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Judging by our grand total of 1 goal from about 8 defenders in 46 games, we need goals from set-pieces. More importantly, we’re in a better league so could do with increasing the quality all over the pitch in all honesty. If Davies is so good, why did Pompey let him go so easily? McDonald’s form...

We don’t have a right footed winger. If you cast your memory to just last season, Vincenti and Devon Kelly-Evans had to start on the right because Jones was injured and Bayliss hadn’t found form on the right yet. A player like Redman would offer an alternative style and balance to the way we...

I agree on the Bayliss-mania point. Selling him is justified if it meant getting some top quality replacements through the door. He’s under contract until 2020 so we don’t really need to make a decision about that until Jan 2019 at the earliest. If we can get off to a good start this season, we...

I’m pretty sure someone has said that about every signing we’ve made so far. Bayliss is a player with a lot of talent and potential. But, I don’t think he’s ready for the Championship physically yet. Also, a lot of us Cov fans need to calm down about his ability, the same people calling L2 a...

Yep. Same guy who is yet to actually play for them. My point is that first team football in a lower league has aided in these young players careers, even if they have to go down a league.

Thinking about it, a back three of Willis, Davies and Hyam is well balanced. In that system, I’d probably have Shipley and Bayliss flanking Ogogo, with McNulty and JCH/Biamou up top. However, if we play 3 at the back, 3-4-3 would probably suit us better because I feel like it accommodates...

A lot of it depends on preseason. Jones, Brown, Ogogo and Andreu are all coming back from pretty significant knee injuries so their rehab and fitness depends on their roles. There’s a performance aspect too, personally, I see Allassani starting as an impact sub, he’s come from non-league too...

He had a good game v Shrewsbury, who came 3rd in the league above, and we’ve decided to sign all their best players... He looked like a class act before his untimely injury, has a very good career stats and even his last stint in the Championship was pretty good too. Oxford wanted him before we...

(4-2-3-1) Burge Sterling Willis Davies Brown Ogogo - will be the new ‘team captain’ Bayliss Jones Allassani/Andreu Shipley McNulty Bench: LOB Grimmer Hyam Kelly Doyle Allassani/Andreu JCH Even before our business is concluded, picking a matchday XI is already very difficult, and players who...

Chelsea is terrible for it. Had 30+ players out on loan either last season or the season before, which makes me question why players like that got to Chelsea? De Brunye, Lukaku, Matic and probably a few others have done better after leaving Chelsea! I wonder when young players will wise up and...

Exactly, and the squad generally has more depth too, especially at centre back! A few more signings and I will definitely start to believe. With last year’s squad was probably good enough to survive in L1, possibly even around mid table. The gap between L2 and L1 isn’t that big, with all...

There’s good cause for optimism! We’ve signed some exciting players, and we have Jones to come back from injury! Who I hope has an absolute stormer in L1! Let’s aim high and try for automatics! Does anyone think that this team could well be better than the side Mowbray put together? By August...

We don’t really need two goalscoring strikers. How many 4-4-2 systems at our level have that? We’ve already got a striker who can score goals, so we’ve got to diversify the options we have. Biamou and JCH have similar utilities as players and McNulty is our go to man. Whether or not we need a...

I agree. I like JP, think he could turn into a quality striker, but if we’re genuinely aiming for promotion, I can’t see him or Biamou giving us the firepower needed. There’s also question marks over JCH, but he’s had a good season in L1 in the past. I’m unsure whether we need a nippy poacher...

Bosma and Westbrook were signed for the U23s, so our options in the middle are Bayliss, Ogogo, Kelly and Doyle. Shipley will most likely be considered a left-sided midfielder. We're set for central midfield field but we could do with a right midfielder because we don't have a right-footed option...

How did you get England tickets btw? I want to follow us in 2020. Tickets for England (and a few other nations) games on Viagogo were horrendous (I don't recommend using them!) but ended up going to Wales v Russia, which was a quality game, shame I was in the Russia end.

Probably something you should ask the missus haha

He's not the kind of striker we need to sign. McNulty will be our main goal scorer so I doubt we'd have McG and McNulty up front. If we're planning on playing 4-4-2, he needs a solid 10-15 goal a season strike partner. Can JCH or Biamou provide that? Perhaps maybe 17-20 goals between the two...

He's 5"8.

How many times have we played teams like that and been frustrated? I remember Trinidad and Tobago holding us at 0-0 until 80 minutes in. How about 2010? The Sun's headline was E-A-S-Y after the groups were drawn. We came second in that group. We're playing very well this World Cup, which is a...