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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.

Royal

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.

You write that as if it's a fact. It's not. It's your opinion. There's zero reason to give 3 debut's and not 4.

Valery for BK may have been for good reason - BK may have needed this extra week. Valery was actually a little unlucky to lose out this week, but the change was justified and Ralph got it right. Mo for Aribo, yep no idea what that was about. No logic there.

You'd criticise him if he didn't change things up after last week's fiasco, but are criticising him for changing it up. What did you want, the same?

Because we have 7. I appreciate that most are shit, but we still have them.

If we sell him for that sort of money, especially to a premier league club, we deserve relegation.

Nutshell.

Indeed...it requires an attack and defence...we have neither.

Are you trying to make an actual point? If so, what's it's relevance to Ralph? Or anything that matters?