We have to play the guy who we bought to replace Brittain. The guy who came on yesterday at half time. If not why did we sign him ? Montgomery at right back is a ticking time bomb. You wouldn’t see a tackle like that yesterday on your local rec. WBA’s coaching staff will have watched yesterdays game and will be targeting him from the off.

It wasn't me who said it, it was Ismael.

I don't know mate was Steve Kean not aligned with the board? I get where your coming from as its disheartening losing good managers due to fallouts with the way the club is being run but the manager and board here being aligned means the manager can have us losing most weeks and relegation candidates and keep their job no matter the results Obviously I'm hoping that Ismael will bring in the results but I don't want another person towing the party Line if the players brought in don't show enough quality after a bit of time

Gestede was here last season when Brittain didnt get offered a new deal. And hasnt managed to get any contracts over the line.

No, but he said it was down to past mistakes, ie not Gestede.

Publish and be damned.

It does feel different,it's the most important factor.

Who said boro have withdrawn? They haven’t it’s due to be announced tomorrow

What makes you say that they have withdrawn?

If Boro have withdrawn from Brittain we might stall the Miller deal?

Yeah having thought about this I tend to agree. I was wondering if India’s bowlers would benefit from the rest but it’s just as likely they won’t be able to ‘recreate’ the high they were on.

I was basing it on you saying 3 including Miller. Then naming yet another squad with 5 new signings. As ever, you move the goalposts and start going off on tangents.

such a low number? We will have 27 players. I have explained and what your original post didn't take into account is Brittain's replacement and whether Leonard will be that 3rd striker or we loan him out and bring in a replacement most likely tomorrow

De Neve? Has he ever taken set pieces before? I only saw the first half hour yesterday but he put in one free kick that just went miles over everyone. Weve not had a decent set piece taker for a while. I would prefer Kargbo and Pickering to start down the left. Also, obviously not Montgomery on the right. Going into the season with Hedges starting was grimly predictable.

This is the team that I predict Ismael will pick, not my preferred 11. Who are you putting at RB? The options are a guy who has never kicked a ball in the Championship, looks as raw as they come and couldn't get a game at the relegated Belgian side Rovers have signed him from....or Montgomery, who at least has some minutes in the Championship. On Kargbo, I don't think Ismael trusts him to start games and do the defensive side of the game, so I predict Ismael favours De Neve to start ahead of him. As I say, they're just predictions and not my preferences.

we could be announcing two players incoming tommorow,the facebook lot will have to have their tissues at the ready🙂

For me, the lack of transparency is the issue. Im sure there will be nothing groundbreaking but for the club to need so long to approve the minutes suggests some tampering.

I think its very clear what the team will be for the first league game of the season, Ismael has made sure they have plenty of game time and they have been mainly started every game Look like De Neve and Cantwell be our set pieces takers from the 5 pre season games

Ismael doesnt seem happy about the contract situation.

https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/hibs/latest-hibs-news/hibs-motivation-at-dundee-revealed-as-david-gray-gives-lewis-miller-transfer-update-after-big-win-5254858 Hibs' manager was asked about Miller. Usual non committal managerial spiel, but he did say that he is still injured. There seems to be some mystery about the injury. First Alan Nixon said 2 months which turned out to be badly wrong. It was reported by Elliott Jackson that he might be able to train this week, which would be ideal because he will almost certainly be first choice so if we could get him starting next weekend or at least in the cup game, then that would have been great. But clearly not. No reporters over here seem to have picked up on the Henriksson story.

We’ve got a board ? Wow. Who are the lucky people ?

Feel like the manager, recruitment team and board are all on the same page for the first time in a loooooong time!

Wouldn’t worry about players not being announced. Sunday usually a quiet day. Media team and managers might be unavailable to announce the transfer. Can’t see Ismael being down Brockhall today after playing in Holland yesterday

I was at that replayed game at Cambridge- horrible evening apart from Colin's strike.

Good lad James. Local too. Family from Feniscowles