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He didn't really. A couple of times he held the ball up as any striker of his build probably should. The rest of the time the ball bounced off him like it was made of rubber and he was scrambling to not lose it. Which either led to him losing it, making a pointless pass, or in the case of the...

I think they're working on an offside trap but none of the backline particularly have the footballing IQ or ability to pull it off. Several times in the second half we played them onside from long balls when we categorically didn't need to.

He's an appalling footballer to be honest. Last night he looked totally out of his depth.

Exactly. Leeds having the quality they have doesn't excuse poor performances and our failure to execute the basics. They were good, but certainly in the first half we made them look considerably better than they were.

You said Dovin had already claimed the ball which was wrong. At the point he was about to claim the ball Lati ran in front of him. If you think otherwise I'd recommend glasses.

No it wasn't. Watch the highlights back. Literally at the moment Dovin was about to collect the ball Lati rushed in front of him. It was completely bizarre.

It was as much as Lati's blunder as Dovin. With respect that's clear to anyone with a brain. There was no need to block Bogle, he wasn't getting to the ball on the trajectory it was moving at. The lack of communication between the backline is something I've been repeatedly banging the drum on...

That was hardly out of good will. We were paying £1m per year and they were desperate for income.

Utter rubbish. Stats-wise he's been pretty much one of the best in his position in this league over the past couple of years.

Not sure it's as binary as this with Sheaf. I think there's multiple factors which have affected his performances this season. He's still an incredible talent at this level and I'd be keen to retain him but I doubt he'll be here beyond this summer.

The fact the bloke behind JH has been going for over 12 years is frankly impressive at this point.

I've just looked back at his comments and I wouldn't go as far to say he was 'very negative'. However, interestingly and as I suspected, Brighton clearly gave the club a bollocking over how it handled Ayari during his time here. I suspect for this reason there is certainly an element of...

The issue with loans is that clubs are entrusting you with their young talent to develop and play games so there's a relatively high level of expectation there. The club bringing Ayari in and then not playing him would've almost certainly annoyed Brighton given how highly they rate him. They...

I suspect Brighton weren't totally happy with the club after the Ayari situation.

I think it's more a recognition that leadership and experience are core components of any winning side.

If they haven't already been used to cover operational costs there's also the fee and wages saved from Palmer leaving in the summer. Perhaps these funds were earmarked for reinvestment in January.

Possibly. The media are making a lot of noise about it though and will probably announce it anyway assuming it goes through. So might force the clubs hand to do the same. Internal media content such as first thoughts etc. yes could come afterwards though.

I would've thought given how Doug likes to operate that any contract will be bonus heavy. His base salary won't be £30k pw. The club can't afford that plus bonuses on top.

They'll have zero knowledge of what he's currently on or what he's being offered by us. It's complete guesswork on their part.

The fact Bigi, Thomas, Clarke, Christie, and Cameron all featured a fair amount during that season and none other than possibly Christie had the ability to play in the Championship shows how thin on the ground we were.