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I think we do need a right wing back to cover Alebiosu. But Ismael said the other day that we arent getting one so file this under nonsense rumour.

If those players are the benchmark then we may aswell plan for League 1 and beyond. Dont doubt that recruitment has been not fit for purpose but Dlamini/Powell/Doherty are nowhere near ready either. The only 2 choices arent and shouldnt be playing kids who arent close to being ready or signing players as bad as weve seen to wear the shirt.

To be fair, results were even worse playing 4231. Results in general under him have been shocking.

Teams who struggle dont tend to get battered every week. Matches more often than not are decided by fine margins and we even with Gudjohnsen fit more often than not were on the wrong side of those margins.

Im not sure I agree. Dlamini, Powell and Doherty all featured and I think looked miles away from being first team ready. None of them can or should be counted on as first team players at the moment. Some of the youngsters have shown that they are capable. Atcheson has only played a couple of games but has looked like he can play a part. Pratt didnt start yesterday but has made himself part of the first team squad. Litherland is currently now injured and isnt a wing back but also showed enough to suggest he wasnt out of his depth. These players shouldnt be assumed as ready to play week in week out but all 3 to varying degrees have shown that they are ready to be in and around it. Yesterday further highlighted the terrible recruitment and the holes within the squad. Its not realistic though to bring through loads of youngsters every season. The answer is not to just not bother and assume theres somebody coming through, the answer is to recruit properly.

Some interesting comments about Baradji, he definitely is a strange player to get a grasp on. He does some things that make him a liability, really lazy and/or sloppy play, examples being giving the ball away needlessly in front of his own box today, once or twice v Wednesday he just gave up tracking back. But equally, unlike most he actually has some ability and can make things happen. Obviously he got the 2 goals in the last game, he showed one bit of quality today on the counter, a really well timed pass through to Doherty who ended up wasting a really good chance. He also has the ability to do a turn and seems to pick up a bit of pace to power past people. Definitely something to work with but not sure if he is fully trustworthy. Compare to Henriksson who is always looking at pelt and there are absolutely no glimmers of anything to work with in terms of ability, making him useless to us.

It took longer than most other managers have to wait under Venkys, but eventually whoever you are, you will have the rug pulled from under you. Yes, I am sure that Venkys had a big chest of funds just waiting for him to spend. He repeatedly whinged that season over not having more money. They took longer to do so than anyone else, but they fucked him over like they fuck everyone over. Hence why we have never and will never prosper under them.

No. Every single manager has encountered these problems. Mowbray took a bit longer to experience them but he did, every manager has and will. In the season you mention. In the summer we sold Armstrong and reinvested nothing. Mowbray spent all summer moaning about it. In January, he was willing to sacrifice Rothwell to sign players. He wasnt allowed and again publically complained about it.

A really depressing waste of an afternoon watching that rubbish. Just a massive lack of quality throughout the team. Henriksson is an absolute waste of space, he doesn't offer us a single thing. De Neve again is another competition winner. The young attacking players in Dlamini, Powell and Doherty are absolutely nowhere near the standard to be playing at this level, theyve no business being near it and probably wouldnt get close to a functional side in League 2. Not their fault, we badly need to bring in numerous attacking players, we did before this game, we still do and because of Venkys im pretty sure we wont before next weekend. Hull were awful too and didnt look like they could be arsed but our defenders did show up well. Cashin, O'Riordan and Atcheson all did their job, they all had a wobbly moment or two but overall they were all solid. Toth also commands his box and provides a much stronger presence in goal, has to stay in.

As if he was ever a target.

That team is grim.

Did he specifically say we wont spend more than £5k a week? Or is he just echoing the public knowledge that there is clear intent not to spend much on wages? Hence why we ended up letting experienced Championship players go and signed cheap crap from poor foriegn leagues.

Because we wont spend competitive wages, we will end up going down in the near future. Many key players already gone, Tronstad set to go in the summer, Cantwell will go, Toth will go. Cadamarteri is not very good and Wednesday fans dont seem arsed that he seems likely to go even considering their lack of players. Has really struggled to score any goals at this level and didnt do too well in League 1 on loan. As 4th or 5th choice as a prospect, maybe, but that would involve us signing a quality striker to regularly start and that wont happen here. Was Ismael trying to apply some pressure by saying get players in before Hull or did he genuinely believe it?

There was a sub and one or two other minor delays in extra time so I dont think it was part of a conspiracy to keep Palace in the competition.

Youan starting for Hibs as normal. I think that rumour was unfounded.

Games like that only further highlight why I find it totally bizarre that anyone either doesnt care about or actively wants us to exit the FA Cup. Wharton was just crap today, looked like he wanted to be anywhere else. Can make excuses for him but he was just not good enough.

18 months until Cantwell is out of contract, unless he has an unreported option to extend. So he may need selling next summer. Toth is also in the same boat. I will never believe when they say anything will change regarding contracts. Until it does.

The owners arent happy that a pitch they refused to fund the overhaul of is costing us?

I feel like managers always come across well at events like this. They always say the right things. They always suggest that contracts are on the table, until they start getting signed, nothing changes. We have key players like Toth and Cantwell with 18 months left, but there are also much easier deals to be done for some of the youngsters. None have been done. Same with transfers. Its just hot air until they happen.

Ismael specifically said that we wanted a left footed centre back, hence signing Cashin. I dont know why.

Ismael has said we want 2 strikers. We need 2 so that would be correct. No mention here of why the signings havent been made as suggested. Dont see why we suddenly dont need a right wing back. We badly need a left wing back.

I think we should have 1 spot with Toth being converted. Gueye never had a slot. Its hard to sign a reasonable striker for a cheap fee and cheap wages. But if we put too much focus on Championship experience in the most expensive position then we will only be able to get unwanted crap. Players like Lyndon Dykes, Frey at QPR, and even then their wages might be too much. We are short of Championship experience but up front its goals and pace we need more.

Did he make any claims about the potential timing and quantity of any signings? Was he asked why we havent signed the players we "expected to" before Hull?

A lot of question marks over his attitude and work rate.

Where is that from?