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He was our best CB first half.

What formation is this now. Looks almost 424

My thoughts. He can't get a tune out of Orsic. Alcaraz is anonymous in this formation. He drops DCC for Bednarek. Giving this bloke half decent players is like giving a McDonald's cook proper ingredients to have a play around and expecting a Michelin star quality meal.

This is pub football from us. I can't think when I last saw a PL team so outclassed.

As shite as we are, they're a very good team. Pace, size and power all over the park.

A scratch team, and change of formation, in the semi final. Absolutely disgraceful. Salisu and Bednarek look like they've never met each other, let alone played or trained together

Armstrong pathetic. Bazunu should have done better.

Yep, very strange. I wander if this is a hybrid loan - training between two clubs, plays for them and the odd run out for our under 21's. We've done similar in the past with a keeper if I remember correctly.

That is mental. Back to a back 3, and this is no game for a debut for Bree, especially when Perraud is bang in form. Bednarek over DCC is baffling, and I'd have preferred Lavia in midfield too.

Zapata is from down that way!

Quite. Some people seem to think that buying players is like ordering something from Amazon.

Ditto. I'm out of here. I'll check back later for news of the Keegan esque surprise signing. Or something.

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SR spent some cash in the summer without actually making us a better team, something that's almost impossible in football. They then downgraded our manager at great expense. They ain't shy to spend money to be fair to them, it's just that they buy a Dacia when there's an Audi on their shopping list.

Nowt wrong with hope, it's the expectation that does for you. I hope we'll sign someone decent, but I have zero expectation!

I doubt we'll even get Andre Ayew, rumours of a Swansea return. We could end the day as we started, except Small leaving for Spurs.

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Which Dembele are we linked with? Credible link?

Yep, and that's exactly why you don't leave it until the window is almost closed. Everton weren't desperate and loaded up with cash last week, but they are now. Mess.

That's a bit harsh imo. On the whole he was good an Saturday. Cool as a cornetto on the ball, and mostly used it well. There goal was a mess and although he got beaten far too easily, others were more at fault imo.

Was it ever really in doubt?!

He's just overseen the smashing of Blackpool 2-1, at home, and you want more!? On a serious note, if we gave the bloke a striker who can finish, a bit of height at LB and/or RB, and a left winger he has faith in, I reckon he'll do well.

That's a massive over analysis imo. I think it's as simple as he's a passionate bloke who calls a shovel a shovel. What I find a bit sad is the shovels whinging about being called out, and other people getting offended on behalf of the shovels. He's a new man trying to prove himself in the PL. He's had idiots on here saying he looks like a pissed up/coked up bloke looking for a fight, all the Welsh xenophobia, and all sorts. His giving a bit back says something positive about the man imo. Sure he needs to learn to keep quiet, but there's quite a few on here that need an injection of decency and class.