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Nearer home, which is the usual reason for leaving.

Just like our defence.

Ohashi is getting better at shielding the ball, much improved overall this season but needs more goals. TGH was able to direct from midfield and is strong in the tackle. Ideal from the bench or if Tronstad is injured or suspended. Great to see shots from outside the box.

'there’s a lot of buzz around Ryoya Miroshita' … and now also Andri Guðjohnsen after two goals against France for Iceland (albeit one disallowed). Obviously fit and ready to go.

He will earn is money if he does a job in Makhtar.

If it is I am sure they will apply for a postponement.

The sad thing is that I should be looking forward to signing up for this book, but until I have an idea of content or contributors then I am afraid I won't be doing so. Will there be well written chapters writing about key periods of our history, player bios, great matches, statistics as there were for the Harry Berry & Mike Jackman books. If the book extends the work of those two authors then it will be worth buying. More info please.

Whilst this may well end up being the case, he is at a far earlier stage of his post player career than Coyle who had failed elsewhere. Kean is a different kettle of fish. His signings have yet to be proven as rubbish especially given that (presumably) he is doing as he is told regarding available finance for players.

If we have only conceded 5 goals in 10 games he will not be dropped when others are fit; if we have conceded 15 then he probably will be.

Many of the teams who have impressed me over the last 6/7 years and have gone on to reach the play offs have had strong, fit, fast players in the main so hopefully this is the plan. As you say, we have to wait and see on the new incomings. What is clear is that we have not really had this type of player enough in recent seasons. I suppose we had Amari'i Bell.

It is 74 million if you win, then a cheeky bid might persuade Venkys to sell to you

Presumably the better academy players will get a good pre season with the first team squad and a few will be around and about the bench for the first few games whilst loans are tied up. Is it better to have our own players as spares rather than premier league loans, many of who are despised by the fans because we have to play them regularly. We rarely get young loans who play a really significant part (Elliot & Van Hecke - loved, Morton - disliked even though he played a lot,a few others make a number of apps without ever actually being great) and similarly not many of ours go out to other clubs and are loved by their fans (Carter/Scott W maybe, possibly works with defenders who have a bit of physicality). In fact hardly any of the loans we have sent out over the last few years have returned and done anything for us or anyone else. It iis almost as if a loan out is the kiss of death.

Thanks for this. All it does is reinforce the knowledge of how far we have fallen.

Keep it simple. Do it on the 8th May.

Basic probability tells me that is 1 in 100 that it happens. Takes us to the first game of the play offs in season 2026/27 if we need all 100 games. Might be lucky and be in L2 play offs vs Dolan's Derby or similar.