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Surely the style of play or tactical approach we recruited for was whatever Mark Robins wanted. That recruitment is null and void now as Mark Robins is no longer the man in the dugout. Frank has inherited a squad that whilst i think everyone will agree has some good players will not be the squad...

I doubt King will be willing to take a massive hit just to move him out unless there is a real problem behind the scenes. Could a short term loan out in January be worthwhile exploring? Get him playing regularly, potentially get his confidence up and then he comes back in the summer with a fresh...

The same was true for McFadzean and look at the difference he made to our team.

For a while now I have had little to no confidence in the Goalkeeping department as a whole, that includes the Goalkeeper Coach. What does he work on them with all week? Maybe he is the problem? Our Goalkeepers don't seem to develop and that is worrying because we have a couple of young keepers...

With last nights win again Blackburn fresh in the memory I thought I'd do a little digging around to see what the average points per game is in order to finish 6th in the Championship and therefore make the play-offs. Turns out the average is 73.9 which equates to 1.61 per match across a 46 game...

It's a decent long throw but we need to make damn sure there is someone near post to win it and flick it on, then it could have a big impact for us.

We all know that our midfield has really lacked Ben's leadership and experience so far but it will take a while to feed him back into the match day squad and build up his fitness. Seeing him for 20 odd minutes last night was a step in the right direction but people will be expecting him to start...

Surely we could do something with incentives rather than raise the wage cap? Lets assume the wage cap is £20k as has been suggested and the recruitment team identify a player that would they think would take us to the next level. Doug needs to get a bit creative and offer the player the £20k...

I heard at the Everton game that all wasn't well with KP and that the club weren't going to be offering a contract extension. The person who told me gave the impression that they were a bit in the know but wouldnt say more and i didn't put anything on here because for all I knew it was just...

You mean whinge and moan at the ref. It's one of the traits that I really don't like about Eccles. Yes he's a Cov lad and he clearly loves the club but until you are captain, vice captain etc wind your neck in and get on with the game. This isn't just Eccles by the way, it is a massive bug bear...

It's the same old story, we unearth something of a gem and develop them, pretty soon others start paying attention. When I first saw him play I said we'd probably only have him for 2 seasons. If we go up we've got every chance of keeping him long term, but if we miss out again I think he could...

I was really positive about the signing of Kitching last season, we paid a good fee and I just think he fell a bit short of expectations. Not slating the guy because it's not like I could do any better, maybe I expected a little too much too soon. As you say they are both relatively young and...

Why Not 4 1 3 2 when attacking and 4 2 3 1 when defending? Wright Simms EMC Rudoni Sakka Sheaf Bidwell Binks Thomas MvE New Keeper Simms Wright EMC Sakka Sheaf Rudoni Bidwell...

It's not fair to judge the lad on the sporadic 5 minutes here and there that he gets. One thing is for certain though, I prefer him playing high on the right and Milan at right back rather than Lati at right back and Milan high on the right. Once Sakamoto is fit again he takes the starter spot...

I'll be honest, when I saw the team sheet and he was at right back it concerned me. Man Utd in theory are a significant cut above us and the individual quality they have is scary. I envisioned Rashford ripping him a new one. When I saw him actually playing in the centre of a back 3 I was a...

VAR has just gone a bit bonkers. It was introduced for 'clear and obvious' errors but there was nothing clear or obvious about that offside decision. The use of Technology should simplify issues, was the ball over the goal line or not for example. My view: -Take VAR back to the most basic of...

I can't see us getting another 10m for Vik but looking at it logically and with a bit of reservation: 5-6m: Sell on for Vik 4-5m: Season ticket sales 1m: FA Cup run That is a pot of 10-12 million and is with Doug not putting any extra in. We could also have some left from the sale of...