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  1. I think he's got promise too but if we play a flat back four, as Still has said he ultimately wants to, then you have to assume at this stage that its Stephens and THB to start. Then it would be weird to have more than one CB on the bench so that's one of either Wood, Quarshie or Edwards. Obviously it's very early days and things change all the time, but based on the last few games it looks like Wood is currently third choice, and so would probably be the choice for the bench. That would leave Quarshie and Edwards out of the match day squad. I'm not saying I agree with it, or that it won't change with injuries and form, but finishing the window knowing that as it stands you're going to have to leave two out completely each week is an incredible level of depth to have at this level, some might say luxurious. On that basis I have to say I'm quite surprised that we didn't move Edwards out if the QPR interest was genuine.
  2. Only 5 points so far mate I’m afraid. Or to look at it another way, already 7 points off top. Plenty of work to do - smashing the Skates seems like a good place to start.
  3. Even if Aribo and Edozie go, we've got serious competition for places now, especially at centre back and centre forward (regardless of the debate about quality, I'm just looking at the number of players we have to choose from in each position). In defence, if everyone's fit, then even if we play three at the back like we have been doing, then 3 CBs on the pitch and one more on the bench means one is getting left out of the squad entirely. If we play 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 then two CBs are not even making the bench. Edwards or Quarshie look most at risk. At centre forward, if we play 4-2-3-1 then at least one striker is being left out of the squad completely. Downs or Armstrong presumably. We've got rid of a spectacular amount of players, but we've still got a lot of players in those positions. Now we've brought in what looks like more quality and the competition for the bench looks much fiercer, it will be interesting to see if our early signings Quarshie and Downs are actually considered good enough or if they get knocked way down the pecking order straightaway.
  4. That'll do as a summary - cheers
  5. What's the final list of all confirmed ins and outs since we went down then, including loans?
  6. He'll do well to get in that Brugge team. He can't even get on our bench and they are miles better than us.
  7. Charlie Carter An impressive custodian
  8. My gerbil is called Baz and his positioning for direct free kicks is suspect
  9. And it would be a laugh
  10. Spark up the candles, Guehi to Liverpool is 'in doubt' #PrayForTheScousers
  11. Three former Man United managers sacked in the same week: Mourinho, Solksjaer and Ten Hag. Surely 'no league wins out of 4 games' Rangers will be on the phone to at least one of them
  12. Aribo spent some time playing up front for Rangers didn't he? If we don't shift him then he could be our secret weapon up top. He'll be like a new signing. From centre half under Juric to revitalised attacking focal point, target man and goal machine under Still. A modern day Paul Warhurst.
  13. Drop Rasmus an email, he'll probably pay you £8m for them
  14. Been hearing good things about this lad. Tearing it up in Argentina. 1 goal and 1 assist in last 6 matches which when you think about is better than Dibling. Has experience of the English league and could probably be persuaded to come if we stuck down £20m+.
  15. Also: shopping for big Toblerone in duty free + 10 minutes
  16. Pics or it didn't happen
  17. Imagine being a fully grown man, and getting up and putting on a suit especially to take that photo of yourself to pretend to people on social media that you're a football journalist It's like people who put on a suit and put Abide With Me on Spotify when they get to the FA Cup final on Football Manager
  18. From first rumour to discredited in five posts. Is that a new record?
  19. Plus you could send him back and get a full refund no questions asked if you weren't completely satisfied with him (* Within 30 days)
  20. Another way of looking at it is the absolute world-class save that Johansson made from THB against us. That was the difference between them getting a point and winning that game. Johansson is a far-from-perfect Championship level keeper. But he won them that game and Bazunu doesn't make that save in a million, billion years. He just doesn't have the anticipation, the foot movement or the agility. Baz's save against Wrexham is the only time I can ever remember him winning a game for us and this will be his fourth season with us.
  21. Absolutely spot on. Stekelenburg was the same in the prem. Never made any terrible mistakes, never made any really good saves. Just 6/10 every week. Aggressively average. A pot of grey paint wearing gloves.
  22. Neither are good enough. It was a massive, massive error to bring in a crappy 3rd choice rather than someone who could push for a starting place and it will cost us a lot of goals over the course of the season because neither Baz or Macca are reliable enough to be no 1 for a team going for automatic. £3-4m on a Mat Ryan type would have been fine. It’s been a really fun week for transfers but that was a major error.
  23. Absolutely right. He was stood in the wrong place, but wouldn’t have saved it even if he wasn’t.
  24. His name isn’t Bazuna
  25. I'm glad it's over just so I don't have to listen to Tessem anymore. He's like an over-excited Arnold Schwarzenegger if he'd just huffed a helium balloon and then had a big fat line of Claus's beak. Unbearable.
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