Someone tell Eustace not to panic. Chaddy has decreed that none of the players signed thus far are better than what we've got already and this isn't Football Manager 19 (or whatever the up to date version is called) you can't just go around signing players on the first day.

I didn't see Doets against Smith when he presumably must have played exceptionally well but thought he was dreadful thereafter despite scraping through a couple of rounds and a prime example of what I was talking about.

Really don't agree but leaving aside my views on Tronstad I'd say Batth, and before his injury, Travis are our players of the season by a mile. Beck a creditable 3rd. Back on Tronstad I think we're now seeing how generally ineffective he really is without an all round player like Travis alongside him. You would no doubt disagree so let's see how we go on with a theoretically slightly easier run of fixtures to come.

I came to Ted Lasso very late and am at the early stages of season 3. We could do with that Zava fellow as well!

Agreed. I took it to mean, we'd be the ones signing him permanently and giving him the security. If he is available on loan without an obligation to purchase permanently I'd snap him up.

What's your view on these two potential acquisitions chaddy? Just want to get it on the record because if they go elsewhere we know you'll denounce them as not being good enough for us! (I'd post a smiley emoticon at this stage if I could to indicate the comment is meant in good humour but the feature doesn't work for me.)

Never been impressed with Kent when I've been flicking through the Sky Channels and happened upon a Rangers game. Schlupp isn't too bad, do we want to be giving him long term security at age 32 though?

Yep.

I saw an article online claiming Las Palmas were not willing to let him go as they were approaching a crucial phase of the season and felt they needed him themselves etc etc.

Fairly convenient the next Forum has been slotted in after the end of the Transfer Window. No point crying over spilt milk now etc. Question that will or hopefully will still be valid by then - "Given the heightened level of interest from elsewhere recently in Head Coach John Eustace in light of his success are the Club planning to reward him with an improved contract?" ("We're looking into it")

The Dog one.

If Waggott didn't ask for extra funding do you think they would bypass him and ask Eustace directly if he wanted anything? I don't, I don't think they're hands on enough. Hopefully irrelevant anyway as Waggott stated as per the Fans Forum minutes he had requested funding. IF that's true then it's like you say 100% on them.

Doubt he will have spoken directly to Venky's though. To the extent he has been told anything its probably come from Waggott.

Would make no difference.

Ah see what you meant.

We WILL presumably bring some players in though (irrespective of what everyone thinks of their ability) Why not bring them in now to help the squad?

They could do that but we'd be stuck with an extremely unhappy manager in the meantime. In the real world WBA (or whoever) would just agree compensation with Venky's

Boom! Wish you were advising the owners and not Waggott.

Not a laughing matter but that made me chuckle.

Us longer in the tooth fans have seen it all so many times before in the pre Jack Walker era, as soon as we start doing well, the manager gets poached which is probably why we're so twitchy. We have multi billionaire owners now though so you'd think there'd be nothing to worry about......

Hope the "rumours" are correct. I have him pegged as someone who's fairly ambitious though, not someone like Mowbray who's only aim is to plod on and feather his nest for as long as possible.

Great post and valid point about the relative cost of the 2 G's which never seems to get taken into consideration.

Doesn't preclude his agent from making the right noises though.

Callum Brittain is cleared to pull me out of the flames then.

Fair point - but I'd say WBA is one of the more attractive openings.