out there, don't know what it's like nowadays! Saying that if there were ever to be a new stadium then Warwickshire Council might be easier to deal with if they could find the right place...

The money was spent up building a squad largely from scratch and the wage bill was at the limit of affordability.

One thing I noticed in Betis was the forward passing. Where our players pick the easier sideways ball in similar positions they'd be looking to see if the short sharp forward ball was on. Some of the passes were extremely skillful and far from the easy option.

That is how we played with Vik certainly and it's a tactic that seems to suit Forest in the PL. I'm not sure that anyone really thought that Hamer was staying though.

There's nothing to see here. I suspect that King's been having these kinds of conversations on and off ever since he came here, it doesn't mean that any of it is serious right now. It's a really unhelpful development in terms of the current negotiations so I suspect foul play somewhere

A lot of that was against much weaker sides (I know not all). He seems to need that extra time and space to compensate his heavy touch. He looks much better running on to the ball so would maybe suit a side play long on the break much more. I think he needs a move for his own good, he's a good lad.

I suspect that's related to the injury and all the strengthening work. He came back "too quickly"

Not with Torp playing like that he doesn't!

Ultimately we only scored from a howler of a mistake. The lack of goals is glaringly obvious but Lamps wouldn't be drawn on a striker last night although he conceded that we need a CB. Simmo played a lot better actually. EMC less so, he was the one regularly lookiing offside, giving needless...

Settled down after the first 10mins, which were awful. Injected some pace anbd started to hold the ball. EMC either offside or giving away needless fouls. Improved performance overall but little to frighten them in the final 1/3. Rushworth looks the part.

Stream up!

Cyrille especially. He was unplayable at times. The best we've had recently was Max funnily enough, strong as an ox.

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So much so that it often seems to exclude him from the buildup play and we play with a man short as it were.

You can generally see if someone can play or not in the first few minutes, touch, pass, tricks and intelligence. Limitations become more apparent with time, particularly as the opposition learn more about them and they've been kicked around a bit. He's a solid enough Championship player to my...

He looked bloody awful at first. He's quite skillful but his skill is a bit laboured for me and predictable. Strong though.

Yes, limited. Looked duff at first but improved under Lampard for a spell. At £5m we overpaid.