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Well it isn’t because VAR isn’t going to abolished so football has got to figure out how to fix how VAR is implemented and it’s already looked to other sports for inspiration.

Agreed, I personally would like to see MR stick with Simms for the next few games - he’s looked good the last two games. The simple answer, in my view, is that without Hamer, our midfield options don’t have the range of passing to be effective in that 3-4-1-2 shape. I really believe that a...

Much more - Man City create a lot of chances!

Agreed, a lot of our struggles come from midfield and the switch to 4-3-3 has mitigated that a bit. In January, my hope is that we can secure that marquee signing and in the summer followed up with 1-2 additional bodies. The starting unit wouldn’t be considered Top 6 standard and the quality of...

Additional context: they scored a wonder goal and we missed a penalty. Seriously, that goal from Burns will probably be the best goal we concede this year - the build up play and the finish…

You can’t really do that when Godden is our top scorer. If you’re not doing particularly well, a way to attract criticism is to not start your top goal scorer. Godden missed a pen and Simms forced an own goal with some good play. I think Simms has played better than Godden in the last 2 games...

Brilliant, the ‘bring Hamer back’ rumours will replace the Liam Walsh ones (which have only just stopped) now… … He’s gone and he’s not coming back. He was a hell of a player for us but it’s time to move on and find new heroes.

Let’s not forget VAR was brought in for good reason in the first place. The implementation has been wrong from the get go, specifically: - Lack of communication protocols between officials checking incidents, shown with the Diaz disallowed goal debacle. In rugby, there’s a clear script to...

Backwards thinking. Other sports manage the implementation just fine.

Fatigue is part of the game and you don’t want to get to a situation like Rugby Union where the players are conditioned to play 50-60 minutes in an 80m game because you can sub over half your team. It benefits the lesser teams too, it’s much easier to defend in a team structure with fresher...

We’re 8 points off playoffs with 84 points left to play for… League is absolutely the priority!

He had some good moments against Plymouth where he used his strength to beat defenders so I don’t think he’s particularly weak either. The 3-4-1-2 made us look quite flaccid in attack. 4-3-3 suits our midfield quite well because it’s fluid and Eccles-Allen-Sheaf interchange quite well and...

I’ve eyed this game up for a while as one I think we’ll win. I don’t really like overhyped clubs and feel Ipswich is still in that bracket. At some point I feel they’ll drop off and hoping we’re the team to give them a bloody nose. Will be a tough fixture!

I wouldn’t be so quick to write him off. No one telling the truth would have expected Gyokeres to have the kind of season he did last year. I’m sure if we got the thread where we’d signed him from BHA open, there would be a few people questioning how much we paid for him. Like for Gyokeres...

Gyokeres worked on his weaknesses for sure which is why he is still smashing it for Sporting Lisbon. There were times in his first breakout season when he was a bit one dimensional and didn’t really have a left foot he trusted… then seemed to score with his right and assist when he couldn’t...

I remember Reading at home last season and it felt like Gyokeres had missed 4 clear cut chances - Gyokeres wasn’t an out and out finisher which is why he had the most ‘big chance’ misses in the Championship in consecutive seasons. I don’t think anyone would say Gyokeres was a better finisher...

These definitely don’t… I do see your point!

It’s very clear that certain people in the stands and on this forum have got fixed opinions on him as a player i.e. they just don’t like him for whatever reason. He has big shoes to fill and high expectations to fulfil which has made fans more tetchy. The last few home matches I’ve been to have...

Funnily enough, my mate who is a neutral thought he was our biggest threat, played well and deserved his goal. Amazing how things can be perceived when there’s not unconscious bias.

Early signs are promising! Makes sense for us to ‘try before you buy’ a few wingers ahead of the summer window and the Hamer replacement is a complete non-starter and the number one priority.