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He was a ~1.5m player when we bought him. Which is what we must do again, although this time we could spend 5-10m. We have to do what we did with the Vik money. Go out and spend decently on a replacement or two.

Now you've just devolved into insulting me. The bottom line is Eccles simply doesn't have the technical abilities - range of passing, vision, close control that Gus used to completely orchestrate our play in possession last season. We will be a worse team overall with him playing in that position.

Yes, but he wasn't first choice in any position was he? He got starts when the likes of Palmer, Hamer, Sheaf, BNC, Dabo etc were injured/out. So he was a squad player, filling in when needed. People seem to be forgetting it took injuries to both Palmer and O'Hare for him to get a spot in that...

Eccles is a squad player. The only reason he's starting is that we've sold Hamer and not yet replaced him. Once that happens Eccles will be back to the bench.

This isn’t a conversation about how we set up last year? It’s whether we need to sign a Gus replacement or not. And we do, because Eccles can’t play that role to the standard we require.

Obviously Robins prefers 3 in midfield/2 strikers, it’s how we finished last season and spending £10m+ on strikers shows it’s how we’ll play this year.

Our 3 was much more fluid - more like a flat 3 than the 2-1 we play with Palmer/O’Hare in the side. Gus often came deep to collect the ball.

Anyone who thinks that we will achieve anywhere near the top 6 with Sheaf and Eccles playing as the 2 holding in a 3 man midfield is having a laugh really. We need a Hamer replacement who is going to come in and start the vast majority of games.

Haven’t written him off at all, he will do a job but we will concede if he continues playing wide. I think he’d be better used as cover for Fadz in the middle. I’m not out to slag off players, just pointing out areas in which we can and must improve if we want to be promoted.

MvE has the benefit of Bobby T behind him who looks absolutely top class as a defender.

I can trawl through for more if you’d really like…

Vardy is 36. 30:45 in this video- he gets absolutely swallowed up.

Not at all! He has the turning circle of a tractor and the pace of one too! Good in the tackle but I’m not sure he’s suited to playing wide in a back 3.

That one wasn’t pace no, just generally poor play, but there were multiple times he got beaten for pace out wide.

He’s an obvious wrongun from what came out. Can’t believe in this day and age of PR and political correctness he’s likely getting to play again, and sadly all will be forgotten if he scores a few goals (a la Ronaldo, Partey etc)

Were there two Coventry games on Saturday? Latibeaudiere got caught out multiple times with his lack of pace. Both of their big chances came from getting in down the left.

Eccles is the definition of a squad player, has never been first choice in any position for the team.

The majority of those at right back. He’s not good enough technically to play alongside sheaf in the 352 system Robins is playing. Doesn’t have enough ability to receive and progress the ball. I’m not saying get rid, he’s a great option to have but you’re kidding yourself if you think he can...

Central midfield. We got away with it on Saturday but will get exposed if we don’t bring in a technical player who can play through the lines like Gus did. Eccles is a good squad player but not good enough to start if we want to achieve promotion.

Lee Burge obviously