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He literally played the most minutes per 90 in our team (82 minutes) and ranked 7th last season for minutes played. For context, Eccles minutes per 90 was 73 and he was our second in appearances after Simms. Perhaps if he didn’t have to play every minute of every game, he wouldn’t get injured...

No and with that Will King tweet makes me think something will happen. Mostly fool’s hope…

I’ve just said ideally you’d want to get 40+ games out of him. He also wasn’t injured for all of those absences and in terms of minutes played, he ranked 7th in our squad (compared to 11th on appearances). Bearing in mind the players in front of him had 10+ more appearances than him, that’s a...

Unfortunately, the stats don’t corroborate what you believe to be the case. No team has had an xG of above 1 so far this season and the game you highlight v Bristol last weekend was even. So any idea teams should’ve put 3 goals past us is just ridiculous They paint the picture that Stoke and...

He played 36/53 games, that’s hardly considered sick note worthy. You obviously want players to hit 40+ games ideally but he’s playing most games.

He’s always made 30+ league appearances so as usual, it’s hyperbole to suggest his injury record is a problem.

Well, it’s no different to last season and we were in playoff contention until April. Midfield is an area that needs improving but it can wait until Jan if needs be.

Chief bedwetting or didn’t go to the games…

That doesn’t add up because Eccles lined up with Hamer/Kelly/Sheaf in 22/23 and we played more counter attacking that season. We had the 4th best defence that season. The midfield personnel, excluding Torp, have been with us the whole time we’ve been in the Championship. What has changed is...

We conceded soft goals with Sheaf in the team and the defenders haven’t changed…

We’ve clearly identified Bassette as one for the future. Imagine had we not executed the deal, he has a breakout year elsewhere and we miss out on him. The way he played flashed similarities with Gyokeres so it’s easy to see why the club have signed him even though he wasn’t in a priority position.

RB is not that much of a concern because MVE has proven his durability and Lati playing the odd game to deputise is decent enough. My concern is that we concede soft goals and that will cost us more points than MVE being injured for a stretch. The same, to a lesser extent, could be said for the...

They’re not errors at all, what nonsense is that! BTA was WBA’s top goal scorer last season and Bassette looks like a promising player. We’ve got a squad to build and sometimes, the best available players aren’t the positions of need. If we have to wait until January, so be it. I’ve been harsh...

What a stupid question to Eccles right at the end?! 😂

No Rudoni… What have I missed?

Someone is willing to pay a decent fee for a squad player in the last year of his deal. It would be stupid not to take the money and save the wages.

Relax. We signed Bassette before it was a rumour. I’m confident we’ll get someone in before the deadline.

That’s valid when you score and assist as many goals as KDB. Less so when your they can be counted on 1 hand.

Yes, this is one good area. Now look at how he ranks overall when it comes to successful passes and completion rate %. Look at successful dribbles (%) compared to his dribbles and successful dribbles and again at shots and shot accuracy. It paints a picture: high volume of attempts, low volume...

Agreed. He has flair, no one can deny that but the game moving further away from ‘flair’ players. He’s inefficient and tries a lot of low probability tricks and flicks, hence his output has been low. He’s a good rotation option, unfortunately, his wages are not in that band. Shipping him...