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That's the best signing so far and hopefully will pursuade other players (AoC) to stay put. Shows that we are serious about moving onwards and upwards. Well done to all involved.

How about Andrew Davies at Stoke? Was excellent for us, is proven at champ level and appears to be surplus to requirements at Stoke. Fonte\Davies would be a coke level (and maybe better?) CH pairing.

As far as I know Michael Mifsud is still out of contract. The guy is 29, proven at champ level and could do a decent job for us.

I hope not, I think we can do a lot better than a half hearted striker who really hasn't done much so far in his career.

He'll be gone either now or at the end of the season if any of the big boys stump up the cash. I just hope we can keep him till the end of the season. On another note I read this on that mirror page 22M for Carroll? Decent enough player but that's nuttier than a bar of fruit and nuts.

Lallana, Lambert, Fonte, Chaplow and AOC are definitely Champ players. The rest may or may not be able to step up to the plate but there's no-one who I'd say is absolutely not champ standard (apart from those at the end of their careers). If this squad can make the jump then stick with them and add a couple of new players. We'd soon see who was good enough.

Nor can I, if he is given the chance he'll go PL. More money + a much higher standard of football is a no brainer, besides which I'd have thought Swindon would rather sell to a club outside of league 1. Would love to be wrong though.

He's obviously a talented player but I'd only have him back if he wants to be here. However if he had really wanted to be here he would have commanded a regular 1st team place and thus wouldn't have gone out on loan in the first place. Too much attitude.....not enough application?

I see that as more like getting abused by a Bournemouth fan. Abuse from a Brighton supporter is like being threatened by a one armed midget holding a feather duster. The little fella probably deserves a slap but you don't have the heart, you're too busy laughing.....

Not sure what the fuss is all about, I don't think Brighton will last the distance TBH. They are going to bottle it and the last 6 games have shown the cracks are there. Top 2 to come from Saints\Wednesday\Huddersfield\Charlton. Brighton? It's just a glorified beach hut.

Just looked at the table and I've now got a nosebleed. It's now all about who can put a run together and we should be well capable of doing it (even if we have lots more away games). After these last 2 games confidence must be high and we should fear no-one. No excuses lads, it's in your own hands now.

Anyone who can put a decent run together will win this league and I see no reason why that can't be us. Ricky Lambert is the key, get him back to last season's form and we will be top 2.

Really depends on what we bought with the proceeds. If we sold AoC for circa £5M and got say Papa, Antonio, Austin (or equivalent) and possibly Danns in exchange + signed Chaplow on permanent then I think we'd have a much improved chance of CC football next year. Once out of this league we then get more money which would soften the blow. In a perfect world I'd like to keep him but if he was to go and we replaced him with several decent players I'd be OK with that.

Harsh reality is that £4M + is very good money for a kid who has only played a handful of games in league 1. Please note that I said at least £4M. Also £4M, if spent wisely could all but secure our exit from this division - something that is far from certain at the moment. Then you'd have to factor in the extra revenue from promotion which should go a long way to negating any potential revenue we could get by holding on to the lad. I like AOC, he's been a breath of fresh air in what has otherwise been a fairly disappointing season to date but we are league 1 and if one of the big boys does come knocking he'll go I'm afraid.

Every player has his price and I'd sell at anything north of £4m for the lad. If £10m was offered I'd throw in Pulis as an added bonus.

I was a big BT fan, I thought he was excellent for us. I also think that at 32 he's still got a few miles left in the tank and would pulp this league but I cannot see him coming here. He's far, far too good for league 1 but I'd be delighted if we somehow managed to snare him.

Ricky Lambert is NA's no.1 conundrum, get him to start scoring and we go up the table, NA is a hero and everyone goes home with a big happy grin on their face. If NA can't get big Ricky up and running then we tread water, NA is a zero and all the moaners come out in the virtual world. AP got Ricky scoring and we did well, NA's yardstick has already been set. At this moment in time he hasn't managed it but I'm still hopeful because I like the guy.

Totally agree with him, it should always be an aim to create as many 1st team players from within as possible. Not only is it desirable, I'd say it's essential that we pursue this path as much as possible and serious investment should be made available to development. Of course we will lose the best ones - that's life I'm afraid - but if the club is careful they will get a pile of money for them. That money could then be re-invested into more scouting and youth development. If the conveyor belt is working well there should always be another youngster waiting to fill the gap and go on to become a decent player themselves.

Even more reason to fear the worst. If his body can't cope at 23 then I think it's over for him. Real shame as I rated him.

For me it was 2/10 pre NA and 8/10 post NA. Overall I'd say 6/10. Biggest disappointment? Apart from our **** poor start it has to be RL's relative lack of goals. He was, is and will be the key to this season. If he can get back to last season's form we go up, if not then it's in the balance. Come on Ricky - we need you to start banging them in! Biggest pluses? There are 2 for me..... i) NA as manager. I like the guy and his football vision. Really liked it when he declined Saints till he got some compo for Scunny, shows he has some integrity. ii) AOC, looks to be a real find. I hope we can keep hold of him for a few seasons yet as the lad looks like he could be very good indeed.

That's wierd..............seriously wierd. Made me laugh though.

Indeed, requiring 24 games to make one assist does not make my pulse race. Square passes into safe areas is the easy bit, picking out goal scoring opportunities is much harder. Does anyone have Chaplow's and Hammond's stats as a comparison?

If Brett plays for them I hope he gets a decent reception. Should be a good game and I wouldn't be disappointed with an entertaining loss, something like 4-3.

A fit and motivated BT would tear this division up but I can't see him coming here. Shame about Holmes, I've always rated him as a good crosser but seems his body just isn't up to the rigour of pro football. Time is running out for the lad. That was a good win albeit against lowly opposition, now it's back to the real action.

Sorry, Anders was ordinary (except that Spurs(h) game in the FA cup 3rd round when he was superb). Didn't he go back to Sweden? Was it Gothenburg? I'd have thought he'd have been snapped up by Man U\Barcelona\Milan\Real Madrid going by some of the gushing praise he got on here. Back to Morgan......I can remember someone on here a few months ago describing his performance in the previous game as (and I quote) 'world class'. That gave a me a right good laugh and just about sums the delirious reaction he seems to engender on here. Looking at his stats again: Appearances as starting in the lineup - 72 Goals - 1 Assists - 3 Shots on - 21 Shots off - 38 Hit woodwork - 1 Fouls - 121 Yellow cards - 16 Red - 1 = Very average. Don't get me wrong, I don't dislike him - he's an OK league 1 midfielder but that really is it. I guess you'll have your opinion and I'll have mine. It really doesn't amount to a hill of beans as I'm sure NA wouldn't listen to either of us anyway .