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I agree with all your points and think the players/agents are killing the golden goose, but that's what happens. Greed happens and they all bet the bubble doesn't burst while they're in it, or at least they get enough from it before they do. So it's all very well saying clubs should put in...

Ending parachute payments could almost make getting relegated from the PL immediate financial problems. If your income could drastically reduce due to one bad season, you can't commit to offering players multi-year contracts on those type of wages because it would be far too dangerous...

Good to see all those lower costs, less red-tape, extra trade and jobs from Brexit, and that £350m a week for the NHS too. And that wasn't overly optimistic outliers predicting that - that was the main crux of the entire Brexit argument. Seems like everyone can have a short memory...

I agree that a flat salary cap for all isn't fair. If you earn more you should be able to spend more. just not so much that it jeopardises the future of the club. This is why I've little sympathy for those making the point. They tried to succeed by overpaying and failed, so now they can't do it...

I think we have missed a number of 'good chances'. Not absolute sitters (though we have missed a couple of those two) but chances that'd you'd hope strikers would score every other one and an attacking midfielder one in three. Instead we're putting away about 1 in 5 and O'hare 1 in 20? It's...

You're the one that brought up Jack McBean scoring for fun in the U23. I just pointed out he wasn't. I fail to see why you and others can't see the reasoning to at least try him out right now. 1. We're only got 1 fully fit first team striker 2. That striker has playing a lot of minutes in a...

He got 7 in the time he was with us. 2 less than Devon Kelly-Evans scored in the same season. Hardly scoring for fun.

Are you preparing another of your Biamou-style caveats?

Sure. Just bring proof of the U23's games you played and scored in.

I'd drop Shipley for Jones and put Maatsen LWB. MR more likely to bring in Waghorn. Biggest concern for me is how well the players have recovered. Could do with a good start and taking some early chances as if Barnsley are in with a chance with 10-15mins to go we could see a lot of players...

I wonder what it was that suddenly made him feel so generous after helping her rack up legal fees by denying the claim :unsure:

Isn't that the very thing the first team is missing at the moment, with Godden out?

But how did we find out those players weren't up to it? By giving them a chance. Yes, it was a lower level but the reason we can say they weren't up to it was because we gave them the opportunity to prove themselves. There's the argument that he's scoring goals but not standing out. What is our...

Because he's done enough in the U23 to warrant the chance to step up. Hilssner never did. He's scoring a lot of goals at that level, which suggests he needs a bigger challenge. A loan would likely be better but as that's not an option now, why not utilise him as part of that squad. Yes...

I'm not throwing the towel in and I certainly think at full strength we're capable of holding our own against almost anybody in this league, but I feared the small squad and run of games would see us struggle if for no other reason than fatigue. Sadly that seems to be the case, made worse by MR...

But manager's do also have little quirks and favourites that they respond to. Just because they've got coaching badges doesn't mean they're immune to making mistakes. Mourinho failed to play Lukaku, De Bruyne AND Salah at Chelsea because of his opinion of what he thought they offered. Looks very...

Indeed. We take on songs that are just blatant rip-offs of other teams, but one that would genuinely be our own and nothing. Or is everyone too cool to sing something based on Chesney Hawkes?

For me if we're chasing he game we need o try something different. If he gets us back into it he's lauded for it, if he doesn't he can hardly be blamed. Whereas if you're 2-3 goals up and the opposition get back into it, even if it's nothing to do with him, the connection will be made...

With the lack of options up front and lack of pace in the side, I've been one of those seriously contemplating giving Tavares a run out in the last couple of games. Doesn't mean I think he's the bee's knees, or that I'm convinced he is the answer. But I'd rather we found out than spend week...