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Brexit rules will make acquisition very difficult from Europe for lower league clubs. The incoming player has to have points, that are earned by the quality of the league you are playing in (the dutch league does not count highly incidentally), or international appearances for instance...

Reid and Tovares seem to be a new strand in our acquisition strategy. The European one is being closed off, this maybe the replacement. Originally we had just a youth scheme - gestation period for a player up to 10 years & high wasteage. Under Robins we added 'development' - McCallum, Hyam and...

The post brexit rules mean that the kind of European signing we make will not qualify. Not even Hamer. As a source of players Europe has been pretty crap across the piece so no great loss. Our best source is out of contract quality - Kelly, Fadz, Marosi. What good players are out of contract...

The clue here is whether as a player they have shown the ability to max out on the natural footballing ability that they were born with. Jackie Charlton, great manager, absolutely made the best of what he had been given as a player. Bobby Charlton not so good as a manager-super players...

Allen for Biamou for me, otherwise same again. Robins seems to have locked in Shipley for Sheaf after an hour I'd love Walker to have a run out as sub. Encouraged that a flat back 4 has conceded none from open play in the last two games The heavy ground must be knackering

Here's the view of my Oldham supporting mate 'The fans are very happy with Hilssner. He certainly knows how to shoot and is good on free kicks. One comment I liked yesterday stated that he always seemed to find space. I always think that standing still is a good way of achieving that on a...

A good example of a scruffy League 2 goal

To succeed at this level, by which I mean be mid table or above, you need a minimum of three players who would usually get into the starting line up of a top team. Otherwise your squad is made up of average or below average players, This is where O'Hare comes in We have three definites in that...

I quite like 'handbags'

Jones is not a key player.

4-3-3 or 4-3-2-1 doesn't matter which in reality Wilson/Marosi: (No fussed either way) Pask-Ost-MacF-Sam Mac: (Pask deserves the nod) James-Sheaf-Hamer: (Sheaf to play in front of the back 4) O'Hare-Victor-Allen. Did a long post on another thread explaining the logic, which it looks like a...

...under his body

Allen was particularly fortunate

For Brum Keep Wilson. But no big deal either way. Play Pask - he earned the slot and we have no like for like for Dabo Switch to 4 at the back - it worked last night, we won and scored twice and Pask is not a wing back Resist Dacosta if fit - too inexperienced for such an important game and not...

Consistency is the most over-rated virtue...

Well for Norwich we were 0-0 when I got up from the settee in the hall, and 2-0 down by the time I'd walked 5-6 paces to the kitchen tv and switched it on. Hoping for better 1-1.

Biamou up front, new guy on the bench or maybe even in the stands for this first game James for Sheaf Otherwise as you were. That would be my guess

I'd take the gamble and get rid, now we have the loan. As I posted on twitter, there are 28 players including the new striker who could reasonably be considered for the matchday squad, including injured players (27 now Hissner has gone at least temporarily). Baka is the only one left who joined...

None of this matters. If Rangers can pay top dollar, we sell him to Rangers. If Halifax paid top dollar I'd sell him. What we don't want is somebody trying to get in early and get him cheap, because SISU need or want the cash. We are unlikely get top dollar in January. He is almost certainly on...

How about the new striker being in the stands for the first game - to watch. It would fit with the Robins approach. Sorry if it has been said before.