Baird of the land

Yeah unless we stay up it'll most likely be 8M for what is effectively a 6 month loan.

Can't say i'm particularly enthused by this signing. Maybe if we were less rooted to bottom i'd be more so. Feels like one of those signings where 6 months from now we've ended up spending 8 million on a player who in the event(highly likely) that we'll be a championship won't play for us and will be foisted on loan somewhere with us paying a proportion of his wages.

Easy payday. Then he gets to waltz off on loan wherever he wants in the summer (when/if we are relegated).

Codeword for selling him off in the summer ala Reed/targett etc

Signing players based on a world cup goal rarely works out. As much as it's interesting to be looking in the over 18 category, spending on 30+ doesn't feel that great either. I'd much prefer hear news of Tella being recalled.

Because he is our player for now.

Even under Ralph this season the playbook had been ditched. Probably another ‘blackbox’ Marketing nonsense.

Was really hoping/expecting energized return after the World Cup. Hoped we’d be proactive have early signing sorted & have tella back in the building too. At this point after 3 bad losses you wonder if they should just accept relegation. Don’t buy, save money for championship. Sell premium players if there are good bids.

I can understand his desire for cleansheets but cmon 0 shots on target. We won’t do anything unless we can threaten the oppositions goal. as for moved the ball well. What garbage.

I’m expecting more of his catchphrase ‘we need to defend religiously,.’

Other results went ok for us. Just such a shame saints have to play the other teams at the bottom. Lampard don’t worry saints are riding to your rescue.

I understand the 5 at the back against Fulham. It worked until we refused to defend a corner. But Forest at home to play it was wrong. Then to persist with it till the 85th minute was criminal. Also not really getting his selection tombola. Players who i thought were ok at the weekend were either left on the bench, given desirory minutes or played out of position.

Jones sorted that out i see, he's convinced our players to never hit the ball towards either net.

0 zero shots on target. Fantastic work Sports Republic. Masterful attacking players. I can completely see why they haven't recalled or signed anyone yet.

How? Their goal is a ball free zone.

70 minutes, no shots on target. Quality, clearly no need to recall or sign anyone.

Edozie as a wingback really. Make 3 subs and don't bring on S.Armstrong who was bright at the weekend.

Triple change. Stinks of desperation.

Funny that people were calling for DCC to play, he's been a disater this half.

When you look at our lack attacking options is shows up just how criminally negligent the board have been. Won't even recall our goalscoring loanee. You'd think based on their actions they want to be relegated.

What i want to know is what is their rationale regarding failure to recall Tella yet.

I don't see the attraction for the club to leave him at Burnley unless we've already agreed a deal to sell him there.

To me the Aams problem is how he is the only option, given how bad the other striker signings have worked out and the failure to recruit in the summer. He's stready attacker who will score some chances but he's never going to be lethal.

Today was definitely a day i was ruing Ralph sending Tella out on loan., Edozie runs out of steam and manager has to choose between Perraud/A.Armstrong and Mara to replace him. Get him back asap.

Perraud certainly initially was playing the same role as Edozie, hence why he had the chance on goal.