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Eccles has not been our best midfielder this year. Statistically, Sheaf has been. Eccles has been good defensively, but not as good as Sheaf. In terms of chances created, Eccles edges out Sheaf but bearing mind he’s a corner taker, you’d expect that. In fairness to both Sheaf and Eccles, their...

We have too many amateur songwriters for fans… The Sakamoto song is a waste. It’s only a small portion of Singer’s corner that knows the lyrics and surprise, it dies out halfway through. My GF doesn’t care for football, but Sakamoto is her favourite player so would actually sing his song… if it...

You'd think so. Hummel's appeal as a supplier was giving us bespoke designs and they've mostly been throwbacks. I can't imagine most kit suppliers would be happy with a club reaching out to competitor suppliers for retro remakes without wanted a slice of the action.

Agreed, Robins in and around December said we were going to be bold this window if the right deals came along. That and changing formation, we were going for to sign players for sure. I'll be charitable to GIMOC and say it's possible that we may be waiting until the summer to pursue our 'top...

Two of those draws being against Leeds and Southampton. Our only loss being against Ipswich away and given that we missed a penalty, was another game we could’ve got points from. All hail MR, the tactical genius who can turn seasons around by changing system completely. I remember the exact...

Binks was out on loan in Serie B last season and he’s done quite well. So you’re quite right actually!

I’m glad this guy recognised what we miss without Hamer. It does worry me that on some threads there’s a number of fans who think Sheaf, Allen, Eccles and Lati is enough for our CM options. We need more. Torp seems like he’d be a good signing and exactly the kind of out of the box thinking we...

Gyokeres came from the Swedish second division. At the time, the scouts/analysts at BHA couldn’t understand why there was seemingly no interest in him before snapping him up. The bottom end of the Dutch and Belgian leagues must be pretty poor too. Sakamoto was relegated last year (iirc) and...

In our team, Kitching would be more likely to play LB than Binks. He was an overlapping CB in a back 3 for Barnsley.

Higher up the football pyramid you go, it’s more difficult to do these types of deals. On that list, most players ended up not rejoining. My instinct is that had we tried to sign McNally permanently in Jan last year, we have had a chance before his successful loan spell increased his price...

Not aimed at you specifically, but there were people on this forum that wet the bed when we actually did sign someone for £7-9m…

What if you could sign a quality player for €2.5m? Your valuation is quite arbitrary because clubs identify players they want based on ‘x, y and z’ criteria and then negotiate a price. It’s shrewd business to find quality players that come under budget. Taking a longer term approach to...

Sorry, Hamer who?

That could go one of two ways... Kastaneer or MVE!

Unknown to you and the average football fan (including myself). Which, as this thread shows, mostly recommends players from the English football pyramid. Our best players in recent years have been unknowns, precisely because we can get quality players at lower prices. Our highest profile...

I’m optimistic and think we won’t lose on Saturday and actually back us to win the game. I have a feeling Robins will do something left field this weekend and either change formation or deploy a team similar to Leeds: (3-4-2-1) Collins Thomas Lati Binks MVE Eccles Sheaf Bidwell Sakamoto COH...

Agreed. The demand doesn’t necessitate these complex systems. We’re moving toward that trajectory in the next few seasons if the success keeps coming. I’m just still really annoyed to have missed out on the 300 ST loyalty points from last season. Otherwise I’d be cushily above that magical...

He’s a solid player and a consistent performer who is still young. But, he’s not really a match winner. I still think the midfield (CM and wingers) is still the area we need to develop the most. We are team that likes to transition quickly and certainly miss a player who can initiate passes...

It will be interesting if we sell out Hillsborough two weeks in a row. I’m leaning toward doing both. But, 3 away days in a row with Norwich away after both Sheffield trips is expensive and being based away from Cov this year - every game is an away day for me.

Most of the big clubs and England FANs have ballots as well as guaranteed access above ‘x’ level of points. Speaking to a Gooner work colleague, he’s putting his points into getting a big away day at Spurs/Man U. That said, there are a lot of Prem teams that have a waiting list for STs that...