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Have we been playing 5-3-2 quite a lot this preseason?

Any hint on a fee?

No idea what our budget is, not even a hint of where it stands in comparison to the league. We do know that we outbid the likes of Charlton for Ogogo and we offered the most to Junior Brown too. A few teams were after Allassani too. However, this isn’t particularly helpful is gauging whereabouts...

Have you considered the possibility that Robins might not want Eisa? Our friends from Portsmouth, who’ve seen both Chaplin and McNulty btw, seem to think they’re similar players with similar attributes so that would make him a natural replacement. Personally, for £1.5m it’s a no from me and he...

Is it? Is it also ‘sexist’ when they pan to random men too? No, because it’s a stupid suggestion to make. Ironically, the implication of this warning would deter broadcasters showing ‘women’, which in itself is sexist you can argue because it reinforces the stereotype that football is a...

We should all be disappointed we didn't win that game. Whilst Croatia was the better side overall, we had the chances to put the game beyond Croatia's reach in the first half. But, everyone should be proud of the team and the manager for restoring the belief in the national team and this...

I play rugby on Saturdays, so the more the games moved to Fridays or Sundays, the better for me! The Friday night game for Stevenage game was a good atmosphere so I’d like us to have a few Fridays pencilled in.

Every signing represents a risk and this is no different. If Robins is willing to pay a lot of money for Chaplin, then he clearly rates him and thinks he’ll get us goals. That’s his job after all and, as you say, his recruitment has been good thus far. Whilst I disagree with JCH being the...

Reread my posts. What does a ‘proven’ striker even mean? People were saying McNulty was ‘unproven’ at L2 yet he’d scored 58 goals before joining us — that turned out to be a half-decent signing. Chaplin is 21, has made 104 appearances with 22 goals, that’s a 1 in 5 striker. That’s a decent...

We’ve torn every side apart with a set-pice this tournament with the exception of Belgium. Scored twice from corners v Tunisia? Panama 4 goals came from setpieces and we forced fouls in the box. We forced Colombia to foul Kane in the box from another setpiece. Maguire won every header that game...

He’s hardly ‘unproven’, he’s made over 100 appearances at the age of 21. Albeit, largely coming off the bench. Yet, still has 25 goals in total, which is a decent haul given he’s been largely used as a sub. Given that Pitman scored 24 goals last season, you can hardly blame them for not starting...

If you’re going to quote me, at least have the integrity to do it properly. You’re jumping to your own, inaccurate conclusions based off what I’m saying. I never said Kane has to improve, but what I did say is that Southgate needs to address the fact that Kane isn’t having many shots. His...

It was a selfless performance, but it’s pretty fair to say he’s not been at his vintage best as he is for Spurs. He’s taking half the shots he does for Spurs and when take into account just half his shots have been penalties... That is something that Southgate has to address. We’re getting...

Ofc everyone is entitled to their opinions, but it’s annoying when my opinions are deliberately misrepresented. I’m not bothered about team selection as long as results follow. So far, they’ve been the best in a generation and with Croatia in the semi-final, an opportunity to reach the final...

No. You’re wrong. I’ve very clearly stated on numerous occasions that he should’ve done better.

It depends on the context. A lot of England games mean nothing, friendlies and qualification against teams against small nations that shouldn’t be a contest. So day-to-day, Cov makes me far more emotiona and meaning because each game has something on the line. But, the World Cup and Euros come...

England winning the World Cup is bigger than Cov getting promoted from League 2. It’s not even close.

It’s pretty obvious managers make mistakes. But when most of the people who actually know their football (managers, analysts and so on) are supporting Sterling, it should at least make you see the other side of the argument and to drop the egotism. When I was 15, I held the attitude that certain...

This has been one of the most juvenile discussion I’ve had on here. There’s zero acceptance of the merits Sterling brings to the team. None whatsoever. There’s an ignorance of other people’s opinions, and of the statistics put forward too. The argument reeks of arrogance too, because as you...