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I agree, the amount of gift wrap goals we’ve conceded in April is a joke. Correct me if I’m wrong here @Saddlebrains, something has probably changed from MR’s perspective too. The early prospective targets you listed did not include a GK and now we’re looking at a new Number 1. Was this always...

Without knowing DL’s specific coaching responsibilities, it’s hard to tell. I’d imagine it would impact some of the teams cohesion, for sure. Defensively, the picture wasn’t amazing before DL left, we’d still only kept 3 CS against Stoke, Maidstone and Rotherham. Our xG for and against was...

Which applies to more than just Collins. Even past the individual mistakes we make as a team, we concede far too many shots at goal and in dangerous areas. The defensive structure is higher priority and there will be both tactical and coaching changes to be made to improve that area. MR in his...

Why do the stats indicate otherwise?

Would FFP have prevented our manoeuvrability? We’ve committed almost all of the Hamer & Vik revenue on signings. We signing Torp and then EMC which we believed wouldn’t involve the loan back deal until the last minute. Hull went all out in the loan market and that got them nowhere really, if we...

Stats don’t lie whereas our subjective opinions on anything do because they are impacted by our emotions. So we get bedwetting all the time. The stats also indicate our defending has not been good all season, even during the purple patch. Every position needs to be improved if we want to get...

Even before or after the Hull game, Collins had the highest match rating in the league. You’ve had people on this forum who have and never will like Collins. He’s pulled off some really good saves that’s kept us in matches. Better than Wilson by a long shot. Then again, what do the analysts...

The operative word is ‘more’ in what I said. There’s two problems and one is more concerning than the other. Your GK is the last line of defence so the marker of a good team is preventing the opposition chances at goal. For example, this is why the best Prem GKs (Allisson & Ederson) tend to...

It really isn’t as desperate as that. We won a golden glove award with Ben Wilson in goal. The GK errors are obvious blunders you can point the finger at, but as a team, we’ve been conceding far too many chances. This is why some statistics have Collins as one of the leading GKs in shot saved %...

We have a 5 year plan so we’ve bought players to develop into league leading players. Tactically, there are gaps and you have to consider the bigger picture. We’ve got more goal scorers and added 4-5 (maybe more) talented players that should net us £15+ million each. Compare that to Kasey...

Statistically, he’s one of the best central midfielders in the league in defensive stats and ball progression. That’s why Prem teams want him.

Yes and MR’s comments about defending apply to JDS as much as anyone. Tactically, our defending isn’t where it needs to be either. Plenty of work to be done in preseason because despite all the individual errors, our defending has not been good enough from a tactical point of view too.

That’s a fair assessment. I do think JDS could really kick on for us and can see why he was favoured over Bidwell early in the season. If Lati or JDS were sold to some of the teams mooted, I wouldn’t be mad at all. They’re still both good players.

Or Simms, signed for £3m upfront and he is joint top scorer with Wright. Sakamoto is a steal, if we want a RW I could see him being a role player come August. Which is an exciting prophecy tbf.

Exactly and that goes for most signing we’ll make this summer too. We’re not signing players to be backups.

There are some good loanees knocking about, Sheffield Wednesday signed a GK from BHA on loan and he was a success. The loan market could be a good option here. Personally, I don’t think Collins is ‘finished’. However, his April was pretty bad and if we’re letting Wilson and Moore go, we need a...

Last season we had Hamer who really put the team on his back, especially when Sheaf is injured, who does this? It’s not really Eccles game and Torp has only been here a short time, but we need midfielders who can drive us up the pitch. Particularly against the better teams in the league, we...

Our record against the top half of the table is really poor. 13 losses and only 4 wins tells us everything we need to know about our season. Compare that to last season, no one in the playoffs had beaten us.

Rudoni is still only 22, remember. Has played CM, AM and even DM according to Transfermarkt. His xG per 90 is marginally higher than COH’s for this season whilst playing in a deeper role is impressive. His finishing has been below par this season and you’d expect that to be improved for...

COH has never been interested in signing a new contract. Not now and not when he was rehabbing his injury. He knew he’d get a contract with a Prem team.