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That still requires getting to ball into them. In recent games, how often do we get the ball to the strikers feet or a dangerous cross? Wright’s good effort from an acute angle is case in point - he worked the keeper but we had Simms calling for it in the box. Simms first touch isn’t great, in...

We were also a lot more direct with Gyokeres. Our more possession style based game has stifled a lot of our classic quick counter attacking play. My hope is that Torp can pick passes out from deep to put Wright, Sakamoto and Simms through on goal or even just pressure defenders kicking it out...

All of our deals, in and out, have had some performance incentives attached to them. In the case of Simms, the deal is structured in a way that is heavily-incentive based. We’ve not paid £8m for him nor £9m for Wright. That’s their max values.

It’s one thing to say he needs to improve - I can agree to that! It’s another to say he’s useless and we should sell him after 7 months. Irrespective of what happens here on out, Godden is probably going to leave or at the very least accept he is a fringe player. Simms on the other hand, MR...

Too early to say. FFP aside, another reason given for reduced Jan activity is that clubs have generally recruited their top targets in the summer window.

Of course not, every club has duds in the transfer market and we’re no different! Of those players listed, only Waghorn and Kastaneer were signed to be key players from my understanding. Every squad we build will need role players. We’re building a squad for the next few seasons and when...

We deserved it, absolutely. Every team needs a bit of luck and we were lucky to keep Gyokeres and Hamer fully fit for the season. Otherwise, we’d have struggled. We managed to ride the momentum we generated really well too! Perhaps my wording of fluke was harsh but, looking at the team outside...

It never ages well either. You’d think people would learn. Footballs fans do the ‘eye test’ whereas clubs have teams of data analysts that monitor performances. Frustratingly, a lot of posters just cannot seem (or choose not to) to grasp the concept of continual improvement. We’re trying to...

You don’t sign Premiership-ready quality players in the championship. We’re improving incrementally, so buying players to develop. What good Prem strikers are signed for £10m?

Since his brace at Cardiff away, there’s been 23 league games. He’s appeared in 20 games, starting about 14 with a return of 1 goal. Godden has 0 assists too.

Why don’t we compare Allen and Palmer on this season’s contributions?

I seem to recall Gyokeres struggling to get into the team ahead of Biamou when he first joined us. I’m sure many people wouldn’t have fancied signing him on the fee we did and no one would’ve called him being a top Championship striker either. We’ve signed Simms to a 4 year contract and to...

It’s no coincidence that since we changed formation, our goals have come from out wide… Sakamoto and Wright did not look like scoring before playing as wide players. Simms has a lot good attributes, he is strong, quick for his size and has some good movement in the box. His finishing is...

Eccles needs a rest. We have 3 games in 7 days between the 11-17th Feb and another injury in midfield would be bad! With that in mind, I’d want to get Torp and Kelly up to spend whilst resting a starter for a big week ahead.

He says he prefer being out wide… He’s mostly played wide for them since October so I think he’s just saying he’ll play wherever for the team.

Whilst it was a good effort, the better option would have surely to have crossed to Simms who was calling for it? It’s little moments like these that as a team, we’re taking low probability chances instead of getting the ball in the box. Even Saka has chipped in with a far post header this year!

Godden hasn’t scored a goal in the league in 12 games. It’s not insane.

We don’t need to panic too much following the Norwich result. My team would be: Collins Lati Thomas Binks JDS Torp Kelly Palmer Allen Wright Simms MVE, Eccles, COH and Sakamoto to get some well needed rest. Torp, Kelly and Wright to get some match fitness back. Otherwise, it’s a strong side.

The algorithms underpinning social media platforms can also railroad people into rabbit holes. To use this as an example, if someone has concerns around immigration. First, they may be fed perfectly reasonable arguments against illegal/legal immigration levels. From here, the algorithm will...

Missed chances are going to frustrate people. Palmer looked really good yesterday, until it came to the final pass or finish. Unfortunately for him, he won’t be starter until that improves. I hate to admit it, but @Grendel’s ‘nearly man’ label is not unfair. As for Allen, he had a decent game...