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Davis inclusion makes sense as his hold up play is one of his main assets and will hopefully bring time and space for McGinn, Jack, El Ghazi To exploit ...

Guess this team has been chosen to combat sheff Utd unique set up and Konsa/ Hause picked perhaps to combat their rampaging CB’s?

Ok scrap that suggestion and it is a position we are well stocked in ...

A couple of frees I think we should look at. Baba Rahman is on a free from Chelsea and could be good LB cover cover. Malang Sarr 21 YO left footed CB at Nice also available on a free as is Walter Benitez again from Nice. Think it will be a transfer window of wheeling and dealing with clubs having to be more creative in their transfers and perhaps with more swops taking place.

I can see Julian Weigl wanting time move after the Benfica bus was attacked by their own fans ... Has drifted somewhat since he burst on the scene but was very highly rather a few seasons ago and is only 24... Worth investigating

Also have to be realistic and not make the same mistakes as before. I don’t care where a player comes from if they improve us however uninspiring on paper.

If the big clubs gets their with 5 substitutes which is grossly unfair in many ways With their bigger in quality squads we should be allowed to re-register Heaton (Was Steer retained in the squad ?) and Wesley. It’s not as if we would be using players who didn’t already start for us and a fair concession to the smaller clubs.

Who would be on your summer wish-list if we stay up and sell Grealish ?

I wasn’t very clear I meant that if the season was completed and we went down. We can’t use 10 games to write off the preceding 28 whatever football looks like when it returns.

All Deeney said and I back him on it is that simple questions weren’t answered at all or sufficiently and he wouldn’t return until they were ... Reading about the abuse he has gotten online, bluenose or not is disgusting ... I struggle to comprehend the mentality of someone wishing death on a 5 month old child. My mood on the matter has changed somewhat over the weeks and based on the current data I’m less worried than a few weeks ago and I do see the need for a new form of normality to return sooner rather than later basically down to £££ which cannot be ignored sadly. if we go down it will be based on our 28 performances before lockdown and only have ourselves to blame.

But it IS the governments fault though that the NHS was so ill prepared compared to say Germany but we are wondering away from football.

Football is under the spotlight since the stupid suggestion that players should give up 30% of their wages... Why not hedge fund managers? why were Just footballers singled out? I’m sure other private firms/ organisations etc have also spent fortunes on testing kit but football is being used as a sort of political pawn.

I think the anger should be at why does the NHS not have the necessary resources to undertake major testing of all staff and other key frontline workers, not that clubs have paid a small fortune to ensure players are tested regularly... Its not the NHS or clubs & players fault and the blame and anger should lie with the Tories (unless they voted for them)Who have spent the last 10 years or so cutting funding below acceptable levels . Clubs are being treated as political pawns somewhat and the cash cow needs milking sooner rather than later...

Now that is confirmed Toulouse and Amiens are sadly down IF we stay up, Ibrahim Sangere could be a good option for DM from Toulouse and Bafode Diakite is a good young prospect at CB also worth looking at. Again, no doubt we will be linked with Serhou Guirassy striker from Amiens as his name was rumoured Jan. Also with Toulouse down no chance they’ll be signing Kalinic. McGrath I hope we stay up !

Has quest tv Coverage improved does anyone know cause I just feel now like I should be preparing myself for the drop... And it was so painful To watch ...

Self preservation is human nature ... I’m not sure why some find that notion hard to grasp ( not aimed at you btw!) there is literally hundreds of millions of £££ at stake and I would be super angry if we just bent over said thanks and accepted relegation just because that would be the cricketing thing to do.

No one is putting words in your mouth or making you out to be bad guy though really are they? You said his comments were stupid, myself and others addressed your comment with our views in a respectful manner in response from our POV ... You keep the discussion going but constantly making what some feel are Somewhat cold, sometimes unfounded and misinformed posts which they feel the need to respond to. everyone is entitled to hold different views and air these and you add a different dimension to the discussion which is as valid as others. But at times mate can I say you don’t help yourself..

How many business trips are physically being taken currently during this global pandemic which worst case scenario results in death ??? It’s not a good analogy under the current circumstances can’t you see that ?

Then why is he stupid for airing the reason he is staying home ? It makes no sense as surely the two are mutually exclusive ?

If you read his concerns he said simple questions couldn’t be answered and until such a time as they are he is staying a way for the health of his family and being from BAME background who are at more risk. What’s stupid about that ? Your comments can come across as a stupid and ill informed at time’s and yet some are also insightful and spot on. I thought people from Cali were supposed to be chill...

Do you have kids ... If so would you isolate from your 5 month child and not hold them and see them daily for months just over a game ?

I’d take him. A front line of Wesley, Samatha, Dennis with Davis as support is an interesting proposition... He has been linked with arsenal and wolves and we have more pressing needs in other areas. Maybe Wesley and Nakamaba could help seal the deal IF we are indeed even remotely interested.

Be interesting what happens in the summer regardless of which division we are in . Does he deserve another shot at promotion ? If we stay up should we keep him? Dyche has proved a point by being kept on but a whole host of other Examples where it was a mistake ... That’s why I’m currently on the fence with sacking him or backing him at present I‘m hoping he has used this enforced mid season sabbatical to take a hard look at his role in our current position Where he can improve and I hope he has adapted accordingly. We have a good squad Under the circumstances given the turmoil of the past two summers but it’s not balanced enough and something is seriously wrong somewhere . Not sure if it’s tactics or personnel ?

Ouch when seen listed like that he really should be under pressure from above and his position under review. Can also see why some people think he is out of his depth. I’m still in the fence. I would imagine NSWE and Purslow would have discussed different scenarios in terms of Smiths position and have a succession plan in place ready (one would hope). I remember reading about how Southampton try and plan managerial appointments two in advance by monitoring and keeping an eye on potential candidates not just next but years to come with the manager fitting the club so not to lose progress and momentum. Chopping and changing between managerial styles. Not always been a success mind you. Edit could find the exact article but this one touches on it ... or I just imagined reading it somewhere. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37954971

Wow times does fly! I had a ticket but was living in south Africa at the time and decided to stay out there ( luckily) J remember watching it at backpackers in Johannesburg and the locals were all routing for villa. The manner of the lose was so hard to take at time... And can now see the damage it did long term.