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There isn’t enough data to definitively say EMC couldn’t be as effective on the right, I don’t think he’s played more than 90m over 2-3 spells there. Sakamoto, for all his positives as a player, really isn’t the game changer he’s made out to be at times. He’s pretty one dimensional at times...

Personally, I think EMC ends up on the right. Wright and EMC are just too too good to drop and Simms is just a better option than Sakamoto overall. I’ve consistently said that the logical end point of this team has got to be EMC-Simms-Wright as our front 3. It has by far the most firepower...

If he’s being brought in as a role player, then it could be a decent signing, I’d be more concerned if he’s being brought in as a starter. 2 CMs this window, a permanent and a loan and this lad could be a nice complementary piece to the squad.

You still need squad depth and it’s only taken 2 injuries to Wright and EMC to necessitate a formation change. At full strength, you’ll have a front 3 of EMC-Simms-Wright and you’ve only got 3 players on the bench for those spots; Bassette, BTA and Sakamoto. A major flaw in signing 2 strikers...

That’s an uncharitable take! The attendance figures speak for themselves and the outlook for our cup competitions isn’t great and hasn’t been for a while. The replay would’ve been on a weekday and attendances suppressed, especially our away support. For every glamour cup tie, there’s 2-3 ties...

I don’t mind saying it: we’re too good to get relegated, the same team came 9th last season. We've got two key players to come back that will make us 2-3 levels better than where we’re at atm. Equally, we’re probably 2-3 players short of competing for the playoffs. 11 points off playoffs isn’t...

It’s ifs and buts. Spurs may have approached the game if there was a chance of a replay on Saturday. They were probably willing to be more patient yesterday knowing they can pick off a tired non-league off in extra-time.

It’s easy to romanticise replays in these instances. In reality, most replays are just a chore. There was a sense of deja vu in our tie at the weekend, like many, I did not fancy doing Hillsborough again to make it 4 trips inside 12 months and was much happier getting the game over and done with...

It doesn’t necessarily mean that at all. If you have a budget and you need to reallocate funds to get players in higher priority positions, so be it. We spent £10-12m in the summer, so whilst everyone is excited Sunderland is signing a loanee that could cost them £20-24m, we’ve still spent a...

I agree, we look a way better team playing Kitching in defence and Simms upfront. That’s without Haji and EMC being out injured. Add some quality in the areas you outlined and that will elevate the team, 100%. However, we don’t know what’s on store but the team is light on a ground so there’s a...

If that is the case, it doesn’t strike me as the money has dried up. 4 signings in Jan with scope to add more in Jan is sensible imo.

This is a sensible idea because these clubs could do with the extra gate money playing away in a 20, 30, 40+ thousand seater stadium. If you’re scrapping replays, you need to compensate the smaller teams who may be banking on money spinner ties to either stay alive or springboard their climb up...

It’s not necessarily a bad thing. There’s been a couple of goals we’ve conceded this season when a player should’ve been willing to take a 2nd yellow/red card. The headline of 3 red cards for Kitching sounds like he’s a loose cannon. I have no idea why he was red carded v Sheff W. The Norwich...

Nothing of substance has been said about Kitching apart from that ‘he’s a tosser’ which is too vague and feels like a smear to be honest. Thomas and Kitching has been our best partnership all season and it’s a travesty Kitching has played 7-8 games all season.

We finished higher than them last season, what of it?

IMO, we have the better team at full strength. Not much has changed personnel-wise between this year and last.

Is this being put off to the summer or is the deal completely off?

The only good thing about that draw is that it’s home and another 20 points in the bag.

Which presumably means there’s money in the pot. With Sheaf being out for 5-6 weeks, signing a RW just isn’t a priority for this window. The spectre of FFP is also probably looking too somehow. We’re operating on smaller revenues than the big boys in this league on parachute payments.

It’s nothing against Binks or Lati, all season I’ve been convinced we just don’t concede as many goals with a pairing of Kitching and Thomas. If you can make a healthy profit of £1.5-2m on Lati, it makes sense for both parties to move him on.