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You didn't read the comment about the changing shape not really affecting it. O'Hara is a right sided attacking player as were the others in the list. Dabo is an adventurous fullback. Adventurous, but still a full back. The point is that in the broad area of right sided attacking players this...

I don't think Brown was absolute dud. I never saw that much difference between him and Mason to be honest. Andreu - I'll give you. Never saw how he fitted in, even before injury. So make that three. Chaplin - did ok and has shown form since. He may have kicked on last year, we will never know...

Is it just me, but thus far the jury is well and truly out on continental signings to date. Kastaneer - say no more, one great goal and one of the most epic red cards in the Club's history; Jobello - looked useful but limited. So with Hamer, Dacosta and Hessner all coming in we are potentially...

Lucky to get £500k for Westbrooke - much as I like neat players like him. If he is not a regular for us, why should anyone pay more? Bayliss was a regular and has more potential, so scale back from that. I agree, in his unfussy way Shipley offers more. Left sided, does the grunt work and gets...

I'll start again For those who feel I am being unduly negative is recognizing the sell on value of O'Hare (potentially). This is the history of the right flank as far as I can remember. The change in formation does not change the basic story 17-18 Vincenti (experienced, had performed...

For those who feel I am being unduly negative is recognizing the sell on value of O'Hare (potentially). This is the history of the right flank as far as I can remember. 17-18 Vincenti (experienced, had performed elsewhere)

he's 33 (Jacobson)

This is undoubtedly true

In 3 years only Bayliss and Shipley have come through from Youth. And that was in both cases in L 2. It is going to be even harder in the Championship. So unless they are outstanding (Newton?) we are unlikely to see any of the youth players break in without at least one loan spell to (say) a...

Cover for McFadzean/Hyam in case either is not up to the tempo in the Championship (nobody ever said Hyam is quick). This might be Dacosta and Pask. Nobody really knows much about either. Replacement for Sam MacC (Mason not up to it - too easily bullied, Dacosta is not a left back) Striker who...

How is it negative or snide?. It is really good business and all football clubs are businesses. Spare me the emotion. It has been our business success over the last three years that partly explains the rise. Robbins rarely buys duds. Please don't kid yourself. It is highly unlikely that we...

Also it means we have filled two of the three potential gaps in what was our best starting eleven last season. Walsh has gone but we have Hamer for that slot. O'Hara retained. Now we just need a better replacement for Sam MacM than Mason. And we haven't used our loan options yet although one...

Good business this. Hopefully he develops, gets spotted and we make good cash selling him on. We want to chip a bit of cash in to cover the trading deficit, and buy one or two replacements. We need young tyros like O'Hare, not all the old codgers like Collins, Fox and Madden being suggested...

I wear mine. Rather pleased with it.

I am not sure that if any of us were O'Hara, Coventry would be our first choice. Back stop maybe. At his age and with his potential he must be thinking of a place where he cane showcase his attacking ability and earn a really good wedge. We fail on both counts. Whether we care to admit it to...

that was how I read it

Which is why Allen's at Bristol is my favourite. I cannot remember a year when we scored so many 'good' goals rather than scrambled efforts. Shipleys 25-30 yarder at Donny not even in with a shout for instance

Couple of high grade loans needed next

What position is this Dacosta chappie?

It is going to be a long hard season full stop. And was always bound to be so. I also wonder that only Rose, of the current back three, has the requisite pace. Hyam wasn't quick even in League 2 (look at the third Yeovil goal in the 2-6). Robins does like buying lots of centre halves...