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Bakayoko is raw but has something about him, and even on his first appearance (which I’m not saying was great) you could see his enthusiasm and alertness. He’s alive and looking to make things happen for the team, and sadly that’s often not the case with JCH who mostly looks hard done by. Both...

He's tangfastic

The way I see it, there’s no way Doyle can hold the centre of midfield alongside an attack-minded player. So there have to be two holding mids – perm any two from Doyle, Ogogo & Kelly. Possibly Shipley too? Someone said that two holding mids is too defensive but I disagree – they give the...

I don’t remember negativity against Henderson, and if there was I’m amazed – he had so much talent even at that early stage. Looked like he would be a flying wide man rather than the central mid he has turned into, and all credit to him for establishing himself (deservedly IMO) in the England...

Just to point out that it wasn't me who mentioned "world class", he's clearly nowhere near that level (although never say never, he's very young). But if you don't think Maddison showed obvious international-level potential right from the start, we'll have to disagree.

Some astonishing comments about both Maddison and Henderson. How anyone could have watched either of them play for us and not see international potential is baffling. In Maddison’s case, it needed all of 2 minutes. If Turner’s right and we only get 10% of JM’s sell-on fee, and 10% of what...

It seems like decades to me - never in my (long) lifetime have we been anything other than crap at throw-ins.

Tremendous news, he's a real talent and I hope we get to watch him for a good while yet. It feels like slowly but surely the club are beginning to do the right things, after years of constant mistakes taking us downwards. Long may the progress continue, along with the apparent policy of silence...

I agree with the OP that the doom and gloom is being overdone, and I couldn’t believe some of the scores of 3, 4 and 5 on the Player Ratings thread, reflecting the result more than the actual performances. If a few of the chances had gone the other side of the post, the same players would...

Dock of the Bay ...

4-2-3-2 would be great, but I suspect the refereee and the oppositon might have something to say about it :)

Who used those words? We got as much as could be expected at the time, given that we sold him too soon, didn't give him time to flower in the first team, and consequently never got the benefit of his growing market value. Yeah, Anderson said we negotiated a stake in his future career, but it's...

I'm guessing you never saw the young Gascoigne play? He was out of this world. I really like Bayliss, and I think he's showing signs of getting even better, but it's not a comparison I'd make.

Got to disagree. I cannot understand how people can see a player like Maddison come through the ranks, then not feel the slightest pain when they are sold so soon, before we’ve had time to enjoy watching them play for us or help us up the leagues. I mean he was a joy to watch and obviously...

Jim Brown's article says "Born in war-time Swindon, the son of Swindon speedway rider Ernie Hunt, he was christened Roger Patrick. However growing up he was known as 'Little Ernie' and the name stuck although some say he adopted the name Ernie to avoid confusion with the legendary Liverpool...

RIP Ernie, you were worth the entrance money on your own, and my early years of going to Highfield Road just wouldn’t have been the same without you.

Can’t believe how many people have said automatic would have been better. The OP’s question wasn’t whether you would rather finish in the playoff positions, it was “Would you have preferred going up automatically?”. Surely nobody in their right mind would trade in the Notts County and Wembley...

Not as gorgeous as JohnnyTheSpider though surely?