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Bale wouldn’t suit our system. Disclaimer: I don’t really know what our system is (looks generally chaotic), but lots of people say it, so it must be true and I am just not clever enough to see it, so I want to known as clever and insightful from this moment on.

You missed the Bobby Davro news?

Not strictly another game, but another team. I did't realise that everton where this far advanced, Relagation would have been catastrophic for themwith this level of financial comitment. https://constructionmanagement.co.uk/laing-orourke-installs-first-steel-super-column-at-evertons-bramley-moore-dock-stadium/

I'm was only playing devil's advocate, feeling totally on the fence at the moment.

True, maybe odds on by the end of the window

Did you mean to post that on this thread?

It would be a pretty barren experience if it was a facts only forum wouldn't it?

Sheep shearing.

Short answer, yes. But I would include Stephens in that as well. It has long been my opinion that our defenders are made to look much more error prone than they would be were it not for our "style" which leaves them horribly exposed on a regular basis. Where Salisu scores over the others he has a burst of pace that allows him to recover situations, often of his own making.

Bless you

Surprisingly the one I started about us signing Benzema hasn’t been picked up yet.

My hope is that with a new coaching team we will vary formations a bit.

I'm guessing that comment was after he was played up front? I thought he looked ok out wide against Norwich (I think, could have been WHU in the cuop) and Chelsea when he came on.

You never know until he is given the opportunity though, Sire Ricky was a late bloomer, Vardy and Ian Wright came from nowhere. AA may still come good if he sticks around.

Don't like them too old but your OK with a bit of grooming, hmmmmmm

Anyone care to summarise who is on their way out? I just red Romeu above, which was a surprise, I saw on the Echo (lifted from The Athletic) that Stephens and Bednarek. A list would be helpful

I interpret it as we are signing Karim Benzema. I'm normally pretty good on this stuff.

That sounds very plausible. The reasons given for poor performance were- 20/21 season it injuries and squad depth, injuries resolved themselves and squad depth was addressed over the summer. 21/22 season it was put down to the quality of players and assistants, if both of those things are address over the summer then he has absolutely nowhere to go if we don't get of to a reasonable start.

My money was on John Burridge

They may still have Ralph in their sights, maybe it’ll take a bit longer, maybe not. Whilst Ralph is not responsible for everything that is wrong with the club he has definitely played his part. But, like everyone else, I am only observing from the outside and making assumptions. Hopefully they know what they are doing. When we do get some new coaches, I hope he values and trusts their input.

I blame Kelvin Davis for everything. He bullied Ralph into all of the crazy stuff he did

Please elaborate

I know, Dear Deirdre is beyond reproach.

Not Ruthless enough.