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IMO, given we started last season with this formation before AV was here I'd say it's MR's decision. After JJ and TA got injured last year he changed it, with them returning to fitness (or close to it) he's reverting to it, despite how we improved without it. It does seem like he doesn't...

What would you like me to expand on? I think most of the things for discussion are ways clubs would look to get round the rules. You do see things like 'signed on non-contract basis' which I'm not sure how that works. Maybe offering a kid a lucrative contract not as a pro footballer but, say...

It does seem odd that clubs (including ourselves at times) seem more willing to give young loanees time to grow and make mistakes but are more reluctant with their own youngsters, despite the fact they'd see more benefit from their own youngsters long term.

Who's Luke Green? Do they mean Lewis Green?

I think one of the few potential upsides of loans is that it enables young players to get to know more systems making them more versatile and get out more into the world and stand on their own feet. As much as I don't like loans it's probably better for the individual to be playing in a league...

2-0 down now according to twitter

U23 games scheduled for Ricoh this season: 20 Aug 18 Burnley 15 Oct 18 Colchester 18 Feb 19 Ipswich 1 Mar 19 Birmingham 12 Apr 19 Hull (last game of season)

Decent point in terms of experience, but has JJ ever come across to you as a 'leader' in the sense of organising etc? Not for me. Plus coming back form injury I just don't think it's something we need to be doing. We should just be telling him to concentrate on his own game and fitness.

Maybe so, but if the point is to prepare for first team football it should be approached with the same level of professionalism IMO.

Not sure about Jones as a captain though. For me flair players don't need the burden of having to sort things out - just let them do their stuff. Defenders/defensive midfielders for me should ideally be captains - they tend to be have the game in front of them so can observe more and have to...

Yep. With JCH hopefully someone who can hopefully hold up the ball to bring them into play and get onto stuff in the area. Be interesting to find out how it works out, but I imagine Jones will play 60mins tops.

I think it's five a season at first team ground. So you'd imagine we'd want to do it before the rugby starts and when the weather is likely to be half decent to protect the pitch. Also to get a decent crowd you'd want August games cos the kids are off school so parents might take them up and new...

Who are the right sided players in the academy? I've looked at the profiles and we seem to have at least three LB (Fixter, Whitmore, Martin) plus Endall who can cover there and McCallum who is technically available for them too. But no RB. In fact the only right sided player I can see is Lautaru...

On topic, with Sterling I think it's more the hype - Chelsea fans (probably most of whom have never seen him play) raving about him and how he should be in the first team. Given the build up it's quite a disappointment. Without that you'd probably just say he's settling in and hopefully after a...

I agree entirely. I think rich clubs hoarding lots of young talent (in many cases not because they think they're going to be good enough just that they don't want anyone else to benefit) is detrimental to the game overall and the international team. For me, I'd bring in a maximum squad, say 40...

I've been wondering how to best utilise Andreu and Bayliss and wonder if we could get away with two 'No. 10's' behind Biamou in a Xmas tree? That is of course until Jones comes back. ____________Burge Grimmer Davies Willis Brown ___Kelly____Ogogo__Shipley ______Andreu___Bayliss...

On the whole I think you can get a decent idea of a player from fan's opinions but you also have to consider how many of the fans have actually watched this kid play - he's only got 2 first team appearances. Are a lot of these opinions based on what they've actually seen or anecdotal based on...

Isn't that Shipley's number?

But if that were the case he'd be playing two up front rather than Biamou on his own. Biamou will fight for the ball but then he needs someone to lay it off to or make the run in behind. Even the most blinkered Biamou fan must admit he's not prolific enough to be by himself and needs a striker...

I've also got an issue with strikers playing those wide roles, which we've done since the days of Andy Morrell and not once has it worked. Strikers don't drop back or tend to have the defensive mindset to cover the full back, leaving them exposed. Attacking wise they're often not great crossers...