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I don't agree with the logic that he's not a good player because he's played for a struggling team who got relegated/nearly relegated. The fact that he played in a poor Derby team and stood out enough to get a big money move to Brighton - who are the best in the business at recruitment - suggests he is a very good defender. He has struggled at Brum because, from what I understand, they play a high line and that doesn't suit his game.

I think Pratt has done OK but I'm not sure he has the attributes to be a regular in a championship. Atcheson on the other hand does look a player - tall, good with his feet, quick, agile.

Cashin is a good first signing. An experienced defender who went for a lot money just a year ago. By all accounts he's a no nonsense defender and good at the basics. If only we went for more of these types of signings in the summer rather than the dross we ended up signing. Or as VI politely put it 'gambles'.

Got away with one there. Two dreadful teams. Norwich lost so we actually end the day further away from the bottom 3 somehow. At least we'll have done the majority of our transfer business by the cup game and have a bolstered squad, right?

Charlton are awful - but we are worse. We're getting worse by the week and I'm now struggling to see 3 worse teams than us. Looking grim now. Awful manager, board, owners, recruitment. It's a miracle we've staved off relegation this long with incompetent clowns owning and running the club.

Tyjon is being badly advised if he thinks going to Arsenal is best for his career. An immediate increase in earnings, yes, but at the expense of developing his game long term. He'll never play for Arsenal, who will ship him out on loan after loan, just as Spurs do with Phillips (who can't get a game for Stoke). The guy who went to Newcastle (who's name I can't remember) would probably be a regular by now in our team. Play in the championship and learn to play men's football, like Wharton did, and you'll get a big money prem league move if you're good enough. Rovers is a great club for young players as you will get a very good chance to play regularly with our lack of investment in established players and thin squad.

A non story. Multiple clubs interested = no chance he's coming here.

Norwich lost too and Charlton are sinking after a good start to the season. Completely shocked we aren't in the bottom 3 given how the squad has been ripped apart. That gives me hope that we may just have enough (or there may be 3 worse teams!)

Leicester, Bristol City, Hull, Preston away. Millwall and Southampton at home. We just can't beat teams where we actually have to break them down. Zero quality.

Atrocious. Happy with the point in the end. Wednesday were the better side. Awful.

He's talented on the ball and looked good technically against Boro. He just doesn't pick up the right positions or influence games at the moment though. Compare him to Cantwell who always seems to find space and dictate play. That's what he has to aspire to be like as he's definitely got talent.

This has to be a win tonight. Sheff W have a longer injury list than us and didn't have many players to start with!

O'Riordan will be coming back which I think is a sensible decision as he's been one of the best defenders in lge 1 this season. I'd scrub off a RB from the list as Litherland is more than a capable deputy for Alebiosu. Miller and TGH can also cover there. We need to squeeze as much out of our budget as possible. CD, two attackers, and CM are the priority. Surely they have to be experienced players who are ready to make an impact from day one. Gueye will definitely go, probably Pickering too. Tyjon likely as he's clearly not signing a new contract here so may as well get rid.

Sonny is one of the best at what he does in the championship. He hasn't got the speed or technical ability for the prem, but he's certainly one of the in the championship.

I thought we were excellent today. Yes, we lack a lot of quality but the workrate, pressing, and desire to win the ball was brilliant. Really nullified Boro, particularly in the second half. Over the course of the 90 mins, we were the better team. Cantwell and Sonny are the two key players for us. We are so much better with them two on the pitch. I said a couple of weeks ago VI needs to stop bringing on De Neve and Gueye as subs as it's costing us points. Thankfully he has and it's made the world of difference.Gueye is done at this club. His performances and worth ethic have been way below par this season. De Neve will likely stay for the season and go in the summer. Tavares being out for 8 weeks also does us a favour. He'll probably be sold in the summer too.

The fact that Hedges being back tomorrow is a huge boost - and it is - just shows how little quality we have in the squad. Previous years he has been the one we winced at when he was playing as he's not that good, yet now we are just delighted it keeps the likes of De Neve out of the team. De Neve, Tavares, and Henriksson are all nowhere near good enough. Miller just about misses out being on that list but hes not that great either.

If VI thinks we will move quickly in the transfer market or sign anyone of any quality then he will be in for a big surprise. Think the penny has dropped big time for VI about the state of this club and he's struggling to hide his annoyance. Still, there's not a chance he's quitting. This is his last job in England most probably.

There were some positives from the game last night. Thought Morishita looked really good again and is fast becoming one of our best players. Good on the ball and has a good work ethic. Baradji looked good when he came on. Unlike most of our players, he has good technical ability and speed. Toddy head and shoulders above everyone else when he came on. He'll have certainly instructed his agent to get him a move next summer.

Utter garbage yet again. VI is lucky that we're a shambles of a club otherwise his home record would come under a lot more scrutiny. Not good enough.

Hoping for an away game, thats my only hope. We cannot afford for another game to be called off and given the weather in Jan, thats very likely if its at Ewood.

Oof this is the first time I've seen thr full quotes. Good on VI for speaking up, but this won't go down well at all with the club. Venky's mantra has always been toe the line or you are out. They banned the local newspaper for similar reasons.

Much like those before him, VI clearly not happy with how the club is run and he's now struggling to hide his annoyance at what, quite frankly, is a joke of a club. Let's face it, if we were a well run club then VI wouldnt be here in the first place. However, if he gets offered another job, he'll be off like a shot, just like our previous two managers. Sadly for VI, he won't be very in demand so I suspect he'll have to suffer through the pain like the rest of us.

Good player, expensive, championship experience. In other words, absolutely no way he's coming here. Does not fit the model of buying cheap from abroad and hoping to sell on for a profit.

VI simply has to stop putting on Gueye and De Neve. They are game changers - just in a negative way. Gueye should be fined for his performance last night. I can forgive him for a lack of talent but not for his complete lack of effort. He refused to run around, chase the ball, and make himself a nuisance. Totally unacceptable. As for De Neve, no lack of effort but just totally out of his depth. As others have said, it makes no sense he comes on rather than Ribiero when we're holding onto a lead. I suspect it's a contractual issue with Ribiero. Countless former players have said they were not played due to contractual reasons and triggering of contract extentions etc. That surely has to be the case here too.

I fear the same. A sign of a very poor team. Genuinely unsure when we last scored an injury time goal to rescue a game. Yet we have thrown away goals in injury time multiple times already this season.