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They’ve ruined striped jerseys with that rubbish rule that the backs need to be plain. Otherwise, that’s a great shout - my favourite retro jersey that I want to collect at some point.

Not necessarily. I rate Sakamoto highly and the sceptic in me sees this historic goal scoring record and his xG for this season and it paints a picture that perhaps he had an excellent run of form. On a more positive note, like Wright, Sakamoto will have a full preseason, be more settled in the...

We probably would’ve said the same thing about Gyokeres 2 years ago yet he’s probably joining an elite team in the summer. You never know how players can take off.

This is surely a joke?! I imagine Wednesday is one of the last clubs he’d sign for after his experiences with them.

The club has believed they had a deal to bring EMC this January with no loan back. This obviously changed at the last minute which shorted our ability to pursue other targets. This is important because we got our main target and whilst we took a short term hit, his form has been strong and...

Without going too into it, at the surface level, Sakamoto should have less goals because he’s scored high difficulty (3.2 xG) chances and the opposite is true of Wright (xG 17.9). It’s an indicator more than anything but to give an idea, Sakamoto has the same xG per game as Kasey Palmer. He’s...

Yes, he offered so much and really was the lynchpin in making 4-2-3-1 work for us. His tricky dribbling and back tracking have been huge. Since his injury, it’s been square legs in round holes. MVE isn’t a winger and Tavares hasn’t been trusted to start much either and I doubt he has the...

Numbers are arbitrary. Looking at the team right now, there’s fatigue all over. Our starting 11 has had to play almost every minute and it’s no surprise they’re spent physically and emotionally. We’d have probably needed 4 loanees in Jan to get us over the line (minimum) and that was never an...

We were always desperate for money, seem to recall he also forced the move too. I could be wrong because it was so long ago.

The grass isn’t always greener as they say. In my view, he’s a player that could’ve been a star for us in L1 and developed into a decent Championship player under the right coaching. The club thought so too as we’d put future sell-on clauses in his deal iirc.

The parsnips are buttered from June onwards 😂

This was my thinking too, if we’d focused on getting a loan rather than EMC, would we have missed out on him altogether? He looks an absolute steal. Something that a lot of people are missing is that on deadline day, we didn’t need to sign a loanee winger because we’d agreed to sign EMC...

From your contacts, we’re also looking extensively at RW, CM and AM, correct? So it’s not immediately obvious where Burroughs fits in as an immediate 2nd choice option. Despite being talented by all accounts. Me neither and to add to your point, Lati has rarely been used as a CB in a 4-2-3-1...

Which point? Burroughs, the 2 CBs or both?

Beggars belief. Having one or two wingers wouldn’t have saved the season. 3 players competing for 2 slots in a 48+ game season is asking for trouble. Lati is not a CM and proved that in the games he’s played there. He’s also covering 3 or 4 positions. Allen’s primary position for us is AM...

Apparently we’re after 2 CBs in the summer which would suggest that in a back 4, Lati would be considered a back up for MVE. Burroughs has been playing WB rather than full back so I doubt he’d be viewed as a second choice options next season.

By then, he’ll have 12 months left in his contract… Personally, I think Sheaf will want to leave in the summer to test himself in the Prem £15m for Hamer was a good deal because his contract was expiring. He was worth £20+ million with his goals and assists last season if the contract was...

Wright is a lot better than Sakamoto and it’s not even close. Comparing the xG stat for both, Sakamoto over performed on that metric whilst Wright has underperformed. Going into next season, with similar performances, Wright will end up with more goals and Sakamoto with less goals. Sakamoto’s...

It is an issue and something to be addressed incrementally. That is, if you want the quality to improve. We could go out and buy ‘jacket fillers’ like Maguire last season or one of the numerous signings Mowbray or Slade made in Jan. Peterborough pulled the plug on EMC coming in Jan which...

I was using CM as an example. 1-2 loans would’ve made some difference, however, it’s not the silver bullet we think it is. Kelly and Allen aren’t adequate depth for where we want to be. Hull went all in on loans in Jan and could miss out on playoffs just like us. In short, we’re not as close...