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Fair point

He IS tactically stubborn. And tactically conservative. It is something he has to work on, along with how to use substitutes to best advantage. He seems to take the view that changing his starting line up during a match amounts to an admission he got it wrong.

But was inexplicably on the bench, when we played one up front, iirc

The last time we saw him actually play for any period was the first half of the season in League 2. We had brief appearances in League 1, including a nice goal at Southend. But that is it. When he came on against Luton or Barnsley, can't remember which, he just looked like a boy who would be...

Sorting out the strikers for next season is quite a tough job. Neither of our top two have exactly excelled. Godden has shown something like sufficient skill to warrant a place in the starting line up, and even then only just [that was a diabolical miss at the end, just not clinical]. On the...

I agree with this, sadly

Jodi will never play for us again, meaningfully at least.

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This board has a strong feel of King Canute's courtiers. May not come this time, but it is surely the logical end game of where the sport is right now. Too many games across Europe have little meaning. The world is getting smaller.

Needs more than two or three even if you discount the returned loanees

If this League really pisses of FIFA, that strikes as a good reason for doing it.

Inevitable at some point really. Most European leagues are totally uncompetitive, with the same winner every year - Bayern, PSG, Juventus, Real madrid, Ajax. Once they decide to move, the Premier League clubs have little choice but to follow. The European games are the big money spinners, not...

I am not sure which is the result for Preston which ends up with them becoming completely 'couldn't care less' because they are so becalmed in mid-table. A defeat I sustect.

There are only three questions, it seems to me 1. Continue Eccles yes/no - DaCosta is the alternative 2. Play one up front yes/no - Rest Godden bring in Hamer 3. If two up front, rest Godden yes/no - The alternatives are less clear cut and all unsatisfactory So I would stick with Eccles and...

I think Blackburn have not won in 5. They are not out of it entirely.

Yes, but what is our conversion rate in last 4 years? Bayliss, Shipley, Sam Mac and it looks like Eccles. That means probably 20 or so rejects. Is that good? And the higher we are up the League the harder it is to blood them

That is all about the inability to score. There is always the liklihood you will concede away, so you need to grab the odd goal to get anything. All the scoreless draws at home says the same thing. Injuries, Walker & Godden not good enough, playing one up front - take your pick as to the reason...

Two goals, pass the oxygen matron, I'm feeling faint

I really like this. Attacking intent, probably our best eleven bar Dabo. This means we are certain to lose

It is this sort of dellusional rubbish that drives me to tear my hair out The official measurement of 'bigger', and th only one that matters, is your place in the league. Currently Bristol are comfortably bigger, added to which they have a better financial situation. Oh and Bristol is a bigger...