I think that's spot on. Robinson will start on the bench as he's played a lot of football in the last two weeks. Downes needs to keep his cool and be disciplined or could be a liability on an early yellow.
It's going to be torrential rain and blowing a hoolie on Sunday which can only play into their hands as they lump it up to Bishop. I think the game will be decided on mistakes rather than brilliance and the chances of Jack getting an early yellow and then a second booking are pretty high.
So many fans behind me in the Northam slagging Archer off V Stoke. He is so obviously a confidence player and though only in glimpses (Arsenal, Liverpool) has shown that he is our most natural finisher. Get behind the lad and he should score 20+ quite easily this season now we have the creativity to feed him.
It is unreasonable because football generally doesn’t work like that, especially with a new and very young manager. It’s very early days in a marathon of a season so let’s allow him time to settle and bed in his new players.
New manager, new players, new system. After so much disruption and negativity last season it was never going to be an immediate solution with Still so we have to show some patience and let him shape his team.
But we were about to go on a run of five defeats in a row so hopefully we’ll be better off than last season by end of September. New manager, going to take a bit of time.
Roberto Martinez loves him and told MF he had to be playing in a top league to have any chance of making the World Cup squad. Simple. Shame to lose him but happy with the replacements.
£80+ million for Dibling and Fernandes is good business.
Azaz and Fellows should hit the ground running and give Still the width and creativity he's asked for.
Can't help thinking we're an experienced CB and GK short. Why we never went in for Viktor Johnasson after his performance at St Mary's for Rotherham I'll never understand.