doaflip

I can't see what we're trying to do under Gerrard, we don't really press and we don't really control possession.

All we can be sure of is that someone is making the first team.

1 minute ago, It's Your Round said:

Marvelous Nakamba, player/coach. 

Marv would lead Rangers to at least 1 trophy.

I don't think anyone knows anything about who will be next, bar the powers that be. The Villa players seem shocked by Smith's dismissal so I don't see how we go from that level of discretion to Purslow suddenly leaving his list of manager targets on the bus.

I reckon Gerrard probably fancies it but I don't think we will go for him.

I think we will get someone very, very good.

Even with my claret and blue spectacles on the Villa job is an amazing opportunity. There will be loads of interest in it.

I'd revert back to the 3-5-2 with Konsa out and Southampton playing with 2 strikers.

Play Bailey alongside Watkins with license to drift to the right wing and play alongside Cash, he offers a little bit more pace too than we've seen on offer when we've played 2 up front with Ings and Watkins.

3 in the middle of the park against Southampton's 2. I think if we play 4-3-3 Mings would end up pinned by Adams. That may still be the case in a 3 but at least he has some support.

4-3-3 incoming.

13 minutes ago, zenda said:

So who of our senior players that are out, has Covid/is shielding, which Dean referred to pre-match? Either Ings, Traore or Sanson presumably.

I would say so. The only one I definitely saw in the stadium was Doug.

I would thank him for what he's done and move him on now. I can't see it happening though, something always seems to come to his rescue. That isn't particularly bad for us but we will be back here again next season. 

Needed lockdown to keep us up, and then Martinez form last season did a lot of the heavy lifting in allowing us to finish where we did.

6 minutes ago, mikeyp102 said:

Where was he today?

He was at the ground. He was sitting with another bloke in the players box between trinity and the north stand.

Just now, maqroll said:

Sinisalo? Who is that?

Youth keeper

I'm pleased we've gone for a defensive set up. A hard fought point here would be lovely.

I'm quite looking forward to seeing what other youth he gives chances to this season. I'm not sure if every fan feels the same way about their clubs academies but it does feel like we have some of the best youngsters in the country coming through. 

I'm more excited about seeing what Smith and the team can do with them rather than desperately trying to spend in the market, especially when there are players like Sanson who have only just got through the door.

Can't believe he's played 9 times for us.

On 07/08/2021 at 18:53, doaflip said:

I'll be surprised if we sign anyone else. I think we've spent the money we got in from transfers and we will start the season with what we've got and go from there. 

Pretty happy with where we are compared to last season in terms of quality in the squad. I don't think we need further depth in the center of the park immediately. 

Still think the same as I did 10 days ago. We've signed Axel on loan since then but I can't see us pushing for anyone else to join us permanently.

I think a positive, if you can call it that, is that our crap preseason means that probably 2 or 3 of those starters don't make the staring 11 in a couple of weeks. We are behind in our preparation and that showed today.

I'm still not 100% sure what he was trying to do. We do love a clipped ball into the channel though don't we?

17 minutes ago, Xela said:

Absolutely. We need to push on otherwise we'll lose players next season to bigger clubs. 

I think we will push on. Maybe aim for top half this season. 

We could sell again this season and reinvest, gradually improving. 

My concern is how we can compete FFP wise with teams with larger commercial revenues (we can't). I see us long term developing players, selling them, not always to the so called elite clubs, but making bits of profit and allowing us to spend.

Don't get me wrong though I'd love us to go out there and spend big again. That way brings me a lot more joy...

I'll be surprised if we sign anyone else. I think we've spent the money we got in from transfers and we will start the season with what we've got and go from there. 

Pretty happy with where we are compared to last season in terms of quality in the squad. I don't think we need further depth in the center of the park immediately. 

I actually think he's still pretty good 

What an awful first minute of the second half.

City welcome to him. Offers no more than Ramsey.

Smith back in again

We either need to find a coach who implements a system that allows shite players to flourish.

Or we need to buy 8 or 9 players of real quality in the summer. Only Martinez and Grealish have real quality.

Properly shite.