Yes, absolutely it is. It being an opinion doesn't remotely stop it being off.

May increase the price a tribunal would set. And until he signs elsewhere, we will probably hold out hope he signs here. Playing him helps with that (unless it persuades big clubs to up their interest!)

In other words, IRHJDTCWVDBRTVDHBIRTVDBCTCBBTVDHC. No idea why you felt the need to be so wordy.

I thought I read he did it last night. I wasn't there either though and I could be misremembering what I read now I think on it. Perhaps moving Pickering to CB again made me think that, but that was to bring Wharton off. Having a look at Pickering as a CB still suggests to me he wants to go 3 at the back sometimes. I think it's an effective tool to have in our arsenal, we saw last season how difficult it can be to break down.

JDT has switched us to 3 CBs a couple of times already. I think at the very least it is his 'plan B'.

Burnley are indeed at their best bitter.

The tears of Burnley fans?

See, 'sideways step' I don't take issue with. We are both midtable Championship sides in the NW with mild chances at playoff tilts. In that sense we are much of a muchness at present. But I'd love to know in what universe they think they're in a better position or a more attractive prospect. That really is delusion. Finished 5 places and 5 points above them last season. 100% start to this season.

Until Phillips signs a new deal, we shouldn't give any thought to 'blocking his pathway'. Until he extends, if he does, he is no more than a one-year loan in practice. One that may even be recalled at any time for a small fee... Carter can't be considered an adequate replacement for Lenihan yet. Barnes is out for the season and a complete unknown quantity when he's back. We need a permanent CB to replace Lenihan and ideally a loanee to replace JPVH. One of the two should be able to play RB reasonably well. Sounds like the Liverpool lad plus one permanent would do the job.

No, never. Will keep saying it every time he gets mentioned (which is every window).

What a tool. On top of which, of course you can have it be 'all us' for 65 minutes and then it be all them. That's the vast majority of the game! The problem is you're supposed to make it count, and supposed to be able to defend.

Just watched highlights and read comments...sounds like that's the best WBA have played in ages. Which either means they're finding themselves or it was a bit of an aberration.

There are a few years after 2011 you might want to take out of that record. Essentially all hellfire and brimstone.

I wasn't at the game, but sorry to hear it. I assume you've already asked the club to notify you if it gets or has been handed in?

I watched a vid, some 5 minutes or so of Phillips. This description fits with the player that showed me. TBH I watched it and said 'We HAVE to get him to sign that deal, it would be a fucking travesty if we lost him for the rumoured 250k'.

Wow...although he might stop doing that when he figures out how vulnerable our pitch is!!

Think you're making the same mistake Mercer is here. Pretty sure hardly anybody else is being serious about it. His predictions have become a running message board joke is all.

Lord above. Stop taking yourself so seriously and maybe you'll figure it out for yourself.

Wondering if anyone can confirm or deny, but this was a better cup result in terms of score than any TM achieved? And at the first time of asking.

Has to be a CB. It does amuse me that he keeps saying ask Gregg when he knows full well Gregg isn't going to do any interviews until the window shuts (apart from talking about a new signing when it happens probably). Cheeky chappy is our JDT.

🤣 Fair enough when you put it like that. I think when I posted that though it was only 1-0, and there was just some precum at most.

You don't say....

And said something about him earning his MoM by punching it out...think he confused him with Pears that time.

It was though. We had quite a few semi finals and fairly strong cup runs in that period. Until Mowbray showed up and we lost every FA Cup game since 2017 or 2018? And out first or second time of asking in the League Cup. He really was just utterly awful at managing us in the cup.

I've no idea what that means, sorry. Ash Phillips bafflingly been given MoM. Barely been tested apparently. Meanwhile we've notched 4. Most of the times I heard his name, it wasn't even his name.