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Thanks RR. Top work and reads like you enjoyed it. Interesting to see Saville in a slightly more attacking role last night. Maybe that’s his true ro...

@werdermouth A fair assessment, Werder. Gritty, certainly not pretty but six months or so ago this side couldn’t see a game out to save its life. Th...

@lenmasterman Agree Len. I had similar thoughts before the Barnsley game in the cup, where the thought of playing a good footballing side gave littl...

Thanks for the opener Werder. I have a feeling that Roberts in for Assombalonga would increase creativity and may be the way forward in any case. As...

@jarkko Yes I think that's might be more likely to be the side (or possibly Johnson for Roberts), though I prefer the wingbacks myself.

Tough game tonight against a good footballing side in form. I wouldn’t want to mess around with the defensive side so I’d just make the one change: ...

Thanks Werder. Really enjoyed reading that and many a pertinent point in your usual witty style. I’m expecting Roberts to replace Saville today in a...

@clive-hurren Ayala is at Blackburn whilst Clayton joined Karanka and Friend at Birmingham. I haven’t heard anything about Shotton or Gestede, whi...

Do the rumours about Bolasie mean that Warnock intends to change to a 433 with Roberts on one side and Bolasie on the other? Against that, he has said...

The proposals seem to be a mixed bag. Getting rid of the Community Shield and League Cup I could get onboard with. Both are largely reserve fixtures...

@jarkko Agree re Roberts. Good business for me. I'd be happy to see a left-sided defender come in too on sensible terms, though it might be that B...

@werdermouth Yes, not saying it’s a counter argument I agree with, just that there are two sides to the story as far as developing talent is concern...

@werdermouth I guess the counter argument to that would be that if Premier League B teams were in the lower leagues, you’d get more English youngste...

@werdermouth Given NW's comments on Northern Ireland's fixture list, I'd expect Saville to drop out for the next game: Bettinelli Djiksteel Fry ...

I agree with that Werder and think Roberts' arrival will likely mean Spence will play less. That said, if Spence or Tav had been playing at a high lev...

@grovehillwallah Yes.

@k-p-in-spain I know he might not be ready just yet but I think Nathan Wood is a left-footer. Who knows, by the end of the season he might be the on...

With the squad we have this season, it’s inevitable that there will be a lot of square-pegging. Thankfully Djiksteel and McNair are taking to their la...

With the arrival of Roberts (if and when confirmed) plus the emergence of Tavernier and Bola as possible wingback options, I don't think we should be ...

Thanks for the report, RR. Top job. Special mention for GHW who I remember some time ago musing that Tavernier might make a good wingback. I couldn’...

@werdermouth 3-4-1-2 with Tav as the no. 10 is my reading of the setup so far this season as it is. I think Roberts will most likely replace Tav. ...

Thanks Werder. I echo Len's comments - a quality start to the latest thread. Ordinarily, I would be predicting defeat tomorrow given that Barnsley a...

Good news I think. I suspect NW has decided to stick with the back three and wingbacks and see Roberts as a no.10. May mean Tav stepping down to the...

@grovehillwallah Peter Crouch’s interview comeback remains the best. Asked what he would have been had he not become a footballer, he replied “a vir...

Don’t forget Steaua, Ken! Liverpool fans will point to Istanbul but that was only a three goal deficit. All too easy to come back from really! Bar...

@grovehillwallah Blair was of the view that if you want to change things, you have to be in power: “Power without principle is barren, but princip...

@jarkko I guess I’m pretty confident that the current squad (Poor and thin as it is) and management team will see us comfortably enough in mid-table...

Though I’m very interested, I’ve never commented on politics before on this blog. I’ll have a first attempt here though. I wouldn’t describe Blair’s...

@grovehillwallah And when people from different households can't mix, presumably they all sit in separate corporate boxes! Basically, you can pay ...