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I do think Stoke will be decent this season so it’s not all doom and gloom. We just didn’t create anything of note and our squad isn’t as strong as some people were saying in preseason. Only missing one starter and off the bench, after the first 3 subs there wasn’t really any one else to bring...

Well, that was disappointing. Thomas really let himself today with his passing, it was far too loose. The same could be said about Allen. Definitely need another 2-3 signings. Convinced we need an experienced CB and another CM assuming Sheaf stays. Not to panic, it’s only August and we’ll be fine.

Would you recommend? Feeling a bit peckish right now - cutting it fine for KO.

I don’t think any top manager actually wants the job. The best ‘high profile’ managers that would take the job would be Poch, who hasn’t won anything of note in England. Tuchel would be next up and his media management, is not suited to the job imo. How would the public react after a few bad...

He was but he probably doesn’t maintain that speed if he has to run around Ingebrigtsen so Kerr can count himself a little bit unlucky. He very nearly threw away a silver medal to the other US runner. I think the funding for athletics will be maintained for the next olympics. We’ve got some...

Correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t Sheaf comeback roughly the same time Sakamoto got injured? If you compare form with Sakamoto and without last year you would get a similar reading.

Swansea at home… I like Allen and he is a really good player to have in the rotation. He’s technically proficient and has a lot of energy to press teams. We did miss him at times last season when the fixtures piled up. That all said, he is punching above his weight in this squad. Not in a...

Bet365 are the exact kind of owners most football clubs would love to have. A sugar daddy (family now) supporter who is happy to fund the club. My Stoke supporting mate reckons that if FFP weren’t a thing, they’d outspend everyone to get promotion. Perhaps a tad exaggeration but they have a lot...

Potter, to his credit, is a brilliant tactician that could suit the role well. There are question marks how he’d manage a squad of big characters that exist in the England team. As for Carsley, personally I’m a fan. His work in the U21 setup was really good, exciting football and adaptive to...

My prediction is that Carsley will get the job on an interim basis, we’ll try for Pep at the end of the season and if he says no as well as Carsley doing well, LC will get the job on a perm. I’m surprised Potter hasn’t (seemingly) been contacted! A like for like situation for Southgate in 2017.

I’m happy with out attacking options, there are lingering doubts about the midfield and defence depth and quality. Midfield in particular because it’s a demanding position and two of our players have struggled to play a high volume of games - Palmer is not a CM.

Agreed, we have spent a lot of money. The relegated teams from the Prem will have squads where they’ve spent 90-100+ million on their starting 11s. A sobering comparison was in our first season in the championship when we lost to Bournemouth at home, their squad was worth 90-100m and ours was...

Personally, I can’t see us having the best attack. Either way, last season was a massive deviation from the rule. Most previous seasons, the 3 promoted teams will have defensive records in the top 4. The year we missed out on promotion, we had the 4th best defence in the league, being Luton...

On the current squad, I’d say we wouldn’t have the distance to go for automatics. The teams around us have much bigger squads. You add 2-3 players to the mix and keep Sheaf, then automatics is a distinct possibility in my view. We’ve got a lot going for us but if our defence is 5-6th best in...

This is a fair prediction. Our squad is in a better position than it’s ever been but the numbers are still short. With Sheaf and Kitching for Saturday, we make a 9 man bench with Burroughs. It’s too top heavy atm but there’s time to add to our group. Quite a lot of depth in forward positions...

€10m may well be a ‘fair valuation’ but it’s unlikely to be our valuation. I’m pretty sure MVE had the opportunity to go to PSV and possibly even Ajax last season so I just can’t see what would’ve changed for him after last season. One more good season with us and he’s guaranteed Prem football...

It was a decent podcast! Some interesting picks, especially Watford finishing bottom! Burnley and Leeds for Top 2 is sensible. I can see Luton finishing 3rd and as long as we’re 4-6th I’m happy. Top 4 should be a realistic goal after our business is concluded and should be pushing automatics...

Really? I’m not trying to knock Bidwell too much, but he isn’t a leader in any statistical metric in defence or attack. In short, he’s a solid, 2.5-3/5 player. We’ve looked at 2-3 options for that position this window so it’s likely this season will be his last for us. Besides, even the...

Took me into the 1100+ band now so a no brainer for me. The difference for in travelling to the CBS or Ashton Gate is about 10-20m for me.

Conspiracy confirmed: Sheaf to Palace with MVE and Wright staying.