Last seen: October 25, 2025 7:58 pm
I suspect that the club are operating a dual recruitment plan this summer as they did last year - longer term permanent signings driven by the recruit...
Don’t panic, Bob. It’s only three games and last night’s barely counts. We played quite well in spells in the league games - it’s a lot better than ...
Looks like Bola at LWB. Not sure if it will be Djiksteel or Smith at RWB - possibly the latter to save Djijsteel’s legs but Smith being captain feels ...
Hoppe being just 21, with no experience of English football nevermind the Chanpionship, and having played very little first team football in the last ...
I’ll go the other way and say that, if he’s here long enough, I think Chris Wilder will turn out to be our best manager since Bruce Rioch.
Fair enough. Regards going with experience from the bench, to be fair I think most managers do unless you're comfortably in front. Not too many are ...
That would be a very good signing.
Deleriad, I'm not sure about Wilder and not using youngsters. Last season we regularly had Fry, Tav, Jones, Balogun and Connolly on the field - all ...
I thought the Hoppe deal was more or less done but no announcement so far. Not sure if he’ll improve our defending though!
Unfortunately (or possibly fortunately) I missed the game yesterday due to other commitments. I was surprised and pretty disappointed when I saw the r...
Where do you think we’ll finish this year Plato?
So far so good with Boro in control against a physically powerful but somewhat clunky West Brom who look a bit undercooked in comparison to a smoother...
Bola preferred to Fry at the back is a slight surprise but then we did say Lenihan might be more direct competition for Dael, whilst we know CW wants ...
Exactly that, KP. By the way, having a structure, an identity in terms of way of playing, a good manager and a recruitment strategy is still not a g...
I don’t see a lot of evidence of disconnection/discontent/disharmony between Wilder and Scott/the club. All the signings that we’ve made could very ...
I guess this is a pretty obvious statement but ultimately deals don’t get done unless there is agreement from all parties. I’m really disappointed t...
The impending loss of Tavernier is a real blow and puts a bit of a dampener on what had otherwise been a promising transfer window. I’m pleased that...
Norwich relegated - now there’s a bold prediction!
And we’re back! Thanks Bob for that comprehensive review of the new faces and look ahead to West Brom. Will we have a shiny new striker before the s...
Malcolm, Yes, I read that he's very highly thought of at Everton and they obviously paid a big fee for a young player untested at Premier League lev...
He's right back, Malcolm. I'd be surprised if he was loaned out as I believe Seamus Coleman is injured (and ageing) and Patterson was seen as his succ...
I've seen him come off the bench for Man U last season. Robust he certainly is!
Good post, Deleriad. Agree with that. I’d give Jones some slack though. You take the downside with him for the serious upside and I love that Wilder...
I wouldn’t completely rule out Chuba Akpom, assuming he’s up for the fight. He was poor previously (though arguably better than Connolly and not far...
KP, As it stands, it looks like Watmore with McGree behind him is the first choice forward line. I guess Coburn is next in the pecking order and the...
Just one final point on the future planning regards Tav: it’s possible that the club have already got ahead of that by signing McGree and Boyd-Munce l...
Hopefully what they’re doing is making sure the deals work for us. We can’t complain about paying over the odds or failing to do due diligence on si...
KP, I guess in an ideal world you'd have a constantly updated longlist of 3/4/5/6 players for every position that fits your style of play, is the ri...