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MvE played full back for sc Heerenveen last season. There is no doubt he can play there. The reason he didn't against Stoke is because MR wanted solidity in the back 4 after conceding so many recently & his poor form. He also shoudn't get his spot back because he cost 3.5m and Lati was free...

If you look at each signing individually only 1/2 of them looks like potentially bad signings (Collins as he can't get a game and Ayari who isn't ready). They are all either finding their feet at this level and/or in a new country apart from Lati/JDS who many agree our the best signings. Same...

Can’t complain that Wright isn’t getting enough minutes and want another new striker in the same breath. 4th choice will get next to no minutes. Taveres is perfect.

Clamour for Burroughs is ridiculous. Thomas/Kitching both had very successful seasons in L1 last year and aren’t pulling up any trees in the Championship yet. Burroughs has played 14 L1 games and has some experience in the SPL. He isn’t ready for the championship yet or we wouldn’t have let...

Would love to see us try: Collins Lati - Thomas - Kitching - Da Silva Sheaf - Eccles Allen Saka - Simms - Wright Push Da Silva high with Lati tucking into a back 3 in possession. 4-5-1 out of possession. Can swap Lati/Da Silva for MVE/Binks or Bidwell. O’Hare for Allen once he’s up to speed.

I agree to an extent. The persistence with 5-3-2 possession based tactics and chopping and changing the players is on him. However, he also has a whole new team to integrate and most who have signed have no Championship experience. Hyam, Hamer, and Gyok looked either not good enough, naive or...

Not how it works at the elite level anymore. Considering Robins talked about players not fully understanding their roles yet in the 5-3-2, which they’ve worked on since the summer, you can see why it isn’t as easy as just changing the formation. Needs a lot of work on the training ground, but...

Football tactics always trickle down. Since Pep and now Arteta everyone is adding more players to the middle of the park to seek control. We had the perfect opportunity this summer with the squad overhaul to recruit players for a back 4, especially since we want to play possession based...

Since Conte’s Chelsea the back 5 has been ever present. Over the last few years in the EFL more sides have played a back 5 than not. That has changed this season where it has swung heavily towards a back 4 so that sides can have an extra man in midfield to control the middle. Our biggest...

Unless the CM we’re signing is of Hamer’s level and engine (which seems unlikely) we need to sign 2 and play 3 in midfield. You can’t play 2 in midfield unless one of your CMs is significantly better than the opposition (like Hamer was) and can still outrun them despite being a man light. It’s...

People forget Gyok couldn't even get in ahead of Biamou during his loan spell here. It is clear it is going to take these signings some time to develop. Let's give it to them.

If Hamer was still here nobody would be complaining about Wright because he would have had somebody giving him a decent service. We're playing 7 defensive players with the two DMs but everyone is expecting the strikers to play amazing in a system/team selection that clearly majorly lacks...

Feels like it is going to be like the first season in L1. Loads of new players who haven't played in the league before showing inconsistent form in the first half of the season (and every time we didn't win for a few games the bedwetters would say we're going to be in a relegation scrap)...

People are judging far too quickly, despite so many average starts to the season under Robins. Wright & Simms have both shown flashes of what they can do. With the coaching in place they will improve and show more consistency. Even if it they take until next season to start showing their full...

Most teams are moving away from 5 at the back and all the top teams are using the WM formation so don’t see why we can’t also (the box was introduced soon after Conte’s Chelsea won the league at a cantar with it) I would like to see: GK: Collins RB: Lati CB: Thomas CB: Binks LB: Da Silva CDM...

Sheaf, Eccles, and Kelly all spent 1 month+ on the sidelines last season and we’ve gone into the season with them as our only DM options & Eccles as our RWB cover. FWIW, I think a lot of our signings will turn out good (Gyok & Hyam weren’t very good in their first championship season) but not...

Ayari - Kelly Allen - Palmer Godden Would like to see this next game. We carry the strikers because there is no midfield link so may as well pack the middle and seek greater control. Felt like we've needed the box the last few games but I don't think Robins wants to drop both Wright/Simms...

Far too early to say that - they haven't looked good in their games. Look at the table after 10 games last season - Norwich, Reading & QPR were in the top six and us & Boro were in the bottom 3

It is definitely more to do with their injuries, selling a lot of their squad and a few of their players refusing to play. Had an U21 game at the same time - no team will name two keepers and seven subs because they think it is pointless. Leeds look like a basket-case at the moment but Farke is...

Not talking about the squad overall but our current state of play at CM. Personally don't think CM options of Sheaf, Eccles, Allen (out for a while), and Kelly is top 6 level. Sheaf is the only one who would get into the starting 11 of the teams we're competing with. 2 more signings in this...