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Holgate isn't the answer for me. We need a proper old fashioned CB, but who can use the ball properly. Holgate is more a sweeper type.

I honestly don't think Swansea would do business with us unless we make them a stupendous offer.

Probably... but I live in hope!

One of the players may have had a better approach since the idea was first mooted.

I'll take a look. What I did take from the BBC extract was the impact on his mental health. Going to work and knowing that you're likely to get pelted on social media, threats, etc, afterwards must be bloody awful.

Ah, that's solved that one now! Thanks.

He's not being honest. He starts by saying he "missed" the hair pull, but then goes on to say that he basically bottled sending his mate to review it. If they're gonna keep VAR, do it like rugby, and just focus on getting the right decision.

The first one is driving me nuts...is that a squash at the start?

Exactly. Manning has played for RM, and he knows exactly what to do. He steps into midfield comfortably, and is great on the ball. He's offered loads going forwards, anf generally in possession. My point when mentioning him though was to show that Wilcox signings have been decent. We're stronger at LB this season than we were last - Perraud and Manning give us more strength in that position that Perraud and Djenepo, who we stil have if we need to use him.

What does it matter what some people on a forum thought we'd spend? What does the amount that we spend matter? Surely it's about having a squad after the window closes that RM is happy with, and that's good enough to get us promoted.

I understood that, hence my comment about what did you expect them to do. They were always going to sell our best players. So far I'm happy with the replacements, although we're definitely a CB short on the assumption that we won't see ABK for whatever reason. SR totally messed up last season. Had Ankersen been in charge of the football side this season I think it would have been another shit show. That he's not, and that Wilcox has imo done a cracking job so far, is why I'm confident. Let's see where we are in a week or so 🤞🙏🤞

You were complaining about us selling our best players. It's obvious that would have happened. We've replaced Lavia with another kid from the same conveyor belt. He looks decent. We've replaced JWP with a player who knows this league, knows RM style, and who I think will offer no less than JWP in open play. We've sold Salisu who didn't want to play for us. We've sold we've brought in Manning who'll create loads and has made our left side better than it was last year. That, and more, has happened on Wilcox's watch. I'm not sure what Wilcox has done to make you doubt him. Anyways, none of us can do anything about what happens in the rest of the window. If we're up shit creek come September, that's the time to be concerned.

Err...players. shit ones. Wages. Putting our hands in our pockets to move players on. Debt. It's bloody obvious where the money has gone.

What do you expect when we're in the championship?! Of course our best players will go, and they've also got to balance the books after Ankersen's hilariously shit spending spree. Accepting where we're at is "being realistic". Panicking about what may happen isn't , and pointless. Anyways, I've got faith in Wilcox. Come September I'm confident we'll be ok.

Ditto. Their actions since relegation has been to drag in cash to cover off much of the waste from the last window; brought in Downes, Charles and Manning, and shifted some players like Orsic who weren't up to it. That's action that's persuaded me that the current regime know what they're doing. There's too much flapping.

We may have sounded out Swansea but been told not to bother with an offer. Who knows. It may also be that RM likes the idea of AA through the middle, with Tella, and Sulemana as alternatives. Regardless, in the Wilcox era, SR have got it right. Last season I'd have been sure they'd feck it up. This season I've got faith they'll get it right.

Where have the club posted that?

Who says that didn't go for him? Not getting a player, doesn't mean that we didn't try to.

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Very possible, and that would give the defence much more protection.

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Agreed. I think he has the potential to be our best player. Him and Tella would be superb. Edozie and young Sam off the bench, or as alternatives - I wouldn't rely on either of those as first pick, Edozie still doesn't do it for me cos of the lack of end product, and Sam shouldn't have the main man pressure quite yet.

He didn't ship 50 plus goals by himself mate. The lad is apparently decent. Assuming ABK is on his way, I'd have him, Bednarek and Stephens as a main 3 x CB's, with Lyanco available if we're absolutely desperate.

No pining from me mate. I'd prefer someone with a future. If west ham sign a starter, he'll doubtless feature in the merry-go-round you'd imagine, and something may arise for us.