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1 minute ago, Wistaston Ram said:

Have to agree their LWB, Sorba Thomas has a great game. I think they picked him up last year from Boreham Wood, a bargain by the look of it.

Absolutely he was a menace with excellent delivery 

Well he’s here now so I hope he performs well for us - we need invention and hopefully he can help with that 

1 minute ago, Pearl Ram said:

Oh, that’s handy. I misunderstood, I though that was our lot. The big question for me though is will Jagielka wait for that to happen ? Might somebody slip in on the blindside and offer him better terms ? And will there be any interest in Marshall come to think of it ?

Not many out there who want to give a contract to a 38 year old - hopefully we do 

8 minutes ago, Pearl Ram said:

From what I read in the embargo thread Jags is a non starter. Used our quota up with Morrison’s signing today apparently. 

Currently that’s true but if Marshall moves on that would free up a spot 

Roos - one good stop

Byrne - against the best opponent player but not great today

Davies - looked knackered at the end - scored ?

Stearman - decent positionally lacks pace obviously  

Forsyth - for me our man of the match 

Bird - didn’t really notice him much 

Watson - some nice moments 

Shinnie decent professional job 

jozwiak - pontificates a lot and didn’t have a go at the opposition 

Lawrence - decent effort put in today 

Richards - never had a sniff 

subs - Sibley - he makes things happen - get him on the pitch 

Ebeselle - if he starts to use his strength he could be very useful 

Hutchinson -N/A 

It’s a point and better than last season opening game 

we still still look tiny and we need Jagielka and not to mention a centre forward 

1 minute ago, angieram said:

On the converse side of that, now we have our full complement of 'players of professional standing' it should mean we can bring on the young players who haven't previously played if needed without affecting that number going forward? 

I agree at some point but probably when the transfer window has closed maybe?

4 minutes ago, Andrew3000 said:

Christ. Why was Alsopp so urgent?

Might be as simple as he had another club waiting and we need cover for Roos - we might be hoping to either sell or release Marshall to free  up a chunk of his wages for others? 

6 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said:

Simon Stone

@sistoney67

Football Reporter for BBC Sport. Any opinions on here my own.

Thanks as it gives it a bit of perspective 

13 minutes ago, Rammy03 said:

 

Who are these random people passing on their opinions? 

7 minutes ago, BramcoteRam84 said:

Yeah get this over the line then we have a squad that shouldn’t be relegated so it’s well and truly over to Rooney then.

Apart from needing a goalscorer ?

1 minute ago, Coneheadjohn said:

Backed us at 4/1,fancy us as underdogs.

I am on that as well - just need Derby county to turn up 

Would anyone take Will Hughes on loan ? - currently training with the Watford under23s because he won’t sign a contract extension with one year left on his contract. If he doesn’t get picked up by another club they might let him out on loan at the last minute to save £4,500 per week ( currently) 

4 hours ago, Grumpy Git said:

I know some folk will say it's no excuse, but I know of at least one fan who has barely missed a game in 60 years who won't be going as he can't print-off an e-ticket and doesn't have a Smart 'Phone. That really is a crap situation for lots of older fans.

I have managed to get it done for a 73 year old who doesn’t have internet or a mobile phone - it was a long way from being easy and extremely off putting 

I hear that 13,000 tickets dispensed to Derby supporters- lots of space 

35 minutes ago, Jimbo Ram said:

They are really going for it under their new owners…..

Yep and I fully expect them to get promoted this season 

45 minutes ago, Heisenberg said:

Looks like Aluko is off to Ipswich.

So that’s who Paul Cook was looking at in our last home game 

   So let’s try again 

                          Roos 

Byrne.     Davies.  Stearman.  Forsyth   

                 Bird.    Shinnie 

                      Sibley 

Jozwiak.         Richards.  Lawrence 

bench -kid kid kid kid kid kid Allsop 

Huddersfield have been trying to get the game postponed due to covid cases apparently The EFL said no - game on 

8 minutes ago, DCFC1388 said:

Apparently we owe Wigan money when Marshall makes another appearance, not sure how true but would make sense as to why he has dropped to 3rd choice

Where did you hear this? Always possible though 

1 hour ago, KBB said:

Need to beg clubs for loans. We need to go cap in hand to man utd and beg them to loan us someone like elanga for nothing. It wont happen but we really need to explore every possible available avenue.

We are desperate for quality. Forget the whole developing other teams youngsters arguement for a minute. We need quality to survive.

We need a centre forward - they generally don’t come free 

25 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said:

Incoming!

 

 

Big statement for Marshall - and it looks like goodbye 

40 minutes ago, DCFC1388 said:

Roos - Byrne Stearman Davies Forsyth - Bird Shinnie - Jozwiak Sibley Lawrence - CKR

Not a bad starting 11 in my opinion, more than good enough to beat Huddersfield.

Bench - Marshall/Allsop, Buchanan, McDonald, Ebosele, Hutchinson, Watson, Stretton

I'm pretty sure all those on the bench then wouldn't affect the professional standing number if they were then to come on

If Buchanan is fit then he starts in my opinion and Forsyth might still start at centre half 

3 minutes ago, DCFCJim87 said:

Just a reminder we scored 36 goals in 46 games last season. We've lost Waghorn from that attack and signed nobody from an attacking point of view. I'd love to know where people are getting this optimism that we're suddenly going to start winning games or that the first 11 is even half decent. 

Because it’s football!

Nice to see him stay with us but we can’t be playing him every week either