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Lord forgive me for any of my comments bashing Simms, he’s the man. If he can pick that head up and play with some swagger he can be really really dangerous in this league.

Wilson 7 Lati 6 Thomas 5 Fadz 6 Binks 6 Dasilva 6 Kelly 6 Eccles 7 Allen 6 Simms 8 Godden 5

Kelly - Eccles - Allen is the midfield equivalent of the snooze button on your alarm

Pretty sure it's MVE. He seemed positive about his chances on Monday night too.

I was talking about Eccles. Sheaf is at 62% for comparison... Hamer averaged 51% last year.

Looking for 1x Adult ticket in the lower tier, would need to pick it up in London now.

If our central midfielders can't pass or dribble we're in big trouble

He's also 26th percentile for pass completion, 8th for take ons, <30 for blocks, interceptions and clearances. He's attempted 51 take ons and been successful in 8! That's shocking.

Why drop Fadz when he's been our best defender for the last few years? Allen and Ayari looks scarily light in midfield. I'd do Kelly for Allen.

So? Doesn't contradict what I said, he's at best average in the championship. Him being part of a side that got carried to the playoffs on the back of two outstanding players, in one of the easiest years to make it, doesn't change that.

Well, quite, yes. We should've bought a solid creative central midfielder who could come straight in and start games. I assumed Ayari was going to play there, maybe he will in time. But we should've got him AND another. With Sheaf's injury we're now effectively starting our 3rd and 4th choice...

Because Bayliss and Shipley broke out in L2 where they were genuinely good players for that level? Eccles is an average championship player at best. It's logical he doesn't get the same praise. If Shipley or Bayliss were still here they'd be getting even more flak.

Means little when we're at a much higher level than we've been for a decade.

It’s fairly obvious that a starting midfield of Kelly and Eccles is not good enough to get in the top 6. They are the biggest issue, not the rest of the team.

Agreed! I don’t get the 180 on Simms. I'm baffled at how people say Wright’s touch is poor when it is noticeably better than Simms is. Even without playing well he has created problems for defences with his pace and physicality, something that Godden can’t even offer on his best days. My main...

And what a strike it was!

Stat of the day: If Liam Kelly plays 67 mins on Saturday he will already have played more regular season championship minutes than he did last season.

Goal(s) on Saturday for either of our new strikers would be massive. We’ve got a decent allocation and everyone is desperate to see them score.

Their stadium fulfills the league two requirements.

Wright has looked far better than Simms…