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I don’t think we are and the proof is in the pudding. That is, more shots and shots on target, higher xG and the eye test shows we move the ball quicker. There’s definitely improvements to be made but our fixture list is pretty packed atm so the time on the training field is limited. Burnley...

I don’t think it’s on the players necessarily. To me, it’s a tactical issue because the trend was that we’d struggle against the ‘lumpy’ sides. Not only did we lose, we didn’t get shots on target. We also didn’t know who was going to play or what formation from game to game at points. Which is...

It’s not FM25 mate where we can cheat by ‘managing’ Man City to spend £100m on Kitching… 😂

Just as the Swansea and Sheffield Wednesday were freak results? We were just unable to break down those kind of teams that are happy defending and hitting teams on the counter. Just looking at how we attack, part of the problem is that under MR, we didn’t get the ball in quickly enough compared...

Last season (presumably 22/23 too) we our record against the bottom half was impressive, iirc. Hull were one such hoodoo team so that’s a positive step in the right direction! The striking thing about that Derby game was just how stale it felt. Leading up that match Robins just couldn’t decide...

The Premier League is one place we won’t make it with Lati at CB… 😂

Last season, we had some great performances v Leicester, Leeds and Southampton. The issue was more playing the teams around us like PNE, Norwich, WBA and so on. We lost just about every 6 pointer last season home or away. Our record against top half teams cost us a playoff spot. This season has...

He didn’t, but it wasn’t helpful that MR couldn’t decide on a formation or what personnel to play. How you get to a position where 3-4 players who performed excellently last season went off the boil is probably down to the manager not having faith in certain players. That isn’t trying to...

It’s a tragedy with that boy, but a 20mph limit doesn’t fix this. He was killed by some idiot in a stolen car doing 60mph (or more) in a 30 zone.

He tried Lati at CB v Millwall and we kept a clean sheet which is a rarity this season so WBA was always going to be unchanged. You look at the soft goals v Cardiff and Hull Lampard may look to change things up again v Pompey. Personally, I think he should start Thomas-Kitching but that’s...

Maybe I’m being too harsh because I haven’t watched the replay from WBA and the chance happened at the opposite end of the away fans.

Again, it’s 4 games in so you can take what you will from it… things rapidly change. The only constant in defence atm is Thomas and MVE. The rest of the spots are up for grabs.

EMC had the best xGA (goals and assists) in the small sample size under Robins and there were multiple chances he should’ve done better. He had 1-2 chances similar to his goal yesterday and there was the gilt edge chance at Watford too. We’re talking about a player who had 30+ goal...

100% because we’re actually making efforts to cross earlier at the byline. How many times under MR and Carr did we get to the byline not cross it? Too often a phase of play would look something like this: We get to a crossing position and the would-be crosser passes it back to another player...

He’s only swapped Lati and Binks around twice. It really is too soon to say and if we win our next 2-3 games, I don’t think the team will change much because why would you change a winning team? Lampard is still getting to know the team and the characters but one thing is for sure, we’re still...

Lampard has 4 games as manager, he still needs time to figure out his best team and what he needs to improve the squad.

I wouldn’t read too much into it to be honest. There’s enough of reading into inane things on this forum. It’s good that Bassette has been given a chance because we’ve been chopping and changing too much this season for anyone to get form. Simms scores v Watford and he’s out the team. BTA...

That’s my thinking behind it too. Simms start his run of form last season after wrestling with Godden for it. It’s a similar battle this season it seems. Looking at the run of games, I want Simms up there because we could get him a few goals and kick start a run. Off the ball, Bassette gives...

1 goal in 11 or 12 games… I don’t get the love in he gets because the same set of fans love to have a go at BTA and Simms. Both players have more goals and not had a good run of starts as he has. It’s an exciting project though.

I actually don’t. Bassette needs a lot of work to become a top Championship player. There’s a lot of great attributes to work with but I can see why MR had on the bench towards the end of his tenure. We play with one striker and at times today he drifts out to the wings which can blunt our...