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Real statement signing that, arguably the strongest back backline (including keepers) in the league. Nice to have some options at the back going into next season too. 
 
Couple of decent strikers and perhaps a loan attacking player and the team looks set. 

Real statement signing that, arguably the strongest back backline (including keepers) in the league. Nice to have some options at the back going into next season too. 
 
Couple of decent strikers and perhaps a loan attacking player and the team looks set. 

Big season for him this year, probably the player with most ‘potential’ to be shaped into a Warne type player with players like Bird and Sibley already having their style of football clear. 
 
If Warne can shape him into a box to box style midfielder rather than a defensive midfielder he could probably do a similar job to Knight.

Smith didn’t really play in midfield last season until the later side of the season, plus White was brought in to cover Bird. Once Bird was fit White barely got any game time. 
 
That plus we will likely play 3/5 at the back most games so we will only need two starting midfielders.
Warne’s comments suggest we would only sign if Knight/Bird leaves and that pretty much makes sense with 4 first team midfielders with another two reserve/youth

Big season for him this year, probably the player with most ‘potential’ to be shaped into a Warne type player with players like Bird and Sibley already having their style of football clear. 
 
If Warne can shape him into a box to box style midfielder rather than a defensive midfielder he could probably do a similar job to Knight.

Big season for him this year, probably the player with most ‘potential’ to be shaped into a Warne type player with players like Bird and Sibley already having their style of football clear. 
 
If Warne can shape him into a box to box style midfielder rather than a defensive midfielder he could probably do a similar job to Knight.

Pretty sure Darren Bent was on an eye watering amount of money too 

Not too concerned with prior record, before Derby McGoldrick only really had one good goal scoring season. 
 
previous records doesn’t guarantee anything, everyone expected Collins to boss the league but it didn’t work out that way.

Not too concerned with prior record, before Derby McGoldrick only really had one good goal scoring season. 
 
previous records doesn’t guarantee anything, everyone expected Collins to boss the league but it didn’t work out that way.

Honestly don’t see where Knight would fit into this team if he stayed. The wingbacks we’ve signed are clearly coming in to play most if not all games. 
 
Midfield is stacked with Bird, Hourihane, Smith, Sibley if no one else comes in or none of the academy lads step up. 
 
Could he be any good as a wide forward/winger over NML? He’s not really got the finishing to play forward. 
 
Honestly in this league 2-3 million would rebuild our front line with some quality long term strikers. It’s a bit of a no brainer.

Unfortunately something we have to accept that whilst we might have the history and size as a football club, we are ultimately up against clubs in a higher league than us. 
 
If this was a choice between a premier league club and championship club we wouldn’t begrudge him going for the higher league. Same applies to Championship and League One. 

Assume that’s why we’ve brought in a new academy manager, given the free rein to completely refresh the academy. 
 
There are always going to be players who are on the cusp between the first team and youth team in the same way Rooney was last season.

Not sure I agree, we are used to having a big squad with a lot of older legs that would struggle to play the full season. 
 
For arguments sake let’s say we had a squad for 442: 
GK x 2 
CB x 4 
RB/LB x 2 with cover players from midfield. 
 
CM x 4 (at least one of which can cover full back) 
Wingers x 4 (at least one of which can play centrally as additional rotation forward) 
Strikers x 3
Thats a squad of 19 senior players. Another 5 players who are on the cusp from academy and that seems plenty, with relevant reinforcements in January 

Expectation is promotion, whether that is storm the league, creep into second or sneak into the playoffs it doesn’t really matter, all the same result in the end.

Unfortunately something we have to accept that whilst we might have the history and size as a football club, we are ultimately up against clubs in a higher league than us. 
 
If this was a choice between a premier league club and championship club we wouldn’t begrudge him going for the higher league. Same applies to Championship and League One. 

Unfortunately something we have to accept that whilst we might have the history and size as a football club, we are ultimately up against clubs in a higher league than us. 
 
If this was a choice between a premier league club and championship club we wouldn’t begrudge him going for the higher league. Same applies to Championship and League One. 

Unfortunately something we have to accept that whilst we might have the history and size as a football club, we are ultimately up against clubs in a higher league than us. 
 
If this was a choice between a premier league club and championship club we wouldn’t begrudge him going for the higher league. Same applies to Championship and League One. 

Unfortunately something we have to accept that whilst we might have the history and size as a football club, we are ultimately up against clubs in a higher league than us. 
 
If this was a choice between a premier league club and championship club we wouldn’t begrudge him going for the higher league. Same applies to Championship and League One. 

Think the reason that NML is having such an effective season is because he doesn’t have to worry about tracking back to RB with Smith there. 
 
If we still had Bryne there then there’s no way that NML would have the freedom he normally gets up the wing. Let our defenders defend and attackers attack.

Think the reason that NML is having such an effective season is because he doesn’t have to worry about tracking back to RB with Smith there. 
 
If we still had Bryne there then there’s no way that NML would have the freedom he normally gets up the wing. Let our defenders defend and attackers attack.

Never change a winning team, don’t think any of the subs yesterday did enough to push into the starting 11.

Listening to his post match today, don’t think I’ve enjoyed listening to a manager as much as PW. 
 
For a guy who wasn’t particularly smart footballer (rather the hard working grafter), he has an intelligence you don’t see in many managers

Listening to his post match today, don’t think I’ve enjoyed listening to a manager as much as PW. 
 
For a guy who wasn’t particularly smart footballer (rather the hard working grafter), he has an intelligence you don’t see in many managers