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Markanday on bench

Phillips could get absolutely destroyed aswell. I honestly think it's too much to be asking him to play again especially after a thumping the other night . Nothing ideal but wouldnt surprise me if Pickering features at centre half.Jdt has moved him there a couple of times now . I obviously don't want Pickering at centre half but there isn't another option if JDT thinks too much for Phillips to start again

We have to start either Pickering or Phillips.Who else would play centre half? 3 games in a week is a lot for Phillips though especially considering the conditions last Sunday. Wouldn't be surprised if Pickering lined up alongside Ayala with Edun brought in at lb We desperately need reinforcements at the back

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How is Brittain a league one player? When was the last game he played at that level?

Wouldn't have been pleased if we had spent £3 million on Forrs, no idea on Hoppe haven't seen him.Muniz a decent signing but presumably a loan deal

Gonna wait and see before I lose my Shit over Van Hecke to Sunderland. Other posters been saying the lad wants to go back to Holland to be closer to an ill relative, which would be understandable. Have seen absolutely nothing online linking Van Hecke to Sunderland.

True but I don't see anyone offering Styles anything close to 20k per week ,Bowler maybe. And if there is a wage of at 20k+ per week for a centre half then someone decent could and should be found.

If true we were offering Davies 26k and Lenihen was offered 22k then surely a defender of decent calibre can be found for that sort of money. The likes of Styles and Bowler won't be on fortunes at their current clubs either

I thought Carvahal told us what he wanted but we never got back to him after the interview. Presume that's Styles off to Sunderland.Be gutted if true.Really wanted him.

We had a transfer embargo under Bowyer. Agree with some of the post but would it shock me if 9 or 10 million was spent.No

Who are these several managers that turned the job down in the summer ? I'm aware we interviewed many but not seen any reports of us offering the job to other people and they turned it down?

Yes but we did have a budget pre pandemic when we brought in Brererton and Gallagher and countless other players without selling a first teamers except Raya who we sold for an initial £3 million. Other clubs in the championship didn't make cut backs? So far this summer we have brought in Brittain for around a million and Smzodic with reports suggesting that deal could rise to 2.5.Its definitely more than a million as Fry said they had turned down bids of over a million for him. We also bid the money for Anel at least £3 million. You act like Venkys have never ever allowed money to be spent which is a load of waffle.They have spent on the team it's just always inconsistent

A fee rising to £2.5 million was the price quoted when the lad signed.Fry confirmed they had turned down bids of over a million from us for him prior to us agreeing a fee Brittain has spent the last few seasons at Championship level he is also 24 hardly a youngster

Brittain was a championship player and isn't the Szmodic deal a fee rising to £2.5 Million...it's hardly a few hundred grand is it?

Saving face for the owners?That why in the same window he called them out in the media over not selling Rothwell? He said he could have brought players in in January and didn't want a striker as we don't play with one and like you say it be stupid giving funds now and saying no in January when we were second. So far this window roughly £3 million spent with no sales. Iv said this to you before we have shit owners and hopefully one day they be gone but still an awful lot of failings on the ground and that includes Mowbray who you want to excuse at every opportunity Do you still reckon we couldnt afford Maja as they only wanted a permanent deal and we couldn't afford it?

Or if we were to spend that amount it would give credibility to the rumour that Mowbray did have a budget in January but just didn't use it. Well half rumour as Mowbray himself confirmed he had the opportunity to bring players here in January but didn't feel the need

What did we pay for them?

Centre back needs bringing in before Saturday can't be starting Phillips 3 games in a week especially after a hiding if we don't bring anyone in before Saturday JDT will be putting Pickering centre back and Edun in at left back we will get murdered if our midfield don't get some sort of hold on the game

Even though Pickering was poor I can kind of understand why he was left on the pitch as injury to one of the centre halves and nobody to put in there. But why Buckley was left on is beyond me?Very very poor surely Morton could have come on with Buckley clearly not at the races. Phillips isnt ready yet. We need players in and I sympathize with JDT over our failure to make the squad stronger but still have to question wether it was necessary 5 games into the season to be resting Hedges and Gallagher after a 2-1 win a game Gallagher scored in

João on the bench for them

If freshening up the attacking side I would have hoped Dack would have been given a start,he needs a start and are we going to have a better opportunity than this game in the next few weeks? Maybe JDT just doesn't fancy him.Dissapointed if that's the case a fit and firing Dack puts our attack up another level.

He had a decent league debut on Sunday but it was well marshalled by Ayala and he picked up Grant for the majority. Id argue both Jones and De Ligt bodies had grown out more than Phillips when they both made there debuts. Suppose we will see but in my opinion and that's all it is JDT will want a bit more experience and strength back there. Still see VDB and another coming in

JDT plan was never for Phillips to play a major role this season. I don't mind Phillips learning and making mistakes at another club whilst on loan but if we are serious about going for promotion then I don't want him having to start many matches for us this season

2 centre halves we want and centre back isn't really a position you rotate.Lets see but I don't believe he will play a big role this season