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I'd like a bit of flexibility. if we can get a couple of players in who are comfortable in more than one position, we can dynamically change the formation to react to what we're seeing from the opposition.
For example, if we start with a 4-2-3-1, and we see the opposition trying to crowd the middle of the park and press our midfielder - I'd like on of our holding midfielder to be able to drop into a back three and release the full-backs to attack more (of course this relies on full-backs also being comfortable and capable wing-backs). Possibly ambitious, but it's that type of dynamism we will need to walk this league.

If we have Chester, Cashin and Davies the last thing we want is to play 3 at the back.  In a proper back 3 (i.e. a 3 with progressive wingbacks, not a flat back 5), the wide central defenders have to effectively function as fullbacks some of the time - e.g. if we are being attacked down our right flank, the right sided central defender has to come wide and engage their left winger or overlapping left back, while the other 2 central defenders stay central and deal with the striker(s).  And vice versa if we are being attacked down the other side.
So if you have big, slow defenders (which Chester, Davies and Cashin all are, to some degree), you are basically setting them up to deal with pacy wingers running at them repeatedly, which in the last thing you want.  You want fullbacks dealing with that kind of stuff and leave the central defenders to deal with man marking strikers and winning headers (gross oversimplification, obviously, but you get the idea).  That's why you often see fullbacks playing in a back 3 - Forsyth (and even Byrne at times) for us, Gary Neville and Kyle Walker for England etc.

I'd like a bit of flexibility. if we can get a couple of players in who are comfortable in more than one position, we can dynamically change the formation to react to what we're seeing from the opposition.
For example, if we start with a 4-2-3-1, and we see the opposition trying to crowd the middle of the park and press our midfielder - I'd like on of our holding midfielder to be able to drop into a back three and release the full-backs to attack more (of course this relies on full-backs also being comfortable and capable wing-backs). Possibly ambitious, but it's that type of dynamism we will need to walk this league.

it'll probably be a big ask, as the most experienced/highly rated ones already got elevated last season and have now been sold (for what largely looks like peanuts) to keep the lights on. the Polish lad Cybulski will probably be the most prominent. Aghatsie might get a chance in midfield at some point, but could be a step too far for most of the rest at this stage.

Agreed. Definitely need to get some pace in. I'm worried at the moment that some sides, despite being lesser skilled, will simply run past us.

Might be Sibley. I’ve heard he has played there a lot even thought no one has seen such thing happen. 

DET says "Lawrence did not report back for training with Derby last week as the 28-year-old contemplates his next move. "
Don't know what our wage 'cap' is but without competition Sheff Utd could easily bring him in at around £15k. I'd be surprised if we could get as high as £10k. Whilst we might be persuasive I can't see us matching the lure of a smaller paycut and signing a deal with a team who could realistically be in the Premier League in 12 months.

Disaster strikes on Friday morning after Quantuma leave the last few bits of paperwork on the boardroom table overnight

Might want to see a Chiropractor for that, mate.

Time Machine ?

Exactly GoC. It's just 'myside bias'. It's the most common cognitive bias of all so it's entirely understandable. But it's just perception rather than being in any way based in reality. Anyway, hopefully we're at the end of this miserable chapter and we can all move on:-)

That looks like a Greene King - so I'm out.

That looks like a Greene King - so I'm out.

thats our revenue as a championship club. not a league one club, there will be a big difference

Might want to see a Chiropractor for that, mate.

if the names on that list are true then we will be in admin again before next year
 
do we learn nothing

Might want to see a Chiropractor for that, mate.

So, you'd rather sink to their level, than rise above it?

Are you a structural engineer?

Embargo, embargo, they lift them in the Congo?
 

Effectively, it means he's bought the stadium, but owns it via a company that he owns, rather than him owning it personally.
Basically protects him from being held personally liable for any debts on it, liabilities caused by etc and gives him some options for things which he could do Legally if he decides he doesn't want it at some point in the future - such as liquidating the company...