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    Summer Transfer Window 2024

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    4 minutes ago, OldNick said:

    whilst it was a poor pass by McCarthy, Stephens didnt need to play it to him in such a tight space. 

    McCarthy had at least three options, plus hoofing it, in the end he picked none of them and didn't even pretend to try to save the subsequent shot.

    He's had a whole season and two pre-seasons until RM, if he hasn't got the hang of it by now, he never will.

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    Nathan Wood - Official: Signs Four Year Contract

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    On 05/07/2024 at 20:50, Saint_clark said:

    I'm gonna be the miserable bastard. 

    I think we're signing great football league players but not premier league ones. My concerns about Martin not respecting the gulf in quality between Prem and championship looking more and more valid with every signing. 

    So far, I think we're coming straight back down with little fight. 

    We don't need to have a huge step up in quality - we just need to be the fourth worst team. That's the goal for next season.

    Managerless Leicester and Ipswich are obviously in the mix to go down, Wolves, Forest, Everton, Brentford didn't exactly light up the league last season either. A number of teams will have points deductions too.

    We don't need to light up the league, and I think our cup game against Liverpool with a weakened side shows that we've got the tools to give it a decent go.

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    WBA 0-0 Saints - SF 1st Leg Match Thread

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    1 minute ago, James said:

    Im struggling to see how playing Arma down the middle and one of Fraser, Brooks or Kamaldeen on the wing in his place is a shoehorn.

    it comes down to whether you’d prefer to play 352 and have to play Mara (I agree that, absent risking Stewart, we don’t have another choice) or go back to 433 and not have to play Mara. Whilst neither option is ideal, I would prefer to do the latter.

    Because AArmstrong has been really poor when played centrally and done very well while on the wing, he's a good runner but his hold up play is poor. We miss him when he's not out on the right, Brooks hasn't done as well as we'd hoped there. Better to play the most Che-like option we have in Mara and hope Stewart has 30 minutes in his legs, and that Che is back for the second leg.

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