Can't even beat Donny at home. Embarrassing

How have we not scored there? Superb by their keeper

I'm fairly certain that we do.

Pears, terrible. Donny have been abysmal as well. Why did we just back off and let him shoot?

"I've spoken to the owners and they are going to help us out by giving Ben Gladwin a contract extension whilst he's out injured. We'll continue to play on what appears to be the Asda car park as a result though"

There's a post earlier in the thread about registering on the fa website first and then going to the fa player one. Word of caution you need to activate the player part as well. Just took me a good 5 mins to get it all working.

Any idea how much they are signing him for?

Carter gone on loan. Magloire can't play on as his loan deal at Hartlepool expires after their game on Saturday (sounds like they wanna loan him out again anyway) Ayala, Williams, Wharton out. Looking thin on the ground for centre backs here. He might start an under 23 player but i can't seem him not playing Lenihan.

It just says UK in the tweet. I'm not sure if it's broadcast abroad anywhere else though?

Big Mick available again after getting sacked.

No idea how he will line up. Might give an opportunity to Dolan start (hope he does) and maybe Pike at Right back. I could see Downing starting, Buckley too. He might use the game to get some minutes into the legs or Trav and Dack, or might think about protecting them for the stoke game, who knows. Maybe even start Pears in net.

If the game goes ahead, you can watch it for free:

Isn't he another one who suffered from injuries as well? I'd recall him but I think we'd still have to go into the market for a loan anyway. Ayala is out for a month and never stays fit, and Williams and Wharton won't play again this season.

My only issue with loaning in Kipre is that if he comes in and does well for us, he has 3 years left on his current contract so WBA will be able to sell for a good profit, likely to be out of our price range or WBA go down and he goes back as a championship regular next year. It's not a massive gripe and we should still loan him if possible, just feels like we are doing WBA a massive favour all round and only short term for ourselves. Bit like Tosin last season, we basically got him a transfer away from City with us not being in the running.

19/20 - 63pts, 66 GF, 63 GA 18/19 - 60pts, 64 GF, 69 GA Some improvement, although marginal.

Not a priority right now. Can't we only have 1 more loan in the squad? (Is that just match days?)

Its a head scratcher alright. I don't think you're far off with that, its possible that 4-3-3 doesn't suit our squad very well. I'm not sure if Dack or Armstrong will prosper too well in those positions. Armstrong has a history of poor performances from wide areas and I don't think Dack has ever been to successful as a "false 9" or whatever it is. In my opinion, if we are playing a 4-3-3, the full backs are key. Ours, Nyambe included, aren't good enough. Nyambe is superb at defending and he is great in 1 v 1 situations but he isn't the best going forward. Bell isn't particularly good at attacking or defending. Douglas was brought in because of his crossing ability but his defending is poor. So we would need serious improvement on those positions. The 3 in midfield is also a problem. I think the one in the middle needs to be a holding midfielder but one with some good distribution. I think Trybull would be a good holding mid but his distribution is limited. Downing is never a holding mid in a million years but has great distribution, so its a problem. I'd opt for Trybull as we need the support in the back line to avoid the counter, when the full backs have gone forward. The other 2 need to be able to contribute to both attack and defence whilst having the athleticism to cover a lot of ground. Box to box, if you like. Travis is a shoe in for that role and should flourish, I'd opt for Rothwell on the other side as he has a bit of pace and gets back to defend more than he gets credit for. His driving runs can cause problems for the opposition. The front 3 is another problem. Armstrong needs to play Central, as does Dack but neither can be left out. I'm not sure about Dack as a central forward, all his success has come from playing behind a striker. Brereton has one wide berth sewn up and Elliott probably should have the other being much more suited to a wide place than either Arma or Dack. Which leaves Arma central and Dack on the bench, which isn't acceptable. So with that, we need a reshuffle. Mowbray seems to see Dack as part of midfield 3, so Trybull misses out, Travis moves over and Dack comes in. --------------Kaminski Nyambe--Lenihan--Loan--Bell/Doug ----Rothwell---Travis--Dack ------Elliott-----Arma-----Brereton Travis should cover a lot of ground in front the back 4, Dack and Rothwell should be able to cause some damage, the concern is that Dack might not be as effective being a bit deeper. This formation also leaves some players without a position. Downing doesn't have much of a role, a sub for either Dack or Rothwell perhaps, same goes for Buckley. Holtby, Johnson and Trybull would all struggle for game time. Gallagher would only be used as a sub for Arma and never outwide. Who'd be a manager, eh?

Fits the bill nicely if he can play both RB and CB.

And if we pick up points at the same rate we'd have finished 10th 🤷‍♂️

Beyond laughable that the back 4 that started today kept our first clean sheet in about 6 years (that's how long it feels)

Dacky!!

Mowbray in a nutshell. Shocking but not surprising decision.

I'm not watching but how are people saying it now?

Thats reassuring.....

I can't believe Trav is fully fit. Has he even had an under 23 appearance? If he breaks down and is out for a few more months, Mowbray can get his coat and fuck right off.