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You'd choose Bennett on the wing? Was it his exhilarating performance on Tuesday that clinched it?

Absolute nonsense. Of course, genuine and complete information is always welcomed but considering that most information is false and fabricated for the purpose of attention, people are naturally skeptical, especially when key bits of information notably the actual player are missing. Of course there is a chance that it being because that they have been sworn to secrecy in which case you then question their motivation to share such a vague bit of information at all. You cant expect everyone to believe all rumours, if you stick one up then fair play but you are there to be questioned, queried and at times disbelieved. @J*B has just shared some information with major pieces of information missing ie the actual left back and his club and as a result I am very skeptical towards its overall accuracy, but crucially he understands that he wont automatically be believed and is there to be questioned and potentially shot down. He has said that he wont be wound up if he is not believed and that is the correct attitude to take.

“We’re not looking to replace anyone in our team, if we can keep the team fit..." Our team currently has Bell in it and Gallagher on the wing. Doesnt half talk some shite.

Difficult to be overly surprised or overly sympathetic. Weve left things until the last minute, and have no money because we spent it on the 5m striker that will inevitably continue to ineffectively plod up the touchline on Saturday.

Walton Nyambe Lenihan Adarabioyo Downing Travis Johnson Chapman Holtby Rankin Costello Armstrong Subs: Fisher, Williams, Davenport, Graham, Gallagher, Bennett, Bell

His goal record last time was 1 in 4, bang average. But which other players go for fees that make you suggest that Gallagher is anywhere close to value for money, bar Brereton? Struggling to see any evidence that he is "doing well."

I still think its a massive jump to suggest a kid who has only played kids football is no worse than one that has slotted in seamlessly into the United side. I get your point re playing youngsters over poor experienced players but Downing was really good at left back. I dont think he "could have easily" brought in Thompson or Hart at those standards. A balance has to be there, because if you give 4 youngsters a run and only one succeeds as you say then you are most likely suffering with results in the process if you are carrying 3 others. Agree with Bennett being a weird sub.

You have seen these individuals quite a bit so let me first concede that you know far mor about them individually. But I just think that you are judging a player based on his under 23 side rather than individually. Under 23 is not focused on results but even so, the fact that our team is above United doesnt mean that Butterworth is at least as good as Greenwood. To be fair Greenwood has been in the first team squad all season. Buckley is a perfect example. Hes had a fair few appearances and he looks absolutely miles off Championship standard. And hes a stand out player. I also dont think its realistic 99 times out of 100 for many players to all break through at once. The majority of them Spurs players will also fail to make the grade. You do have to give players a chance but of course doing so doesnt mean that they will automatically be a success. I would also say that there are certainly examples where our younger players could and should play more. For example, it makes no sense to play Gallagher out wide, something he can not do, when we have Rankin Costello and Chapman. I would be very unenthused if we did make a signing that is an untested kid from a top team on loan unless its a special talent. Sadly we dont seem to have any money.

Holtby was hardly a hidden gem, and basically everyone on here had heard of him.

Theres very little chance that Thompson and Butterworth could come into the United team and have an impact like Williams and Greenwood, its a gigantic assumption to suggest that any of our young players could.

I hope hes not been brought back to cover a weakness in the under 23s. He should be loaned back out to play proper football, perhaps in League 2.

They have no choice but to fund the club with debt and share capital to keep it running as a going concern but its a whole new ball game suggesting that they would spend as much as was required to get promoted, a totally baseless suggestion.

He barely played for Rochdale, he played at RB in his last game and was taken off in the first half. Suspect he will be loaned out elsewhere, wouldnt feel comfortable sticking him into our first team. You are massively overestimating their committment and interest in the club I suspect, they didnt have this attitude prior to FFP supposedly taking hold.

I dont get where all of this talk about an imminent signing has come from? And some of the names of experienced players, Marc Albrighton, Matt Ritchie, Jota, Michail Antonio, Jordan Ibe are all absurdly unrealistic. One Premier League youngster is looking to sort out his long-term future at his club before moving out on loan, with Rovers primed should that be tied up by Friday - that is from the LT last night after Mowbrays interview. So its a kid on a loan deal once he has agreed a new deal with his parent club. He also said “If we don’t get anyone then we’ve just won two games back-to-back and as long as we can keep them fit, we’ll try and keep going” so its not even a guarantee that we get a kid in.

Mowbray said after the game that it was betweem Bennett and Brereton and he went for the more defensive option. Bennett again was shocking and as you say JRC should have been brought on. Only viable alternative IMO to JRC was Downing left, Johnson on. The win is the most important thing but it was tough to watch, thats for sure.

Wouldnt be surprised if we didnt buy anyone. We badly need wingers and a left back but most of our best reinforcements this season are short term and Gallagher has been a failure. Ideally we will sign players that can help us both this season and beyond but sadly the money is seemingly not there.

The quality of the game for much of it was typical of a mid table Championship game, pretty hard to watch.

Great goal by Armstrong, and great header by Lenihan. Rothwell very good first half and end product there that we crave. Travis is a right bell end in a good way, making a meal out of fouls and being an irritant. Our Ben Pearson is a fair shout. Downing not his usual self on the ball. Holtby neat and tidy. Gallagher dismal again. Playing wide never works although even when he went central he should have scored his chance. Bell very poor again, amazed people were impressed, never seen a player kick the ball out of play so much unnecessarily, a mixture of lack of technique and awareness, whether its for a corner, a throw in or a goal kick. He also went AWOL on a few occasions in a way Nyambe doesnt. Bennett a very strange sub too, did nothing.

His reputation is understandably besmirched because he has put in 24 months of consistently shoddy and inadequate performances. I dont think his performances in recent weeks have been impressive aside from perhaps at Bristol City. He got some praise on here v Preston but I felt he was one of our weakest players.

I feel like its the latter. At our best, we end up 3 or 4 points away, at worst quite a bit away. We never occasionally break into the top 6 and fall back out ie are genuinely in and around as a contender. I dont necessarily think theres a psychological block, we are just a bit away.

Goalkeeper to replace Walton. Sub goalkeeper. Right back competition. Centre back to replace Tosin. One or even 2 left backs. 2 wingers and 1 striker.

Thank you. May I also say that removing the option of the red button may not make a significant difference to the attendance but it IS a good idea whenever the club can prevent it because its one less barrier, its convenience will appeal to some and once that option is removed theres a decision for people to make.

But what people cannot grasp is that those who see attending as a priority are already going. We are appealing to those who either dont see it as much of a priority or that cant see it as much of a priority. So there are 2 potential mindsets, feel bitter towards those we see as "less committed" which might create a feeling of entitlement but ultimately will achieve nothing. Or the club can really ask, why arent more coming and what can we do to get them back? Totally disagree that the club is doing all that it can to drag people in. Prices are no longer low, they have drifted up in recent years and are now middle of the road. Look especially at matchday tickets with a needless additional surcharge making it very unappealing for the type of less committed fan from making a decision last minute, may it be that their own game has been called off, maybe a family plan has changed, maybe the weathers nice and they think they fancy going, is the club pricing itself to attract that sort of person? Not at all. Not sure the product on offer is particularly appealing either, there is a whiff of stagnation at the moment. Agree with the red button, more a general point about the mentality regarding attendances. You say "pander" to fans but that sort of attitude from the club wont do anything to get people back.

Totally agree that no red button is good news but as an overall outlook its a shame that the club shares your principled view that 100% of the responsibility lies on the fans having a duty of care to attend rather than proactively doing all it can to try and tempt people in who dont see attending as a priority.

Specifically in the transfer thread, theres absolutely nothing to discuss so the alternative to discussing major issues (the 12m we have spent and the managers performance, both key factors in us having certain issues with the squas and an empty kitty) is absolutely no discussion at all to be fair.