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He's the job-share starting 9. Even when fully fit he's blowing out of his arse after an hour. There was never a hope in hell of him starting 46 matches in a season. So, really, we need someone not as a useful back up, but of the quality to compete for the starting role and spread the load.

It's been while since England U21s had any great striking prospects to choose from - not helped by Folorin Balogun suddenly deciding he was American, and Liam Delap becoming a donkey. Before them, Solanke and Tammy Abraham were the previous intake that didn't quite live up to their early promise - albeit they have had decent careers. England U21s went into the last tournament (and won) with the mighty Jay Stansfield leading the line. Not a hope in hell he plays senior international football. They've been eager to get Jovon Makama (Norwich) into the set up now he's fit, and obviously Lankshear's going well this season - but currently injured - so it's not as though the future is Mubama or bust. Which would be pretty fucking bleak all round. In any case, the real promising striking talent that might make some waves in the coming years are in the younger age groups. Brian Madjo (Villa) and Shim Mhueka (Chelsea) are in the U20s, Will Wright (Liverpool) in the U19s, Oliver Boast (Spurs) and Teddie Lamb (Man City) are in the U18s. Will anyone of them make it? Or at least clear the low bar that is Divin Mubama? Time will tell.

Hell of a prospect. I'm not his agent. Or lover. Yet.

Please. Suzuki's been brilliant for them thus far - Villa fans think they've upgraded from Martinez, with a guy ten years his junior. Not had his best week, but keepers make mistakes from time to time. Even good ones.

What happened to the hungry eyes? Fucking garbage, and the manager had no clue how to turn it around. Yeah, let's sling some more crosses into tiny Dobbin. It's never worked, ever, but maybe this time...? We're not going up. Bollocks to our points total - we've played like shit more often than not this season. It's a weaker squad, playing worse football.

Crap in every position. Lightweight, appalling touch. £9m that we didn't have, flushed down the drain by Spors.

We've done well to get as many points as we have thus far, as I don't think we've come remotely close to the playing level we were at last season. Piss poor again today.

At the risk of being pedantic, we didn't make a right or wrong decision with Morgan - he turned down our pro contract offer to join Chelsea.

I mean, it'd be unusual if the child was living separately.

I don't think it really matters. Contracts for managers aren't worth the paper they're written on. If he gets a better offer elsewhere and wants to go, we're pretty much powerless to stop it, whether he has six months or six years to run on his deal. It'll just be haggling over compensation.

Scored 9 goals in 2 games against Ronnie Edwards, since the new Bobby Moore slipped through our fingers. Makes you think. Big midweek coming up - WBA are flying.

Great effort, great result. Bonus result, I'd say, but then I'm a pessimist. Don't waste it by not beating QPR at home next week, lads. It's remarkable what having a keeper can do for your fortunes. Maybe something for the big brains in recruitment to consider, going forward.

Suspect we're going to get a reality check of where we stand in the promotion shake up across this next run of nine games, taking in West Ham, QPR, WBA, Sheffield Utd, Middlesbrough, and Wolves. Not an ideal time to lose our only striker.

Made 28 first team appearances last season, by the way. There's no reason to think he would've been kicking bricks in the u21s this term. If we don't get promoted, then Robinson going out "for experience" - rather than helping us achieve our objectives - means absolutely nothing to us, because he won't come back to a championship club if he's established himself at a far higher level. So what will we have achieved, aside from a nice profit from selling on yet another promising youngster rather than use him on the pitch?

Still fucking nonsense that we - a championship club short on attacking quality - loaned out a homegrown attacker who can play a number of roles and is apparently good enough to start and hold his own in Serie A.