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Reply | January transfer rumours
at 08:52 29 Dec 2025
I think I read somewhere that RND would be recalled by the Blades, which would make signing a LB top priority for me. Even as it stands, I am not fully convinced we have enough cover there.
Apart from that, I hope we see more of Hayden, Morgan, Kolli and in particular Morrison in the new year. Hayden because I think he could/should play more and alternate with Varane, the other three because I think they have a role to play at the club longer term and need some minutes.
I would love Ronnie back also, but have a terrible fear he wont live up to his high level from last time out when signed permanently. Hope I am wrong, but Stefan Johansen is still fresh in the memory. That said, Ronnie has a whole career ahead and I doubt we’ll pay hom the sort of money that would afford him to slack of. |
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Reply | Kone
at 13:11 8 Dec 2025
We can always recall Zelar from his loan 
(still on zero league goals in Germany from 9 appearances totalling 309 minutes of playing time) [Post edited 8 Dec 13:13]
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Reply | Tyler Morris slightly different comms cam...
at 11:10 29 Nov 2025
Tyler is class. I've had to watch a few games with the oppo commentaries and it was dreadful. I think the Swansea team in particular was pathetic. Didn't even know our players' names, just referred to them as "the striker" or "the goalkeeper". Absolutely no emotion either.
Seems like a matter of time before he'll be off to bigger and better things. One of the most sellable on our staff at the moment  |
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Reply | Rest of the Championship thread 25/26
at 14:04 1 Nov 2025
Really nothing to be concerned about, huge financial windfall coming his way, couple of months holiday.
Football management is the only career that can make you filthy rich by being bad at your job. I stand corrected, but I believe Ronald Koemand received more than 20m in total for being sacked at Everton and Barcelona. |
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Reply | Ramming up the M1 - Match Thread
at 14:00 25 Oct 2025
I would personally have picked Hayden above Varane, but otherwise I think this is pretty much the strongest line-up we can field at the moment. I like it.
Early 3-0 lead, then we can start to give minutes to some fringe players.  |
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Reply | Devs v Cardiff
at 13:53 25 Oct 2025
I think it's an unrealistic target to expect 2-3 home grown lads to come through the ranks into the 1st team every year. That just won't happen.
It would be fantastic to produce Eze's on a regular basis, but I think the current path of buying more established players in their early 20's and selling on has a better chance of success and we'll end up with fewer Travelmans and Shodipos.
That said, I am very curious as to the Kolli situation and believe he should be above Frey. And I think Morgan and Esquerdinha should get more minutes. But I also think results and a steady platform is important. I can't imagine it's a healthy "development environment" for youngsters to fight relegation battles. It might be good experience, but I don't think ideal development circumstances. So I am all for steading the ship and making sure we are a solid championship outfit, both on the field and financially, then start to groom the youngsters. Its not an overnight process.
And as I have said many times before, the likes of Cook and Hayden are very valuable old hands and experience that this "project" absolutely needs. |
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Reply | Sheffield Wednesday gone into Admin this morning
at 11:44 24 Oct 2025
Can they drop out of the league / football setup altogether? What are the next steps now?
Would benefit us if they are kicked out, means we didn't drop points there.
My best mate is a Wednesday supporter. Poor fella. |
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Reply | After Many A Summer Dies The Swan, Swansea Match Thread
at 21:42 22 Oct 2025
I have a suspicion we were just trying to hang on here and go full tilt at Derby. But with the seemingly depth we have now, expected a bit more oomf here.
Good to bounce back after the Millwall defeat, take the 3 points and move on. |
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Reply | Millwall deliver QPR’s latest reality check – Report
at 08:50 21 Oct 2025
Good report thank you. And Clive touches a point here that always frustrates me:
Why do we always need to setup to counter the opposition instead of playing to your own strengths? That way you keep chopping and changing and mixing it up. In a league like the championship there will not be many games where you really have to setup to counter the opposition to avoid a whitewash, not to the point where it affects the team selection like it did vs Millwall. Focus on what you can do well and let the opposition worry about you. Small tweaks and adaptions sure, but not to the point where we nullified our own attack for the sake of having bigger players on the pitch.
p.s. Burrell looks pretty big and physical to me me anyway. I don't see what Frey can do what he supposedly can't. [Post edited 21 Oct 8:55]
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Reply | Injury update...
at 14:19 16 Oct 2025
RND probably the only one if line for a starting place, but depending on how the game goes, I hope some of the others make some minutes at least. [Post edited 16 Oct 14:19]
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Reply | Kone v Kelman
at 21:16 6 Oct 2025
Kelman 0 goals and 0 assists in 9 appearances, Celar 0 goals and 0 assists in only 4 Bundesliga 2 appearances (injured?) and Alfie Lloyd is yet to play any football.
Ifs and buts, but we could already have been staring down the barrell of a gun here if Kone and Burrell weren’t shipped in. |
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Reply | Madsen
at 05:22 6 Oct 2025
Massive kudos to Madsen. Here's a guy who had a, well, not so good, season, took abuse from fans and could easily have said "this is not working, let's move on". Instead, he stuck to it and is turning it around. His pre-season interview in Spain saying just that. For me again testimony that the club is attracting the right type of personalities at the moment. A far cry from the crowd we had here in the post Beale days.
Well done Nicholas, keep it going! |
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Reply | COOK
at 12:45 5 Oct 2025
I think Cook is arguably one of the top pro's at our club, if not the. Given his contract situation and where he is at in his career, many others in the same situation would probably have just played it out without too much stress. But he looks fully committed to the club and doing his best whenever he is called upon. Top bloke. We definitely need a leader like him.
And that's without going into how important he was the previous two seasons to keep us up. |
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