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Could the family bit be read in two ways though? Yes he could buy them a bigger house but perhaps he realises there is more to life than money and wants to be close to his family to spend time with them while enjoying his career. If he went to Burnley etc. How much time could he make to be with...

Depends on the club offering the extension and the player in question. Some players are offered better terms to stay but move on for all sorts of reasons. I suspect last time we renewed Kelly it was on better terms than he could have realistically got anywhere else.

On the fact that my dad's mates son was an agent for Newcastle players around 2010, he was a bragging type (being polite!) and knowing I was into football took me and my dad to Newcastle. In the car he was mocking how little we paid our players and was very candid that he liked the merry go...

I do think they can get into their head and influence what suits them as well as the player.

If he is not going to sign (I think and hope he still might) we should thank him and sell him now. Promotion via the playoffs are not guaranteed and we need to work into what will be a huge season next season. I am personally not up for this saga dragging on and being a distraction for months...

If anyone reading has a direct line into the club, give the scouting department a nudge!

22 years old plays off the left and looks a real prospect. Hope there is some truth in this?

I can't see why not. Football is growing in popularity and is defiantly more inclusive than its ever been. I would estimate about 20% of fans at the CBS are female and that is great to see. Football has the ability to transcend class and culture and is a topic of conversation in many people's...

Bodes well for the cup match too as there seems to be a lot of fans who missed out who might want to go to that fixture

Yes as its always useful to back up points with stats? Martin made the point Eccles's balls resulted in goals of which Eccles has assisted one. But to highlight the limitations of stats compare the ones you shared with the ones I did, why the disparity? A prominent ai stats website has Jay...

In fairness he also is rated on a separate stats site along with Jay deSilva as being our most progressive passer what does that say? https://m.aiscore.com/tournament-english-football-league-championship/8vrqwnin9sjqn2o/stats To me it says stats only tell so much of the story. As I said to...

Agree he is and my post was not a critical one. It's the reading of the game and his awareness at all times that to my mind stops him being a top top player and if that clicks he should be in the side every week.

If you can back that up with stats it would be useful? I am sad enough sometimes to watch games I see live back in full and I suggest of the midfielders he plays the least progressive passes per match on a consistent basis but would no doubt have great sideways pass completion stats. My main...

He is currently a very decent squad player and we are lucky to have him. Where I think he draws critical comments is for how he makes relatively few progressive passes to forwards and more noticeably on Saturday against a very average Oxford and disproportionately in other games gets caught in...

Wilson was no more than a 5 and a number of posters have said the same thing. The second goal was saveable and generally I was reminded why he makes me nervous!

Both are decent at this level and both play far more silly long balls than Thomas but of the two Kitching is our player and has played with Thomas for two seasons now so should start. Binks is a decent back up option.

Agree he needs to be a 1 in 3 or 4 forward in that role. But given the new system I am happy we at least have one forward that has the attributes to tire defenders as without that we are currently quite lightweight form a physicality perspective up front.

The draw is wide open, Man City, Liverpool aside all of the winners of those ties I would take our chances against at a full CBS. Who is to say City and Liverpool dont get drawn against each other next round also. I get why some fans are a bit on the fence, but win at Wednesday and then get...

I would take that as we would have a great chance of being in the quarter finals!!