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1. MotM Mason Clarke even though he went off at half time. Frightened the shit out of them. About 70% of play in the first half was in his quarter of the pitch. 4-0 when he was on, 0-0 when he wasn't. Eccles got two but their goalkeeper should have made a better fist of the first one and Eccles...

Apart from scoring and assists he is probably the best a ball retention no matter how tight the spot

Sticking with Collins would do my head in....

Dovin and Bidwell in as a bare minimum Ideally Simms as well Prefer a change in central defence but that could be a change too many

If Bidders is fit I would not panic about left back. It's a holding defensive midfielder and a strong personality in central defence that are the top priority. Loans or purchase - don't care

Crikey we need Bidders. He's the only one in the back 4 capable of a proper defensive shift

Walsh remains one of my top 3 favourite players of the Robins era. Walsh, Vik and Calum Doyle

Will all those who have slagged off EMC please form an orderly queue to apologize... Any time he was in his proper position he always looked a threat

It is a regular new manager ready made excuse 'the players are not fit'. Robins' players are fit, even Torp who surely is now up to speed MVE is the problem - take him off after 60 mins?

why on earth drop Torp I thought he provided just the edge in midfield we needed

I felt that too. That that group of players and staff had what it took - except for Kastaneer of course....

It has always been business. Since Alf Common became the first player to be sold for over 1,000 pounds in 1905. Maybe even earlier. It is just that the level of business acumen has improved from the amateurish past. Foreign owners have generally been a plus - more professional. Since the game...

We have two left backs but no hard bitten CDM and flabby centre halves. And it's being suggested we get another left back? Have we not learned from having two left wingers. Priority is defensive midfield and centre back. Left back can wait until summer

He's Tigger; needs to be a bit more Eeyore

That was one of my favourite games of the Robins era - the yellow & blue kit, 3-1 down and down to nine, the Kastaneer slide, Rose's goal. A unbelievable game

...but you can win by more than one goal

Man City shows just how quickly it can all fall apart... Robins must be empathizing with Pepe right now

Well it might be that the speed was glacial before and has at least moved up a couple of notches, but the endless dithering has largely gone. We fans underate just how good footballers are at controlling the ball under pressure with the chest in particular and then finding a player in the same...

oh and Basette out on loan if at all possible if Wright comes back before the end of January. He needs to learn at a lower level

Agreed. As a generality, volume of business in January is often minimal and what there is often panicky and ill advised. We have two urgent needs in defence in the manner of a Hamer and a McFadzean respectively. The latter could be a loan of an experienced old pro like John Egan from whom our...