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Some Burnley fans were in meltdown up till a week ago. Look at what a couple of signings has done for them.

On this it says he's played mostly as a left winger for Malmo. https://totalfootballanalysis.com/player-analysis/veljko-birmancevic-2022-scout-report-tactical-analysis-tactics

That's great but we won't be improved if we have bugger all on the left. Hedges has played well so far. Be nice if we could have Bowler and a left sided player too.

Bowler is a right winger, he'd take Hedges spot.

I doubt Rovers would pay £4m for him anyway. I'd prefer to see a decent left winger to replace Brereton tbh.

Forest want Bowler so we've no chance. https://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/transfer-news/forest-bowler-blackpool-bid-transfer-7519712

Hirst started for Rotherham 3 times. Edit: 4 times, actually.

He's been here 2 1/2 months vs TM's 5 years.

Why is Gyokeres very unrealistic? Coventry need the cash it seems.

To be fair he was about 20 years old wasn't he? But still, underwhelming. And especially if we spend a lot of money on him. Can someone explain to Venkys that Adebayo is still only 24 so they can make a good profit on him when he's sold on?

They were fighting in the second half, there was just no one to put the ball in the net. Ref didn't help too.

Because he was very good when he came on today.

Not many players do to be fair.

Wharton is a different class though. I saw a few people say he was a special talent and I see what they mean.

Going off the first half we probably didn't deserve it, Stoke could have been 3 up only for Kaminski. However in the second half if the referee hadn't been so inept it could have ended 3-1 to us.

It's been 8 games with an injury crisis and a loss of 10 players from the squad. Do I believe he's a good manager? At this point I haven't a clue.

He can have Gallagher for £6m ,bargain for a 7 goal a season winger/full back/getting splinters in his arse on the bench.

Reading were certainly playing for a 1-0 result but I also think Wharton and Hedges made a massive difference in them not getting out of their own half. Both were very impressive and Dack and Brereton were much improved thanks to their involvement.

I'd say the second half was the best attacking I've seen under JDT, minus goals obviously. Relentless at some points. I wish the club would sign a feckin' goalscorer. But if I was JDT I'd be making Wharton at home in that midfield spot. The kid can spot a pass, can tackle, dictate tempo and he covers every area of the pitch. He outshone the Liverpool lad. And Dack needs to be in the position he ended the game in. Hedges was brilliant.

The difference was no goalscorer, a defence addled with injuries and players like Buckley strolling about. Dolan tries with little end product but did cause them problems - he shouldn't be up top though. Dack should be behind the main goal threat, not be the main goal threat. I thought he was very good in the second half. Someone said if Gallagher had been in the middle instead of Dolan things may have gone better with those balls that Wharton was threading through. When Smodics went off we were basically last years team, with a Liverpool loanee, minus 10 players from the squad.

Pickering wasn't great today, he did a few things right but a lot wrong. Ayala had to keep covering for him.

We deserved something from the second half. Nothing from the first.

The crowd around us was livid at that. Stoke were time wasting within five minutes of the second half kicking off. But those free kicks awarded when we had the ball in the box denying goalscoring opportunities. I say opportunities, the ball was in the net seconds after he blew up. Twice.

I didn't entirely lay the blame at TM's door. Also, isn't Wharton is from the academy? I can blame him (and Waggott) for his business in the January transfer window and the lack of a plan in place for the mass exodus of players. After 8 games, a lack of bodies through the door and pretty much an injury crisis I can't blame JDT for that first half. I will blame him if he chooses to use Costelloe at fullback again, and Dack as centre forward. He got it right in the second half which at least shows he's learning what this team can and can't do. I hope by next season the likes of Pickering and JRC are plying their trade elsewhere.

Hopefully he's in the team asap.