As it stands right now, we'll probably get relegated. Selling any of the above and not replacing them would all but guarantee a bottom placed finish. Hyam and Carter are our only first team CB's and are both prone to a good few months off. Can't believe what a state we are in. Another rough season ahead an probably 2 tubbing off our lovely rivals to boot.

Not concerned he has left, he was a poor transfer. The concern is that Vale is his replacement.

I'm sure JDT started playing him further forward as well, so you could be right here.

Signing Fleck would be an incredibly bizarre use of our limited finances considering we have Tronstad, JRC, Travis, Buckley and Garrett. The argument, I suppose, is that JRC might end being pushed further forward due to lack of attacking numbers/injuries (looking at you Hedges), and Garrett might go on loan to save a small amount of money. But still, if we sign Fleck we know for sure we are scraping the bin for signings.

Don't worry, JE has name checked Hilton, O'Riordan, Gent and Duru in a recent interview. He and the club are laying the groundwork for 0 transfer spend "because these guys are like new signings" or "not blocking pathways" 🤷‍♂️ ain't no trouble.

FFS, I hate these owners. Supporting a football club shouldn't be like this.

I can't believe this got a down vote when it's clear as day that if this makes any kind of positive impact in the first team, he'll be picked up for buttons by a Premier league club before we get him on a professional contract.

I thought he said the other day we'd lost out on Rak-Sakyi?

Yep, I have no doubts that will happen and a section of the fans will accept it as well.

This summer will go like every other one. JE will be asked after every pre-season game about incomings and the response will be the same every time" "Hopefully get some new faces in soon" "The recruitment team are working really hard behind the scenes" "We'd like to bring in 4/5 to help the group" "We're trying to add quality" Followed by a couple of underwhelming loans from Brighton/Liverpool.

We're just overflowing with positivity these days.

Yeah I'd look to start Palmer in the next one.

If we somehow manage to recoup a good chunk of the money we paid it's a good move.

He's been a dreadful signing. Glad to be shot of both him and Leo but it just creates the need for even more bodies, which we probably won't sign.

0-2 Markanday

LB or LM I thought I read somewhere

0-1 at half time Szmodics subbed off at the end of the half. Limped off, let's hope it's not serious (otherwise Venkys can't flog him 🤑)

August might force their hand

Tell me the squad is desperate for investment, without telling me the squad is desperate for investment.

Definitely doesn't hang about for long!

More "Heads of" than first team players but sure, whatever. Isn't this the guy who's rarely in a job for longer than 12 months? We'll be announcing his departure this time next year.

And with it come the usual rigmarole. Just to recap: It's NOT about the results Shirt numbers mean nothing An absent player isn't necessarily being sold Jack Vale scoring past Accy Stanley doesn't mean he's the solution to our striking problems

Assume we'll have 2 different teams in each half (if we have enough players for that)

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Parker has 2 promotions out of The Championship, seems like he'd be a good appointment, sadly. He's not so great in the Premier League though I don't think.