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8 defensive players then with 3 isolated attackers. Goalkeeper, 3 centre backs, 2 'wing backs' who will mainly operate as full backs and 2 defensive midfielders - against Sheffield Wednesday! What a complete farce. Hope nobody expects to see many chances created.

I have no issue with him but get the fact that it would turn toxic very quickly if he came here and didn't get off to a good start. For that reason I don't think he'd be a good choice.

Wonder if he'd win many more games setting the side up like that and then retreating to our own penalty box for 20 minutes when leading 2-1 🙂

What I posted was factually correct and did not need this diatribe in reply 🙂

Whenever but it's always done because you never hear a sacked manager giving his views.

He's young and inexperienced. He'll have discussed team selection with Captain Jack - no doubt about that.

You were ticking a lot of boxes but I have to draw the line at the last point.

He'll have been made to sign an NDA in return for payment of his contract meaning he can't say anything.

Are you suggesting the players are picking the side and choosing to play 3 centre backs? Maybe you're onto something because if we don't play 3 centre backs they'd have to leave out one of their pals.

Saw no signs of that against QPR. Must have missed it.

8 actually because the two midfielders are hardly what you call attacking players. Does anyone coaching this club have a clue what they're doing? This chump is trying to claim Fellows can play both as a winger and a wing back. He can't because he is atrocious at defending/tackling and rarely gets forward when attempting to play wing back. Another 90 minutes of non football with zero shape or sign of progress coming up at St Marys tomorrow.

Ok but I thought Will Still was going to be flexible but he stuck rigidly to 3 centre backs, Eckert does it for the 21s and did so against QPR. It's almost as though it's being led from someone higher up than the manager.

Does O'Neil play 3 centre halves? If not I'm in.

He may be both of those things but neither qualifies him to make major decisions on football. He is a waste of space.

Why doesn't Dragan choose a main advisor who knows something about football. Just a thought.

Wasn't it widely reported recently that Spors is looking in Germany in his search for our next manager? Has that changed?

Please ditch the ridiculous 3 centre backs obsession. I don't see it happening though.

Amazed that some fans are suggesting this win may be a turning point. The turning point will come when we ditch 3 centre backs. Until then the same old crap will continue.

In reality he'll probably be one of the fittest players at the club.

Now you're talking!

Well they've clearly stated that the young lad will take charge for the Sheff Wed game then there's an international break so they don't really need to be in panic mode. However, I'd expect an announcement early next week to give the new guy maximum time during the break to get to know the players and work on his ideas with those not on international duty.

Anyone who never plays 3 centre backs is just fine with me.

Unsurprisingly no one has gone for 3 centre backs so far. A small sample to be sure but quite telling.

At last SR do something to unite the fanbase. Oriol's interview on the official site is a must watch. An inspiration to us all amid the dross we have had to put up with for so long. Build a team around this guy for as long as he can step on the pitch for us because he gets it and loves the city and the club.

That's brilliant. Must be made skipper.