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For sure, Torp, Bidwell and Binks all could’ve done their jobs better. Binks goes for the ball and misses it whilst running past their goal scorer, who also does a shimmy . I’ve rewatched the goal again during the stoppage in the Spurs match. Binks doesn’t have Harris and it’s Bidwell who’s...

I think the opposite, they’re all inexperienced so having someone with proven leadership skills around them should help them develop. It doesn’t necessarily mean Thomas would get dropped because right footers can still play LCB. I’m a big fan of Thomas, I’d say he’s the best central defender we...

He didn’t have his man covered if ‘his man’ scored… The ball went past him too.

The first goals wasn’t freakish at all, it was just poor defending. First, we failed to clear our lines and Torp and then Binks’ loose aerial duels. Lati, Simms and Binks all ball watch before Simms’ touch teed it up for their defender. It was a good finish but that was after a catalogue of errors.

If the goal is automatic promotion, you have to compare that to the other teams around us and the quality isn’t there yet. They’re all young for CBs and adding someone with a bit of experience in and/or getting promotion from league could only be a good thing. There’s a gap at RB too that Lati...

Agreed. It’s usually a 1.5 hour drive back home for me to Coventry that took 2 hours despite leaving at 13:30 on Friday!

I said “older than 27”. I’d originally put Tats, Allen and Bidwell because I thought Sakamoto was 28 (he is in October).

For home games, I love Friday night KOs. 12:30 is not ideal for someone who likes a lie in. On this occasion, Bristol (A) on the train is quicker than driving to Coventry for me.

Bristol didn’t really create any clear cut chances either. They weren’t anything special and if we play as we did against Oxford, we’ll blow these away. My prediction is 2-1.

Really? Binks lost a header in our own box which surely played a contributing factor in their first goal? Likewise, look at how close he was to the goal scorer for their second. The second goal he can get the BOD because it was quite lucky but you bet he and the management reckon he (and...

Yes that is all true and in the only game Kitching was available, we kept a clean sheet. Arguably, he already has if we keep a clean sheet v Oxford on the 27th.

He’s only kept 2 clean sheets in 20 league game appearances for us. Class act on the ball but there’s a reason he was 2nd choice behind Kitching last season.

We’ve addressed GK though haven’t we? That was looked at as a priority and we’ve got the player we chased since March. Moving on from that, we’ve lost a lot of experience in our squad and the only players older than 27 are Allen and Bidwell. We’ve been linked with CMs and Worrall so it seems...

Agreed, at this point in the window, I can’t see us bringing in more than 2 players. One of those players will almost definitely be a CM and next would be defence, CB, RB or LB. In terms of numbers, on paper we’re ‘well stocked’ as we have 4 CBs, 2 LBs and only one RB on the books. In an ideal...

What is acceptable level in this context? We failed to make the playoffs last season so I’m struggling to see how we improve on last season’s defensive record without adding any new players. We kept 2 league clean sheets in 2024 so was a soft underbelly and will continue to be so on the goals...

If we televising most EFL games, just remove the 15:00 blackout, particularly for teams that will have capacity home support. We’ve got PNE and Pompey at 12:30 too which is just a joke. Sheffield U and Hull need to get to Cov for 12:30 too - it’s a piss take.

I get that because all the CBs we have on the books have a lot of positives. However, they’re all quite inexperienced and given the naivety of our defending at times, it’s calling out for an experienced head. They’re not always available at the right price so if we can’t get anyone, so be it. I...

I’m pretty sure that Man U have a strict 3 strike rule for missing games as a STH and the ticket wasn’t sold back to the club for their ticket exchange. In fairness to Man U, they have that much support every seat should be full for every game (more or less). If the demand is there, it would...

Why? None of our defenders would be considered among the leagues best with the exception of MVE. It makes complete sense to sign an experienced CB to guide our young and mistake prone defence. Perhaps it’s a coincidence only, but our defence struggled to keep clean sheets after McFadz left the...

He’s not. Binks, Lati and Simms were all guilty of ball watching. Watch the replay and you can see Lati and Simms not make their mind up between them. To me, it looks like Lati was expecting Simms to leave it (presumably so he can mop it up) because when Simms does touch it, Lati appears to have...