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No no. All so called "2nd leagues" are identical. Ask @Matthew Le God.

It's all relative. Liam Delap, THB, Downes were all relatively big money signings the year we went down last time albeit they were loans with options to buy. We almost bought Piroe last time out and he would have been a big money buy.

Lol. Lmao even. Still trying to make comparisons between leagues. Dear oh dear life isn't a computer game.

I hope they don't earmark the older, experienced pro position in the back line to Stephens. Someone like Ben Mee would be perfect. If we play three at the back then: Sanda Edwards Mee Quarshie Stephens (would prefer he left tbh) Would be good options in the championship. If we go into it without another one then I'd worry that we leave ourselves light on experience.

I'm amazed someone doesn't dislike Nathan Jones. His play acting for the cameras, ridiculous interviews and poor excuses were not only bizarre but so so irritating. Twitchy is top obviously but he'd be near the top for sure.

Come on. Whilst I find Martin very unlikeable, there's no way he's worse than Nathan Jones.

Agreed he seemed like quite a kindly chap.

Agreed. That or an ambitious loan from elsewhere would be best if we do manage to keep Charles and Downes

Last year it was largely Bednarek and THB wasnt it?

You probably need three good players in the middle who can rotate. Hopefully we dispose of Smallbone immediately and with Ugachukwu gone and Aribo likely to leave that leaves a space for someone else.

I'm not overly surprised that he isn't popular. There's something I really dislike about Martin. Who are our most likable and least likable managers of the last 20 odd years? Likable: WGS Adkins Ralph After that it's a struggle. Maybe you could make an argument for Pearson or Pochettino. Least Likable: Saggy Chops Nathan Jones Mark Wotte seemed like a bit of a prick Martin maybe doesn't quite make the list but I'd definitely put him above the likes of Puel, Pellegrino and Mark Hughes.

Whatever happens, getting in strong, fast and tall players is going to be a new experience for us watching.

A Rickie Lambert type would be amazing. I still think we should go for a big money striker if we manage to keep Fernandes and then at least have a look at Richard Kone in the squad. He's going to be a better option than Mara was last time and we would probably get him for about 3 million.

I wonder why they've decided to release it now? I suppose it's positive signals about being ready to go and prepared. Will he be here before July? I assume not.

I wonder if this bloke will be backup for the other centre backs? Edwards you feel will be first choice, it maybe depends if we play 3 at the back and how many leave out of Bednarek, Stephens, Wood and THB.

We've been linked with a few strikers already. The club aren't stupid they obviously aren't going to have Stewart up top as the main striker unless they have very good alternatives available.

So in the eyes of psr they make nothing? Great news. If we were going down anyway, almost doesn't matter that we lost out on him last year.

I didn't realise Delap had a 30 million release clause. Great news for us as it won't make Ipswich much. He'd be worth at least double that without it.

Not as much given all the other teams in that league who also had parachute payments.

Statistically you think they'd have a good chance given the financial disparity there will be between them and the rest of league one. No guarantees of course but Birmingham pissed it last year.

Smallbone or Manning for me. They can have Downes but it will cost them.

I had saints in mind when I watched it because like you say there are a number of similarities. Hopefully when we start the season we will have done enough to differentiate ourselves.

Quite a unique season where every major cup available to English clubs is won by a different team.

I think a lot will depend on if we think he will work with this system. Sounds like Will likes proper wingers so he won't be playing out wide. Will he play most weeks up top? I doubt it.

Interesting video about that from a couple of months ago. Sounds like the main thing was they lost their best and most creative players and their main striker went well off the boil so he didn't convert any of the chances they made: