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With Gus, as most know he had been shifted to RWB at Zwolle, so would probably have dropped off many teams radars (if he was even on there). It was Badlan's prior knowledge of him that saw him as a CM & recommended him on that basis. Even then we had to fight off other clubs offering more money...

Agreed. I doubt very much that lies with the recruitment team though, they definitely had targets identified. By all accounts there's been some disconnect between MR & King or a deal fell through.

Sure & the higher the fee you're willing to pay I would suggest is the more 'certain' you are that the player is the right fit & can make an impact pretty quickly. Countless examples of players going for huge fees that haven't worked out too though, there's no guarantees. Lower end would be...

Recruitment in football is pretty much the hardest thing to get right. Some have debated about how important is a manager to a football club & there's some interesting thoughts on that but one thing that absolutely cannot be denied is the importance of having quality players. Then add to that...

It's not really something I'd look at tbh, especially not this early into the season as the sample size is too small & there's too many variables; i.e. having a penalty at 0.77xG massively skews it. xG isn't perfect for single shot or even single games as there's no way to account for...

11.0 xG from 102 shots = 0.11xG per shot. 6 shots from inside 6 yard box 58 other shots from inside the area 38 shots from outside the area

Agree with most of this but I don't think it's a deliberate tactic to move the ball so slowly, we just don't really have the players to pass with tempo & purpose consistently at the moment. When Huddersfield put the midfield under pressure last night they reverted to type; safe sideways passing...

Yeah, can be either dissent or delaying the restart depending on the context.

Tis true & by 250 minutes too, almost 3 games more than anyone else.

His technique probably is head & shoulders above some (most) other players but his lack of fitness & game intelligence will always hold him back.

I hope to god nobody dared celebrate getting to the Playoff Final & forgot that we lost to Reading in the December.... Grrrrr...

Ben Wilson said he's not really into keeping himself fit, loves a drink & doesn't eat well.

Think Burnley might be ok. They've had really tough fixtures & haven't looked out of their depth like the other 2.

Why? Nothing wrong with it.

Absolutely outclassed.

This won't last long if it carries on like this 😣

Yeah he looked like he had no clue what to do with Zhang last time, just hope he's better prepped now he knows a bit more about what to expect.

Ring walks 10:30pm supposedly. Zhang did a proper number on him last time but fancy Joyce to get his revenge.

Yep. Less than the average attendance of any National League team.

Quit the pro game. Player coach now for Stratford. Will play alongside other ex CCFC alumni Jonny Ngandu, Dan Lafferty & Liam O'Brien.