Exiled_Rover

I'm genuinely ok with just a loan at CB - let Wharton, Carter and Phillips round out the 5. I'm not really interested in loaning Van Hecke again though. I'd have liked him as a permanent (although not at the rumoured price). Seems an odd decision by him to re-up with Brighton - lack of ambition perhaps?

Either JDT doesn't fancy Dack, or he doesn't think he's anywhere near full fitness. I'd love to be a fly on the wall there...

I assume you've not been watching the games? We lined up with 3 at the back today (Pickering at LCB and Edun at LWB) - on Wednesday we ran out in our 4-2-3-1. Obviously we've also tried different philosophies - against Swansea and Sheffield Utd we tried to absorb the attack and hit them on the counter. We simply don't have the players to compete 3 times a week at this level - there's probably 7 really good First XI players in the squad - so we need 4 really good First XI players bringing in at a minimum. If we can get into a situation where the likes of Pickering, Hedges, Gallagher et al are squad players rather than nailed on starters we'll be ok. At the end of the day this is a long-term project. Mowbray has left JDT and Broughton holding the bag after years of mismanagement.

He won't play in front of that many at Brighton - that's silly reasoning.

The sad thing is he's a damn sight better than Edun at LB.

Right, think I'll call it a night on here. I don't need to read through 20 pages of how we're the worst team ever. 3 games in 6 days with a paper thin squad - we were always going to struggle. It's the same story as it has been since JDT was appointed - we need 4-5 quality signings. Anything else and we're looking over our shoulder all year.

Who else would you play?

Stop revelling in it and bloody learn what an acronym is.

Technically their second goal was illegal and Anel Whatever should have been sent off at 1-0. That's just football - they deserve nothing.

He's injured.

Their bench makes me cry.

We're 5 players short. Alex Ferguson would struggle to keep this squad up.

We switched to 4-2-3-1 at half time with Szmodics playing as the 1 (Buckley as the #10, Edun in CM). We've now switched Pickering to CB with Edun back at LB with Morton coming on for Phillips. i.e. we have no players.

LOL that ball has gone out of play.

"That's Ash Phillips coming off and Morton coming on. Should be like for like". These pricks get paid money to be this ill-informed. Amazing.

Edun looks much better in CM than at LB or LWB.

Their guy was a mile offside for that Kaminski save.

We've changed to 4-2-3-1 with Edun in midfield. Anel whatever should have been sent off there - on a yellow card and clipped Brereton in attack. This ref is soft.

Kompany has been allowed to sign 12 players.

He was brought in to play as a #10 in a 4-2-3-1. The problem is we've not had the ball the last 2 games.

It's actually the poster projecting.

When their guy comes in late and polaxes our player it's not being bullied, it's an easy yellow card.

They're begging for a penalty on the Pickering slide tackle on their shitbag CB on their terribly produced half time show. Desperate.

For all of the doom and gloom, Sheffield Utd have only had two good chances - one being a 35 yard free kick. We DESPERATELY need reinforcements - it's really that simple. JDT keeps on reminding us that we're 5 players short. It's showing every game now.

Wharton is an excellent player at this level. Based on his performances last year I think Carter can be a good player too. So everything to do with being down 4 CBs.