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Bassette is far too raw to be starting consistently in the Championship week in week out. He's fine off the bench to try and make a nuisance of himself late on in games but he's too erratic to warrant a holding spot. In an ideal world I'd actually like to see Bassette loaned out next season. I...

I mean they did lose Summerville and Rutter in the summer. Roughly around 30 goals and 25 assists between them last season.

Their window this summer just gone was also atrocious. They didn't strengthen at all.

If it looks like we're trying to get rid the club has less of a leg to stand on to drive a hard bargain.

1. Think you've missed the point with this. It's not about having experience at LB as a standalone per say. It's about having experience integrated throughout the squad. Bidwell has around 500 apps in the Championship give or take. Not one player even comes close to that. Bidwell may not be a...

I suspect the club, or BTA's agent leaked that. Good way of sparking interest from multiple parties.

Assuming the rumour was credible I don't really mind Lati not going this window, as much as I'm not really a fan. As I'd be a bit concerned who we'd replace him with. Not a lot of good permanent options available for a realistic fee and bringing in a loan as a stopgap would've been very...

Why is it crazy? 99% of the fanbase have been crying out for some experience yet you want to get rid of our most experienced player. Makes sense. He'll be on reduced terms and more than likely will be second fiddle to whoever we bring in at LB in the near future, so I don't really see what the...

I don't get the hysteria around it to be honest. It's a good decision and the deal definitely works for both parties.

2.5 year deal seems a touch long but at a guess I'd suspect he took a lesser wage for a longer deal.

Whether he's a natural leader or not in the traditional sense he's a senior player with a huge amount of experience at this level. FL and the coaches will probably look to him to set an example and guide the younger players in training and in matches.

Need to be careful about doing too much again in the summer. There's quite a lot of potential exits which will need replacing if they leave. Adding more to our already potentially overloaded plate isn't the best strategy.

It's a completely baseless theory. But I often find players like Palmer, Dasilva, Panzo etc will often bag themselves decent moves because of their start in football and the success they had at youth level. Even if they're not really at all deserving. It's probably because they end up...

It'll obviously be difficult to move him on when he'll be on a more than reasonable contract and has consistently struggled since he's arrived at the club. I'll be very surprised if he's here beyond next summer though. At worst we'll have to loan him out for the season and shoulder a sizeable...

We don't. There's several other more crucial priorities that need addressing first before a secondary left back. I'd say that's pretty much near the bottom of the list.

We weren't going to ever bring a LB in unless one of Dasilva or Bidwell were moved on. Keeping Bidwell makes sense. He'll likely be put on a lesser contract, and he has invaluable experience that is sorely lacking in this team. I don't really get the doom and gloom about retaining him to be...

Not every player has to be signed with a long-term future in mind. Sometimes players are brought in to simply act as a temporary stopgap. If he's coming in I wouldn't be all that surprised if it's just on a deal until the end of the season. That being said, this does feel a bit of a...

Presume that's either Allen or Bidwell?

Thought it was Alexandre Pato for a second

King can't just sack everyone in one fell swoop. It's hugely expensive and not all that practical. Sacking the club's Head of Recruitment also sends a pretty strong message that the existing 'deck' isn't as top draw as he's publicly claimed.