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Realistically, we need wholesale changes to freshen the Group up. Outside the starting eleven, we don’t really have any good options. I know a lot of people wanted us to ‘go for it’ in the Jan transfer window, but our squad always looked quite threadbare and a couple of signings wasn’t going to...

How were Birmingham predicted to be around 10-11th?! Interesting that Derby’s predicted finish was 15th. Which, even without their points deduction, they didn’t achieve.

It’s an interesting thought experiment! I’m under the impression that we wouldn’t have signed one of Walsh or COH that preseason and both were influential in our promotion. I’d certainly have COH > Bayliss back then. But like Walsh, Bayliss has been injured/out of form for so long… they’re not...

I’d like to think he could rejuvenate his career with us and under MR’s tutelage. But, equally, it’s not gone right for him for a reason. If we got him on criminally good terms, I think he’d be a good squad addition. I sincerely believe had he stayed, he’d have thrived in the ‘box’ formation...

Does that sound like the kind of player that’ll improve us right now?

Is there anyone on this forum out in Genoa? I was there for both derby games this season. Despite my fondness for Ostigard, I was rooting for Sampdoria who have somewhat become my adopted Italian team.

I’m very happy with this season overall. There’s definitely room for improvement and with a few good quality signings, we could really compete next season. For context, virtually our entire squad was playing in League 1 two seasons ago. We were never really good enough to challenge for the...

Pretty much.

Every player is replaceable. We thought we wouldn’t be able to replace McNulty, Bayliss and McCallum to name a few and we’ve done alright since. Gyokeres is the most valuable in terms of output. It’s been a while since we’ve had a striker who’s scored 16 goals in a season. Earlier in the...

My little brother told me about the Ross Barkley rumour. This is more ridiculous than the Joe Cole ‘rumour’ back in the Coleman era. It’s just straight up silly talk.

That’s definite revisionism here. The majority of the supporters wanted us to hire Thorn because he did well as caretaker. In another dimension where we get relegated that season without Thorn as manager, you bet he’d have had an Eric Black type aura. It was a short Honeymoon period and Thorn...

Top 5: Maatsen v Fulham Hamer v P’borough Taveres v PNE Gyo v Cardiff Godden v Derby Kane v Bournemouth as for an honourable mention for his fluke of a goal! I’d probably give iGodden v Derby because it was such a good team goal.

Sean Dyche did a fantastic job at Burnley and on a shoestring. Nonetheless, the premise of the OP was madness.

… because Robins definitely hasn’t been working on a shoestring budget! The OP is legitimately a worse shout than sacking MR to bring Kenny Jackett in. Drunken thoughts or not!

What a shit shout, Sean Dyche was on £75,000 per week at Burnley…

Quick question for everyone: I’m ‘technically’ a student, am I eligible for a concession season ticket?

They spent £10m on Toney in the Championship too!

Well, it’s a funny comment coming from perhaps the most sceptical posters of Robins that is not obviously a WUM. Robins leaving would be a fools errand. In the same way Nathan Jones, Paul Warne or Ainsworth were to leave jobs they’re ‘untouchable’ in.

Agree. Gyo is also very one footed. Which, for all of his pluses as a player, will limit his growth as a player. In the leagues above, the defenders are stronger and quicker so Gyo needs to develop his left foot. At the minute, he’s arguably a bit one dimensional because he’ll always look to...

People say that, but with Maddison, the initial outlay seemed low but the sell-ons and so on netted us more than had we held out for a higher base fee. I think a similar thing with Wilson too. I remember people bemoaning how MK got more for Alli than Maddison and after his move to Leicester, we...