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  • Start date Feb 19, 2026
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David O'Day

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  • Feb 20, 2026
  • #106
Skybluedownunder said:
I’m really not worried about protecting that JDS goes on a free, that whole LB dept needs a revamp.


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JDS has been one of best players this season, as i previously stated the "issues" he has are mostly taticial as he was being asked to push very high up which left space in behind him.

He was great on Monday against the 2nd best team in the league and a RW who people think is very good.

Yes we would need to get better if we got promoted but that is the same for virtually all of the team at the moment.
 
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SBAndy

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  • Feb 20, 2026
  • #107
Ccfcisparks said:
Oh come on he would play for Hull and Millwall
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He means Dasilva.
 

Liquid Gold

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 20, 2026
  • #108
People just find it impossible to adjust their positions on players.

JDS was shite for us after joining for a while. He's been very good under Lampard.
 
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Warwickhunt

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  • Feb 20, 2026
  • #109
PUSB-We_are_going_up said:
The same Whittaker who thrives at playing more as an inside forward and is shite as a more traditional wide player? We must have watched a different game buddy because Dasilva handled him well and our tactics were set up to perfections to limit Boro’s threat
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They took Whittaker off! He was totally not in the game apart from one long range strike that killed the seagull i knew they were out of ideas from that point on
 
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David O'Day

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  • Feb 20, 2026
  • #110
SBAndy said:
He means Dasilva.
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Hull have Ryan Giles at LB, if people say JDS can't defend he is far worse.
 
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Ricketts

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  • Feb 20, 2026
  • #111
Warwickhunt said:
They took Whittaker off! He was totally not in the game apart from one long range strike that killed the seagull i knew they were out of ideas from that point on
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Correct. Jay Dasilva played him out of the game. An outstanding performance.
 
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Terry Gibson's perm

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 20, 2026
  • #112
David O'Day said:
Hull have Ryan Giles at LB, if people say JDS can't defend he is far worse.
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But far superior going forwards
 

David O'Day

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  • Feb 20, 2026
  • #113
Terry Gibson's perm said:
But far superior going forwards
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is he? They are very different players on the ball but Giles is still a much worse defender.
 

Lamps

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 20, 2026
  • #114
shmmeee said:
Genuine Q: do you keep improving the squad or do you lose your best players each time you’re relegated? I think best is to replace what you can, stay up, then replace some more. But either way it’s a huge ask.
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If you overspend and end up with a massive wage bill you have to reduce your wage bill or you become another Leicester or similar.

We all know those that are our bit players. They will be the first out the door. Those seen as our 1st team presently should be kept unless we get any good offers come in and add quality to them. Keep the wage bill affordable considering the parachute payments. If we go straight back down we would have a much stronger side than we do now. Then we would be under no pressure to sell anyone.
 

Lamps

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  • Feb 20, 2026
  • #115
Brighton Sky Blue said:
The issue there is you have to keep getting promoted which isn't exactly a given and if you look at what happened to similar clubs doing that in the form of West Brom, Norwich and Burnley, it either hasn't led to establishing themselves in the top flight or has led to becoming stuck in the Championship.

The wildcard in all of this is King. Would he sell the club at its peak value as a top flight club owning its own stadium complex? If the answer is yes, then depending on who he sells to you could be able to spend significantly more in that first season.
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A lot of it comes down to not taking too much of a risk but strengthening at the same time. Those clubs going back down with an unsustainable wage bill are those that have the biggest problems. They then have to sell and rebuild. This season was all about continuity and I wouldn't want to change it.
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Feb 20, 2026
  • #116
If we went up and wanted rid then I don’t doubt JDS would fetch at least a million quid for us
 
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PVA

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  • Feb 20, 2026
  • #117
I don't really see Kitching or Dasilva featuring much if at all in the PL if we go up, but as others have said it's sensible forward planning to ensure we can get a fee for them rather than let them go for nothing.
 

PUSB-We_are_going_up

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 20, 2026
  • #118
I know who I’d want in a back 4 between Giles and Dasilva and its not even close, Giles is so poor defensively makes me wonder why no team has tried him as an orthodox winger looking to his the byline
 
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Cally Fedora

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  • Feb 20, 2026
  • #119
procdoc said:
It’s Cally Fedora, knows as much about football as I do about minute black holes in deep space
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Which is generally where Dasilva spends his time defending
 

Offhegoes

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 20, 2026
  • #120
Delighted with all three. I have always backed JDS, even in the Robins years. Such a clever player, with his passing. Kitching I immediately liked. I don't remember seeing such a tough, nasty CB in Sky Blue since Kilcline, Billing etc. We always had the more technical CBs, like Elliott Ward, Martin Craine, Luis Binks, etc. Even Fadz wasn't a tough nasty CB really. He was technicallly good, and an organiser. Finally MVE. Infuriiates me every match, and since the summer I had just assumned he was wanting out. it was a good feeling to see he signed a deal. No doubt he will flourish in the Premier League should we reach it.
 
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wingy

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 20, 2026
  • #121
procdoc said:
It’s Cally Fedora, knows as much about football as I do about minute black holes in deep space
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There's that stupid English language again, just use i instead of u when talking about time, not aimed at you procdoc just the vagaries of our language.🫣
 
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Adge

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  • Feb 20, 2026
  • #122
shmmeee said:
The entire squad needs replacing if we go up. Dasilva has been fine and one of the more consistent players this year.
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Mmmm, the bar really wasn’t high for him. Has had a reasonable season consisting of a spell of 15-16 games (his purple patch) where we were firing on all cylinders and the defense was an afterthought. We were scoring 4’s and 5’s and still conceding 2 or 3, papering over some of the cracks.
 
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Deity

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 21, 2026
  • #123
Brighton Sky Blue said:
Don’t think it’s unreasonable to want to know when the new contracts expire tbf.
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I don’t disagree but I suspect that they maybe structured in a way that makes that difficult. For example maybe Milan has signed a 1 yr extension which automatically becomes a 3 yr extension if we get promoted this season.
 

Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Feb 21, 2026
  • #124
shmmeee said:
Someone is so desperate for likes they are failing to see obvious lighthearted comments. The moderators on this site really are pathetic.
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Blimey.
 
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Speedie's Head

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 21, 2026
  • #125
My guess is that these playes were promised improved wages because there has been some interest in them behind the scenes. Interesting that Lampard said that no other negotiations were taking place despite rumours ealier in the season around Haji (and Lampard himself!) It's really unusual that the length of the extension (if any) has not been stated.
 

shmmeee

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 21, 2026
  • #126
Sick Boy said:
Blimey.
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You going to make up some more shit about me now? Talk about the inmates running the asylum.
 

Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Feb 21, 2026
  • #127
shmmeee said:
You going to make up some more shit about me now? Talk about the inmates running the asylum.
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No idea what you’re going on about. It clearly wasn’t a serious comment ffs - grow up.
 
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