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It sounded a bit like things were close but no agreement reached, that's King's own remit. He can make a comment about the squad that's factual without it being intended to criticise anybody.

Are there any examples of players who have started a season without a club being signed mid season and being successful at this level?

Twaddle

I assume such xG over performance takes a while to normalise as well in a player that doesn't usually have shots with a particularly high xG

Agreed, it isn't even successful anymore. His record for his last 50 games at Burnley plus his spell at Everton is awful

I'm sure Lampard is unique in such a groundbreaking approach

Grimes had played hundreds of games in the championship 😂

Is he? He's looked all over the place. JDS' best defensive asset is 50:50 tackles, his low centre of gravity makes him pretty strong in them

Our football in the 4ATB has only really looked exciting this season, and that might be down to the coaching of the players and confidence more than formation. So, it could be that we suddenly start to look a bit more cohesive in an alternative formation anyway.

It would be sensible in games like Saturday where we're leading to be fair

If I'm measuring value, spending £7m+ on two players not guaranteed to start the next match seems a bit weird if I'm honest.

Have we got enough central midfielders to do it now 😂

Yes but hardly what Doug sells when he hikes ticket prices every season

It's good in one respect but ironically it's one of the positions we've forward planned for. Selling Sheaf looks a bit desperate now and leaves us short of the quality we need in midfield. We are still short at right and left wing.

I'm sure that'll be worth at least 0 points

It's not the end of the world but it would be a poor transfer window to end it with a squad no stronger overall. We need a midfielder in really.

Now Sheaf has departed....

Why? He's never impressed me

I get the feeling that McKenna inherited something pretty good and doesn't know how to recreate it

It was, unchallenged from 12 yards, perfectly weighted ball in to his path