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Think I’m with @SBT here. There’s a few more impactful positions we need filling first. If a player comes up who fits then I’d do the deal, but I wouldnt prioritise over CB, LB, CM or AM, or probably even backup RW and ST.

Have to pick a first XI and everyone else is shit and needs to be “got rid of”. Sometimes don’t even get to XI. There seems to be a belief that football management boils down to identifying shit players and driving them from the club, I assume the idea is once the shit has gone only great...

No you’re allowed two opinions on players: they’re the best thing ever and worth £20m, or they’re shit and stealing a living and must be abused until they leave the club. No in between !

Controversial but I think the away capacity rule needs increasing to 10% of capacity regardless. 2k is a tiny amount in most stadia at this level but no club should be giving advantages away.

We’re into “cup goals don’t count” I see. Always a sign that the discussion is heading in a rational direction 🤣

The narrative is actually really good for Labour. Will limit protest voting and encourage the vote to get out where a landslide would give people permission not to bother. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a PM as bad at politics as Sunak.

Hope we’ve got a squad that means we can rest players and still make it through the early rounds. Playing the teams we did against Maidstone and Oxford was fun but a little wreckless. Though after Wrexham understandable. Hopefully we have at least a L1 standard second string next year, if not...

Would be good to see as a percentage of capacity.

I’m on team sell everyone and spend £50m on an autos squad. Fuck it.

I swear their scouting team just follows ours around. They’re linked with everyone we are.

So basically we’re getting normal attendances for a club where we are? With a couple of outliers (Sunderland and Sheff Wed) it’s mostly the top six. Can we finally put the meme that we have some uniquely apathetic fan base to bed?

Like the fox grain and chicken puzzle for midfield. O’Hares out but we’ve got Hamer and Sheaf, O’Hare back and we lose Hamer. O’Hare and Sheaf goes and Hamer comes back.

It’s more the amount of chances than come from us not beating the press or giving the ball away, or more often fannying about around the edge of the box then being broken on.

Right? Would genuinely be less disappointed letting in a failed scorpion kick than watching butterfingers fumble it in again. Maybe Collins needs to lean into his mentalness. Go full old school crazy GK, dribble it out, do weird warm up routines when the ball is down the other end.

Also is it me or are we a lot more static in the oppo half than normal?

Never mind the season this post was a rollercoaster!

If we’re going to have a dodgy keeper, can we at least get some mental South American who also takes free kicks or something.

Disagree. I think midfield both CM and AM has been what’s held us back. Particularly without Sheaf. You can make a case for a CB, or a defensive coach, but otherwise I think midfield is our problem area on the ball. It’s put too much pressure on the defence through poor ball retention, lack of...

Any team with him and Jodi Jones in at that level has a chance.

Yes. That’s why I’d swap them. I think Hamer gives us what we’re missing in the middle. Eccles best bet IMO is we sell Sheaf and go to a flatter three or he steps up into Sheafs role.