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Put yourself in the position of che or any other outfield player last season knowing that whatever they did, Baz would likely mess up at the other end. It was evident last season that the defence had little confidence in Baz, and that will have spread across the pitch. The impact of a poor goalkeeper who costs goals and points is a hell of a lot more than just the goals conceded.

We wouldn't have been so far behind if we had a better keeper, and the players would have had something to actually play for. Who knows how things would have ended, but we'd have been in with a fighting chance of staying up if we had a goalkeeper capable of keeping goal.

The advantage I can see is the 8's having the licence to either get forward and/or pull wide to allow the wider men to get in the box. It allows fluidity for sure, and if we have one FB tucked in, then the other can stil get high up the pitch. Regardless, I'm looking to a season that won't be delivering the same crap as we've put up with for a long time.

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That's a pointless stat - gow we performed under last season's managers in the PL is completely different to how we could perform in the championship under someone who hopefully knows what he's doing.

If the FB's get high up the pitch and can make a difference, then great. If they're mostly drifting in field and sitting it'll only benefit us if it frees up midfielders to join the attack if those midfielders can offer more as an attacking force than they can. It's interesting for sure, and my only concern is losing the attacking threat that attacking FB's bring.

Someone told is half an hour that they were skint though! Good signing. They're signing some good ones. That Doyle kid from city looks very good - a city youngster who's actually played lots of men's football.

Nope. Full backs who offer an attacking threat when overlapping completely lose their attacking threat when they drift Infield 20 metres and sit in front of the CB's and try to become playmakers. It's a tactic I don't get.

They may have borrowed. We have too. At the end of the day, all clubs relegated from the PL will have to swallow massive financial cuts, sell players, etc. Then there's players walking on frees or being sold cheap as contracts have run down. Leicester, Leeds and all the other championship big guns will doubtless look at us and assume we'll struggle.

Sensible if some idiot misjudges it and smacks the vehicle at the back of the jam up the arse. Closing the gap doesn't clear the jam clear any quicker.

Cheers. I'd seen that previously. It's the opinion of a podcast dude and says nothing of note over the obvious, ie TV money will drop, they had a big wage bill, will be in trouble 'if' players don't have relegation clauses, etc. It's just the generic stuff that applies to all teams relegated from the PL. I've seen nothing to suggest that Leicester are skint.

I'm not sure that there's too much to read into this at the moment. There'll be so many leavers it'll all change by the time the numbers are finalised I'd imagine. Tella at 11 gives me hope though that he may stay.

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What do you base your assumption on? Not willing to overpay does not equate to being skint.

Yep. It's a tough league. As good as yesterday was, to give some perspective, Reading got beat 2 - 0 by league 2 Sutton United last week, and Sutton then got beat 3 - 0 by Millwall and could only draw with Farnborough.

Good point. Not many championship strikers out there who'd improve us. Maybe we'll see big Sam Gallagher back.

Agree. Maybe Borussia Monchenglassback are one of the German clubs after him.

He's only got a year left on his contract so I guess they'll want the cash.

Yep. Awful last season, and mistakes in pre season have resulted in goals. His occasional moments of magic show that he's got potential, but he's just too error prone. We need a consistent keeper, and Baz isn't it unfortunately.

Ross Stewart looks decent imo. Scores with both feet, and his head. Has something about him. I'd be happy with him, and Piroe aside, I can't think of another Championship striker of want us to get. And these reviews of journalists are bloody dull.

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The B team lost 4-0 to Leyton Orient in a behind closed doors game today. Can't find the team line ups anywhere. Would be interested to see if any first teamers played.

Yep!! More shit, less farting, and we've got a proper player.

Based on what exactly? Decent 1st season playing regularly last year, and did will for Ireland. He's got something about him imo.

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