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Just like last season was our last chance? If we’re towards the end of this 5 year plan, I’d totally understand the willingness to gamble. But we’re not and we’re in a good position to be patient and wait for the right players. Scenario 1: Our main targets are unavailable this window but will...

Well, you got the first two letters right… 😂

We played 3-4-1-2 against Wednesday without Sakamoto. To me, that was rather telling. MR seemed happy enough with that performance. Add COH, Wright and Bidwell to that team and I think we’d be alright. Saka isn’t injured so it’s all academic anyway.

That’s such a misrepresentation of what I and others have said. My point is that since switching formation, Sakamoto has been a key part and without him, the likelihood is that we would change formation. 4-2-3-1 is clearly the long term system for us so a reversion back to 3-4-1-2 because of...

Catastrophising over small things. I’m sure Robins and his team have plans in place if key players get injured. Last year we made the playoffs without COH. I don’t think anyone sober would’ve called that in the new year of 2022/23.

That would be ambitious 😂 … Alan Nixon to RT his vague tweet from earlier on in the window.

I scanned into the Oxford game on my phone without printing the ticket.

Just earlier in this thread people were criticising Godden’s and Simm’s positioning. You can’t win. Simply put, our strikers are not thriving because for all of their faults, they also haven’t had much service. Godden had 2 touches in the boxes against Oxford and he scored - I actually can’t...

PNE was our last game starting 3-4-1-2 in the league, right? It’s worth pointing out that we haven’t won a game playing 4-2-3-1 where Sakamoto hasn’t started RM. When he was started, he’s played 90m in all but 3 times. I don’t think it’s an understatement to say that his contributions have been...

Have we? Who played in that spot?

100% agree and I’d go as far as to say that without Sakamoto, we probably won’t play 4-2-3-1/4-3-3.

I agree, but as mentioned elsewhere, I think the team looked tired as a whole. It was bad when Sheaf and Torp went off. If Sakamoto and Wright gets injured, we don’t really have anyone to play out wide. It’s important to note COH wasn’t playing either. If we can’t get a wide player in we...

Plan B will be to change formation - perhaps the Box will make a comeback. Saka did look tired last night.

Robins selection policy is simple. You play your way into the team. Godden deserved his starts after 2 goals v Oxford and now Simms has a goal, I’d expect him to be in the starting 11 against Norwich. It’s in him to nail down the spot now.

Considering Simms comments when he joined, it’s definitely a MR signing. He sold the club and had a plan how to develop Simms. https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2023/july/interview-ellis-simms-gives-his-reaction-after-completing-city-move/

A stat I’d like to see is how many touches our strikers have had in the box. I don’t think Simms or Godden have had many and it is a telling stat. Yes, their movement could be better. It’s also the responsibility of the midfielders and full backs need to be finding them more often.

He’s our top goal scorer and assister in the league…

Neither has Godden. For all the faults of Simms and Godden, they’ve not had many clear cut chances to work with. It’s more a system issue. Simms needs run in the team now, and we need to put balls in behind defences for Wright and Simms to chase down on. Likewise, we need to get crosses in the...

Is there a fee involved?

It’s performances like this that demonstrate that our midfield isn’t as strong as some claim. We had Hamer & Sheaf last season remember. Torp’s first impressions are positive but Eccles needs to elevate his game even more if Sheaf is out for a long time.