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Noticed in one of the warm ups at Rotheram away., rather than going through the usual motions of warming the keeper up he was still coaching Steer. He megged Steer on a 1 on 1, then spent the next ten minutes teaching him to bend his knee inwards when "spreading" himself to block a shot. He even pulled over Sarkic (I think) and did the same with him. It shows, that he is always looking to improve a keeper, rather than just "going through the motions", even when warming up for a vital match

People have short memories in football. 17/18 he outperformed Terry and was a rock for us. I can see him coming in at CB in the premier league. He at least deserves a chance, depending on if he can recover enough,

Tuanzebe, I think Man u would loan again in the PL. Mings purchase vital El Ghazi definitely Abraham or a new striker Steer / Lovre Hause Mings Tuanzebe Guilbert Milner / New CDM Grealish Mcginn El Ghazi . New Winger Abraham Abraham 20-25 Mings 20 El Ghazi 5-7 Milner Free New CDM 20-25 New Winger 20-25 Keep the young British spine together (all of which will only increase in value). Milner is a free, all the actual purchases will go on young players who will only improve and value increase.

Can someone explain to me what could realistically happen if the Brexit party win many seats in todays election? Surely all this will mean is Farage gets to perform / rant in front of the European Commission / Parliament?

Thought we played as well as we possibly could have against an anti football WBA. We were a little sloppy and ponderous in the final third, but overall controlled both games. Their 2 goals game from a mistake and long throw. We were never "opened up". Personally, i'm pretty confident against Derby. I can't see Lampard sitting back, and their defence isn't good enough to contain our attack. Cashley Cole will be at left back, who was so awful at VP he was subbed at half time. This is our best chance by a mile to get back to the PL.

This never happens, and maybe I'm going mad but.... I'm 100 percent confident we will win today. Comfortably. We are clearly the better team, they defended for their lives and now only have 1 attacking weapon. 3 - 1 to Villa.

Baggies have fell into the same trap as Bristol City. Instead of accepting they were AWFUL, defended for their lives, wasted time and were completely outplayed for the majority of the game - they blame the referee for what was a clear penalty. Instead of accepting they were negative, poor and trying to resolve the issue, they will cry about a perfectly adequate referee performance. A manager worth his salt, would have come out and said their game plan nearly worked, but they weren't good enough and will sort it out for the next game. Instead he cries about Gayles red card. Expect more of the same on Tuesday.

Cant be bothered to work it out, but pretty sure it would be at least 38000 average if we had DS in charge all season.

If you can, imagine being a Blues fan. You have literally NOTHING to get excited about. No future, no chance of promotion, no money in the club, small fanbase, half empty stadium every week. Literally the only thing they can cling too is us failing, that's it. There's nothing else.

For the first time in a long time, we have a manager and coaching set up that are PROVEN at coaching players better. Pretty much the entire Brentford team were unknowns. Even if we were to make "uninspiring" signings, that may be because the set up has seen something in that player that can be coached or developed. Grealish, El Ghazi, McGinn, Tuanzebe, Elmo and Taylor have all moved on a step since DS and his team turned up. For me, and hopefully the club, recruits need to have Premier League potential, a potential that can be coached sooner rather than later.

I hope not, i'm sick of loans. Unless there's a firm right to buy in there.

Should do, they will have to play Craig then Im quite bitter, but as discussed above; i'd recall him and ruin the next (and prime) 18 months of his career for his KRO nonsense. Especially as this club has given him millions and millions in wages since he was effectively a child for very little on the pitch. Respect the club that made your career.

Was our best defender on Saturday, he's definitely won the away fans over. He definitely deserves a run at fullback ahead of Elmo. Can't see Hutton being dropped because he's decent in the air.

Was poor on Saturday. From the stands he looked absolutely knackered, along with the rest of the midfield. Against Leeds he was often pressing on his own, and looked like he had heavy legs against Preston. He will play tomorrow, then will have a chance to rest up a bit for the the FA Cup game!

Can't see Motherwell paying a lot to his wages. When does his contract with actually end?

There's a reason why Bolasie is playing for us in the championship, and not a premier league team. He's inconsistent. A good player, but inconsistent. Teams, such as Stoke, Swansea and Preston doubled up on our wide men leaving space in the middle; the difference in the last few games is there's no Grealish to take the ball 20-30 yards and occupy 2 players. When Grealish plays a free(ish) midfield role, he occupies 2 players leaving space for the wingers. It's no coincidence that Bolasie is struggling now his space is being swallowed up. If you think back to the Derby and Boro games, there was often a switch of play to Bolasie or Kodjia leaving them 1 on 1 with a full back. We could pull teams from side to side with Grealish often occupying 2 in midfield. If Grealish was left with space he is good enough to carry to ball 20-30 yards, pulling the midfielders over to him creating space for the wingers. Apart from the obvious defensive issues, its vital for our attack we buy a midfielder who can carry the ball 20-30 yards.

Elphick was a good defender, captaining a good bournemouth team to promotion. Bruce has the ability to make players worse DS makes players better. He could prove to be a very good recall for us.

For a couple of months DS alluded to his shin issues, saying he's playing through the pain barrier etc. Having had shin splints myself; all that can be done is rest.

Now the harder games are over with, DS motivational techniques will come into play. It's easy to play to your fullest potential at WBA or Derby away. It's how we get on against team like Preston, Wigan etc. Every game is worth 3 points. If we can successfully put these to the sword and get around 20/24 points (a lot to ask), then we could play ourselves into contention. Preston A QPR H Wigan A Hull H Ipswich H Reading A Sheff U H Brentford A None of these teams are better than us under DS (baring in mind QPR and Sheff are at home). If we don't win these it will be a bad day at the office or poor motivation.

IF we have gone Kalinic, this is another positive sign from our owners that they are serious about restoring us to the PL in a fairly sustainable manner.

Gary Monk is third favourite for the job

EFL will give them a 3 or 6 point deduction which won't do a lot in the grand scheme of things. Its sounds severe but not really. What will hurt them is 2/3 transfer window embargo. With Monk the favourite for the Southampton job, he will be off as soon as another decent job comes along. Almost certain to get relegated next season if that is the case.

Disappointed with the ticket sales, but understandable. Another kick off moved, on TV, long journey, only one more payday before Christmas. I'll be there, just hoping we get a little push on sales when some get paid tomorrow / Friday.

Wednesday will tell us a lot about the squads mentality, instilled into them by Dean Smith. As mentioned, last season after a great win (wolves), we went on to lose to QPR and Bolton.

Shame for the lad, its been reported he's working his tits off in training as well. If the club is in an era of sensible spending, his long standing fitness issues coupled with his high wages make him unsustainable for us.