Saint_clark

Didn't realise that Derrick Abu is 19. Seems a strange signing if there isn't even a chance he's involved in the first team at that age.

Would be a shame if the team starts to break up now, a solid majority of this squad have played together since a young age for the club.

Caretaker job in pre-season? Surely a publicity stunt just to say they were the first men's side managed by a woman, otherwise they'd have given her the job full time.

Probably be someone new if JWP goes, an experienced player who's worked with Martin before or a captain from another championship side.

I cannot believe there's anyone happy about the idea of Bazunu being our keeper next season.

We already did, Aribo.

They've also got Henderson and thiago that play that role, and a couple of youngsters coming through themselves that will be needing game time.

Don't get your point. Bazunu isn't suddenly going to be able to save shots that he couldn't save last season just because we're in a league below. Sure he might be tested less often because of the standard of opposition, but we won't keep enough clean sheets with him in goal to mount a promotion challenge. If you're trying to make some point about how Armstrong and Adams should have been banging them in at Prem level because they did at Championship if we follow my logic, it's not in any way comparable. In the championship strikers faced a much worse standard of defender (and keeper). It was me that posted the infamous "Adams seemed to scuff most of his finishes" line when we signed him, for which I was ridiculed for ages. But go back and watch his highlights - most of his goals he had the time and space that he never got in the Prem, and the finishes he made would have been saved by a half decent keeper. Bazunu failed to stop shots in the Prem that were right next to him or on some occasions straight at him. He'll still face those kinds of shots in the championship. Put it this way - Bazunu will be conceding the type of goals that Adams was banging in in the championship which he never got the time or space to score in the Prem.

I fucking hate mustard, it tastes like shit and makes me screw up my face in disgust. Maybe it's us that misunderstood what they meant.

Shot stopping is shot stopping at any level, he could barely save anything that was on target last season.

Think Liverpool would hinder his career personally. They have so many CM players that their fans are seeing Lavia as an option for the future in a couple of years - he's good enough for the Prem right now. If he's going somewhere it needs to be somewhere he is playing.

Losing your marbles, Grandad.

I can remember plenty of instances of shots being straight at Bazunu or right next to him and him either getting nowhere near them, not being strong enough to keep them out or (at least once) actually palming it into his own net when it wasn't going in.

Lanzini, Pereyra and Lingaard are all in their 30s now. Lingaard in particular just struggled to make an impact at Notts Forest. The only one that's beyond realistic is Moura, and as I said he's done almost nothing for a couple of years now and is also in his 30s.

They also applied for Hooiveld who was excellent in the championship and worse than Lyanco in the Prem. Don't think you're actually following what I'm saying here.

Got to think about two things for him. One is the extra time and space you get in the championship - watch Che Adams goal compilations, that's how he got loads of his. The second is there will be a lot more fouls committed around the box than there were in the Prem.

Not in terms of what he gives us there isn't. He could easily get 15-20 goals next season for us from midfield plus get into double figures for assists.

Not sure how up to date transfermrkt is with it's contract expiry dates, but a few ones we could take a look at: Lanzini Roberto Pereyra Lucas Moura (very ambitious I know but he's 30 and heard nothing of him for a couple of years) Alfredo Morelos (prick but I bet he'd bully the championship). Jesse Lingaard. Jonny Evans (35 now but a level down might have something to offer)

I see we've taken a risk and decided to roll the dyson someone with no football experience. (I'm trying).

FUCK YOU. Why did I hesitate.

That's good, there's been a power vacuum since Semmens left.

I do. He was good with the ball at his feet, had good dribbling ability. He did better than Matt Targett when he first broke into the side and he IS a premier league full back.

He couldn't do the basics of anything in the Prem which is my point. I can see Lyanco being an effective Championship CB.

Hooiveld looked worse than Lyanco in the Prem and he was ace in the Championship, by that logic I think we should keep him.

Convinced the club knew in advance that something was up though as the LD version of the kit, the sponsor would peel off easily after one wash. Ended up being a great kit with no sponsor on it.