Harry_SFC

I'd start N'Lundulu up top with Adams - He impressed me when he came on against Liverpool. I'd also keep Walcott out wide to offer a bit of pace as I think we'd be a bit one dimensional if we had Diallo and Armstrong in those positions.

Can only see us having to sell a couple of key players in the summer. I think it'll most likely be Ings and Vestergaard. Providing JV keeps up his good form, I'd like to think we could get £50 million for the two. The fact the owner contributes absolutely nothing and the wages are so high compared to our revenue, this was always going to happen - especially when you're in the midst of a pandemic.

The wages to turnover ratio is 90% so no wonder we're strugglong to meet Danny's wage demands.

Do Shrewsbury have a competitive reserve or youth team?

McCarthy, KWP, Bednarek, Stephens, Bertrand, Diallo, JWP, Armstrong, Walcott, Adams, Ings. Subs: Forster, Salisu, Valery, Vokins, Romeu, Smallbone, Tella, N'Lundulu, Long. Obviously McCarthy, Romeu and Salisu's inclusions are dependent on whether they've recovered in time. Presume Vestergaard and Redmond will still be out.

Looking at the fixture list, there's no way they could fit this in before the start of the 4th round.

Forster, Valery, Stephens, Bednarek, Vokins, Diallo, Smallbone, Walcott, Tella, N'Lundulu, Long. Really frustrating that Salisu is injured, let's just hope it's nothing serious. If he is fit then I'd start him in place of Bednarek.

So we have a pretty extensive injury list at the moment. Just thought I'd summarise them here: Vestergaard - Knee injury. Return date - End of Jan. Redmond - Hamstring injury. Return date - 16th-24th Jan. Djenepo - Hamstring injury. Return date - Unknown but probably 4-6 weeks). Obafemi - Muscle injury. Return date - Unknown but apparently quite serious. Salisu - Muscle injury. Return date - Unknown. Romeu - Calf injury. Return date - 16th Jan. McCarthy - Covid. Return date - 16th Jan. Adams - Concussion. Return date - 9th Jan. Hopefully we'll have a few back for the Leicester game. It's a shame for Obafemi, thought a loan would be ideal for him.

Diallo was the best player on the pitch tonight, looked so assured and won almost every second ball. Very disciplined off the ball too. I thought N'Lundulu looked good when he came on - held it up well and showed some neat footwork. He's impressed me more than Tella so far. With so many injuries it'll be interesting to see what our team looks like against Shrewsbury!

Walcott was in the latest training pics from today, wasn't he?

Who cares? 😴 We all know what he means ffs.

He's dreadful. His first half performance at home to Arsenal last season was shockingly bad.

Pretty sure the rules state (or did state at one point) that if the ball ricochet's off a body part onto the arm/hand then it can't be given as a penalty.

Another total non event that involves West Ham.

Left back and a striker.

Bertrand is pretty average these days, isn't he? Our left hand side looks so blunt compared to the right.

Looks like we've gone back to a game plan where by we're looking to draw games rather than win them. Disappointing considering Fulham and West Ham are poor sides who concede goals.

Agree with a lot of this but not with Djenepo not being able to defend - it's an area of his game which he has improved massively. Arguably he has actually regressed going forwards!

Agreed. Adams is a very good football player, but doesn't have the finishing ability of Ings. Although we won't sign another player as good as Ings, we do need a viable option to replace him when needed. Long & Obafemi aren't good enough, Walcott can do a job for a game or two but nothing more and Tella/N'Lundulu have potential but nothing more than that. I think we will get a full back in January and then a striker should be the priority in the summer.

I'd probably put Walcott back upfront with Adams. Praying that Antonio isn't fit enough yet. Stephens has struggled against him in the last couple of seasons. Would like to see us really go for this one - we've got a tough looking January coming up so 3 points here would be very welcome.

I don't think Reed was that good at all, certainly no better than Diallo. Anguissa on the other hand... He looks a proper player.

Cheers. I'd imagine we might see Ings vs Leicester then.

Has Ralph said anything about Ings?

Exactly. As important as it is to be able to bring the ball out from the back and play an extravagant pass, I'm sure we'd all prefer to see a centre back who can actually defend competently. Stephens had a purple patch when the league resumed after lockdown in June but before that and whenever he's played this season, he's made basic defensive errors. People who know about football have said some very good things about Salisu - give him the chance to prove it.

Sounds like we are prioritising renewing contracts in January rather than making signings. Although Ralph did hint that if we did do anything it would be a loan with an option to buy. I guess Brandon Williams might fit into that category.