Doctoroncall

Prefer to scrape the barrel first rather than dig below it.

That is why it was essential to get an experienced manager in to help develop the players into a team. Currently they are all strangers out on the pitch. Nothing that a decent manager could fix.

Agreed, but if felt like he was isolated out there. In fact the team cohesion was appalling, very few open options for passing or support.

just like last season.

Remain circling the drain.

Automatic qualification is not out of reach yet, it soon will be unless there is a significant change - attitude, performance, instructions or whatever combination. However I just cannot see it happening anytime soon. Some of the tactics are bizarre with ‘inverted’ fullbacks when space is required for passing. Time to make things simpler for the players to understand and perform. This is Martin’s wet dream. So far away for this team.

I’m sorry but that is such a piss poor decision to play him if that was the case.

Just a question of timing when the players become familiar enough with Martin’s tactics and fully buy into it to be able to beat the opposition. I don’t think it will be tonight or the next few games.

Found something else Or think he’ll not be ready for the first team longer than first thought.

Im sure he arrive when Dyche was manager, played him a bit but may not have been in harmony with him at the end.

That’s what I thought, but maybe it’s clubhouse breakfast, first 18, lunch and second 18?

Cannon’s goals from last season Boom

Or a medical closer to where the player is based.

Ditto to the Ackermann function!

Meanwhile, City centre-half Taylor Harwood-Bellis is another academy product expected to move before Friday's deadline. Nottingham Forest had the England under-21 captain on a list of potential additions but Southampton have won the race to sign him on a loan deal. It is understood that former City coach Enzo Maresca, now the manager of Leicester City, is now unlikely to sign him. from Percy of the Telegraph

Bayern also interested in Eric Dier so Dortmund seems the only choice.

I agree. Just a question whether he’s up for the challenge here and has the tenacity to knuckle down and work hard to gain the chance to play. it seems his management team are touting him around which isn’t the best of signals.

It’s sad, but that made me laugh, not so good in an open office environment!

Just hope he doesn’t help Everton stay up.

It’s been posted before, only question is if he would get game time there given the other players they already have. Ditto with Bayern who were also sniffing around.

I think where Hypo is coming from is the critical positions, like CF last year. That still needs to happen if Adams is off. Need that goals scorer to help push for promotion.

In what way are they committing to immediate promotion? I don’t know how good their squad is, only like us have played ok, haven’t been tested - although we’ve played a good Norwich side - and have still got the results. One issue Martin is addressing is replacing the losing mentality to always pushing and striving to play better and win. Hopefully the remaining squad work well together. I think that counts for a lot rather than having a star player(s) to rely on. If we can get a good CF in if Adams is going there is no reason to think Saints cannot push for promotion. No guarantees but Saints should be up there with Leicester and Leeds.

Clubs can loan in (or out) maximum of eight players and as you pointed out name five in match day squad. same deadline slam as transfers this season.

I’m sure they have their own better view and hence why there has been a change with our Serbian Overlord taking a keener interest and Ankerson nowhere to be seen.

I wouldn’t look at it that way as some of the cost has been realised with fees obtained this summer. It’s clear he messed up. There was an estimated cost of relegation in a post or article but cannot remember the figure.