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Why on earth for, it is one of its strengths

I'd rather have a couple of the Allen type any day. particularly if one was about 6' 2" who frightened the shit out the opposition just by looking at them. Can't remember which game it was, but we bossed the first 2-3 minutes with Bright looking very good, then we were bullied for the next 87.

I feel the same about Bright as I do about Bayliss. Lovely player to watch but in terms of getting out of League 1, a more functional player like Allen, or a loanee defensive midfielder to free up Kelly is more important. We need players who boss the show, neither Bright or Bayliss did that...

That was partly a problem last season. I remember against Oxford thinking that for all his skill he was often in places where those skills were not at their most productive. With his bright green boots your eyes were drawn to him, but the output was very mixed

Does it look like Robins was unable to get the best out of JCH? A failure of man management as much as player attitude?

What has Westbrooke done wrong?

The annual obsession with wingers...........Here we go again. First cuckoo in Spring is followed by the desperate sound of the lesser spotted football fan demanding speedy wingers. Haven't we just bought two - Jobello and Kast. Do we not have a highly rated teenager in the development squad but...

A better right back.

That is the model at this level. We are actually not that dissimilar

How could I forget George Hudson. Shame on me

Apart from Terry Bly, who was the other ?(:-

The chances of this going ahead are 50/50 at best. Hyam and Allen on the bench: Robins' record seems to be that no matter how good you are, if the team wins in your absence then you go to the subs bench first, even if you then get brought on during the game. He has been fairly consistent about...

This happened last season as well.

The lifespan of any player, let alone a striker, at one club at this level seems to be about 2 years. If so 28 is no obstacle. A two year deal and if we get promoted in either year, we can offload quite easily. I wonder how well any striker will do as a sole striker, whoever they are. McNulty...

Listening to the number of loanees scoring for other teams this afternoon, to not have even one in for the first day does seem a bit remiss.

No, I think he will hedge his bets and play 1 up front

Marosi Dabo McF Rose Mason Westbrooke Kelly Jobello Shipley Hiwula Baka i.e. Swindon with Westbrooke for Allen. alternatively switch Shipley and Westbrooke as the latter is a more penetrative passer.

I don't think I do. It is my default setting

Robins is good at managing expectations. I don't mind a loan striker. Such is the turnover of players at this level, permanent or otherwise, staying a year is quite a decent stint! Armstrong and Murphy were both loans.