Exiled_Rover

Thankfully there's no thug of a Leeds RB to crock him this year. Disgusting 'tackle'.

Just need someone who can take a set piece now...

I mean we need a lot of things, but the hole at RW is absolutely glaring. If you get service to Ohashi and Gueye they'll score. Maybe we loan a PL lad in for #3? Won't be a superstar tho.

Only the Swedes amongst us.

Then sell him. He's not a good enough footballer to be effective if his head has been turned. Nor is he going to be an effective captain if he wants away.

Only because Sunderland had Diallo.

He provided stability for the club for about 2 years. Then he rested on us laurels and picked up a cheque.

I agree, however, the squad is currently dangerously short of players. Look I hate the two stooges as much as the next guy, but they and Ismael clearly recognise we need to put a squad together. They won't reinforce in January if we're doing surprisingly well, but they are keen on staying in the division so will spend the bare minimum to do so (which we currently are).

20% sell on clause tells you they think he's good enough to move on from us.

Financially we've spent utter peanuts - I'd be confident in saying Brittain and JRC being sold has more than financed our transfer dealings so far. Plus letting Dolan, Weimann, Batth walk too will have eased any pressure on the wage bill.

Surely we can't need to sell Travis. We need all of them - out season fell apart last year when our starting CMs got injured.

He's an attacking midfielder - he'll play AMC (spelling the oft injured Cantwell) or AML / AMR (Cantwell can play AML too). I'm sure he can play CM too, but I don't think that's what we're buying him for.

So if Toth plays 90 mins every game he'll still fall short?

He's quicker than Hedges and has already scored a goal. Hedges wouldn't have been in the frame for that Everton tap in.

This Swedish lad, if we get him sorted, seems a bit of a character too - like Miller. I wouldn't be too worried about losing voices in the squad if he comes in too. Seems a bit of a Savage dickhead (love him when he plays for you, hate him when he plays against you).

Possibly, yes. I like to watch players play before I judge them though.

I hope he can get back quicker too - Brittain used to be nowhere in the frame if a quick team countered us.

It makes my heart sink when you see little kids, probably third or fourth generation immigrants, in India or Pakistan shirts in the crowd.

Horrible way to lose - complete bottle job. Pope has to be dropped now. Bethell too - he's basically played no First Class cricket. Test decided by an injury to one of our bowlers - in a series where they were allowed a specialist WK as a sub fielder (and the WK batsman was allowed to bat).

Have we? Who's to say they don't see the Swedish lad playing further forward?

Eustace read from a script in his interviews. Had a message he wanted to get across and wasn't really giving you anything else. I bet he's a completely different character behind closed doors.

Think it's more down to us not having the finances to green light our moves without Boro paying us for Brittain. We're in a chain.

Brave kid. Love that young English players are brave enough to go abroad now.

Mate I'd love to play Derby with Beck playing LW. He's not got the close control for it.

We can't possibly need to sell. So much has walked out of the door.