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Staying and signing a new contract are two different things. He certainly wouldn’t have forced a move like he did in the end, but equally, wasn’t guaranteed to sign new terms.

Likewise, had we got promoted, we would have been favourites for relegation so we’d be in a position where we’d be unlikely to command a large fee. In preseason I was banging the drum about how Gyo wouldn’t go to Lisbon over Prem teams. Actually, going to Lisbon makes a lot of sense as he can...

You wouldn’t want to alienate someone who’s been a good dressing room influence the whole time he’s here. He’ll know he hasn’t been good enough and will have to wait his turn to prove himself again. Collins is a good GK, he was Barnsley’s #1 when they made it to the playoffs and was playing...

Middlesborough had a lot of upheaval, no doubt about that. We’ve pretty much started over completely. 5-6 loans went back to their parent clubs, 11 players released and we sold two of the best players in the division in Hamer and Gyokeres. If we have a plan for January and can get good quality...

I don’t think we create many clear cut chances tbh. Compared to last season, think of how many clear cut chances Hamer and Gyo fashioned? For me, and I know this is subjective, but a lot of our chances are sorted by having a stronger midfield. It could be the case that COH comes back and makes...

If they were, we certainly wouldn’t have squandered as many winning positions as we have and likewise, we would created more chances. Both players benefitted from playing alongside Hamer last season. They have the joint responsibility of try to create and attack as Gus did. I’m hoping they...

I don't think we chose to keep him...

At WBA game there was a guy berated Wright for ‘just standing there’ several times when we were passing around the edge of the box. My thoughts to that were a) we were playing too conservatively to play a risky pass and b) he does make a lot of runs higher up the pitch. All our strikers do, but...

The biggest area in need of improvement is undoubtedly midfield. Not only are we short on numbers, we’re short on quality. In all the games so far, we’ve generally struggled to create clear cut chances and in games where we’ve threw away leads, the midfield has lost control. Yes, COH and...

Overreacting just a tad.

The problem is the midfield, we move the ball far too slowly and don’t create good chances. We consistently lose the battle in midfield. Even Godden has stopped scoring because he hasn’t had the chances. We can’t not replace a player like Hamer and expect to maintain our performance levels. If...

There’s a pragmatism, he spoke this week about players making decisions on the ball. Even without the benefit of hindsight, Eccles dribbling in the box under a lot of pressure probably doesn’t qualify as a ‘good’ decision. By contrast, Bobby Thomas’ passes that were a bit dodgy sits under poor...

We love to concede a daft, soft goal this season… Must drive MR crazy.

Do we have an option to buy Binks?

Stole the points? We hit the crossbar 3 times…

Agreed. At first viewing it looked like it was harder to miss and on the second viewing, it was a very well placed finish. It’ll do him a world of good.

Second home game I’ve travelled up from Maidenhead midweek! Hoping for a 3 points as a birthday present!

I wouldn’t force the issue, and it depends where we’re at in the league. If our targets are available at a good price we should absolutely get them in January.

We were the most direct team in the league last season and that was undoubtedly driven by Hamer and his passing. That’s what we’re really missing and the one weakness in our recruitment is the CM replacement for Hamer. Wright and Simms look good when we’re direct and they’re running onto to the...

You say that but we probably should’ve seen off wins v Watford, Hull and Huddersfield which would put us into 3rd or 4th. We’ve had a lot of turnover with a new squad to bed in and at 10 games in, we look steady with a lot of improvement needed. Overall, with some reinforcements in Jan or the...