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Unbelievable. There’s a clip on Youtube of Tall Paul losing his feet but nothing like that. If this is the best we can do then stick with Tall Paul

In a weaker league.

Yes, but for who ?

Oh dear. But he's certainly found the right club. Carillo Mk II.

Does a reasonable knee slide though.

Thanks for posting, that’s a good insight. But however it’s dressed up there’s no getting away from the injury risks hanging over this deal. Even with the twenty games before we’re obliged to buy, we could still end up with McCarthy and Lumley for large parts of the season.

Exactly. Is this the third summer in a row we’ve failed to address this problem?

Does BBD want to play a more central role though, and did he at Blackburn ?

It’s our recruitment that has got us into this mess to begin with (relegation, unable to compete with Brighton, Brentford, AFCB) in the first place. Not sure I’d want to pin my hopes on that.

I think BBD might match Adams goal contribution over a season, but perhaps offers less in hold up play. Archer wasn’t a cheap option though. Wasn’t it £15m ? That’s a Jack Clarke there (without add ons of course). By comparison Miovski was £4.5m (rising to £6m). Or look at it another way, BBD and Archer were a significant proportion of O’Riley, if we really wanted him.

I don’t think Ralph was ‘hounded out’ , although frustrations built from the 4-0 defeat at Villa onwards. In truth I think most fans felt sorry for him, let down by Semmens & Co, and that he’d simply ‘run out of road’. Martin was not a completely popular choice, and although many accept he’s earn this chance at this level if he refuses to adapt and change from his tippy tappy style then support will inevitably turn on him if results don’t improve.

Yes, age 19. That’s the sort of player we’d sign, pitch straight in, and pin our hopes of survival on.

Agree with all you say, but when you talk of “dangerous areas” it’s pointless as this area is largely a big void, we’ve no one there to receive or react to it. Same for much of last season. Need a CF, not another shortarse there

You can only speculate as to whether their policy is “bollocks to the regulations, we’ll build a team to get more points than whatever deduction the EPL will hand out ..”

Ings, Stewart, Nivea and possibly Bijlow …. that’s major investment in extending the treatment room at Staplewood.

Think that might need to be partially rewritten as the season progresses: Agreed! But the Club obviously have tried to resolve the issue by signing TWO non-scoring attackers. Perhaps that’s a bit unfair on BBD after his six at Sheff Utd after joining in January , so pro rata to games might get 12-14, but Archer’s four for last season doesn’t inspire confidence.

Need to buy a few upgrades first

RM will want to go for a new record whatever it is.

Big concerns for me are who they might go for this time, who’s making the decision, and given their appointments to date if those involved can be trusted to get it right. Just to add - I think Charlton have won their first three, wonder if their bloke is worth a shout.

Unless of course he can’t settle and wants to be closer to home. I’d have understood him wanting to go to Spain, Italy or another UK club, but the move to Flamengo doesn’t seem an upwards one to me. Of course he might have felt more at home if the manager had done a better job in making use of his talents and integrated him into the team. One of our better players and offers more of a threat than most.

Nineteen game trial then.

Yes, as you said earlier, let’s see how it pans out.

Little confused by that, this wouldn’t constitute “many years of success” described. It seems a bit of an imaginary utopian state. JRM’s “sunlit uplands” springs to mind.

Not “lads” , it’s “guys” ffs.

Yes, have also to factor in that most of those playing at this level before weren’t up to it (including Bednarek, and Aribo, who wasn’t even a regular starter last season).