MarkBRFC

None in the whole of 2024. JRC being the last in December 2023. Contract extensions aren't happening here anymore, back to the days of watching folk walk out of the door for nothing.

Was wondering if we could we play Weimann as the central forward? Have Dolan, Hedges and ACD behind him?

The £7m Brereton offer was allegedly the following summer.

I find it strange saying CB is not a priority, we're an injury/suspension away from having to play 38 year old Kyle McFadzean in there. Wharton not back until next season, and even then it will take him a while to find his feet again. Batth and McFadzean probably not here next season, O'Riordan clearly not good enough. Hyam, Carter, Wharton, Litherland & a new signing seems likely to what we'll have next season.

If we take 1 point from 15 that is a slump and well on the way to the annual death spiral, whether you like it or not.

This will be the most comfortable 2-0 home win you have ever seen.

When we lose the next two, because we will from what I have seen over the past week or so, are we allowed to say 1 point from 15 is the start of a death spiral or do we just brush it off as playing good sides?

1 point from 9, which included two games against sides in horrible form, with two of the top three next. Make no mistake the death spiral has started.

Play your best team. Seems to be an acceptance that we can rest whoever we want today and just turn up and win, change it too much and we'll get bitten. Worry about Leeds at 5pm this afternoon.

Ended up being played on the 1st Feb that Leeds game.

Khadra was probably the last real pace we had. A bit wasteful but always an outlet and always a threat.

Now he is a poor player. 46 minutes all season and none in the league, being an unused sub more often than not, and a few months off being 30. A proper scraping the barrel type signing that someone bottom.of the league should be looking at.

Of course he is. I think he has started all but 5 games since Eustace has been in charge, and one of those he was suspended. Like has been said, he will end up somewhere similar to here next year but on a bit more money, because we are unwilling to pay the going rate.

Yeah, he joined in July 2020. and signed a new deal in February 2021.

I'd say at the minute Hyam, Travis, Tronstad, Cantwell. Beck if we're including loans. He's an important part of our squad Dolan, he would probably be on the next rung down in terms of pay with Carter, Brittain, Pickering, JRC, Ohashi for me.

Lewis Dobbin is one I think we'll have an eye on. Signed for Villa from Everton for £10m in one of those bend the rules transfers in the summer. Been on loan at WBA for the first half of the season but they have recalled him because he's struggled for game time mostly being used as a sub. Young left winger who of course plays on the wrong side, tricky but not particularly quick, seems to fit our mould nicely.

If the summer window was anything to go by, don't expect anything quick to happen. Plus with Park leaving gives them a perfect excuse.

I'm amazed they haven't closed The Riverside yet for some made up safety reasons, maybe it's on the cards.

They did in 2009, why would it be different today?

Although if he had left it ACD has a free shot at goal.

Ha I am for my lads team funnily enough, not sure i would fancy it with Waggott and Co though! No idea I might have missed that.

Usually they have to put a rearranged game into the first reasonable available midweek slot available, which i thought would be inbetween Luton and Milwall the other week. Not sure why it didn't go in there. The reason it hasn't gone into Feb despite the lack of games is because of the FA Cup 4th round. It can't go in the midweek before the 4th round (after preston home) incase they want either club to play on the Thursday night if through, and it can't be in the midweek of w/c 17th Feb because that's where any games needing rearranging from 4th round day would go. Same with midweek w/c 24th Feb as that's before the FA Cup 5th round, and again they might want Thursday night FA Cup games that week too.

Not many classics since 2006, only won once since!

I think it worked against Luton when. Cantwell wasn't on the pitch, as we had ACD and Beck out wide who get back and stay fairly wide. Against Milwall it didn't work because we feel like we have to shoehorn Cantwell in and he leaves us exposed when he's out on the left. So if Cantwell ever finds himself injured for a while or suspended again then Ohashi/Gueye would probably be my next choice.

I won't. Might be there Sunday though.