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Do we have an option to buy Binks?

Stole the points? We hit the crossbar 3 times…

Agreed. At first viewing it looked like it was harder to miss and on the second viewing, it was a very well placed finish. It’ll do him a world of good.

Second home game I’ve travelled up from Maidenhead midweek! Hoping for a 3 points as a birthday present!

I wouldn’t force the issue, and it depends where we’re at in the league. If our targets are available at a good price we should absolutely get them in January.

We were the most direct team in the league last season and that was undoubtedly driven by Hamer and his passing. That’s what we’re really missing and the one weakness in our recruitment is the CM replacement for Hamer. Wright and Simms look good when we’re direct and they’re running onto to the...

You say that but we probably should’ve seen off wins v Watford, Hull and Huddersfield which would put us into 3rd or 4th. We’ve had a lot of turnover with a new squad to bed in and at 10 games in, we look steady with a lot of improvement needed. Overall, with some reinforcements in Jan or the...

COH is obviously the first choice if he recovers from his ACL and his pre-injury form. He won’t even be in contention for at least a month and he’ll be eased in from then. Even then, it’s not a given he’ll be the same. As of now, he’s not in consideration so it’s moot.

That’s who’s been starting there whenever he’s fit and available…

I think it will be a while and until he’s back and playing consistently, we can’t really count egg before it’s hatched. As we found with Jones, I’m convinced he’d have prospered had he not done his second ligament at P’boro at home in L1.

Would he start ahead of Sheaf and Hamer ? No. I think he’s a solid player, but doesn’t strike me as someone who’s going to kick on take us to the next level. He’s durable and vegetative which is invaluable so he’s an asset. It’s easier for the likes of Kelly, Eccles and even Sheaf (to a...

I think Allen and Sheaf will be the two CMs with Palmer at AM at full strength. Eccles is still developing and is a decent player but strikes me as more of a depth player.

I think both Kitching and Binks can play centrally and as Thomas and Kitching like to overlap, you’d think that’d be option if McFadz gets injured/suspended.

You’re right. Personally, I like some of the attributes he has to offer to have faith he’ll come good. I feel like we’ll get the most out of him when we’re direct and play the ball into space for him to run on to the ball. Which we’re missing because Kelly and Eccles don’t really have that...

Exactly. I love Gyokeres and he was the best forward in the league last year, but you wouldn’t say he was the best out-and-out finisher in the team.

I think we’ll keep tabs, but Binks’ form begs the question of whether or not we try to sign him permanently or not.

It’s very early on in the season where a lot of teams will be in false positions. Personally, I think Ipswich will drop off.

Overall, I think our squad is a stronger, Wright and Simms will come good and our defence is a lot better off - where we’re going to lose an influential player in McFadz in the relative short term. 1-2 midfielders and the return of COH and our squad is looking very good again.

One chance. I heard a gentleman say couple of times yesterday that ‘Gyokeres would’ve absolutely buried that’. Firstly, Gyokeres is clearly better than Simms and Wright. Secondly, Gyokeres had his fair share of missed chances. Not only have we lost Gyokeres, it’s Hamer too and no doubt that...

He hasn’t really had any chances to put away before yesterday. A lot of the criticisms aimed Simms, Wright and Godden stem from our deficiencies in midfield. We couldn’t open up QPR on the first half and it’s no surprise we’ve scored most of our first goals of the game from set-pieces. We...