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You also need players who can kick a man.....sorry mark a man. Thinking of Terry Yorath oddly enough

Would not at all be surprised if Allen started as you can't just have all those dandy-dans like Palmer and Saka around at once. You need a workhorse particularly against a good side like Leicester just down from the Prem. And away from home. As the expensive buys, Thomas and VE have to start.

Been mulling over, as a paid up prophet of doom, why we should not be getting too carried away 1. Plenty of clubs have spent big and not gone up (we heard fans like Stoke's complaining that they had spent money but not got a team as good as ours). It is no guarantee 2. Post Covid Championship...

A big leap only in the longer term. McNally and Doyle were both excellent, not sure Lab & Binks will be their level on day 1

The point was that the post took an absolutist stance by saying that Robins didn't buy older players, there was no conditional clause saying he only buys good older players. He clearly does buy older players when it suits or in desperation

what, like Martin Waghorn, MaGuire....

who is eghosa?

Loans got us to the play offs - Doyle, McNally, BNC

So far the rumormongers have had a pretty good summer. That is three of the longstanding rumors in, only Saka a bit of a surprise. Is this guy in lieu of McNally? Need a loan for the next Callum Salter-Ostigaard for left sided defence

I think McNally, Doyle McFadz with BNC and Bidwell in support just might be the main reason for the clean sheets. Much as I love the Ben Wilson back story, and he will forever have the memory of season 22-23 (including his goal), he never at any stage made me feel confident of anything except...

...a further thought. We may have been a bit fortunate in the last two seasons. Because Covid so affected revenues for all clubs, our low budget model with an established squad was more resilient compared to otherwise better funded clubs whom you might think capable of 'buying' promotion -...

The potential Gyokeres money rather than Dave King money is making the difference, although he does appear to be letting us keep most of it, unlike SISU. However these two new signings represent a clear break with previous purchasing strategy, so has risk, Look at the squad that finished last...

I am not one to panic on this. 'Getting the business done early' is just a meaningless cliche. We have had plenty of last minute purchases do well from the off. These are professional footballers who know the ropes. BUT It does seem awfully quiet. Not a sound. Now it might all be pending the...

You hold your breath every time the opposition win a corner. The clean sheets down to addition of McNally to Doyle & McFadz to make a very strong back 3.

Because Hamer and Sheaf are the defensive ones, but I am not that fussed, swap him with hamer

O'Hare and Palmer will not play together. See Gerrard and Lampard

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New New, McNally, New, loan, da Silva Hamer Sheaf O'Hare, Eccles New Subs: From Wilson, Bidwell, McFadz, Allen, Kelly, Godden EDITED

What??? McNally Doyle BNC were all very good or good. Panzo and JWE ok. What's your problem? It was the introduction of the loans into the team in Jan that kick started the second half of the season

....and I think Eccles is a super player with a good temperament, who is best in a holding role. Reminds me of Ray Wilkins in both a good and bad way.