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8 minutes ago, Rev said:

Chatter about them offering Grabban as a swop.

Surely nonsense. Don't want him anywhere near this football club. Selling Buchanan would be one thing, to then sell him to forest would be another. A swap deal involving grabban would be something else entirely. 

Good for him to get out of Liverpool. He's too good of a player to keep going out on loan season after season. Shame he'll be playing against us though. 

18 minutes ago, MACKWORTHRAM said:

Still find it absolutely incredible that Rooney went with Forsyth over Buchanan last season.

They shared the position. But yes, Forsyth shouldn't be playing at all. Just not good enough anymore.

Lawrence is definitely staying. I can't really see any of the others going as they wouldn't fetch a huge fee. Buchanan possibly but surely we wouldn't sell one of our best prospects. We can't even reinvest the money at this point. 

Here we go again

41 minutes ago, Jourdan said:

Anyone who had watched our last 6-7 games of the previous season and the pre-season games could see the warning signs that were present. A struggle looked almost inevitable.

My feelings entirely. The squad also got smaller as we never replaced outgoing senior players.

5 hours ago, Ambitious said:

I strongly disagree. I think we were all optimistic about our situation 12 months ago.

I certainly wasn't. We had a thin squad back then and were letting senior players go without replacements. Terrible pre season as well. I wasn't all that surprised that we had a bad start and it fell apart with Cocu.

'This is the start of a journey where you will see what the life of a professional footballer looks like'

Could be an interesting watch

2 hours ago, Van der MoodHoover said:

Does seem a bit strange. Thought he was doing OK. Not brilliant but not terrible. 

I think he did a great job. Got them into the playoffs 2 seasons running with very little investment. Probably the reason he's decided to leave. 

4 minutes ago, brady1993 said:

See I disagree in part and I think it will be decided in the first few games. I think we have all the ingredients for the atmosphere going toxic extremely fast what with last season, the trouble off the pitch and heightened tensions due to Covid. Lose a couple games badly early doors and I think you can easily see a situation where fans take out their frustrations on a matchday. However if we have a spirited start I could see it turning the other way where fans really galvanize behind the team. 

As long as the players on the pitch are giving their all, the fans will get right behind them. 

5 minutes ago, jimbo jones said:

So, who’s being sold so we can fit all the trialist’s in?

I imagine some of the academy players will have to go. Those with any value will surely be staying. 

2 minutes ago, Jourdan said:

It’s blind panic because these are obviously not signings we have had lined up for months on end.

Do you think we would have approached Morrison and co. in ordinary circumstances?

For me, it seems we are just reacting to how the dominoes have fallen and there’s an air of desperation about it.

Also a player can look good in training but perform differently in matches, so it’s not necessarily a strong indication of what we can expect. Especially when you think of players who might just turn it on to get a contract and then revert to type.

I agree. If we are only allowed to make 4 signings, we have to choose wisely. This could be the difference in whether we stay up or go down. 

2 minutes ago, brady1993 said:

Mengi - Assuming we can actually loan him. Mengi is tricky for me because I feel like others see something in him that I just didn't last year where he looked incredibly error prone with no great talent to make up for it. Now he clearly must have something about him or else he wouldn't be spoken of so highly at Man Utd. It's just a question of how much has he kicked on? Would add severely lacking pace in the backline though.

I thought he looked alright when he played. I see him as a similar type of signing to Tomori. Similar age and attributes. Highly rated by his parent club. Tomori wasn't great at the start we have to remember, but he was playing week in week out and just got better and better. He had the experience of Keogh next to him and that helped form a good partnership. They complemented each other very well. By the end of the season Tomori was an outstanding player. I think we should get Mengi back and play him. Put him next to an older head and see how they get on. 

46 minutes ago, Tyler Durden said:

The most shocking thing for me is the total lack of communication from anyone inside the club which almost matches Captain Bob's era after the decided that he no longer had any interest in his train set and it didn't exist anymore. 

They said they would improve the communication but it just hasn't happened. What are they actually doing on a day to day basis? What are they going to do to ensure the embargo is lifted? 

Looking at that list we need some forwards. But we also need centre backs. We really are in trouble. The fact that we're debating which 4 players we should take, tells me that the club isn't close to submitting the accounts or a takeover. Why not get the entire embargo lifted?

29 minutes ago, Jimbo Ram said:

Really ? seem to remember 9 academy players on the pitch during the 90 mins in the away defeat at WBA that season. What cert first choice players did Cocu have that Wazza didn’t have last season? Bielik played more for Wazza too.

Yes that was one game. But over the season Cocu had a squad full of senior players to choose from. Bennett, Malone, Jozefzoon, Marriott, Bogle, Holmes, Evans, Huddlestone, Dowell, Keogh, Lowe, Paterson. All of those players played a role that season. It's clear Cocu had better and more options to choose from which allowed him to take the team to a respectable 10th placed finish. 

23 minutes ago, Jimbo Ram said:

Martin agreed, always rated him and he would shade it over CKR. Cocu didn’t play Marriott did he and Bielik was injured wasn’t he? Thought Wazza had Bielik for more games last season. Jury out on Hudders and I really rate Byrne so not much to choose between him and Bogle. Not sure who etc etc are ??

Come on Cocu had a far bigger squad to pick from. Rooney has just had kids on the bench

I imagine that part of the embargo will be relaxed now. The EFL will see sense, it is too harsh and makes a mockery of the competition to be honest. It really is farcical. 

5 minutes ago, Derby blood said:

He tried lol, he has left us in a terrible state, and for me he was full of it, my opinion, but he could not have done a worse job if he tried, and why so much debt, and to owe the tax man all that money is terrible business management, the sooner he is gone the better. 

Have to agree

Yes he's tried, yes he had good intentions. But he messed it up big time. Sorry but Mel is to blame and so are those around him. A complete disaster.

11 hours ago, Archied said:

You can throw out all the graphs and figures and spin the doom and gloom all you want ,, try throwing out the figures around how many people test positive for covid and not only survive but have no or next to no symptoms or nothing worse than flu ,,, that’s the great news and cause for optimism around this virus that first emerged with video s of people dropping down dead in the streets and people in hazmat suits scooping them up , it is duck all like the virus projected on us and it’s getting harder and harder to keep up the charade ??‍♂️

This is what we have to remember. Yes there are a lot of cases, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything. The vast majority are not getting ill from it. That is the most important thing. Remember it was all about protecting the NHS and making sure it's not getting overwhelmed. We've done that, the vulnerable have been fully vaccinated and so have many more. It is time to open up. 

We haven't got one

20 minutes ago, maxjam said:

If this is true...

and "Proof of a negative test will no longer be sufficient."

Then why this?

 

It will create a 2 tier society and/or essentially force everyone, especially young people that are at minimal risk from covid into having a vaccine that may or may not have repercussions years from now.

 

Are football stadiums included in 'crowded venues'

48 minutes ago, Dean (hick) Saunders said:

I have wondered about Bird at centre back.

Has the height and good left foot so similar to Clark in some ways. 
Would need to work on heading & positioning but that is not the toughest skill set.

When I occasionally played at centre back rather than usual mid field I always thought it easier.

No. He's a central midfield player. I don't see him as a pure defensive or holding midfielder either. He's at his best when he plays further forward, where he gets his head up and starts playing. He's got an eye for a pass but lacks the defensive awareness.

Don't have a second club. I watch other football as a neutral