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I acknowledged yesterday that you did suggest that it wasnt a direct result of Hedges' absence. But you do keep mentioning it suggesting that it is in your mind a factor. Its a difficult conversation to deny that a player who has regularly been in teams in the top half isnt a top half player but to suggest he is that level does imply that all players contribute equally to league position. Jason Lowe has been mentioned, he was a mainstay in a few seasons where we just missed out on the play offs, that would suggest hes equally a top half player as Rhodes was for example. As a winger, he has consistently failed to contribute anywhere enough going forward. He doesnt score goals, he doesnt create goals, he doesnt provide any individuality and often makes poor decisions. He works hard, has a good engine, and shows good tactical discipline and endevaour to protect the defence. Him at wing back makes much more sense. As a winger, I stand by my opinion that he is not good enough.

I might be wrong but didnt Weimann get injured in the Norwich game which I think was early March, and he was not fit enough to start pre season on time.

RevidgeBlue goes over the top but he ie not a "top table player." Having fantastic fitness and work rate is not enough. He has been so poor in the final third offering next to nothing as a winger and his general play is not as good as you suggest. He always works hard and will work back but that is not enough to avoid criticism or be as crucial as you suggest. Also, this narrative that his absence led in any way to that terrible season is totally disingenous. The owners totally pulled the rug from under us that year, our squad was stripped of experience, we barely had any players hence why the likes of Markanday and Garrett played so many minutes, the manager clearly didnt want to be here. It wasnt because Hedges got injured.

Wonder when Venkys are flying over for Saturdays game. Surely they wouldnt miss such a big anniversary considering how committed they are...

Its not always been unfair. From an attacking position, throughout his time here he has failed to contribute anywhere near enough. His effort is always there but thats not enough to avoid warranted criticism. Maybe at times that criticism has been hyperbolic but hes not done enough for general criticism to have some merit to it. I think playing him as a wing back really suits him though because there arent those same expectations going forward. You touch on the terrible 23/24 season not being because he was injured. That certainly is correct, even for Venkys it was a particularly terrible season in terms of off the field stuf.

We arent really a club that is transparent or capable of communicating properly. Case in point, the fans forum.

Terrible news and will likely cost us points.

Am I going mad or is Pickering smaller than Ribeiro?

Has to be the concern. Squad is really thin beyond the first 11 or so and we may need to peel too far beyond that main team on Saturday.

Obviously the first goal is important but we lost v Swansea, Birmingham and Sheff United after scoring the first goal. And our only home win (and draw) came after conceding first.

Hedges certainly suits the wing back role more than being a winger. He still isnt very productive in the final third but there is less onus on that in this system and he plays this position as if hes played it lots before.

I thought the injury time was inevitable due to the injury to Toth, and to a much lesser extent to Wharton. Alebiosu I think got a slight touch on the ball, although it looked to be just outside the box anyway.

I dont think anyone on here felt that he was likely to flourish playing at a much higher level. Obviously made the correct move as you should always strive to better yourself and has already played against some great teams and played lots of game time. But he was still undoubtedly a loss for us.

What an incredible change of mind.

I thought we did although it may have been a mixture of tiredness and poorer players coming on towards the very end. We just had to grind it out and get over the line whichbwe did. Obviously the fact we were ahead changes the dynamic but for example Alebiosu looked out on his feet, we dont have a big enough squad so its understandable as a few are being flogged, including Alebiosu. Wharton obviously broke down too, and I thought Hedges started to tire but we needed his discipline. Sinclair Armstrong is a really poor player, I was pleased when he came on.

Fantastic victory, big achievement to win 3 on the bounce. And fair play to Ismael, a man who has had lots of fair criticism, but hes changed system, hes got a very limited squad available to him but weve managed to grind out 9 crucial points from 3 games. I though we looked good in the first half and perhaps with a bit more care could have been more than 1 up. The general standard of the second half by both teams was really poor, we just had to really dig in to get that over the line. I think the injury to Sykes leaving them a man short really helped because although we looked out on our feet. Performance wise. Ohashi was probably our best player, I think it suits him and Gudjohnsen to play together, although the latter wasnt as effective tonight. Miller I think clearly has very useful attributes and for 89 minutes did well, but his total moment of madness cost us Tronstad (who up to then was very good) and thankfully not a goal. Wharton and McLoughlin were solid. Alebiosu was excellent again first half then seemed to tire badly in the second. Hedges is best suited to being a wing back. Miroshita is a mixed bag but has ability and is a clear upgrade on Henriksson. The obvious worry has always been when you peel beyond our competitive first 11, we look really thin. That side that ended the game would really struggle on its own. Gueye up front, Pears in net, Forshaw in midfield, Henriksson in attacking midfield and Ribeiro in a back 3. God knows what sort of side will play at the weekend, I just hope that Wharton and Toth are ok and that we can get the others back after a much needed break.

That would be a big problem.

I wonder how Suhail and Gestede are getting on in amending the minutes.

Not as much as Matt Le Tissier who is the obvious choice.

I know its my opinion. Whereas yours is seemingly that £90 for a football shirt is reasonable.

I havent, no. But the point is that £90 is an absolutely ridiculous price if its true.

Id love to know how many sales are made at £90 a pop. Anyone that gets it has more money than sense.

I think it will have been the Wolves fans comments that put him off!

He was sacked last season with 9 points after 16 games. Pereira then got 33 from 22 games. How they can decide a year on that actually he is the man to take them forward is beyond me.

Jamie Carragher has said that it isnt a surprise that O'Neil is set to be appointed at Wolves because, and its typical pundit rubbish, he "knows the club." He does know the club, he got sacked a year ago because he was failing with it. Surely even an unknown is better than someone who they actively know has already failed with a lot of the same players! Im sure it helps that O'Neil was apparently on Monday Night Football 2 weeks ago.