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It’s probably one of the many reasons why Sheff U are in a spot of bother right now. Overall, our squad is balanced and is mostly complementary, we just need a couple more attacking players. Wingers, for example, is a dynamic position and a lot of overuse injuries (hammies etc) so having 3-4...

Agree on that, but only if we're confident they can make the step up to the Prem. Overall, there won't be many CMs better than Eccles as a 3rd choice and once he gets fit and contributing, anxieties over CMs will ease imo. It feels like we've only got Allen-Torp-Grimes atm since Eccles has only...

Perhaps, but I just can’t see that happening given how much Robins rated McCallum, tried to push out Bidwell once or twice and dropped JDS. If he was asking for silly wages, then declining him seems more plausible. McCallum is probably fuming that Sheff U brought him in, only to then add...

Am I back in GCSE science? You need to do the lending of textbooks now! 😂 I get the point, MVE-Thomas-Kitching-JDS have all been playing and training with one another for 3 seasons now. 4 for Thomas and Kitch specifically. He had a bad game, as did Bidwell. Ironically, despite ‘England’s...

Equally, clubs should cut their cloth accordingly. Most team will have relegation clauses and all the parachute payments do in practice is to subsidise the relegated teams to corner the market on EFL talent. It is anti-competitive. It goes without saying, I’d be fuming if we got promoted and...

You’re exactly right. Our squad is strong with lots of good options all over the pitch. However, how often would subbing on a fullback, centre back or CM actually win you game? For example, bringing KKH and/or Brau at RW/LWs may work when you’re winning 1 or 2-0 (it has v Millwall and...

I’m confident. If we’re top by Jan, there surely isn’t any major roadblocks. We’ve got Ipswich x2, PNE and Southampton (A), Swansea and Bristol at home. It’s a bit of gauntlet, particularly when considering that we play Stoke and Boro away before then. After Jan 5th, the only Top 6 team we’ll...

I think Haji has suffered since we’ve gone to 4-4-2 but BTA has thrived so it’s a conundrum as to what we do. Simms was unlucky to be dropped in the first place so think it makes sense putting him back in. If not on Tuesday, definitely away at Stoke. KKH and Wolfenden will come good over time...

The obvious gap is the lack of wingers and AMs. Unfortunately, these are the players you tend to sub off the most and in an ideal world, you need to be able to change your wingers, a striker and an AM/second striker. That’s 4 subs with another to cover a defence and midfield. This is why I was...

I was worried about this fixture the most leading up to the international break. Realistically, we need to turn the knife into a flailing team and manager shot of authority. It’s got to be 3 points from this one! 3-1.

That we’ve been preparing for Jan (as a whole) and had been in contact with a winger’s representatives. No hint of a name or league they play in as far as I recall.

Speaking to the 'elders' in my wider group of friends talk about the 80s as if it were the wild west and Saturdays being scenes reminiscent of 'The Warriors'... Glad I weren't around for that!

Out of curiosity, was it a safer time back in the 60s?

Which is to be expected when your society aging because demographically, younger people commit much more crime than older people. An important consideration to how people adapt to avoid being victimised. For example, anyone with young women in their lives (partners, relatives and so on) buy...

Keiffer Moore and Morris both scoring hattricks will have the usual suspects out. Is Keiffer Moore a player who’s better than we’ve got and worth breaking our wage structure for? The answer is no. Wrexham done to us what we’ve done a few times this season: massively over performing xG and...

This is without a doubt overestimating Wrexham’s threat here. For context, Watford had 3 ‘big chances’ against us last week and scored the one (the pen). In contrast, EMC’s goal was the only big chance created in the game from both teams on Friday. 0.44 v 0.98 xG in the first half. Even taking...

Based on what? We created the best chance in the first half, had more corners, more shots and deserved to be 1-0 up at half time. The data supports this. Second half, the 100% deserved a goal but scoring 3 goals from less than 1 xG is over performing. 3 goals from 4 shots on target… It was a...

Wrexham’s xG was 1.41 versus 1.56 for us (FotMob). They didn’t cut us to pieces and as you point out, subpar defending lets us down. Particularly from Bidwell and Wolfenden. Wolfenden probably lacks chemistry with KKH and Kitching and vice versa. Whereas Bidwell has looked like a regressing...

You’re making a habit of jumping the gun on things so I’d suggest just relaxing. Allen is a 4th choice CM and Bidwell has started 1 game… After Xmas 2024 to the end of the season, we won the 3rd most points in the league and that’s without winning away from March. The squad is stronger than...

If we are talking specifics, you said we lost the game because of injuries. Which is a knee-jerk thing to say because it was only one player out with injury. Sure, include Rudoni if you want but we’d just won 6 consecutive games without him. We went 1-0 up so should’ve been in a good position...