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We didn’t know it at the time but the investigation into the Venkys started prior to these players leaving.

I think he has only been really good on one occasion. West Brom away. Has obvious physicality but hard to find a poorer finisher or a player lacking as much intelligence as shown by the amount of attacks breaking down when he fails to even try to time his run properly. I also think at times towards the end of last season in particular, he has appeared petulant rather than with a point to prove.

Can we loan back Leonard?

I have high expectations from Gudjohnson. I believe he will be the next big money sale we do. Mixed about Gueye. Great character but still not convinced he’s good enough for championship level. still…. Rather slim on cover already. Any decent free strikers not named Bamford?

Justifying the appointment of Jordan Rhodes?

He’s not worked out how I wanted, when the balance of ‘he’s been awful today’ to ‘actually maybe there’s something there when it clicks’ was more like 70/30 I was thinking we had a real chance of getting the most out of him. Sadly that balance is now more like 90/10 (being kind), when he’s good he’s really good but it seems more and more a case of his physicality working rather than much more.

Not connected to Gueye. But I really dont like this idea of giving game time to a 17 year old purely for the purpose of trying to convince him to sign a new deal. Its likely a futile gesture anyway, I suspect the odd start and some minutes off the bench would sway him from taking a big offer from a big club should it come up. But if that is the primary objective, then whats best for the team becomes of secondary importance. Its not even as if hes signed a deal and we know we are developing our own player. He has always played off the striker in his rare minutes too.

The ball couldn't come back any quicker than it does with Ohashi upfront - which is the only merit we'd have in playing the equally slightly Tyjon as the 9.

17 year old Tyjon.

Fans: we are so short up top we have no depth no plan b unproven players fans: yes get rid of him makes no sense to me at all….start gudjohnsen play tyjon more absolutely fine but letting him go leaves us incredibly short and is a huge huge gamble

Apart from getting himself sent off I can’t remember one thing he did.

Agent gets commission for bringing him in then a bit more for loaning him out, then a bit more the next time he moves.

He was poor but had a bid of bad luck as well. A rash challenge and a red card, and then injured for a while so never really got going. If he had put that header away I think fans would think differently about him.

I keep reading comments on social media saying we shouldn't play Tyjon over Gueye because he isn't ready, and I understand that, however, i'd rather Tyjon come off the bench and earn experience and given a chance as well as potentially signing a new contract than playing Gueye, who isn't good enough, and then see Tyjon walk out the door. Ideally, we wouldn't be relying on a recently turned 17 year old or a league one level forward but that's the cards we have. I'd gamble on Tyjon because I don't think he'd give us any less than Gueye would playing V.I's system. Even at 17, he's a smarter player and we've seen in pre-season that he is able to time his runs and can hit the net.

Who becomes our "Bradley Johnson / John Buckley False 9" when Ohashi and Gudjohnson get injured? Not sure I fancy rolling back to those comedy moments.

It was hyperbolic but he is certainly nowhere near good enough for a Championship club. He came in with the advantage of replacing Gallagher who had stayed too long and become unpopular. It was assumed that we couldnt get worse, we managed it, but combined with his clearly infectious character, people werent and many still wont have it. The goals and assist thing is a good example of the above. He wasnt scoring goals so people used the goal and assist stat. So its including him missing open nets and the ball hitting his heel, or winning headers 30 yards out as the equivalent to a goal. Bringing him on late in theory can cause carnage but more often than not he just totally spoils any attacks standing offside or losing the ball. Starting games, our record was far worse last season when he started. I would have liked another striker but I would happily shift Gueye.

Wage saving, every little helps our poor billionaire owners.

I understand selling him, but really what are we getting by loaning him

He’s clearly not a ‘waste of space’ at worst he’s a poor forward that bagged a few goals and assists. Admittedly he’s been bad more than good and exclusively bad so far this season (and I’d say since the manager came in) I’ve said all summer I expected him to go so not too surprising but would rather we had another option to replace him rather than nobody, as I still think chasing a game he can be an option with Millers long throw

As the Aussie cricketer and ex WW2 fighter pilot Keith Miller once said when he was asked about the pressure of going out to bat in an Ashes test - “ Pressure ? Playing cricket isn’t pressure. Pressure is when you have an ME 109 on your tail and you can’t shake him off ! “

Yes you are spot on this has been going on for too long they need to be removed

Buckley snapping people ? He might just bounce the ball on his head, that’s his limit.

I hope his boots are still in the loft. We’ve sold the paintings off the wall. Now we are selling the carpets off the floor.

None, that’s why it’s crazy.