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Such a happy contrast between him and his gloomy predecessor! no wonder the players have perked up. And they train to a plan for each individual game and go out knowing exactly what their role is! A revolution for us.

He's said we need centre-backs though. (Surprising if he hadn't really!) Who could we get as good as Van Hecke?

Hedge should clearly have gone on and taken that chance on his own. He obviously did not trust his right foot. Just as well Smovics had followed up or a gilt-edged chance would have gone begging. Not criticising Hedge's overall game by the way, he did well overall.

Short-term thinking though. Promotion and the club is instantly rich. And no FFS either! (Financial Fair Security!)

Yes---the much touted Markandy who is never seen!

That would be good but only a chance if we got promotion. At that point, Premier League teams could offer him the earth because there would be no transfer fee.

Leaves for nothing at the end of the season then? I'm getting a bit sick of this.

Different situation though. Awesome so had to go once we were relegated. We sold Pickering, for example, when we were top of the 1st Division. But, yes, I agree, best centre-half I ever saw. And that includes Bobby Moore by a mile!

I agree he was class at Stoke. Captain wasn't he? Much potential unrealised with us imo. Would woke into our team now though, tremendous shot on him.

Robbed!!

I suspect the coming winter problems will see many walk-ons not walking on! Be a shame if this form continues.

Clearly, on the basis of those highlights we were never in it!

I never rated him as much.

Vernon!

He did hint at it before Mowbray coached him out of it! He's scored 2 in 2 games now, I think he scored 2 in his whole career under Mowbray. The new manager has taken the shackles off him.

Why don't we just forget about Dack for now? After all we're not exactly suffering without him! Let him continue to recuperate in peace and stop trying to dissect every little move he makes. He'll either come good (great) or he won't in which case we'll just have to accept that 2 major injuries have ended his career and we have to wee with the willie we've got!

Fulham 1-0 up at half-time. Very impressive. Liverpool look very ordinary. Will probably recover though?

I can't believe we once had arguments on here about Jason Lowe! he was so bad. So many games for us and all I can remember of him is him once heading the ball away from under the bar! Oh--and he pointed a lot!

Scholes in a different class defensively. Buckley's strength is the ability to pick out "that pass".

He was "controversial" but like a fair number of late posters I think he added to the site in his own way. We don't seem to have the numbers we had or is that me always thinking things were better yesterday?!!!

Jal hasn't posted for yonks. Who'd blame him?

Brighton have a surfeit of CB's so a loan of Van Hecke isn't too far-fetched. That Matt Clarke has done well on loan as well.

Me neither!! Wish I could help you.

I did it? Hilarious! just shows if its a choice between conspiracy and cock-up, the latter wins every time. The question is --which person is responsible for giving me this enormous power which I didn't know I had and which I wouldn't know what to do with?!!! Am I really able to delete entire topics? Wow!

Is it a witch hunt? Nobody on here picks the team and we all would be delighted if/when he returned to his best form surely? Its been 2 long years without much from him so people are naturally doubtful. Must be very frustrating for him and I suppose that's going to show from time to time.