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I only look at this thread to see if there has been an announcement, which there has not. But you can reasonably assert that Chaplin is not forcing a move otherwise the agent would have made something happen regardless of Jackett's preferences surely? Therefore m'lud I suggest to the jury that...

Playing Bayliss in the centre with only one defensive midfielder - the new guy Ogogo, who is barely fit or Doyle (getting on a bit) leaves us a bit weak defensively. That is partly why Robins not unreasonably, played him on the right wing, leaving Doyle/ Kelly to do the gruntwork

Last Year O'Brien, Grimmer, Hyam, McDonald, Stokes, Kelly, Doyle (C), Vincenti, McNulty (Nazon 84'), Jones, Beavon (Biamou 72'). This year? Burge Grimmer Hyam Willis Brown Stirling Bayliss Ogogo/Doyle Alllesani Andreu Biamou (Jones, Kelly, Mason, JCH to come or in reserve) Looks stronger to me

I quite like this, but the planning assumption has top be Ogogo for Doyle after 60 mins or so

Amazing how many unfit players there are (or at least not fully fit) Factors to assume Davies unavailable MacDonald playing poorly therefore Willis will be risked No Chaplin or equivalent (he has had a while to sort this out) happy to be proved wrong Brown was bought to be first choice...

whatever happened to Adams Bailey and Jennings

I hope Robins goes back to the tight defence model he used in the first half of last season, that might get us up higher than otherwise Incidentally, in the rollicking autumn of Robins version 1, was McGoldrick a sole striker up front, or was someone else alongside him? Can't remember

How do you know we haven't already?

below half way

Not another striker with just one trick, to lob the keeper (see Armstrong passim)

always thought this

For "needs to kick on" read "Needs to learn how to kick". It is infuriating that so many end up in the stands. Otherwise I like Burge. The goalkeepers in Div 2 were rubbish and he was better than most if not all)

"Frank Lampard’s Derby have signed Peterborough’s prolific striker Jack Marriott, whose club started the summer demanding £5m for the 23-year-old and have ended up accepting £1.5m " according to the Guardian ...makes £1.5 m for McNulty look either good business or an inaccurate figure

It might mean, to the disappointment of some, that none of the stated "three signings" will be a new keeper. Maybe he is happy with Burge as number 1 and O'Brien as a better than average number 2

O'Brien seems to be doing well, do we still need a replacement?

Assuming 3-5-2 doesn't bugger us about, the defence should be as solid as last year - bearing in mind Brown and Ogogo will strengthen it. That is more than half the battle. People might also remember that McNulty barely scored for the first half of the season, and we were still top 6

In the medium term it is important we get the right deal for the sale of Bayliss. A panic buy by a big club in January would be good.

Oh for heaven's sake get real. Maddison money going to pay off debt of which we have a shitload. We have three good signings where we were looking weak plus Jones (eventually) & Andreu. The rest of the side are the guys that got us promoted..... We had to sell McNulty - and made good money on 12...

True - except for the new formation. That part will go belly up

Judging by reports from Spain Grimmer is the new Kyle Walker. 5 centre halves in the squad is wasting resources. For similar reasons O'Brien has to go - we can't afford three keepers. So I suspect we are stuck with him McNulty replacement and back up are the two main requirements, all else is...