Ghost of Clough

More shots than any other side from set pieces, but only 10th for goals from them (avering 1 every 3 games) - we top the charts in that category (13 so far)

Excellent stuff from Bird for 2 goals today

Excellent stuff from Bird for 2 goals today

Excellent stuff from Bird for 2 goals today

He's gone.
Let it go!

Good header but poor defending from Bradley. Lost his man and didn't challenge for the header

Seems like the ref just doesn't like giving penalties for either side

Ref really doesn't want to give us a pen today

Ref really doesn't want to give us a pen today

1 moment of quality in 26 mins and we score!

I have certain items on subscription, so I get deliveries every 1-6 months (depending on the item) so I don't have to quickly nip out to the shop to pick them up when I inevitably tun out and forgot to get them when grocery shopping - cat litter, cat food, toilet roll, kitchen paper, AAA batteries, dishwasher tablets, etc... Some people will do a full grocery shop.
Then there's birthday and Christmas presents. Clothes, gadgets, games and all sorts of stuff that I want throughout the year... 
Free delivery on Prime is more patient than and greener for the environment than nipping down to the shops each time I want to buy something as soon as I remember I need it.

Not quite. On average, we should be getting 10 points for every 5 games for automatics. However, that's an average 5 game spell - sometimes we may get less, others we'll get more. 
In a 5 game spell such as Reading, Bolton, Northampton, Blackpool, Portsmouth, we may find it harder to get those 10 points. Therefore, we'd need to pick up more than that in other spells, such as Fleetwood, Burton, Lincoln, Reading, Cheltenham

Not quite. On average, we should be getting 10 points for every 5 games for automatics. However, that's an average 5 game spell - sometimes we may get less, others we'll get more. 
In a 5 game spell such as Reading, Bolton, Northampton, Blackpool, Portsmouth, we may find it harder to get those 10 points. Therefore, we'd need to pick up more than that in other spells, such as Fleetwood, Burton, Lincoln, Reading, Cheltenham

Give it a chance man, you only been married a few weeks! 😋

Reading will be a tough one as they're finally hitting some good form. Unbeaten in 6 (including draws vs Peterborough and Oxford) and only 1 defeat in 9 in the league.
Form over the last 6 games:
Fleetwood - 2 points (24th)
Burton - 7 points (16th)
Lincoln - 2 points (23rd)
Reading - 10 points (9th)
Cheltenham - 8 points (14th)
Honestly, anything less than 13 points from those 5 games would be a disappointment.

I consider that to be a harsh judgement of Sibley, as he and Thompson typically press better than any of our other mids, even if he has a tendency of giving away a high number of fouls as a result. Taking this game as an example, he made 3 tackles, interceptions and blocks (and 2 fouls), whilst Bird, Hourihane and Thompson made a combined 3 defensive actions (and 1 foul). In fact, when looking at overall defensive actions this season, Sibley is our 2nd best midfielder behind Fornah.
He's also better than everyone else for open play attacking contributions. He has more shots and key passes than any other player (Thompson and Bird are 2nd and 3rd), whilst he's only a fraction behind Thompson and Fornah for attempted dribbles. As yesterday showed, Sibley's set pieces are just as dangerous as Hourihane's.

He had a respectable 5 goal contributions in 1534 league minutes at Swindon, then Phil Brown took over as manager, stopped using Elsnik, then they drifted out of thr playoffs. @angieram described him as "a class above" during that spell.
He had 6 goal contributions in 1408 mins during his half season at Mansfield too (4 in 1004 league mins).
We made the decision to release him shortly after his 20th birthday. Meanwhile, we kept less promising players like Babos and Wassall until they were 22 and 23 respectively.

Had a season at Swindon when Rowett was manager. Spent a bit of time out injured.
Then loaned out to Mansfield for the season when Lampard was manager. The decision was already made at that point that we didn't want him and we tried to sell him. Mansfield didn't want to pay for him (free in the summer) so we recalled him. No one was willing to buy him (due to being out of contract in 6 months) so we loaned him out to the next club who came knocking - Northampton barely played him and he left at the end of the season.
It's a shame he couldn't have stayed for an extra season, as I'm sure Cocu would have used him. Add him to the list of other academy players our decision makers judged incorrectly. 

Only 20 apps and he'll have made more appearances than any other player for 36 years! 17 away from being in the all time top 20.

In reference to playing 4 at the back, Warne has talked about his struggles deciding whether to play 3 in midfield and 1 forward or sacrificing a bit of control to add more goal threat by switching to 2 in midfield and 2 up front. Warne can't get that balance right with the current squad, so I can see him using this game as an opportunity to switch to 352 to get what he perceives at the best of both worlds, especially since We'll lose the defensive solidity of Nyambe for at least a month. We switch to 3 at the back at some point in almost every game anyway, so the players should be able to adapt to it quickly.

He had a respectable 5 goal contributions in 1534 league minutes at Swindon, then Phil Brown took over as manager, stopped using Elsnik, then they drifted out of thr playoffs. @angieram described him as "a class above" during that spell.
He had 6 goal contributions in 1408 mins during his half season at Mansfield too (4 in 1004 league mins).
We made the decision to release him shortly after his 20th birthday. Meanwhile, we kept less promising players like Babos and Wassall until they were 22 and 23 respectively.

If I remember correctly under FIFA rules we'll be due at least £810k (£90k per year at the club between the ages of 12 and 21). However, this is the minimum amount, with English FA having their own compensation rules. The fact Bird has captained the club and (by the end of the season) played over 200 games for our club, the fee we receive will be higher than the minimum.

If I remember correctly under FIFA rules we'll be due at least £810k (£90k per year at the club between the ages of 12 and 21). However, this is the minimum amount, with English FA having their own compensation rules. The fact Bird has captained the club and (by the end of the season) played over 200 games for our club, the fee we receive will be higher than the minimum.

Yes. Came off the bench at half time vs Wigan for his first league app of the season on Boxing Day 2019, then started all but 1 game through to the end of the season, playing the full 90 in 15 of the 21 (never less than 81 minutes). He also played in every cup game except the replay against Northampton.
His performances in that half season were so good he was voted the Player's Player of the Season and Young Player of the Season.

My understanding is that FA set compensation will be made up of an upfront fee, add-ons (ie appearances), and a sell-on percentage.
Based on historic cases, of players 20+, the upfront fee is typically at least 2/3rds of the total amount, and a 20% profit sell-on.
Two cases include our current players.
Collins - 18 months at Shrewsbury before joining Swindon aged 22. His compensation was worth £220k with a 20% sell-on.
Nelson - Released by Stoke at 16, then spent 8 years at Plymouth. After 246 games and 23 years of age, he moved from Plymouth in League 2 to join League 1 Oxford for a deal worth £280k.
Other cases:
Jed Steer - moved from Norwich to Aston Villa shortly before his 21st birthday in a deal which was potentially worth £950k with a 20% sell-on.
Danny Ings - signed for Burnley aged 19 for £1m, then moved to Liverpool at 23. The deal cost £8m (£6.5m upfront) with a 20% sell-on.
As I posted earlier, I'm led to believe FIFA rules mean we are guaranteed at least £810k.