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Classic Premier League rules favouring certain clubs and then slapping down rules and penalties on those outside the traditional top 6/8 clubs.

Probably Larios if I'm guessing without seeing the picture. Shame he's been injured for so long, could be a good player for us

McBurnie?! I know we thought Onuachu was bad, but he isnt that bad 🤣

It's still the third tier, and features some decent historical sides like Nancy, Sochaux, Le Mans etc. It seems like professional football just isnt as big in France I guess. Just was curious really!

No disrespect to Valenciennes, especially off the back of a very difficult season, but is it common that only 30 fans would make a 4 hour drive to a match? I think Eastleigh take more to away games up north! Just curious really if the away following is quite low in France.

Interesting that Wagner was sacked when he's probably done a comparable job to Martin to date. I don't think he'd go if we fail tonight, but we wouldn't have even needed play offs if we were coached into killing off teams.

Any idea how Larios and Ballard are getting on?

Amo-Ameyaw, Dibling and maybe Meghoma surely deserves to at least feature in the squad. If we're still in the Championship next season, they'll have big parts to play (if we havent pissed them off too)!

He'd do well for Leeds, who break at pace and try to score goals.

But hold up, didnt Martin effectively say we lost (read get smashed) at Leicester because Jack Stephens wasnt playing?! I can only imagine how bad it could've been if he was 🤣

I hope not. He's terrible at full back, and always seems to 'get away' with something when played there. I remember the West Brom match, we seemed to keep a clean sheet in spite of him, not because of him. Was caught badly out of position 2 or 3 times, and only bailed out by poor finishing or the centre backs.

Doubt he’d sign for us if we’re the championship. Harwood-Bellis also going to be a big miss

What about Juan Larios? Any updates now he's back in training?

I thought Viktor Johansson of Rotherham looked very good both times we played them. We would've destroyed them both times without some of his excellent saves. Dread to think how many points they'd be on without him in goal, and surely there'll be teams in the division looking to buy him in the summer. I guess with Bazunu is that he (should've been) brought in as a future star, but still pretty raw in a few areas / prone to a monumental mistake. That is often due to our suicidal style football tapping around our own 6 yard box when teams are pressing us...! I feel he's been badly managed and should've come in alongside a more experienced pro at number 1, but we are where we are...

He was pretty good in his first few performances, and that seemed to get coached out of him. I think even Adam Armstrong scored a great goal on his debut, and then became fairly hopeless.

I think we've probably rectified some of it this season, but doesn't sound great. Orsic and Onuachu complete wastes of money. For comparison, presumably Leeds having made a loss on transfers the last 3 seasons is pretty bad too - £59m loss (21/22), £37m loss (22/23) and £2m loss this season.

Bit generous to Stephens, who I'd give a 6. Positionally lost at full back, and a noticeable drop in quality at centre back compared to Bednarek or Harwood-Bellis when played there. Smallbone 6.5/ 7 (mostly as very weak at the start of the season) and Stuart Armstrong 7.5 as he's had some great games and some not as good. AA 8 but hasn't been great for 3/4/5 matches now unfortunately.

Wasnt he consistently injured over the past few years with Leicester?

Does he go where no ordinary rabbit would dare?

Very short term by the sounds of it: The registration of midfielder Adeteye Gbadahan has been rejected by the relevant football authorities and due to this the 19-year-old will return now return to the United States. We'd like to thank Adeteye for his professionalism during his short-time with us and wish him the best of luck for the future.

What did they bid? Their record ever signing cost 3 million Euros! 🤣

Can’t get anything as yet - only up when the match starts?

Any streams other than the Sport 10 one please? Gone down and can’t get it working again

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Little update on the loan players following Holmes and Watsons update a couple of months back. Perraud - Nice (FR) - has yet to start a league game but been subbed on 10 times for a total of 135 mins game time. Nice sit second in Ligue 1. Onuachu - Trabzonspor (Tur) - scored 8 in 12 games for Trabzonspor, sitting in 4th. Lyanco - Al Gharafa (QAT)- 3 appearances for Al-Gharafa, although he's picked up a red card in there. Currently injured. Al-Gharafa in second spot. Bella-Kotchap - PSV (NL) - 3 starts for PSV who are top, although he's picked up an injury. Lis - Goztepe (Tur) - 15 appearances and 10 clean sheets. Goztepe are third. Caleta-Car - Lyon (FR) - 8 starts for Lyon who have recently started to win a couple of games and sit 16th. Ballard - Reading - Scored 3 goals in 10 for Ruben Selles' Reading, before being cruelly injured for the season. Reading are second bottom. Finnigan - Shrewsbury - 1 appearance for Shrewsbury, before suffering a long term injury. Payne - Newport - 15 appearances for League 2 Newport, with around half of them starts. Currently 17th in League Two. Small - St Mirren - 4 appearances for St Mirren, starting last 2 matches on the right side of midfield. Lawrence - Colchester - Started his first 4 games for Colchester, unfortunately injured since September.