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Rose. Easier to replace

Every club is a "selling club" bar the top 3 or 4. The only way we can survive is by selling one player a year for good money. We have not done too badly lately - McNulty, Chaplin (at a profit), Bayliss and McCallum, all of whom were replaced by upgrades despite the wailing and nashing of...

Robins took a while to realise that Doyle was not up to it in L1

I had forgotten how good the Allen goal was. Even so Godden then Walsh then Allen

Walsh was the big hole that needed to be plugged as Shipley or Westbrooke are cover of sorts for O'Hara. So if this deal for Hamer happens it is good news. Next up, I hope is a younger centre half to upgrade McF, and a left back as Robins clearly does not think Mason is good enough. Stick in a...

Hopefully this will plug our weakest area - the loss of Walsh alongside the the question marks about whether Kelly can cut it at Championship level.

Does the number of away fans in the Championship make B'ham less painful?

I doubt if he wanted to, TS got him on. As a rule you don't refuse when asked as people will smell a rat, whether there is one or not. Just go on, play a straight bat, and get through to the other side unscathed without committing to something you cannot deliver. He's done that before, sounds...

For those hooked on "settled squads" [which is the cliche number 2 after "we need wingers"] it is a jolly good job Robins didn't take that view - in the case of either cliche. It is only "settled" when it's good, but even then returning loans, the Willis sort of situation, the fact that there...

I forgot about Meyler

Politic would exactly fit and is an area we have been weak. 2 good loans from Premier League clubs. Maybe even three.

I think it was the Rod McDonald signing that really kicked off the Robins era. He had steadied the ship while being doomed to relegation, and manufactured a win at Wembley with existing material. The key thing was what would happen over the summer, with a number of players going - some we were...

Westbrooke to Shipley to Godden -> goal Wycombe Away. Top grade play by all three

I am sure it has been said, but like Rik Mayall, I'm going to say it anyway ...... You wait 50 years for a promotion, and then two come one after the other"

No that is unfair on Parry who has always been clear about what he wanted - PPG. He has had the job of herding powerful recalcitrants like Posh into accepting the inevitable, rather than risk defeat when some clubs may have thought there was something to be gained by carrying on. It is more...

One of Robins' additional assets, for an owner, is his ability to handle the ups and downs of questionable owners, while in public remaining loyal. He is not a moaner like Mowbray

1. Surely Chris Hughton is a shoe in if he wants it 2. We may be a basket case, but at least he knows where he stands. That will not be the case at B'ham 3. Management is snakes and ladders. Huddersfield and after was all snakes for him. He's on a ladder right now 4. I think SISU are rewarding...

Looks like I was wrong. Apparently the first vote will be to include/exclude the Tranmere option. Then they move to a vote for which PPG version. That could make it messy. But who knows?

oh and having had no winger and been promoted (we hope) why are we so obsessed with having one again. Foe all they bring, they often lack flexibility as players. Thomas missed so many chances and was utterly useless at tracking back.

If having 10 changes / season has got us two promotions what is the virtue of a settled squad? Except mediocrity - it is over rated. Only Kelly and Hyam remain from the first game in L 2, and Hyam only played that day because Willis was out. We are a league higher - McF, Hyam, Kelly, Jodi...