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Dressing room resentment? Off-putting to potential signings? National humiliation? But they have. Exceptional football players always go as far as they can. It probably is fair to say that there are underrated and overlooked players in the lower and non-leagues, and that more advanced scouting...

At the very least, one would hope that Shaw's work ethic and wholehearted commitment rubs off on the players.

Is this an issue with ownership or AT, though? It certainly wouldn't be the first time he's provoked quizzical reactions from the fanbase. He's a third-rate communicator. The squad as it stands is far better equipped to stand L1 football than Championship football, so urgency shouldn't be as...

There were plenty of talented footballers at the school I attended, but one kid stood head and shoulders above everyone else. He'd collect the ball on his own goal line, dribble past 20 other kids, and still have time to get down on his hands and knees and head the ball into the goal. This kid...

Quite right, Bazza. Personally, I've always favoured the concept of two-tier management: a director of football and a first team coach. The DOF being like a general, understanding the limitations of resources and planning a long-term strategy around it. Leave the coaching to the coach. One...

I know a narrative has developed that the club can't afford to sack AT and only have him because he is cheap, but there is plenty of evidence to suggest the club could afford a new manager - look at all the contract extensions, new boardroom hires, and even transfer fees (McDonald) in the last...

Fair enough. It's a subjective call. CCFC, like most clubs, has finite resources. If one of our star players isn't performing then we can't simply go out and spend a large transfer fee and commit to three years of wages. It is one of the reasons I've been so tough on AT over the past year -...

A completely flawed and biased breakdown. 1. you cannot exclude the academy graduates who were replacement bodies. The club may not have paid a transfer fee for them, but they have invested money in developing them and paying them a wage, and most of them now qualify as assets with transfer...

Shaw was an average defender, industrious, and provided a decade of loyal service. He deserves praise, not the hatchet.

That's not what I'm suggesting at all.

Wow. You've convinced me.

Gunnarsson wasn't exactly a fan favourite by the time he left, but people lost their minds when Thomas looked like he was being sold to Liverpool. Between Thomas, Bigi, Norwood and Gardner, yes, that spot next to Clingan was aptly replaced. You have to take the rough with the smooth. This is...

Eastwood was a seven-figure signing on a hefty wage with unquestionable ability. Few of us would speak for his character, but for a team in CCFC's circumstances you have to hope that the manager will make the most out of a weapon such as that - you can't stockpile them. And I agree that mixing...

It's not so much about the positioning as it is the bodies. I'd prefer to have seen McSheffrey played upfront; I'm as happy to count him as a potential striker as Nimely as a potential winger.

Either/or. They already had Eastwood, Jutkiewicz and Platt. You shouldn't need more than three strikers. Nimely can be added in there, too.

It's not a popular opinion, but I think the players we lost were replaced: Murphy for Westwood, McDonald for King, Gardner/Bigi/Thomas/Nimely/Norwood for Gunnarsson, and there was a surplus of decent centre-backs (Wood, McPake, Keogh, Cranie) to cover Turner. Lesser quality all-around, sure...

An important distinction needs to be made here. I did not air an opinion on SISU's current strategy - I only said that it looks like they are trying to run a balanced business rather than outright asset-stripping.

Lame non-argument.

Now it looks like a business attempting to balance the books.