And Celtic.

Interesting. That will mean the manager has gone from wanting 3 more players as of a few days ago, to essentially wanting 5 more. Perhaps the third consecutive league defeat was what made him decide 3 just wasn't enough.

You think it will be 4 more? From today, ie not including Hyam?

He did that once. Two seasons ago, and it's just over half what BBD got last season. He never hit double digits in the Scottish leagues.

Emphasis on unbelievable.

So basically a fairly shit goal rate then.

Hyam sounds well suited to the middle then if he is comfortable either side.

For 2/3 spots actually. I consider 5 the perfect number for a team that alternates between 2 and 3 CBs. My only qualms really are that Ayala will get injured at some point for sure, possibly quite a lot, so it's hard to say how much we can count him, and that Carter and Phillips are still inexperienced at this level. But personally I think what we have will do the job. Another CB who can also play RB quite well would be handy though, so wouldn't have minded VDB. My guess is we will use Carter at RB at times, as JDT will surely suss out how poor JRC is.

Said at the time I don't see the logic really. We should try to get them playing the day after senior games. Then anyone who doesn't get any/enough game time in the league match can still get their minutes in the next day (perhaps with the exception of long-travel away games). To me this would benefit both sides. Players on the fringe of the first team stay sharp, and the U21s field a stronger side so they don't get relegated. It also means we don't have to leave anyone out of either team on account of the other.

Yeh not that variety of Cunte.

I'd settle for a right Cunte in midfield.

Prior to last season he scored 7 goals in 2020/21. You'll note that's 7 higher than 0. I do wonder for how many years we are going to hear the argument that Brereton had a rubbish record then came good so we should take a punt on someone with a similar or worse record, or that someone already at the club with a similar or worse record is going to be the next Brereton. The improvement in Brereton (which was over two seasons, not just one as is often presented) was unprecedented in my time watching Rovers. It's very very unlikely to happen again just a year later.

I doubt that entirely.

Nobody has offered 10 quid upwards yet?

I'd say 5 million, that's what he thinks he is worth after all. Plus inflation.

Not sure about that. Some of the comments saying it have wished him and us luck. And too many saying it. It's clearly what is rumoured on the Cov side. Whether true or not is of course another matter.

I was happy with the Hyam signing, until I read all the Coventry fans saying he was apparently forced to move because the club wanted the money. Hopefully being forced to move against his will (allegedly) doesn't impair his game. Have to say, a 3 year deal with no mention of an option, and his expressionless mug on the signing photo, it's not filling me with confidence that he particularly wanted to be here. As I say, hopefully if true it ends up making no difference.

Data out of context can be misleading, and a chart like that even moreso, but it suggests he is better at passing and defensive duels, but worse in the air. Fuck knows what the difference between a 'forward pass' and a 'progressive pass' is meant to be though.

No problem, any time you make strange remarks I'll be there to clear it up for you buddy 😉

Fine by me.

Of course he will look more clinical, it's a highlights reel of him doing literally nothing but scoring goals.

I do. But that doesn't mean we have the budget to shop higher end of the Championship. And more difficult doesn't mean impossible. The right deals are always out there, you just have to know what you're doing. That could be the problem, since we employed a DoF who hasn't been a DoF.

Sorry what?

We quite simply don't have the budget to do that these days. We need to do what we did in the Hughes days and find hidden gems. That's where we're at, like it or not.

I'm getting a bit sick of Dolan being slagged off tbh. He isn't the finished article or good every week, but he has shown plenty of times he can contribute. He's still very young and has attributes that can be worked into a good player at this level. JRC however is dogshit.