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Perhaps need an arrangement with a Dutch/Belgian club as a bit of a "nursery" for them then.

Fully accept S-Clarke's view regarding the need to strengthen in that position, and yes Youtube is a very limited source and can't be relied on. Having said that I and many other were able to conclude that Carillo was a donkey from the clips of him, and he fully lived up to expectation. Perhaps should have phrased it differently, in that he doesn't look anything special in the clips shown.

This has to be the motivation behind it and a good move. How many players from Africa do we see mentioned having already established themselves in decent European teams, Leipzig and Salzburg seem to do well from there.

If we can sell them all a shirt...

Is he ? The youtube clip doesn't look that spectacular and for the money talked of Rashica was mentioned in the same region. Someone who has played in a far bettter league.

Monaco have Paul Mitchell as their Sporting Director, presumably in charge of recruitment. Who is our DoR again, or what happened to the appointment of one ?

Article contains this : Somehow can't see staying in Austria for a captain's armband in preference to the lure of EPL ...So suspect the entire article is bollocks.

Wasn't Jackson linked with Barry the Briefcase ? Pinnacle of course had the full financial backing of Micky Fialka (or similar).

If we've got the £20m sloshing around for Cabral, why not just go all out for Rashica who has a decent track record in a stronger league ? Answering my own question, I doubt we've got £20m, and probably not intested in Cabral either.

What an absolute stain. Looks like he's auditioning for the part of Quentin Crisp.

We drew two saves from the Palace Gk, we didn't pepper the goal and come away unlucky. It was a average - at best - performance which we lost after Romeu and Redmond between them lost possesion ... We have been poor this season. Going back to his comment re deserving relegation, this comment as I read it was more about the management of the club from the top and the recruitment etc than just highlighting the performances [We deserve relegation m. Complete lack of ambition and interest by the owner, terrible recruitment (Down to previous tenure) and a wafer thin squad has all lead to this.]. Two games or not it's difficult to argue that we've be well run over the last three or four seasons, especially where appointments and recruitment is concerned. Await your comments to give some positives from our performances this season.

Agree with your starting point about Ralph. That said he must take some flak surely for the fitness of our players ? The in the transfer market are glaring, yet again. Reassuring to know that without Kane& Son we might ahve taken something from the game. Let's hope none of our remaining opponents in this league don't have a couple of on form outstanding players when we fcae them this season. If his high line worked last season, why ahs it gone down the pan now, fitness, or players simply not up to it and not replaced ?

What exactly in his post do you specifically take issue with based on what has been on show so far this season ? Yes, plenty of time to turn it around, especially with a couple of improvements in the squad although not sure where they'll be coming from or how we afford them but that's another issue. It's actually three games if you include playing a weakened Brentford side, there wasn't much to write home about in that match either even if it wasn't a league fixture. Could you give some positives from our performances this season (as opposed to an emoji)?

A further question foR RH/Crocker is why are they so unfit by comparison to after the last lockdown ? Looks like little or no preparation ahead of the new season on the training ground, pitch or off of it. But it's not just Ralph who has questions to answerm Semmens and probably Crocker are also culpable in this shambes - wheres the Head of Recruitment ?

Agree with you about Hojberg not being the major loss to cause a slump. As for improving the defence, have we though? I think that remains to be seen, we hope Salisu provides an immediate improvement but the bloke is 21 with only a season's experience in Spain as far as I'm aware. MF - fair point we missed out on McKennie IF we were actually after him, there are conflicting reports on that. But if he was our number one choice and we were prepared to shell out £22m (?) you'd expect us to have another target on the list, especially if we've got the suggested £22m to spend.

Didn't we convert Bridge from a winger to lb ?

I think the "worry" is there is no money available rather than no potential targets left.

Think he played about half a game didn't he befor an injury ? I recall he seemed to deliver a decent cross, but after his injury we didn't see much of him.

Yes but only just seen it, don't follow all the palyers we're ever linked to all the time. Give yourself an MLG point for pointing it out though !

Just seen that Darwin Nunez signed for Benfica, in case we were ever really interested in him.

Another team with a kit shambles. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-54204046 Would it be un-pc to ask could they play topless perhaps ?

Giving most of it back to them to sign KWP takes the gloss off of it though. After the Forecast shambles as well I think they're the ones who'll be using the laughing emojis longest unfortunately.

Agree with this, we seem to churn out a succession of ineffective shortarses who aren't physically up to it. Reed milked the plaudits for the succession of talent coming through, and we were likened to Ajax. But Ajax do it year after year, we unearth a gem a lot less frequently than that (MLT and his age group under Dave Merrington was exceptional (1987/8), after which.. Wayne Bridge (1998?).. Bale (2006?)... Shaw/Chambers/JWP (2013). Not a bad track record but there are gaps and more barren years in there to assume that SFC youth development is always the answer.

Didn't hear the interview, only read the reported comments. Did seem that he appeared a bit disaffected, and you wonder what 'promises' he's been sold on investment, 'jam tomorrow'' , and how long he'll put up with the false promises from an absent owner.

Many good points raised that go beyond the match thread. I've said the same regarding our 'end of season' form. Quite how they came back fit and fighting after a three month break, but not after another break for about half that time is a very poor reflection on all involved. Recruitment - yes, what happened to the Director ? You're left hoping its been put on ice pending investment and takeover but it's more likely just inept management (again). Signings - can't be may clubs who haven't strengthened. Even the likes of Palace investing beyond us, and ridicule all you like but Brighton's signing of Nivea does show a modicum of ambition (albeit misguided and not a signing I wanted for us, but the investment is being made). Salisu - pleased with it, but we await to see him. Don't think we've given the appearance of being a well run club since Koeman's first season, that was gradually undone by Reed and Wilson. What next ? I expect we'll sell Boufal to even further weaken our options then see our intended target (Rashica for example, or whoever) sign elsewhere.