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Let’s get another goal early in the 2nd half, kill the game off and rotate. We definitely took a breather for the last 15-20m of that half. Overall, we look good and in control and showing the gulf in class between L1 and Championship.

We don’t know what COH’s demands are - if he wants silly money then you have to draw a line and not cave in. It’s too early tell whether or not this is a purple patch or not. I really rate COH, and his G/A output has improved after his injury. However, I don’t think his overall impact on games...

That had Gyokeres and Hamer in it. Who were 2 of the very best players in the league. That and Allen played mostly as an AM last season in the box - not in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

The 8 is very much Hamer and I wouldn’t let our recent good form cloud that. Of our midfield options, who would start for playoff calibre teams? Eccles, Allen and Sheaf are all solid but our not game changers in the final third. How much better would this system be if we had a player like Hamer...

Weren’t we pursing both Brekalo and Kitching towards the end of the window? If we’re recruiting for the long turn, we will need a CB in the summer to replace McFadz and Binks. Whilst it’s not our most immediate need this window, if good players become available and at the right price, we’d be...

Que Serra, Serra… The journey we’ve been on so far has had a lot of ups and downs! It’s no good looking back and it’s, buts and maybes when we’re in the position we’re in now! Robins leaving to Huddersfield and coming back for a second spell was ultimately a mutually beneficial thing. Clearly...

I disagree with the notion that COH is the ‘heart and soul’ of the team. He’s done really well to come back and improve his output following a nasty ACL injury. He’s also clearly a well liked member of the squad and it’s nice to see he’s built a bond with players like MVE. That all said, I...

Thankfully, you’re not in charge of recruitment. He strikes me as a player of yesteryear. That and his wages will probably be above what we’d want to pay.

Hamer would fit perfectly in this new system. I generally believe had we kept him, we’d be a top 4 team. In this new system, our CMs have freedom to push forward, they have wide players and overlapping full backs to aim for as well gives us a lot of options in possession. I do think that...

Personally, I think it’s a systems issue rather than a personnel one at this moment in time. First half against Middlesbrough, we were playing too safe in possession at times and not advancing the ball. Lo and behold, Simms isn’t involved in the game. Second half, we play balls in behind the...

Why’s that a good thing? Weren’t we (as a fan base) moaning that SISU barely communicated via these kinds of channels way back when?

For that to happen, Sunderland would need to finish above us which isn’t happening.

Top 6 if we recruit well this window and stay lucky with injuries.

To think people were jealous of Birmingham’s recruitment in the preseason hahaha

Without getting carried away, looking at the competition around us, we really ought to finish in the playoffs by end of match day 46. That midfield area is crucial for us, good recruitment to get in some wingers and a CM or two and we should be well set.

Similar situation here in Block 34. Personally, I think they ought to reduce the size of the family zone next season.

It is clear we've had to rotate players this Xmas period and we've done well but Allen doesn't look as assured at CM rather than at AM. Now we playing 4-2-3-1 that area of the pitch is still the number 1 priority.

He scored a gift of a goal and that was it really. I don't get some of the clamour to sign him on the match thread.

How many chances has he missed? If a striker isn't scoring but missing plenty of chances, that's one thing. If they have not many goals and not many chances, isn't that indicative the team around them could be doing better? Simms contributed nothing yet scored with his only touch of the match...

Likewise, Godden didn't do anything and Wright looks ineffective when he plays centrally too. So it seems the common denominator is the position not the players. If Simms only had 1 touch and that was a goal, probably suggests we need to get the ball to our strikers more often. If we look at...