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Bamford vs Leeds?

Robert Huth couldn’t get through a weekend without a jellied eel apparently 😀

@selwynoz I wouldn’t mind Merson, Ince, Townsend, Dean Gordon, Luke Young, Ehiogu or Southgate in their prime right now! I’d even take Justin Ho...

@billy Yes agreed and they will raise plenty of funds from player sales such as Wilson and King and no doubt several others, then they have the full p...

@billy According to Soccerbase, Bournemouth spent approximately £90m last summer: Perhaps another one to add to the list around over-recruitment....

@ jarkko @ Original Fat Bob Sounds like we've been trying to follow the Brentford model but haven't worked out quite how to apply it yet.

@jarkko I completely agree, Jarkko. There are other examples over-recruiting too, such as Tottenham after the sale of Bale - they brought in seven new...

Agree with that. The other obstacle other than experience for both is height - I think both are 6ft only. I wonder if Wood, as a left footer, will fol...

Interested to hear your thoughts on the three lads signed last summer, Bob. Who do you think wanted them if not the usual group? PS thanks for these...

@k-p-in-spain Not sure that’s a like-for-like comparison, KP. Two charges were brought against Sheff Wed and I would imagine that the investigation ...

@k-p-in-spain I’ve no idea really, just passing on what the EFL said. The charges were brought against Sheff Wed in Nov 2019, so it’s taken eight to...

The EFL’s reasoning for the timing of Sheff Wed’s points deduction is that the appeal process would always have finished no earlier than yesterday but...

Financial Fair Play or Profitability And Sustainability (or whatever it’s called) certainly needs a review. I can imagine that owners voted for it (...

@selwynoz All kept pretty quiet:/p> Just sounds like frustration at not playing and the situation coming to a head.

@k-p-in-spain That’s a good point KP. Presumably if Burnley are paying us £15m over four seasons then still owe us £7.5m, which surely is the most he’...

@billy I would think the whole thing is indeed a non-starter unless Ben agrees to taking a wage that fits our circumstances (i.e. probably no more tha...

@grovehillwallah I would imagine that the only clubs who can afford an above market value offer for one of our players would be PL clubs or those rece...

Thanks Werder. I think most people agree that Warnock was the sensible short-term choice - maybe the only choice in truth - in these very challengin...

@allan-in-bahrain I think that is AV using local parlance. He also does it with worse/worst from time to time. I think it’s part of giving his article...

I completely agree that Tav and Wing work really well together and need to be on the pitch and would add Fletcher to them. its then a question of ho...

@jarkko A romantic idea Jarkko but given our defensive record under Mowbray, Venus and Woodgate, coupled with that fact that we are desperately short ...

I thought it was just the weekend, for which he said he was turning his phone off.

@pedro If I could bring back any of our former Championship players in their prime for this team I think it would be Nigel Pearson. The midfield nee...

@chris-hunneysett I think Tav is best wide (but able to cut in) in a front 3 or central in a freerer role behind the striker. He’s more mobile and ene...

I’d agree with that but I think we’re quite far off having three centre backs plus cover and also I’m not sure how you also fit Tav into that shape wi...

@plato I agree that getting Wing, Tav and Fletcher on the field together is the way to get this team scoring and would join up the midfield to the att...

Whatever happens in the short close season, I’d like to see the manager get to grips with Lewis Wing next season. A lot of players went backwards ov...

I think when we talk about managerial continuity it’s about continuing with an overall strategy, the playing style and the types of players you bring ...

@k-p-in-spain Bournemouth could well be looking for a striker like Britt. You can't see Wilson or King staying put for them as they've established the...

@redcarred Agree with that. It's less a question of Britt per se and more a question of value for money and redistribution of his wages and potentia...