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@original-fat-bob Actually it’s back to me for Watford: Clive has Cardiff the following week.

Looks like it IS O’Brien at left back.

@deleriad I mentioned in the week that O’Brien looked the one with the best skillset to play at left back but would still be surprised.

It is quite interesting on the tactical front today, given that Southampton are one of the few sides that you’d expect to have more of the ball than u...

@powmillnaemore Tough to think of anyone but Chris Hughton is currently managing Ghana and might be available on a part-time basis. Presumably he k...

@k-p-in-spain I don't disagree with any of that, KP. If I were Carrick, I'd be switching the system pretty sharpish and not playing his 4-2-3-1 b...

Supplementary to the above, it's quite telling that of the dozen or so summer signings, only two make my XI using Carrick's tactics: Dieng - a def...

Thanks for the brilliant opener, Selwynoz - a really interesting read that I thoroughly enjoyed. As a slight aside, I just want to say how pleased I...

A better second half but overall still nowhere near good enough. The best I can say is that I think Carrick, who is clearly still trying to find his...

Thank you for the very sad update, Philip. My sincere condolences to you and others who knew him personally. Ken has left quite a legacy on this blo...

@pedro I thought O'Brien might be that option but it seems he's another box-to-boxer. I think Howson is probably the pick of an unstocked bunch if ...

Thanks for the brilliant opener, Powmill. Superbly written. I missed the game on Saturday due to work but was surprised at the line-up and not surpr...

@original-fat-bob In fairness to Barlaser, I think I'm right in saying that we've only seem him play alongside Hackney, which doesn't suit him as t...

Many thanks for your usual excellent opener, OFB. In fact, I think you’ve taken it up a notch this time around with a lot of detail and additional tho...

@deleriad I don’t agree with some of that Brighton analysis. The glaring error is the idea that Brighton keep their fullbacks back, when anyone who...

@pedro I think Hackney, McGree and Engel can be creative for us. But we've got to them all on the pitch and as far forward as possible. That Enge...

@k-p-in-spain I’m not sure about the back three but I do think we need to look at the players we’ve got, what they can and can’t do, and setup acco...

Real problems emphasised today. One thing that really stood out to me was that our chief creators in today’s 4-2-3-1 - Silvera, Rogers and Jones - a...

Great stuff, Werder - a very fair summary of the position as we head into what has become quite an important game. Thanks most of all for stepping i...

I have a vague recollection that Payero was recommended by Leo. I assume more research was done but, if it was also Leo that recommended Carlos de Pen...

My original response seems to have gone missing.... Anyway: Fantastic, Len. A Masterman masterpiece of an opener. My only complaint is that, havin...

@lenmasterman Hi Len, I've just tried adding a new topic and had no issues. I'll email you and you can send it back to me.

It certainly is a bizarre turn of events. I too had wondered whether it might be some sort of role play but if so, why would she post it all over soci...

I heard the recording of Greenwood posted on social media and saw the photos. I suppose it’s possible that they were staged in some way but I have t...

Perhaps it was midfield pace. Howson, Hackney and McGree are all very good on the ball but none have pace or are particularly physical. More importa...

Watching the final episode of the Sky documentary “Mission To Burnley” charting their promotion last season. Naturally the game at The Riverside whe...

@exmil Virgil Van Dijk, Bruno Fernandes and Erling Haaland would suit our needs quite well.

@jarkko If Engels is ready to go then I would stick with McNair for now at right back. He can stay back and form a back three when we're in possess...

For all of our (often justified) grinding of teeth over recruitment, other clubs will view our funds raised by Tavernier, Spence and Akpom with some e...