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I think his threat from set pieces is actually what we would miss most, if he went - not just because of his goal at the weekend - his physical presence occupies at least one defender, which provides more space for others.

I was just watching the highlights back - and trying to figure out what was going on for the third - JDS is either zonal marking, or totally lost his man (or someone else did) - either way, he is just stood there watching the play 🤦🏻‍♂️

Criminal if we don’t see 2+ substitutes before 60th minute.

I would assume the bids were for Hughes and Rushworth (pre-loan agreement)…?

I always think that recognising a player or manager should be before the game - not during or after it - give them a warm welcome, show our respect/appreciation…until kick off The only exception for me - during a game - is when an opposition player has shown an outrageous piece of skill or...

I think it’s due to perceived loyalty, rather than what they achieved when playing for us. Loyal = Players who were sold. Disloyal = Players who rejected us in some way. Walsh: POS. Then turned down the chance to join us.. (allegedly). Booooo! O’Hare: Cult hero. Rejected a contract offer, and...

Next time you’re at CBS, and you hear the beep…

Agreed. That was a shocker. Didn’t help that I was sat in the home end, alongside some Staffordshire ne'er-do-wells, who spent a solid 20 minutes taking the piss out of Twist & Shout, by repeatedly “woo-ing” in my ear. Absolute dole-rats. The halftime oatcake was decent though. So, every cloud…

I don’t disagree - but that seems to be the thinking / ‘rules’ at play

In training… I think that’s what FL has been alluding to - in general - and everyone has assumed is Bassette and/or Raphael, but it seems to be a challenge to the entire squad. Only way to reinforce it is to restrict minutes on the pitch.

I actually wonder if we should try playing EMC through the middle - in a ‘False 9’ style - with Haji on the left? Probably just be the desperation talking…

I’m with you on this - he very rarely beats his man - after 47 laborious step-overs, he typically turns back inside, lays it off, and then we play it back to Kitching. Sigh. To be fair, if / when he does get past his man, or has some space, he can stand up a great ball to the back post...

But why would he make the squad / bench, if we had no intention of playing him and/or there was this alleged payment clause? It doesn’t make sense. The only reason I can think of is to show potential suitors that he is match fit, but even that seems illogical to me. I think it’s more likely...

I also wouldn’t lose Allen; he’s an important squad player who still made an impact last season (MoM vs. Sunderland in the league). When he came on, on Saturday, he was also one of the few players to carry the ball forward with purpose - he drove past three players at one point - got to keep...

Torp

Checked: it was against Stoke

Torp scored one last season - header against Luton, I think?

Early in the first half, Lampard told Kitching to bring MVE over to take a long throw from the left… It’s a good tactic to employ to mix things up, but not when it’s telegraphed and MVE is pulled to the wrong side of the pitch - leaves our right side horribly exposed, as he sprints back!

So, given he is young, has pace to burn, gets forward well, is rarely injured, and has a long-throw - why is he only plying his trade in the Championship, with a (suggested) value of 6.5m? It’s not ‘shit talking’ a player to point out issues that limit their value/ceiling - MVE’s positional...

MVE mainly catches the eye due to his pace and his fist pump celebrations; he was / is great to watch, but was often caught out of position. That said, I thought he was a solid fullback, who stifled quick left wingers and often marked them out of the game. I haven’t seen enough of KKH to make a...