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Bolton are going to suffer from all their games in hand, fixture backlog plus a bad result to knock momentum and the games in hand can easily turn into losses

Let’s for arguments sake agree a fee which matches that which Charlton pay for JCH from Peterborough, would we say we’ve come out of the deals better? I would say so, we’d be getting a player showing consistent form who is in prime years with resale value against a striker with no resale value realistically and if Peterborough fans are to be believed an attitude problem.

Fixed that

Collins always said he plays better in a front two. Playing him and NML seems to really be paying off, one quick tricky player and another workhorse

Huge result going our way right now, Portsmouth losing and will open another game in hand for us

Not going to begrudge this loss. Two very good sides toe to toe today. Props to Peterborough they got us back for earlier in the season.

Cashin is such a huge huge player at this level. Genuinely love watching him play.

I would be getting Hourihane off at half time and either get Fornah on or Bradley with Cashin playing the sweeper role. We need someone with a bit more bite through midfield

Actually have a sneaky suspicion we might sign him on a permanent deal on a free (presumably with some future add ons/sell on). It’ll be interesting to revisit these two posts come the end of January.

Good figures, although the key numbers on that are at 5 and 6 instead of 1 and 2. The strongest teams in the division spread their goals amongst the squad. What happens if/when Rhodes or May get injured? Suspect Blackpool and Charlton would have some difficulty replacing them. I think there is only one attacking player we could not afford to lose to injury and that’s NML. Any of the other players we could probably patch up with other players fairly easily (from a goalscoring perspective).

@David Not much I can add in here by way of advice more than already has been given, but talking as a Dad first and a Lawyer second, stick with it. The process in this country is difficult and at times (being generous there) you will think the local authorities and the Court’s processes will seem outdated and excessive. Best advice I can give as a layperson is speak up if something doesn’t seem right or you have questions. You will find they are all helpful and have plenty of support resources but they very often will not utilise these unless prompted. It’s a strange concept, having the same care and emotion for a child when they are not your own but it’s obvious from where you are with it there is never a reason to doubt yourself. A child remembers a single kindness shown to them and can shape their future far beyond what any person would expect.

‘The Seagulls have attempted to strike a pre-agreement for Derby Countydefender Eiran Cashin over the past few months for a fee in the region of £4million, though those talks have recently collapsed due to the good form of the League 1 outfit. There is an expectation that the interest is likely to be reignited at the end of the season.‘ https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1850430/Brighton-transfer-news-Valentin-Barco-Eiran-Cashin

Feel good factor can be a huge huge consideration for a player. Out of the clubs linked with him, West Ham is the only one who seem to be having a stellar season by their standard. Brighton are doing well but struggling to emulate their accomplishments of last season. Even now, the pro/cons of Derby or Brighton have changed significantly since the last window. Can’t see him wanting to go for a relegation fight in the championship either. Gut feeling is he will wait until the summer, if we fail to go up, he leaves with blessing and well wishes for giving it his best. If we go up a long term contract and the chance to be part of the backline for years to come

As much as I hate to admit it, any club with ambitions of Premier League should be looking at Cooper. I’d put a cheeky tenner on promotion for whichever team he is manager of at the start of next season.

Says it in the title really, we’ve become somewhat specialists at ‘Warneball’ and the art of putting the ball in the dangerous areas and it seems to work at this level. Something must be working if we get the likes of Wilson and Thompson getting on the end of these crosses despite their diminutive heights.

Think that ship has already left the port. Their recent form means they are relying on teams around them to drop points in order to stay top

Warne is a tactical genius (at least at this level) , don’t know what they have been putting in his coffee but he’s turned things around massively

https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/derby-county-hull-city-transfer-9002013.amp Bird still a target for Rosenior/Hull

Agreed, but the issue with the last promotion was not the actual promotion but what was done with the team once they got there. If we played like this week in week out in the championship I’d be a little more worried but horses for courses and all that

Quite frankly, if we win 90% of our games with a scrappy goal off Collins arse or NML shin then defend for 90 minutes I’ll still be happy. We are not in the league to enjoy it, the club have one aim this year and that’s to get out this league.

Fairly certain it was the other way around, didn’t warn say he had been after him for a while but there were clubs in higher leagues interested in him? 6 months was probably a mutual call for both club and player to assess their options come January.

Keep Nelson, Wilson and NML fit and in the team as much as possible. Those three are dragging this team out from mediocrity most games.