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I like BTA, but he's never a starter. Hs energy is useful off the bench, winning or losing, but at he's 26 and was a regular starter for WBA before coming here.. Strange that Robins brought him in, as we were set on 4-3-3 that summer. He's neither a 9 or a winger, although can do a job in...

He has to start Simms. missed some chances on Tues, but 2nd half he was good. Nice lay offs, bullying the Luton defenders. Frank surely had words at half time. He got a response. So give him the shirt We can't start BTA or Haji (not fit yet) as CF surely. KKH over MVE Otherwise unchanged from...

We had some shocking away performances / results at the end of last season. Derby and Plymouth being the worst. The Luton performance had a bit of fight, but that's all. Saying that though, I've been quite impressed from the first 2 games. 4-0 Cov with Derby down to 10 men at some point (red...

Fine. We have a clear upgrade at GK High quality competition for MVE (who stays) And the emergence of Rapha and Kai Andrews who both look excellent from what I've seen. Bidwell as the backup LCB. Not ideal, but he's an experienced player and has never looked out of place there. There's clearly...

thought he was brilliant. Nice competition with Saka out wide now. I always thought he'd be good, with no evidence, but I didn't think he'd be that good. Made the night for me his performance (Kai Andrews was great too)

Would end our season right there. Won't be enough time to adequately replace him, and who could. The figure banded about of £15M is a disgrace. With his development and closeness with Frank Lampard, I would assume that will see Frank go too, or certainly put a strain on his working relationship...

Allen looked better when Grimes came on and he could push forward. He barely won a challenge at DM. Used the ball reasonably well though.

Watched the extended highlights back. As I thought at the time, we played some great stuff in the 1st half. The Sakamoto shot, 2 near chances for Rudoni, the BTA penalty shout. Should, and deserved to have been 1-0 up at HT. Started 2nd half well too, with the MVE shot. Then the last 30 mins...

Happy with that. Chance to see Brau in his natural position. Simms's last chance? Surely he has a point to prove. We might finally get to run the rule over Rapha. Got a feeling with his build and pace, he could be a CF down the line.

Simms last start was against Boro at home last game of the season. We played well that day. Simms was quiet, but smashed a first time shot just wide early on. He hasn't played since. Are we saying had he scored that day, he would of still been benched and not used for the 2 semi finals? At...

Not too downhearted about today. We were in control of the match. Thought we were good for the first 60 mins but then started to run out of ideas, and Hull started the time wasting. Saka looked knackered after 70 mins but no Rodrigues, and I think we now know for sure that Simms is not in...

Top quality RB. Competition for MVE (as it stands). Big upgrade on GK, and from what I've seen a classy left sided defender. The emergence of Kai Andrews in pre season, No sales of our best players. I think it's been a very good summer so far. Almost certain there will be at least 1 more...

Would he? Of course from a financial side, and perhaps like most players that is the only motivation, but we've seen the bond between him and Frank, and Jack comes across as a bright lad. Newcastle (as others have said) are not in the rosy position they were this time last year. If he...

Don't think he'd automatically replace either. Certainly not Thomas, and Kitching is such a warrior, and once Frank brought him into the team he became a staple. Long term though. Thomas can have his 'mad moments' in games, and Kitching is not the quickest, and his aggression will result in...

It’s ridiculous. We looked good in both games. Without Rudoni for Saturday, and Haji getting his first minutes of pre season. Encouraging displays by 2 youth players (Andrews & Perry) Simms getting a goal. Raphael looking lively Brau and KKH looking comfortable already Grimes & Sheaf look to...

With the exception of Haji against Sunderland at the CBS league game last season. Did any of our strikers play well in Frank's 4-3-3 system. BTA and Simms stopped scoring when we switched back to that formation.

King is spinning this out to get a better deal with Frasers. We know he's a tough negotiator, and has done a good job for us so far (The Vik adds on, hiring Frank, the matchday experience. He'll know what he's doing.

Sure it was rumoured last season, Bassette was throwing his toys out of the pram for his lack of game time. That was probably it for Frank. He did appear at the end of the season a couple of times but was awful. I thought there was potential there to be honest, but he needs a season of playing

Grimes came in at the end of Jan. Another couple of players in that calibre, I think we'd all be happy

Simms scored all his goals in the 23/24 season as the lone striker, with Haji on the left. I thought he did OK last night. Little service. All our crosses were poor, and Betis played a deep line so there was no space behind. BTA was worse when he came on