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who says he was lucky? wasn't he set to be appoint Legia Warsaw head coach job?

No, games when a player is unavailable through injury don’t count towards the calculations.

we need a right footer centre back signing in the January transfer window. Maybe Malmo's centre back Colin Rosler could be option and we were linked with him during the summer

Hes not a scapegoat as thankfully he doesnt play that many minutes anymore. And every time he comes on we are reminded why.

I think the point is that we have a bloke who knows he was lucky to get a Championship job and therefore will not dissent despite having the piss taken out of him.

Overhauling anything is supposed to make it better

Would Toth's ESC conversion be in jeopardy considering the games he will miss? McLaughlin was signed as an alternative to Kapuadi. Kapuadi was left footed, we need a right footer.

You’d expect them to go back for that “Steve Kapuadi” in Poland, given they tried to get him all summer and I assume (?) Toth is now no longer an ESC slot. At any normal club there would be a significant January budget given we’ve not spent anything like we have generated from sales for years now. Alas, I’m sure we have no money.

Spurs were terrible. didn't turn up. Frank got his team selection and tactics wrong today Eze was fantastic and he should be the England squad for World Cup

how far we going back?

They’ve always needed time to settle in. But time to adjust? They tend not to when you sign the good ones.

What did you see last season in Dennis that makes you think he’s anything but a complete waste of space, out of interest?

I like the lad, some times things happen when he comes on. Having said that he should have hit the target. If that’d have been at the other end we’d all be saying what a good clearing header that was.

You don’t get it.Employees here who show dissent lose their job. Ferguson has stayed silent over the United owners putting huge debts on the club.

The ability to defend is absolutely the priority. But a modern defender, at this level, has to be able to play in addition (pick a pass / carry the ball / etc).

Touché

I know he's the scapegoat on here and absolutely hated, but that chance there (and the penalty) is why I'd be giving Gueye more minutes. He's a chaos engine - he makes things happen when he's on the pitch (some good, some bad). The players around him simply have to be ready to capitalise on it.

After a lot of talk about 2 games in about how this seasons promoted sides were all totally different from the last few years when they all were outside the drop zone. Leeds and Burnley (thankfully) are starting to look well off the standard. And Sunderland have had to spend a massive amount to be where they are. Its really not healthy and shows the impact of all the TV money and the gap its created.

The priority for a CB is to defend. I loved watching Batth put the ball into Row Z when he was playing for us - he assessed the situation and rather than trying to lay off a deft header / pass to a teammate he just cleared the danger and got us set. It's a lost art. Everyone tries to be Rio Ferdinand these days.

We have the worst owners in football. That said we were clearly heading for an iceberg in the summer - all of our assets were heading into the final year of their deals (Brittain, Hyam, Travis) with no intention of extending them (nor should they on the terms offered). At least now we have young(ish) assets and a future. Even if it's just kicking the can down the road.

The difference being Ferguson wouldn't just put up with it and bat on as though absolutely nothing had happened.

I think Pratt is considered agricultural in his style, and Litherland more cultured. The latter being more popular in the modern game. But I think there is still a place for the old fashioned no nonsense CB, personally.

This is a genuine question as my memory is shit… Did overseas players used to need time to adjust?

Ah, apologies if I misunderstood - but I guess the logic applies to both.

I certainly thought 100 was a bit of an exaggeration but who knows? She said at the time that you can tell from some of the buildings they used to be Pubs