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Good point. If the Sheaf talk is true, then perhaps he isn’t played today and someone has to partner Allen which I’d expect it to be Eccles but Rudoni could be there. Alternatively, the more likely scenario is Bassette and BTA upfront with Rudoni and Rapha on the wings. Which would be unfair...

The evidence? These are the types of teams we’d lose to under MR. Our top two goal scorers are out injured and we’re having to resort to playing players in different positions. Lampard hasn’t even had a transfer window to sign anyone. You made up your mind on FL even before he joined so you’ll...

We’ve made one massive change in sacking Robins and we’re only a 5-weeks into the new regime, it’s sensible to reserve judgement because just as you rushed into judgements about Wright, EMC et al, time could prove you wrong (again). You put Wright and EMC back into this starting team, we look a...

You’re entitled to your opinion and everyone has at least one opinion that’s in the minority. You have to open to selling anyone and with Sheaf, it’s perhaps the best time to sell just as Jan 2023 would’ve been perfect to cash in on COH.

Filling in the gaps, if you’re playing Bassette, Allen and BTA, you’re planning to cover a lot of ground. Maybe a 4-2-4 shape? Something like: Dovin MVE Thomas Lati Bidwell Rapha Sheaf/Eccles Allen BTA Simms Bassette

Correct. I’d actually like to see Sakamoto play LW. His right foot isn’t the best and his cross for the equaliser v Sunderland was a peach. Likewise, in the absence of our wingers, I could see Eccles doing a decent job at RM with his crossing, some of his assists this year have been great -...

This. I really hope you don’t take this attitude to when you dine at restaurants or deal with retail staff. Just because you’re a customer, doesn’t give you the right to forgo basic respect. Pre-King, the criticism of SISU was that they were anonymous and didn’t communicate with the fans. If...

You should be always sceptical of any football owner, I never got behind the King love-in and thought his song was cringy. He is a businessmen who’s willing to make decisions that aren’t based on sentiment or ‘compassion’ even if they’re unpopular. His customer base is inherently fickle, when...

This isn’t news to anyone that you feel this way but you’re in the minority of the fanbase, forum and wider football community as a whole. Sheaf has a lot of admirers. If the quoted figure of £8m upfront and up to £15m in add-ons, it would show he wasn’t overvalued. He has 6 months less on his...

No, I understand why you feel this way. In reality, how you feel is closely related with the results on the pitch. Boil it down and it’s an emotive response borne out of frustration. On ticket prices and boxes, the ambition is to be a Premier League club and you won’t get there running on a L1...

The way some of the fans spoke to King was pretty disrespectful to say the least, I’d certainly be a bit short. In what way does he not understand the club? Ticket prices? Every fan thinks ticket prices should be £20 without realising the costs involved of running matchday events. If anything...

If we’re in the playoff mix, you’d take the risk of not selling him barring a ‘crackers’ bid. Pretty sure in Jan 2023, people would’ve sold Vik and or Hamer for £8-12m and we ended up getting what we wanted. As it happens, we’re not in the mix of playoffs so the temptation to cash out at a...

Simms?

Last year he was, closely followed by Haji. Player and player’s player of the season speaks for itself. If Wright and now EMC was in the team this last few weeks, we’d be in a far better state because both players make things happen. Torp, Eccles and Sheaf are great at keeping the ball ticking...

I agree, pragmatically, if a team wants to pay good money for him, you’d be silly not to bank it and then revinest in a starting calibre player. Thomas is our best defender and we still need better than him.

My hypothetical question to anyone who thinks this team is rubbish is: how good would this team be if we added a quality midfielder like Hamer/Sainz/Nunez to the team? Likewise, imagine had we signed Joe Worrall. It’s only 2 players but completely changes the dynamic of the team. I don’t want...

It’s only a few players short of being a really good team. The underlying metrics show that, we’re just a naive team defensively and in attack the midfield lacks penetration, both of which were an issue last season. We barely kept a clean sheet from Feb and our record against top half teams was...

Strikes me as someone who’s been shoed in at a higher level than he should’ve been and is out of his depth. He’ll get another job lower down the league pyramid but unlike Lampard, Gerrard and few other ex-player managers, he didn’t get much of a chance to hone his skills at youth football. It...

I don’t agree, when he’s played in defence, we rarely keep clean sheets. There was a moment v Plymouth that probably should’ve led to them having a 1v1 when Lati misjudged his run. Lati is a lot more exposed playing as a CB in a flat back 4 as opposed to back 5. Even look at moments like Wolves...

The ‘Super Frank’ song was sung after we equalised v Cardiff as it has been every time we’ve scored in his tenure.