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This that Swedish keeper we were promised?

And it is worth looking at what these 2/3 more are doing too. Are they significantly contributing to results or is it just some academy kid getting a run out/player filling a roll for the last 10 minutes of an easy victory. There is no arguing our squad lacks depth in some areas. Sheaf getting...

If she is a Coventry fan send her over. If it is just something, something free burgers I'm probably going to pass.

I can't help but look at his career thus far and think that he is the kind of player who should want to play for us. It could easily fizzle out for him but Robins and Viveash have a proven track record of turning potential into elite performance whilst Man U... kinda the opposite.

Not sure that argument checks out. We were shocking at the beginning of the season when we played a 5. Then settled down a bit when we moved to a back 4 with MvE, Thomas, Kitching and Bidwell looking solid for a spell. Not sure we should read too much into these keeping stats as there are many...

We had this with Wilson too when he came back into the team. A clean sheet or two as I recall but people still complained that he hadn't made any saves. Then when he did concede people were moaning that he 'never saves anything' despite not having a prayer with any of them. That said I didn't...

This may be true but he can play football. We are weak defensively down our left partly because we play Wright in front of the LB. In the right set up he may be able to perform to a high level. It may be one of those where moving him on suits all parties.

Life just doesn't work like this. People seem to have forgotten that the FA cup is where Simms' scoring run began. We also had a bit of a stutter after Robins rested players against... Wednesday(?). Just try and win every game and see where that takes us. Reality is that generally won't be the...

The season has been promising which I would have taken after Gus and Vik left. Also patchy. Dominating Wolves, beating Leeds and Leicester they've shown they can do it. Won't mean a thing though if they don't back it up next season. Last two seasons - the trips to Wembley have really raised our...

Ha, the transfer window hasn't even opened yet and... Let the bed wetting commence!!! Sheaf is a good player but we are looking at losing 1/2 first team players this season (Sheaf/O'Hare) on our terms. That will be less players than the vast majority of the teams in our division.

I'm not quite sure but I think the fact that I don't have a clue how to answer this is a good sign?

Do I think some recent performances give cause for concern? Yes. Would I be shocked if a back 4 of MvE - Thomas - Kitching - Bidwell turn out to rather effective next season? No. The raw attributes are there and our attack next season is probably more exciting than I have ever seen it. Let's not...

Ah... my apologies! The thing that gets me with this is that it surely isn't something which accidentally happened. It must be something people sat down at some stage, discussed and thought 'That makes sense!!' Also irrelevant to me in this case because when onana was booked for time wasting he...

Well... okay... I suppose it depends on your definition of expensive but I will grant you that actually. Short term, it can be a much cheaper way of bringing in quality you can't afford to buy. I suppose if you look at hull - if they don't make playoffs they are in the same place as us but all...

Yeah, the club were clearly aware of that and trying to bring in cover for Sakamoto/Wright. If you read the MacAntony articles Doug pushed really hard to get EMC in and at one stage walked away to pursue other options when it became clear that we wouldn't get him til the summer. Presumably those...

Is there an argument that this year was a major rebuild and therefore going big on loans makes more sense next season when we really want to make a big push and have a better idea of the limitations of the players we own?

I was going to ask a similar question. Loans are expensive and lead to unsettled sides so if you are trying to build and have the money buying is a pretty wise move. We did loan two players - although admittedly one didn't work out and was sent back. I also wonder whether Doug was a bit caught...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/68871152 Make your own mind up. For me it goes down with the toe nail thing as, okay maybe you could technically argue onana should be penalised... but really...

Also fwiw - no, I think cheated is the wrong word, but I also thinking calling something offside by such a tiny margin through VAR when considering the circumstances, body positions etc etc isn't in the spirit of the game.

Yellow cards are reset at the end of injury time if you didn't know. If you did know and just think it is a stupid rule... well that's a fair point. Also I would question why the second yellow didn't come sooner.