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We’re going to be quicker in the transition from what I seen in the Getafe game. Lots of diagonals to our wide players. Eccles in particular was sitting in that pivot position and pinging balls around, likewise with the CBs. Particularly, this is a tactical idea that’ll favour Binks as that was...

Robins clearly doesn’t agree otherwise we wouldn’t be chasing CMs all summer; Stamenic, Browne, the ex-PSG Lausanne and Fernandes from that Swiss team? Competition is good and even Eccles and Sheaf admitted they were running on fumes towards the end of last season. To go the distance in a 48+...

Did Stevenage start their B team in the first half?

Here’s hoping, if Eccles is echoing the goals set by MR and his team, then the goal is firmly playoffs and the coaching staff believe autos could be in reach. That’s what I took from his interview last night.

Always has been, Eccles yesterday alluded to how tired Sheaf and he was last season towards the end of the season. With Torp & Sheaf down, we could be starting the Stoke game with a midfield of Eccles, Rudoni and Allen / Palmer. Which isn’t ideal. Striker is also pretty desperate too.

Robins seemed to hint we’ll be loaning him out after preseason and that’s the right decision. A good loan to a L1 standard club and that’s a good benchmark if he’s good enough to push the first team in 2025/26.

He’s never played RB before, Lati is going to be the primary cover for MVE and we’re actively looking for a CB. There were a couple of moments v Getafe where he thought awkward at RB and requires more coaching in that regard. Another loan to L1 is likely in my view.

Agreed with this, there are players in the team who will do ‘for now’ before they need to replaced. For example, LB is a position we need to improve but Bidwell is experienced and a solid operator and JDS is on a long contract. It’s unlikely either player will be replaced this season. Given...

Just as you were concerned Wright looked like Bakayoko from his highlight reel. The concerns are based on missing one preseason game (with others, not being on the YouTube diary vids) which is flimsy, at best.

Just remind yourself about previous times you’ve judged players too early… Let things play out, if he’s still not broken into the team by game 10, then you can probably start to hit the panic button. He’d had 5 weeks off preseason, signed for us in the first week of preseason and replaced...

It’s not really any different to Wright going off after one dash down the wing. Even if he’s got a slight knock, he’s not going to play in a preseason fixture. I’m not necessarily saying you’re concerns aren’t valid, it’s just far too earlier to say - he missed the first preseason game and...

3 maximum? I’m pretty sure that’s the minimum amount of players we’re looking to bring in. That gets our squad to above the 2022/23 levels which Robins has been benchmarking. As for Lati, he’s either covering CB or RB - he can’t be 2nd choice for both. Again, what happens if MVE gets injured...

I’ve said previous that I wouldn’t. The same applies for Bidwell and Allen too. All of them are decent players, it’s obvious that we’re on a journey to completely revamp the team. If any player is not good enough to get us up to the Prem, or have to potential to get to that level, they’ll be...

Robins was crystal clear throughout last season on the need to add both quantity and quality to the team. He also made the point that our squad depth (2023/24) was ‘net’ 3 players short of the 2022/23 season (it was 3 or 4 in the original quote before we brought in Torp). Accounting for our...

That’s London prices and that Arsenal is competing at the top table of English and European football. Realistically, £40 a game for Prem football isn’t unreasonable in my view - for a ST. The single price games can be taken out of context because these clubs often sell out their grounds and buy...

Nope, this is a pragmatic consideration of the state of our team and the development of younger players. Robins will not go into this season without a 3rd senior striker. Why else would let Godden go? Even now, Godden would be a better option than both Tavares and Obikwu. Simms and Wright are...

Not really, the financial demands of being a Premiership team is high. Fans want their cake and to eat it i.e. the best product available with hundreds of millions spent on the team but to pay nothing for it. Was speaking to a few Prem fans about their ST prices and even at £740 per year, it...

The short answer to your rhetorical question is: yes! Tavares barely plays as a striker for us and Obikwu has experience playing in L2 only. We’ll need another striker for sure. It does not serve either player’s development to be a bit part player in our setup because we can’t trust them to...

It’s done now and he’ll be a free agent this time next year. May as well back him for the time he’s got left.

Which is a given and I’m sure a Prem team could have offered more had there been genuine interest. It’s nothing personal to COH, I think his injury is a reason he slowed down so much after Feb and with proper preseason in him, could come back firing. Southampton looked his most likely...