Matthew Le God

Ross Wilson labels his time at Saints as Director of Football operations. He was overseeing transfers and strategy. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ross-wilson-ba86b020/?originalSubdomain=uk

What about the flip side? van Dijk, Romeu, Hojbjerg to name a few more positive signings. All of which went on to huge clubs.

Nonsense

No, he was not the manager. But that and your question is completely irrelevant. I was questioning you saying he was crap at Rangers. What is that claim based on?

He is completely out of his depth in the Premier League, but we don't need him to be good enough for the Premier League next season. Why sell a player capable of scoring 24 Championship goals when you are going to be playing in the Championship? The time to sell him is not this season, it is after any potential future promotion.

You said he was 'crap'. So why was he 'crap'?

He scored 24 Championship goals last season and we will be in the Championship.

The issue is not his ability, like @Lighthouse mentioned. The issue is his injury record. In ability he is at the very least a Championship level player. If he is fit enough to play non league games he is fit enough to play Championship games. Your thinking is flawed.

In what position(s) are we 'devoid' of players who are at the level of top Championship players?

Bugger

Damn

Not really true. Whilst it is a 2 horse race, this is not 'crap'... Winning an historic 55th league title, their first Scottish Cup in 13 years, their run to the Europa League final and a return to the Champions League for the first time in 12 years.

It happening at least somewhere in world football in the last 150 years would give it a bit more credibility. It hasn't because number 2) happens instead.

1) Can you give a comparable example of that happening? 2) We will be at a lower non elite level next season. If we didn't play him he'd be better off seeing out the remaining time on his contract and going out on loan if he wanted games. There is no inventive for him to lose some of the worth on his contract.

Why would he agree to that? Plus in any case, the club has insurance for player injuries.

Perhaps another loan next season or possibly could be a useful player for our first team in the Championship.

Whatever you want to call it... it is working extremely well.

Ross Wilson is the Chief Football Officer and Sporting Director at Nottingham Forest. Given how well they are doing... perhaps he isn't as incompetent as many in this thread believed!

I know and I did not say they were identical roles. Clubs use these roles in different ways and there is some variation and crossovers in duties.

I'd guess if we still had Alcaraz, we might not have Fernandes. Which would be a shame.

Beat the league leaders away tonight...

Thread title needs a change. It isn't the 'B team' from the opening post article anymore, it is the under 21s.

I did no such thing. You avoided my question.

Why is that more plausible than the unequivocal fact that not every player in our squad can be in the 20-man matchday squad? Circa 30 players don't fit into the 20-man matchday squad! Every game we have to leave some players out. Nothing can be done about that, and Fraser is one of those left out.

It is an unequivocal fact that not every player can be in the 20 man matchday squad. How is it 'less plausible'?