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The only concern is playing to the strengths of these players to get such returns. They all need us to play quite differently I think. I don’t think we can play with 2 inside forwards and a CF for example, it lacks the creativity and we are seeing a real lack of connection across the front 3 or 4 in preseason so far. I appreciate Still is a flexible manager but we do need to have a default formation/style and I’m not sure I see one that plays to the strengths of all of these players. We might be better suited deciding who we are going to back and playing to their strengths, then looking to move on those that don’t fit, allowing us to bring in new players that do. It’s a real headache as we don’t want to be strengthening rivals or losing proven goalscoring but on the other hand we need to see a front line that can be effective together.

Ramsdale was £18m plus add ons, I assume no add ons were met given how the season went. Wages I think were £120k/week in the PL. You’d hope he’s currently on the 40% relegation wage reduction but some press reports have suggested we are willing to pay him £100k/week to keep him. Personally think this was a decent signing for a fair fee, it’s just a shame other than Matty Fernandes, that we didn’t sign any other new players up to the PL challenge. I think Bazunu cost us £12m for reference.

We’ve been comfortably second best. Not really had a phase of play where we have controlled the game. Not very encouraging.

Bazunu making some great saves, that’s 2 worldies and 1 solid save now.

Looks so much more accomplished, his loan has done him no harm at all.

Great save Bazunu tbf

Daily Echo reckon Edwards at RB, guess it’s just about fitness mins for him having just come back. Might suggest Stephens and Quarshie are currently front runners to start vs Wrexham?

Matsuki might end up on loan elsewhere. THB obviously not fit to travel but could leave. Dibling we also will struggle to keep. Flynn missing is the one that really stands out as a problem for us, I hope his injury isn’t a bad one! We need him fit and ready for the season in 19 days.

I think that’s the only clear message here. He must 100% be going, which isn’t a surprise with his release clause.

So no THB, Downes, Dibling or Matsuki - all of which had reported injuries.

11am flight this morning, I believe.

Looked like Ederson had been interested in a move to Saudi last couple of windows, now Turkey this window. Seems to be chasing one last pay day. For City he has 1 year left but €3m is crazy cheap for Ederson.

He really does have previous for this. How many times did we hear about random fans he bumped into walking around the area telling him that they fully supported his philosophy and understood what he was doing. I’m sure it’s a coincidence that it was SAF’s first visit to their training ground, rather than it being out of huge support for Russell Martin. Pretty cool for Russ though to have some conversations with a manager that achieved it all.

Decent signings, you can see the gap in ambition between them and Birmingham though. I don’t expect Wrexham to be challenging for playoffs.

Always beat us to players 😂, this one we can live with being a former skate.

I live up north so only manage a couple of home games a season. Usually do 8-10 aways a season on a membership. I’m fine with season ticket holders having preference, they attend more games total so that’s fair. What I did notice last season was some games that always went to membership the whole time I’ve been going, sold out to ST holders. So I missed out on Wolves and City away tickets but then managed to buy some from fans who bought to sell on… What wasn’t fair was the League cup final where I had 12 games total, 2 home and 10 away (including the away semi final - what a night!), but members with just any 3 home games got preference. In no world was that fair, I did get a ticket when they released an extra small allocation but I was really annoyed when I initially missed out. Not had that problem since, think the club realised it was stupid. Last time out in the championship as a member I did miss out on Birmingham and Leeds aways. I’m sure there will be some midlands/northern ones that don’t make it again, still worth having the membership though IMO.

Rubén Sánchez is an important player for Espanyol's squad, and the club would not want to part with him in this transfer window, but it also depends on the offers that may come in. The parties would not consider a new loan. Several clubs are inquiring about Rubén: Rayo, Oviedo, Sassuolo, and Southampton are some of those keeping tabs on him.

I think Reading and Hull fans thought he did a decent job at their clubs. He came in as a very well respected coach to be Ralph’s assistant, Saints interim manager role was jumping straight in at the deep end. How he does with a championship parachute payment team in Sheffield United, will be a good gauge of his level. Unnecessary risk swapping Wilder out IMO but we will find out if it was a bad call soon.

At least the black trim on collar, sleeves and pin stripes makes black not a random colour. Black numbers on the original kit too. 100% agree looks better with full stripes on the back though.

Ignoring my issues with non striped backs, both our new kits are lovely. Also liking the leaked 3rd black kit. Overall a great set of kits for hopefully a season to remember!

Seen this on Twitter, shows the numbers.