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  1. Gibbo

    Top 5 Goals of the Robins era

    1. Max Biamou v Yeovil - meaningless I know, but what a strike 2. Liam Walsh v Rochdale - real Boys Own Paper stuff. Wizard of the dribble. 3. Mark McNulty v Notts County in the Play off 2nd leg. Ultimate team goal, started alongside our penalty area by Stokes (I think). Hon mentions for...
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    Stats figures for how much each Championship club has spent

    Frequently on here I see the assertion that the City have the second lowest budget in the Championship, with only Wycombe below us. Where are the stats to back this up? If somebody could point me in the right direction, or if somebody has them, I would be grateful. I'm interested in looking at...
  3. Gibbo

    Development Players: Will somebody help me understand the idea?

    Can people closer to the action, and who see more games than me, help get my head around exactly what, “buying a player for development” means in reality? Here is my sort of understanding · A stream for providing new players that started in summer 2017 with Hyam. It adds to the existing streams...
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    Player Ratings - the scores after 12 matches

    The Wisdom of the Crowds Last season a thought was triggered by the mismatch between how highly Bayliss was rated in comments compared with his less flattering numerical player ratings – the latter measures his actual impact on the game. So this season I have collated all player ratings given on...
  5. Gibbo

    Midfield problems - is there a solution?

    Here is an argument; The teams problems are now all in the midfield. Injuries notwithstanding everywhere else is relatively settled. So we don’t like Willis at right back but it will do pro tem Here are the problems in midfield: · Doyle is now too old to be the only defensive minded central...
  6. Gibbo

    We are thin up front

    Although pleased with the new signings that have reinforced defence and midfield, we are still over-reliant on one man, McNulty, up front. We need 4 for up front in the squad - two target men, and two strikers. We have respectively, Max and JCH as target men and Sparky and Ponti a strikers...
  7. Gibbo

    Does Robbins chop and change to much?

    Knowl has posted on Twitter about the number of changes made by Robbins being a problem, and a reason for disappointment. Venture to differ V Notts County August 2017: O'Brien: Grimmer Hyam McDonald Stokes: Vincenti Kelly Doyle Jones: McNulty Beavon The ideal starting line-up would have had...
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