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I don’t think so. Ponticelli is still a raw 20yr old, a good instinctual finisher, but MR is of the opinion his overall game isn’t up to scratch. We were chasing promotion last year so we weren’t in a position to be patient with him, so this is the perfect platform for JP to showcase his...

We’ll win this one, 2-0. Chaplin and JCH to score. A young and hungry strike force eager to prove themselves. Hopefully it pays dividends. Lineup (4-4-2): Burge Grimmer—Willis—Hyam—Mason Bayliss—Andreu—Doyle—Thomas/Shipley JCH—Chaplin Andreu or Bayliss to...

With Robins finally securing his top target this summer, how do we rate this summer’s business? Here’s a few things I like about our recruitment policy: Longer term contracts: most players have been signed on 3yr deals. Hopefully, this will add some continuity that we’ve missed in our previous...

Considering all summer there’s been zero speculation on bringing a ‘keeper in, its likely that Robins is happy with Burge as his number 1.

No one can moan about Robins not being supported now. Robins has finally got his main target and we’ve spent money on two others, at least £700k on Chaplin, Bakayoko as well as Hiwula on an ‘undisclosed’ fee. Overall, I’m happy with our transfer business this summer, but time will tell on...

Good move for him because Macclesfield are struggling. It will mean that he’ll be a main man for them. I really want him to smash it and have a really good season for them.

Haha that’s the one! Quality player! ... I shall edit that part!

I’d be happy if we just signed Chaplin. It is unlikely we’ll be able to get a loan deal for a senior defender this window. With Jordan Thompson being rated highly by the club, and the difference between our 3 main defenders being negligible, we’re good in this department until next summer...

The two formations have similar shapes. After all, 4-2-3-1 derives it’s shape from a 4-4-2. Our best spell in L1, under Robins and Mowbray, we played mainly 4-2-3-1. Every single system has its merits and flaw. Personally, I like 4-4-2 played in a similar vain as Pressley’s honeymoon period with...

I don’t think so. McNulty was just starting his goal glut. Nazon and McNulty couldn’t play together, and for all his faults, the common denominator is Biamou when accounting for Nazon and McNulty’s success upfront. However, that isn’t to say that they only did that well because of Biamou.

I wouldn’t mind experimenting with him as a lone striker. Armstrong was 5”8 and he was a good lone striker for us. If we could move the ball quickly and on the ground, I can’t see why the likes of Jones, Andreu or Bayliss couldn’t pick Chaplin out with a pass. A lot of Jones’ assists last year...

I seem to recall ‘The Notts are going up’ chants before McNulty’s penalty. That panned out well for them...

We didn’t sign wing backs to play 5-3-2 though. Brown has mostly played as a LB, and whilst Sterling plays wingback for Chelsea, doesn’t mean he isn’t also a RB (he’s said he’s slightly more comfortable at WB, but that’s it). To me, Robins was looking, and experimenting with a 5-3-2 formation...

Hopefully McNulty does us a favour and sells the club to him.

Preseason, perhaps?

I can only imagine Leyton Orient, Leicester, Millwall and Norwich fans saying how shit Harry Kane was, before he became the best Premier League striker... Even if he doesn’t set the world alight with us, Sterling has a lot of potential. He’s 18 and it’s his first experience playing senior...

... and written off after 4 games. This is the Coventry City way.

Our best players right now are midfielders. Bayliss and Andreu are firmly established as two of our best midfielders. With JCH playing well on his own, we should stick with the team from the Gillingham game, which has probably been our best performance (not result) so far. Otherwise, a 4-4-2...

That’s not necessarily true because he never really got a look in at Sheffield United or Bradford, both playoff/promotion teams. I’m sure he would’ve done well for us had he stayed. However, given the circumstances, I do agree that it was good business to get £1.2m for him. I don’t have a clue...

You’ve made the mistake of thinking I’m making a direct comparison. Which I specifically said it wasn’t. My point was that’s Callum Wilson didn’t even look like cutting it for us in L1, let alone turning out to be a decent Prem striker. So stats aren’t everything, per se. Pressley saw something...