Harry_SFC

You say you think KWP is too quiet to be skipper yet Armstrong has been great but seems one of the most quiet players on the pitch?

I think 2 is a premier league rule?

Id like to see the majority of the side made up by those usually on the bench plus a few youngsters. Would be great to keep the momentum and the unbeaten record going.

To be fair we seem to have sorted out this issue at home. Granted it's still a problem away from home though.

Yeah I'm not convinced Stephens is necessarily a "gaffers boy" in that sense. On the other hand, Martin and Manning are clearly quite close.

Thought I was watching us away from home tbh. Similar style of play to Brighton, they controlled the game but lacked the killer instinct in the final third.

A few links today to European sides being interested in Bednarek. I wonder if his agent is putting his name out there?

I'd imagine he's pushing to get more game time after his illness and injuries. A few minutes off the bench here and there isn't really going to help him.

Agree and this is how I've always seen Stephens, a decent leader and good back up for us but no more than that. He'd probably be in most starting 11s in this league apart from say the top 5-6 sides.

Yep Martin went on record and said we wanted to replace Tella in the summer. We tried to sign Patrick Roberts but Sunderland priced us out.

I think the club agrees considering we are looking at a Carvalho/Brooks/Benson sort of player.

Sheffield Wednesday and Swansea. You'd be incredibly disappointed if we didn't get 6 points from those two games.

Well this is a forum, where fans post things about the team. How's that for genius.

Well, it's pretty bonkers that anyone would think Stephens is a better option at right back than KWP. So you'd assume there's another reason behind it.

Well if that isn't the case then I'm concerned that our manager thinks Stephens is the answer at right back.

Russell Martin has done a really good job since we lost those 4 games in a row but surely he has to sack off this obsession with shoehorning Stephens into the side. The back 4 has been totally settled and we were keeping clean sheets for fun. Why change it?

We seem to have a real issue holding onto leads away from home.

Bednarek is better than Stephens

I don't think he's being instructed, I think he's concerned about getting too close because of his lack of pace and ability to defend 1 Vs 1.

It's a shame he can't defend because he's actually got a really good left foot on him.

It's an obvious change for me. Adams on for Stephens and KWP back to RB where he is best. Arma back to the right hand side, where he is best. Let's get the players in their best positions please, Russell.

Do you think Manning has defended well then?

Manning has been absolutely shocking

Just not a fan of Stephens at RB and KWP further forward. It's just to shoehorn him into the side. I don't think he's good enough for that to be the case.

We're also interested in Fabio Carvalho on loan according to Fabrizio Romano.