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I think I was just pointing out that what you are advising he has to do to be a better midfielder is to be a perfect midfielder. A bit like saying if he wants to be a good centre forward all he needs to do is be a good centre forward.

Enough of square pegs in round holes. In the assumption Wright, Thomas-Asante Lats and Sakamoto aren’t available but Sheaf is id go with; Dovin mve. Binks Kitching Bidwell Eccles. Sheaf Torp Rudoni Simms Emc

We really need to get a grip here. Yes, we’ve spent £45m. It’s peanuts for a squad nowadays. We’ve spent it because the squad Robins assembled previously contained some fantastic finds. We’ve played 4 games and lost two. I’m sorry but to try and bracket the Norwich game as any sort of “worst...

Just so I understand, to be considered a good player Eccles must do the defensive screening and the grunt work in midfield. He must just improve his passing range, creativity, attacking prowess and deliver it all with a bit more oomph. So just be the perfect midfielder then. Profound.

If it happens it would be a massive you don’t appreciate what you have till you don’t moments.

Why is it you find ways to excuse our wins but never acknowledge that the same may apply to the losses? Let’s be honest we were as good as Stoke and Norwich and could easily have won one. There will be many teams happy to come out of Bristol with a point. Everyone can see it’s not quite clicking...

But it wouldn’t go like that would it. We sign the player whose skill set is “can win the ball in midfield”. When his limitations are exposed he’s the new boo boy, he still draws a wage and everyone gets in a frenzy with Doug and insists he must splash out on the replacement. Something of a...

CBS should be rocking v Spurs. Revenues from it can probably pay wages for 2-3 players. Up the reserves!

Played 6. Won 3, drew 1, lost 2. Be real.

Exactly. It wasn’t an oversight. Stamenic and Browne were close. Just couldn’t land anyone suitable. It happens

Not helped by the likes of Sky banging on about us being “favourites” etc. the core of the problem we have is that the squad has improved quite a bit but the expectation has outstripped it.

If we’re scratching around for Fleck I’d far rather chance Andrews

If you like. Although Hamer went to a premiership club and is very probably on higher wages.

Eccles is a good player. Solid championship stock. Our squad situation however means that he is absolutely pivotal for us now.

There’s a few players I’d want us to be targeting. They’ve been mentioned on here recently as being outstanding talent who would really improve the team. Let’s get after Palmer, Kelly and James.

There’s not a chance we neglected the midfield in the window. We just couldn’t land anyone. There’s a big difference. Under previous regimes we’d have flogged Sheaf for £4m and pinned our hopes on picking up a free transfer or prem loan.

He’s also vastly superior to Palmer

Put yourself in Kings shoes as the owner of a loss making operation. Robins “can I have cash for Torp, Bassette, Mason-Clark, Thomas-Asante, Binks, Dovin and Rodrigues. Can you reject offers for Simms, Wright, Van Ewijk and Sheaf. Doug “done”. Robins “actually forget Torp can I have more money...

Not negativity. I’m encouraged by his attitude. But some of the platitudes so far are bizarre. He’s done the equivalent of nothing so far save put himself about.

My point is that you assign no credit to us playing well against Oxford yet they are clearly no back number, borne out by the wins referenced.