Appy

I can see what Ralph is trying to do with the high line, but to try and implement it in a short pre-season is madness. We really need Salisu to be the business, Stephens and Bednarek really aren’t good enough. Romeu is abysmal, so slow and an accident waiting to happen with the challenges he puts in, the early one on Hojbjerg where he got booked was ridiculous. If we could afford to we really need a top class goalkeeper as McCarthy is a constant accident waiting to happen.

Romeu showed today how limited he is in midfield, he should be a squad player at best, not a regular starter. I would've taken him off and put Smallbone central when Djenepo came on.

Yeah, the rest as you’d expect.

Smallbone

Why? He isn’t good enough

Someone like Loftus-Cheek on loan wouldn’t surprise me

Burnley will be Saturday night.

No

Think you’re reading too much into that, Semmens doesn’t pick the team.

Has he ever properly affected a game from the start for us? Even his best moment was as a sub.

We're not going to spend 20 million plus on a player we don't need. We probably won't spend that on a player we do need.

Nothing on this occasion i'm afraid.

They did the same with the Bristol City friendly before the restart, didn't mention it until it finished.

Carl Anka knows his stuff then, not good enough for us but off to Juventus.

We have two players included.

Leicester are in for Taglafico from Ajax

Playing Devils advocate, if his wages were manageable he would be a good squad player, can cover a number of positions, but agreed it just doesn’t seem like the signing we make.

That's a weird thing to bet on

Did anyone else think Romeu had grown a mohawk here?

It’s taken Stephens long enough to become half decent at centre back, I don’t get this idea from a lot of our fans that he should play in midfield. Square pegs in round holes played a big part in our awful start to the season.

They’ve gone for the Gray/Wigley option then, they must really be skint.

Let’s hope not, it’s time we got rid.

Good deal for Reed, really don’t see it with him, there’s a reason he’s been shipped out on loan every year, not young anymore and 8 million is a good price.

Agreed, Romeu is a liability at times, he shouldn’t be a regular starter. We have to get the replacement right.

One of our best signings in the Premier League, doesn’t get the appreciation he deserves