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As CMs? They have some good traits but we seen what happened with Euros when England put TAA in midfield despite his some of attributes being v suited to the position. Positioning wise, all over the place and think that would happen to JDS and Sakamoto. Sakamoto did play AM v QPR when he came on...

There’s a stronger case to tinker with the CM combinations than the strikers to be honest. We need someone in that area who carries the ball, puts more passes into the box and shoots more than Eccles and sheaf currently do. I was impressed with Torp’s cameo v QPR and if he did that consistently...

The underlying data metrics support this argument too. I have no problems with Eccles or Sheaf, but it has to be one or the other in this system. That is, if we’re actually serious about our aspiration to be a promotion calibre team. I’m pretty certain if you just added a player of Hamer or...

5th top scorer in the league, you’ve never liked him and never will. But, hey, 0 goals Bassette is the better signing right now! 👍🏻 I still cannot believe you tried to make that point the other day.

In most games, it has been an accumulation. Taking Tuesday as an example, QPR beat us on xG 0.77 v 0.72 (thereabouts) but they did that with double the shots (the source I checked did not include Simms chance that Wright put him through on). Undoubtedly, we created the better goal scoring...

I think we did against QPR, there was often moments where the midfield looked closer to a midfield 3 with Eccles and Rudoni supporting the respective WBs (as well as BTA and Wright) in wide channels. It’ll never quite be a flat 3 midfield as we know it because Eccles and Sheaf like to operate...

You have a look at Sheaf and Eccles passes into the final 1/3 and into the penalty area, it paints a picture. Both players are fantastic distributors pretty much everywhere in the pitch but the final third. It means our forwards are generally starved of the ball in areas we want them on it...

Generally like him but it’s borderline infuriating when he tries to hold onto the ball for two long in our own half and is dispossessed. Without boring everyone to death, 0 goal contributions from our midfielders in 14 games is why our strikers are firing blanks. We’re obsessing about how our...

Rudoni is outperforming COH on these metrics this season and indeed last season too. Again, playing for a worse team in both seasons. This has Rudoni v COH 23/24 and 24/25...

The time to sign him was in the window. As soon as we got to September, it wouldn’t have been worth signing a player who’d need 2-3 months to get up to speed and by then, the January window would be upon us and really we need a better player signed. We missed a trick not signing him in the...

Based on what? Compare the players this season and if you feel Rudoni has been lacking… One look at the stats show why Sheffield U fans have such a negative view on him. He’s not contributed much at all in a team towards the top of the table.

Yes because COH is showing he’s a much better player than Rudoni in a team performing much better than ourselves atm. But wait, the statistical comparison shows that Rudoni is outperforming COH in many metrics this season and in a worse team. Source...

I’m sure you felt that way at the time after we’d lost 4 on the bounce in September and had won 2 in 11 games that season. You’re speaking with the benefit of hindsight but if we visit threads from that season up to November, the place was probably as toxic as it is now. I believe things will...

He was around last year when we lost to most of the top half teams. Where we had the same kind of frailties we have this season. What we actually miss is a player like Hamer.

Mick Beale? I’d even prefer Ian Beale at the helm. What a laughable alternative to Robins. He’s an absolute blagger.

I genuinely don’t think he’s all that. There’s a reason he ultimately lost his place last season. That Dec-Feb stretch everything he touched turned to gold and his goal scoring record was unlike anything else in his career. From that moment, we weren’t going to afford his demands. I’ll risk the...

You’re being an emotional wreck this season Saddle.

He’s also our only wide player to make a goal contribution. Sakamoto is benefitting from his flash in the pan from in Xmas to Feb last season. In reality, he’s also done v little this season too and it goes under the radar. Whilst Simms gets slagged off for last night in a game he improved us...

I don’t get this narrative of Robins looking ‘lost’ on the touch line. His demeanour hasn’t changed from the glory days. It’s catastrophising and it happens every year because many of you lot on here are emotional whenever something goes wrong or someone plays badly. Get to Xmas, take stock...

I’m not sure they’re that great a partnership. Comparing our record against top half teams in 22/23 and 23/24 paints a picture. Both Eccles and Sheaf played in those seasons. However, both of these players are good progressive deep lying playmakers - imo Sheaf is a lot better at that job without...