Could be wrong but isn't JRC's contract running down? .. 

 

That middle comment 😅

Great to see Sunderland collapsing.  

Pears is like a different player- his positioning and handling is top notch.

Sorba is a bloody great player, really nippy and works his socks of defensively. 

Carter is looking increasingly good- Wharton is going to be sweating over his place in the side.

Pickering was top notch today, he looked really sharp and pacey.

Costello- love his aggression, feisty little fucker!

Bucko- Great game- not his biggest fan but he looked tenacious today- sharp, aggressive and looking forwards.

Travis- Superb, biggest shit-house in the world but I love him. 

Dolan- had a funny game today, I'd say until mid-way through the second half he was a constant threat- also made quite a few misplaced passes.  

Szmodic- running out of superlatives, come back a different player- again, he's tenacious, fiery aggressive little sod!

Gallagher- class.  If he has someone running beyond him today they'd have had a field day.

Really positive stuff.

Jack Vale was really poor- Tomasson must see something in him ... Thought Morton was quite poor too.. 

Costello going off knocked us I thought which shows just how far the lads come- quality player!!

Vale is incredibly lazy.. Surely Leonard's a better option!!!

Morton should have been subbed about 25 minutes ago- he's a liability.

28 minutes ago, roverandout said:

Not competition for Gallagher.  A replacement for Gallagher 

I think given the right service he'd be alright.  Our current problems stem from a lack of chances created imo. I think there's more pressing areas to address.  

I think defensively we're sound- If Ayala leaves I'd bring in another body- a nippy centre half would be cool.

I'd not get a left back, would like to see Jake Batty stake a claim for that position.

I think we're woefully short in midfield I'd bring in:

Box to Box Midfielder: O'Brien mould

Dynamic Ball carrier: Rothwell mould

Two rapid wingers: Khadra and Sorba would be nice

We're going to need competition for Gallagher with Breo leaving- loan someone in that has something about themself..

Gk: Kaminski
DL: Pickering/Batty
DR: Brittain/Costello/Carter
DC: Hyam/Wharton
DC: Carter/Ayala(?)/Phillips
ML: Sorba
MR Khadra
MC: O'Brien
MC: Buckley/Wharton
MC: Rothwell
ST: Gallagher

That'd be getting your promoted in my opinion.

 

Costello, wow, what a player.  Would love to see him in that centre mid.  Get him tied down to a new contract now.

Wharton is not in the same league at the moment as O'Brien. He's a top class midfielder. I don't buy these stats people present. They did the same with Rothwell, his driving runs created space all over the pitch. He could break through the lines and make things happen. But people would simply say he doesn't score or assist enough.  Only considering direct goal involvements is a very naïve way of interpreting a players performance. I really like A.Wharton, but he's lightweight and doesn't work that hard- he's a long way to go. I remember similar hyper around Buckley and to a lesser extent our England U21 captain Jason Lowe.  

O'Brien would be a transformative signing for us.  Wharton, the way how he carries himself- quite a languid, lazy looking style reminds me a lot of Buckley.  We've had a few decent results but at the end of the day cream rises to the top. I stand by my previous posts, out current centre mids are lightweight, small, struggle to carry the ball forward and are all much-of-a-muchness.  Desperately need some quality in there. If by some miracle this loan goes through I think we'll make play-offs.

Yo, Stakeholders, what's happening?!

Oh well, at least we don't want to get promoted anyway. Glad I didn't bother wasting my money by going to watch that in the flesh. Dog shit!

Vale looks so bloody lazy and our pressing game is embarrassing.  Vale not bothering, then you've got Travis closing down their centre halves.  So easy to play through us. I always thought if one player pressed everyone pressed? I'd rather not press at all and save our energy. 

13 minutes ago, K-Hod said:

Success? No thanks mate. Embarrassing.

Hardly the kind of talk that fills up a stadium is it?

Anyone seen JDT's comments in the Telegraph? Hope it's a case of lost in translation... 🤔

 

When do we find out the result of our appeal?

Wish GB had come out sooner to clarify what was happening.  He's a breath of fresh air.  Despite the massive disappointment of this transfer window, I'm glad he's at our club and feel like with him involved we MAY be moving in the right direction.

Easy done to be fair. 

1 minute ago, jim mk2 said:

Well there you have it. Confirmation from the Nottingham end that it didn't go through

Fuck it, I'm done.  Absolutely shocking.

What an absolute shambles.  I really feel like that's me done (It won't be). The emotional energy, time and money the last 10 years have taken feel like a really poor use of time and resources.  It feels like the club has very little organisation, ambition or idea that the fans like to see entertaining football.  It's dire.  Be better putting that cash towards paying my astronomical energy bills and weekends away with the family.   

Maybe I have unrealistic expectations but to me, looking in from the outside it feels like the club is gripped with malaise and apathy.  I'll eat humble pie if we unveil several decent players later on but, based upon the past decade I'm not getting my hopes up.  Shite!

I think our problems stem from centre mid...  A quick winger with end product, a good centre mid,  Dack coming back into the goals.. A forward would be the cherry on top. But we're gonna still have Brereo until the summer.

Harry Souttar off to Leicester for 15m, shame we didn't get him..

I think Waggott forgets football is about entertainment.  An exciting, winning brand of football gets bums on seats. That builds an atmosphere and that's where your momentum comes in. 

They've got it back to front. They're charging a fair whack for shit football.  Not investing in good players, they instead 'sell' this project- the football is poor and disjointed. There's no momentum.  Spend some money, bring some exciting players in and watch the fans come and watch. You're not going to get people back making cuts, letting your best players leave for nothing and not replacing them.  

Where's this Lucas Joao rumour come from? I'd be delighted to have him back. 

10 minutes ago, goozburger said:

Villareal's Nicholas Jackson has failed a medical at Bournemouth ahead of his £22.5m move. Although Danjuma has left Villareal on loan, I wonder if the prospect of them both being back at Villareal in summer will have an impact on Brereton Diaz going there.

I very much doubt that, he's a bright young talent with a big reputation. Absolute no-brainer! Doesn't work out then they'll probably loan him out somewhere.