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Bazunu needs to show he can make top drawer saves on a regular basis. He seems to have done so today and maybe the change of goalkeeping coach is benefitting him. It's too early to make a firm judgement but his saves today give some encouragement.

Is there any point to this clip? Asking for a friend.

Hemp was hopeless last night. Lost the ball practically every time she took on an opponent, misplaced headers and passes all game. She looked marginally better when dropping deeper at the end of the game but generally she was very poor and Kelly certainly showed her what she should have been doing when she came on.

Ridiculous. She can't even get in the women's X1 although I think she should be one of the first picks when compared to some of the dross.

Don't forget we are blessed with the versatility of Captain Jack.

Yeah, noticed the barnet 🙂

Hopefully this doesn't apply to Will Smallbone.

£18m 🙂

If he hasn't learned this after all his years in the game we can safely assume he never will.

Under Martin it was like shooting fish in a barrel for our opponents so Ramsdale faced a barrage of shots - by the law of averages, he was bound to make some mistakes. Imagine putting Bazunu in his position facing such an onslaught - it would have been utter carnage.

Sign him up.

If this is indeed the case then it is up to Will Still to get Dibling playing in the way many think he is capable of - I still hold doubts about his potential but we'll see. At the same time Dibling will need to work his arse off to prove himself. If those two things happen then we'll have a player the big clubs will want and get decent money for him. The problem will be his agent because he may try to manipulate a transfer now at a low fee which will not help us and will mess with Dibling's head.

Both 🙂

Jason Dodd was a very good full back. Franny had his limitations but was a level above Stephens albeit in a different position.

Are we going to dump those we don't want in Spain then? 🙂

Will Still may be young but he already has quite a lot of experience and has been a success at Reims one of the biggest clubs in France and also Lens who have enjoyed good moments. Yes, he lacks experience in the English leagues but his track record is pretty good up to now. I think he'll be good for us as long as he is backed with a decent squad.

Regards Dibling it makes me wonder if a deal is well advanced and the buying club have insisted he does not go on the tour.

I guess we need to hope that Still doesn't adopt the same view as RM which seemed to be that the skipper always played.

Wouldn't mind Brentford's Icelandic 'keeper Hakon Valdimarsson. Obviously no idea whether he is available, if wages would be an issue or if he'd want to come of course. They let Mark Flekken go but have replaced him with ex Liverpool 'keeper Kelleher. The Icelandic lad seems too good to be a number two.

I've seen nothing to suggest that Stephens isn't considered the on-field captain.

You seem to have missed the irony 🙂

If Will Still has studied past performances of Bazunu there is surely no way he thinks he is good enough as a number one or two (assuming Ramsdale leaves). I will seriously reconsider my views on his credentials if he accepts a situation where McCarthy and Bazunu are our two choices for the first team.

A wee bit over the top 🙂

We're already hearing that the players are being worked much harder than they were last preseason. Along with many I questioned our fitness levels all last season. To fall short on such a key issue is indefensible and should never have been allowed to happen. We were always going to struggle but, if you don't even match a basic like fitness, you are on a hiding to nothing and it showed. Down to RM in my book and he'll need to do better with the Ranger's squad or the Jocks will show him what stick from your own fans is really all about.

As usual he miscalculates how quickly he'll be closed down - predictably sloppy.