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Yes agreed. Plenty to work on but there’s a lot more to come from players being available for selection and implementing new tactics. When Grealish scored the stage was set for a 4 or 5 nil drubbing and the intensity wasn’t really there in the 2nd half. Realistically, however, the game was won...

I was an early proponent of Carsley’s, his work with the U21s was fantastic and Southgate - whatever we think of him - has laid solid foundations. The team now versus 2017 is night and day. Carsley has a track record of a) coaching many of the existing squad at age-group level and b) finding...

He wasn’t good enough last season and last season was probably a wake up call for both his Man City and international career.

Agreed, we have looked a bit more vulnerable at the back. Probably because Ireland were going to be fired up for it.

We look very good on the ball today and would love to see what a full strength would look like. 3 CBs and Trent makes sense moving forwards if Chilwell nor Shaw can stay fit. Only Rico Lewis looks like he’d play LB of the young players coming through but there was talk of him wanting to play as...

Last season we finished 9th and got to the semi final of the cup after completely rebuilding the team. What even is this post? 😂 We’ve spent a lot of money, contextually, we’re still not competing at the top end of the table financially yet.

James played 43 games for Bristol City last season. Andrews has played 3 minutes of championship football. It’s just not even a serious alternative. This is the same thinking people had in preseason where there was a genuine belief that Obikwu would be Simms’ understudy. It’s just a stopgap to...

Your insight on this has been useful. One question I have though is how old is the info? As @Jimmy87 was saying we were chasing high calibre players until the window shut. Therefore, the situation has potentially changed materially from the time you had your info, which I think may have been...

The contexts were v different and our run in was a difficult one. Then there’s factors like the FA Cup, general fatigue and we had nothing to play for after Hull at home, 2 days after said semi final. They’re unrelated.

We froze season ticket prices when after the club had the season it did, it made sense to cash in. So charging a bit extra for in-demand cup matches, I have no qualms with. It's likely going to be a 1 in 50 match - odds our that we have more draws like Oxford at home than Tottenham or another...

Tottenham won’t be playing their reserves…

That’s not how it works, cup games are never priced in proportion to their ST value. The club probably lost money with the low attendance v Oxford (all stands open and low turn out) and needs to recoup that. We’re paying £35 for away tickets to Watford and Bristol, of course a cup draw v a Top...

That’s your choice. It’s no different to away games either. You don’t have to pay for things like food, a programme or potentially parking. Some people will look at as an opportunity to see class players. I don’t think it’ll be Spurs reserves at all, we’re a potential banana skin and shown last...

Yep, it’s an outrage and ‘something for nothing’ culture now. £20 for an U18 is a bit steep but what’s a ‘reasonable’ price for this game? £15? £10? £5? With it being a night game, there won’t be many U10s at the match anyway.

I used to take my brother to games when he was a child so I understand the costs involved. At the end of the day, Tottenham are a top 6 side so it’s a big draw. Prices will be as high as possible to maximise revenue and I don’t blame the club for that. With respect to Palace, they’re not as a...

It’s not been and gone at all as it’s not the kind of thing you fix over night. It’s a policy that requires continuous monitoring and policing. Look at how they’ve locked in people into buying certain category tickets for away games. Definitely cracking down on loopholes.

That’s up to QPR how they operate. Without the data to hand, DK has clearly identified fraud in the kids ticket prices that the club is trying to stamp out. Again, 20-25% of STHs being concessions was inflated and being abused. The club is trying to improve its commercial footing and the bigger...

Easy to do that when you’ve charged £85 for UCL tickets and play all the top teams once a season anyway. Tottenham is a big draw for us and for every person who can’t make it, I’m sure there will be day trippers who want to go.

We’re paying £37 to see Bristol and Watford away… of course this game v Spurs was going to be Cat A prices. £30 to watch a game of football just isn’t that much money when you take inflation into account. People want football clubs to spend millions on players yet moan when ticket prices are...

Fantastic post, sensible and the insights you seem to have is cause for optimism. If we were chasing a player playing in the UCL last season earlier in the window, I felt that we were going for a player of that calibre still. The issue is that they’re difficult deals to complete and as with...