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Used to stand on that random bit of concrete that was fenced off in the middle of it. Not sure why!! Seemed like a good idea at the time.

What about the flip side of this? Players we had that were bang or below average that we managed to offload? I’ll start with Andy Pearce and Jay Tabb.

Does anyone on here remember Trond Soltvedt? Torp is pretty much a mirror image. Good player. Can score a goal, pick a good pass and influence a game. But - just doesn’t have the nimbleness of mind or feet to be top notch.

Yeah, you’ve said it in your own final sentence. He’s not the answer. But he fits the narrative that we must have an extra midfielder. We do, but they must be better than what we have or are already paying for.

Kitching will go way up in value for me. Dovin as well.

Andrews: Young, needs game time, decent potential, no extra on the wage bill, stays fit, developing our own talent. James: Not the player we had 3 years ago, injury prone, extra cost, dubious impact certainly last season with Bristol. I realise everyone is frothing at the mouth for a midfielder...

When did James become Messi, the key to unlock our season. Maybe King has said something sensible to Robins such as give Andrews a go rather than spaffing £10k a week for someone who won’t play most weeks. He won’t be selected ahead of Torp or Eccles. Far less ahead of Sheaf.

No, still to early for that.

I think I was just pointing out that what you are advising he has to do to be a better midfielder is to be a perfect midfielder. A bit like saying if he wants to be a good centre forward all he needs to do is be a good centre forward.

Enough of square pegs in round holes. In the assumption Wright, Thomas-Asante Lats and Sakamoto aren’t available but Sheaf is id go with; Dovin mve. Binks Kitching Bidwell Eccles. Sheaf Torp Rudoni Simms Emc

We really need to get a grip here. Yes, we’ve spent £45m. It’s peanuts for a squad nowadays. We’ve spent it because the squad Robins assembled previously contained some fantastic finds. We’ve played 4 games and lost two. I’m sorry but to try and bracket the Norwich game as any sort of “worst...

Just so I understand, to be considered a good player Eccles must do the defensive screening and the grunt work in midfield. He must just improve his passing range, creativity, attacking prowess and deliver it all with a bit more oomph. So just be the perfect midfielder then. Profound.

If it happens it would be a massive you don’t appreciate what you have till you don’t moments.

Why is it you find ways to excuse our wins but never acknowledge that the same may apply to the losses? Let’s be honest we were as good as Stoke and Norwich and could easily have won one. There will be many teams happy to come out of Bristol with a point. Everyone can see it’s not quite clicking...

But it wouldn’t go like that would it. We sign the player whose skill set is “can win the ball in midfield”. When his limitations are exposed he’s the new boo boy, he still draws a wage and everyone gets in a frenzy with Doug and insists he must splash out on the replacement. Something of a...

CBS should be rocking v Spurs. Revenues from it can probably pay wages for 2-3 players. Up the reserves!

Played 6. Won 3, drew 1, lost 2. Be real.

Exactly. It wasn’t an oversight. Stamenic and Browne were close. Just couldn’t land anyone suitable. It happens

Not helped by the likes of Sky banging on about us being “favourites” etc. the core of the problem we have is that the squad has improved quite a bit but the expectation has outstripped it.

If we’re scratching around for Fleck I’d far rather chance Andrews