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The cliche "build the team around..." is such tripe. It's an eleven man game, the star could be Messi, but if the rest are crap what use is it? Secondly it makes life so easy for the opposition, just mark or clobber the key man and that is the job done. Thirdly, at this level no player holds his...

Oxford and Pompey are both in the bottom quarter

Burton a bit of a mixed bag although have have arguably played more good sides than us. They have beaten Bristol at home, drawn with S'bury and thumped Oxford both away, then lost to Rotherham and Ipswich at home, narrowly, altho themselves beat the Gills away. They were due to play Sunderland...

Last year was a very stable top 6. Although we were 8th, we barely threatened Doncaster. In the course of the 2nd half of the season, Posh and Pompey left the top 6 and Charlton and I think Luton joined it. But there was a clear gap for most of the last third. This year looks quite fierce -...

Walsh looks very good. Incidentally I note that the long diagonal to the point of the 6 yard box for Godden to score was no untargeted lump forward, they tried it again on this clip. It may have been to pinpoint a known Blackpool weakness or a regular ploy to utilize what a handful Godden is...

Marosi Dabo McFadzean Hyam Mason Allen Kelly Walsh Jobello Godden O'Hare I thought Allen looked the best thing in our midfield in the friendly at Swindon, until he went off. Walsh as holding midfielder, Kelly pushes forward

Jobello's looks better from that angle

It is the modern way at our level - Doncaster have had similar turnover You have to scotch any idea of team building over time, with a gradual improvement as each time better players are bought, which is most fans' emotional view of how it should be done . A good manager is in effect building a...

In which case who is the next one to sell - Mason?

ho ho

Armstrong peaked while at City. One trick pony - the lob over the goalie

Westbrooke nay sayers - 2 by him, the other assisted......

Hiwula v Watford would have got my vote, better than any of those

Because he is the more creative I'd keep Westbrooke over Shipley

see post beneath

Oops plus Westbrooke in midfield

that ...is the best team, so it won't be that

Why do people place the newcomer Rose - who is nice on the ball, but makes mistakes in his core job, defending - ahead of last year's player of the season, and absolutely proven at this level - Hyam? Oh and O'Hara for Hiwula as well

In which case it will be down to the main skill of a manager, that is preparing them in training and on the day. This is more important than transfer dealings at this level. What performance can he extract from his squad? The jury (and the taxi) is still out on Robins, even after over two years...

Rose tinted specs.........