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It definitely was and anyone should be able to see the difference in shape after Wright came on for Lati. It was certainly fluid as Lati and MVE worked to overload that side of the pitch.

I was surprised we started with 3-4-2-1 but as soon as we went back to 4-2-3-1, we’ve looked far too open!

I don’t think letting Palmer go was a poor move at all. We got a fee for a squad player on an expiring contract and on expensive wages. It’s inconvenient for 4-5 months, but we should have greater flexibility in January with the freed up funds. Looking at his statistical output for his whole...

Robins always manages expectations, always has done and always will do. Personally, I think this is a good thing. He’ll know the squad isn’t quite good enough to challenge the Top 4, yet.

Sold out the away end that day. The League Cup isn’t a big draw because it’s midweek and let’s be honest, a Mickey Mouse cup until you get to the quarter/semi final.

It’s been removed from subscribed calendar too!

Believe or not, we had 22 shots in total which is a lot. There were moments where we should’ve shot when we passed and vice versa. Overall it was a good performance despite some defensive wobbles. I think Carsley is likely prioritising his attacking tactical ideas before looking at the defensive...

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They’ve got 10 men back when they’re 10 men down, that’s fine by us. These games aren’t going to be played at 100% intensity. Carsley mentioned he was managing players minutes. The importance of these games is similar to preseason, we’re building a style of play to prime us against the teams we...

It’s been a decent performance, lots of potential in these two performances. I like how we’ve been controlling the game tonight, it’s been an improvement on Ireland. That all said, this is a group where we should get 100% record as we shouldn’t be in League B, all due respect. The litmus test...

I’m sat at 1170 like ‘☹️’

Agreed to an extent but it is in a tournament that people just don’t have a lot of interest nor engagement in. It’s also on TV, personally I think the gate will be decent on the day.

Another storm in a teacup, next!

Yes agreed. Plenty to work on but there’s a lot more to come from players being available for selection and implementing new tactics. When Grealish scored the stage was set for a 4 or 5 nil drubbing and the intensity wasn’t really there in the 2nd half. Realistically, however, the game was won...

I was an early proponent of Carsley’s, his work with the U21s was fantastic and Southgate - whatever we think of him - has laid solid foundations. The team now versus 2017 is night and day. Carsley has a track record of a) coaching many of the existing squad at age-group level and b) finding...

He wasn’t good enough last season and last season was probably a wake up call for both his Man City and international career.

Agreed, we have looked a bit more vulnerable at the back. Probably because Ireland were going to be fired up for it.

We look very good on the ball today and would love to see what a full strength would look like. 3 CBs and Trent makes sense moving forwards if Chilwell nor Shaw can stay fit. Only Rico Lewis looks like he’d play LB of the young players coming through but there was talk of him wanting to play as...

Last season we finished 9th and got to the semi final of the cup after completely rebuilding the team. What even is this post? 😂 We’ve spent a lot of money, contextually, we’re still not competing at the top end of the table financially yet.

James played 43 games for Bristol City last season. Andrews has played 3 minutes of championship football. It’s just not even a serious alternative. This is the same thinking people had in preseason where there was a genuine belief that Obikwu would be Simms’ understudy. It’s just a stopgap to...