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Is that a serious question? I’d say over the last two seasons the list is a long one. Dovin, Van Ewijk, Kitching, Wright, Simms, Sakamoto, Thomas-Asante, Binks, Rudoni. Some would make a case for Torp, Thomas, Bassette and Mason-Clarke. A team + 2 subs!

As far as any of us know we may well have offered James a deal and he’s said no.

Burnt out? We’re 6 games in. So far we’ve looked non cohesive. Even if you didn’t want to make them run you could have had them together.

Interesting part of the Burnley documentary was Kompany explaining the direct correlation between the number of sessions he and his team had with the players and them showing that on the pitch. Difficult to instill any ideas into anyone on a beach in Greece. And let’s be honest most of them only...

Must admit I’m enjoying the Championship phase. Lots of games, decent profile in terms of coverage and exposure, a fair chance of winning a fair few and a genuinely competitive league.

Think it’s a good sign. He’s fully engaged.

Eccles = consistently one of our best and most impactful midfielders Torp = a couple of bits of impact. Very patchy, in fact we’re trying to justify him via the odd intercept or pass but in reality he’s a way off for me.

I think it’s the polar opposite. We’re moving in the right direction. Off the field is unrecognisable. On it we have our strongest squad in years. Season ticket sales are at record levels. The fans and team are together in a rare way. It’s all going in the right direction

Used to stand on that random bit of concrete that was fenced off in the middle of it. Not sure why!! Seemed like a good idea at the time.

What about the flip side of this? Players we had that were bang or below average that we managed to offload? I’ll start with Andy Pearce and Jay Tabb.

Does anyone on here remember Trond Soltvedt? Torp is pretty much a mirror image. Good player. Can score a goal, pick a good pass and influence a game. But - just doesn’t have the nimbleness of mind or feet to be top notch.

Yeah, you’ve said it in your own final sentence. He’s not the answer. But he fits the narrative that we must have an extra midfielder. We do, but they must be better than what we have or are already paying for.

Kitching will go way up in value for me. Dovin as well.

Andrews: Young, needs game time, decent potential, no extra on the wage bill, stays fit, developing our own talent. James: Not the player we had 3 years ago, injury prone, extra cost, dubious impact certainly last season with Bristol. I realise everyone is frothing at the mouth for a midfielder...

When did James become Messi, the key to unlock our season. Maybe King has said something sensible to Robins such as give Andrews a go rather than spaffing £10k a week for someone who won’t play most weeks. He won’t be selected ahead of Torp or Eccles. Far less ahead of Sheaf.

No, still to early for that.

I think I was just pointing out that what you are advising he has to do to be a better midfielder is to be a perfect midfielder. A bit like saying if he wants to be a good centre forward all he needs to do is be a good centre forward.

Enough of square pegs in round holes. In the assumption Wright, Thomas-Asante Lats and Sakamoto aren’t available but Sheaf is id go with; Dovin mve. Binks Kitching Bidwell Eccles. Sheaf Torp Rudoni Simms Emc

We really need to get a grip here. Yes, we’ve spent £45m. It’s peanuts for a squad nowadays. We’ve spent it because the squad Robins assembled previously contained some fantastic finds. We’ve played 4 games and lost two. I’m sorry but to try and bracket the Norwich game as any sort of “worst...

Just so I understand, to be considered a good player Eccles must do the defensive screening and the grunt work in midfield. He must just improve his passing range, creativity, attacking prowess and deliver it all with a bit more oomph. So just be the perfect midfielder then. Profound.