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I think it's all money mate. I'm glad we didn't pay more than the million pounds a year Chelsea are apparently paying him. Some you win, some you lose.

True...was a polite way of saying people must be watching a different player to me if they think he's what we need at LB. He's ok, and for me, he should be back up to a better LB.

Just looking at the Spurs v Wolves teams. Wolves have assembled a bloody good squad... arguably 5 of their bench would improve our first eleven at the moment.

KWP will be off by next year unless he extends, Tino is out, whether Perraud is quality is subjective...we could do better at LB imo. Full back needs a quality addition for me.

Tonights team. Full 90 mins for young Jimmy Morgan. 1 OLLIE WRIGHT (GK) 3 JAKE VOKINS 5 DYNEL SIMEU OLIVER LANCASHIRE (81′) 2 LEWIS PAYNE (C) 4 NICO LAWRENCE 8 JACK TURNER 6 CAMERON BRAGG RYAN FINNIGAN (82′) 11 SAM BELLIS ZURIEL OTSEH-TAIWO (82′) 10 DIAMOND EDWARDS 7 JIMMY MORGAN 9 DOMINIC BALLARD LUKE PEARCE (70′) SUBSTITUTES 16 OLIVER LANCASHIRE 15 RYAN FINNIGAN 12 ZURIEL OTSEH-TAIWO 13 MATTHEW HALL 14 LUKE PEARCE

Decent chance he'll be acquitted though. Controlling/coercive behaviour is bloody hard to make stick.

Yep. JWP dropping off at RB causes all manner of issues. As you say, it gives their man space to use the ball, but it also means we drop deeper which creates all manner of issues including making us less compact meaning the press can't really happen. JWP is our best midfielder. Play him in midfield.

You constantly advocate our best players in their best positions, then come up with that idea!! Make your mind up mate.

I agree re Perraud, he's average imo and we could do better. The obvious solution is a decent LB to come in and keep KWP at RB and revert to a back 4. I'm not sure about Valery though...on balance I'd prefer a 5 than Valery at RB, but it's very much the lesser of 2 evils.

Yep. We haven't got a fit back 4 so we can't play one. It'll be a five. On to the game, I feel confident. There'll be goals at both ends. 2-2, or 3-2 Saints.

Yep, but this little discussion flows from a comment about him playing LB for us. He's not our LB solution, and I doubt we'll sign another CB.

That bloke is a machine, and doesn't predominantly play at full back. In fact, he barely plays at all. Vertonghen ain't our solution at LB.

We've never "aspired to be the best". We've probably aspired to be the best we can and no doubt we still do. I don't see your issue with the manager saying that we're not quite at Leicester's level yet. We're not. Ralph ain't here to massage fans egos, which is essentially what you're asking him to do.

True story. Personally, I like Ralph's honesty.

I still think he was an MLG alter ego. Too many similarities.

I've just read his wiki page. He had a serious injury in the champions league playing for Leeds, then a really choppy career ending with a recent management role for an Australian semi pro team. Makes you realise some of the lengths these players have to go to stay in the game after a set back.

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I love the Languedoc, and over the border. So quirky - french folk on their side cooking paella in the park, Spanish people eating Bouillabaisse on their side, and a mixture of French, Spanish and Catalan being spoken in some towns/villages. We really missed coming to France during COVID. Over here now on a little roadtrip. Currently enjoying a few nights on the Normandy coast. Splendid.

You absolute tart!!

Good. This was a proper "look at me" thread flowing from a mild rumour.

Do we ever give the 17 year olds more than 2 years for their first deal? Seems like that's the max we give for some reason.

Doyle is now, he signed after his 17th birthday earlier this month. Not sure how old Morgan is, but if he's 16 we can't toe him down yet.

What do you mean by this? Personally I'd have Edwards and Doyle around the squad, and given mins off the bench, whilst playing for the B team. That's my idea of nurturing.

I'm not supporting him mate, just answering the point on why he said he doing it. I wanted him gone ages ago, and still do.

He covered it in the fans forum. Basically easier to integrate new players in a 5.