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Think this is exactly right. They aren't as daft as they appear, of course they could see it and knew how light we are at centre half. Savings and cash in the bank trump all football related decisions here though, always has and always will. Anything that happens on the pitch is irrelevant to this regime.

------------------Pears -------Miller---McLoughlin---Pickering Alebiosu------------------------------Hedges -----------Tronstad------Forshaw ------------------Morishita ----------Gudjohnson----Ohashi I think that's what we are looking at. If he's feeling brave he might start Montgomery in place of Forshaw but I don't think he will. If he's wearing his clown shoes, he'll start Hedges at CB and play De Neve at LWB. 3-0 loss and as comfortable as you like for PNE. Picks has made 2 appearances all season (one of those was a last minute sub against Watford) and Miller probably won't be in a good place to actually play but will be forced too now.

They think we are all stupid. I don't really blame them, the majority of the fanbase are. One look at the nonsense they've got away with over the last few years alone tells us that. When you've got people hissing and booing at the likes of Eustace and Travis and silent towards the likes of Venkys and Suhail it's no wonder they come out with this sort of thing. They could literally say or do anything and most of the fanbase would believe/defend them.

First images of Birmingham City's new stadium (no it isn't AI) Looks great, though their owner and ownership model is American 'Soccer' Ownership at its most cringeworthy.

January window is going to become another farce. Panic buys will happen due to the recent injuries. For the last 6 years we have faded away because the squad has never been strong enough to last a WHOLE season due to lack of planning. They must have all the data on this, its been obvious to see and so frustrating for a fan. All the fans knew Carter and Wharton had the potential to miss a chunks of the season due to their injury record. The championship is getting more and more intense each year so for them not to have cover is criminal. It gets bleaker and bleaker as the weeks go by.

Possibly because the Club notified them they wanted Cantwell off the wage bill, so they secured a move elsewhere for him in Jan. Both parties agree he won't play in the meantime so from their point of view he avoids injury and in return we avoid having to pay some sort of appearance related bonus and/or an additional payment to Rangers. I can't see it's that far fetched a possibility - especially given our track record

If we are playing 3 at the back, I still think Pickering is your best bet. He's done it before. However as I heard he was one of the players unhappy with Rudy & Co. back when Eustace left (along with Leonard, Hyam, Travis, Weimann), I think his absence is less suspicious than that of Cantwell.

5000 away fans turning up on a cold Friday night, many paying more than thirty quid a pop. We deserve better than this. We all knew this would happen sooner or later and we pointed out in the summer. Why couldn't our manager and recruitment see how lightweight the squad was? I think they probably could see, and don't really give a toss. Who knows what the lineup is gonna be, might as well draw the remaining fit players out of a hat. Disaster waiting to happen. I said the other day I would take a point, that was when I expected at least Carter OR Cantwell to play, now we're without both, I don't know what to think.

Yeah he's a human being he ain't doing it purpose this is his career and life and its never really got going so insults are needless. For balance though i think most of it is frustration because anyone with any sense could've predicted this and to not strengthen the centre defence pool after selling Hyam is pathetic. Absolute schoolboy stuff and i lost count of the clowns who said it's fine we have Carter and Wharton coming back.... This is what we are up against at this club now though and all they were likely bothered about is the pennies again. Replacing two good defenders in Batth and Hyam who commanded 10k plus per week with a lad who they thought they'd be selling next summer for good money and a cheap wage local lad. Clowns.

Tugay never won Premier league player of the year or came close to a ballon'dor does that mean he was a poor player?

I think it’s pretty much an instant loss tomorrow. Not a chance we even get something. Story of our season unfortunately.

In other injury news (following Carter's latest injury), Owen Beck has returned to Liverpool as his latest injury, which he picked up during an U21's game against Rovers, requires surgery. Shame for the lad, really good player for us, hopefully injuries don't wreck his career.

I think he made his mind up before his captaincy and it was an attempt to keep him. Plausible

Like I said why ain't Cantwell and his agent kicking up a fuss If he is being left out due to financial reasons? He was available for a modest fee from Rangers yet he ended up here. I think he started the season well but last season he was average not enough goal involvements and I just see a queue of clubs would be in for him,when they would have to pay us a fee and take on his wages. Like I also Said I'm not totally ruling it out, but I think its more likely he actually is injured.

On the 4th of December Cantwell will have been out for exactly two months - allegedly because of what was described at the time as "a kick on the knee". Something is clearly awry even if it's "only" the fact we've misdiagnosed the severity of his injury. The thing that irks me most is (in my opinion) VI lying through his teeth about it and pretending nothing is up. He's the perfect accomplice for this regime. "Just take your £600k p.a. and keep your head down"

We must be the only club that has a worse injury forecast after two weeks of not playing. It is a joke.

Foolhardy, neglectful, kamikaze...and which of us did not see this coming? No wonder people see them, as taking us down by design ( and not for the first time) Fuck off, Suhail the snake and Gaslight Gestede! I see you...

We are fans who are rightly suspicious when things like this arise. We've seen it too many times, something just seems off. Ryan Nelson was made out to be near wheelchair bound, he played for Spurs a few days after leaving. We don't forget!

We play Ryan Hedges there because Pickering, a player who has been a first team regular for years, is being frozen out of the squad due to his wages.

Nothing new about top earning players being frozen out of the squad at this club. I see they've fully committed to the 'model' of 13-15 years ago.

Its very unfortunate for him, he doesnt want to be injured. But he is the very definition of a waste of space to us. He is never fit to contribute, he cant go a week of a training post one injury before breaking down again.

Harry Pickering out for similar reasons I’d wager (we’ll find out on that one tomorrow).

It's either contractual or transfer add on / clause owed to Rangers. *purely speculation

Why sell Hyam in the last few hours of the transfer window without any sort of replacement? In the general scheme of things I'd say that's a lot crazier than deciding you needed to move your top earner out despite having given him the Captaincy (if indeed that's what's happened with Cantwell)

Think I agree with academy football, although the other side is for those lads who can take the workload it turns them into absolute machines Plenty of lads break down throughout their late teenage / early 20s. Unfortunately appears like Carter is one of them. Such a shame, he's a good defender and looked like he was going to be a real talent for us at one time. Maybe a step down to a lower level of football and a less onerous training regime is on the cards for him Calls of him being a waste of space are wide of the mark and frankly insulting for a chap who has worked at the club for over 10 years. Pathetic really