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Because of his height people do Dasilva's defending such an injustice. Very rarely get's beat in a 1v1 situation and is positionally very, very good! Much better player in a back 4 than a back 5 and whilst I don't think he will be staying next year will definitely get a good Championship move. Pring imo is a slightly better all around player, but in terms of just a 'defender' Dasilva edges it for me even with the height element. Pring can get caught ball watching and occasionally dives in whereas Dasilva is consistently solid albeit nowhere near as effective going forward.

Lets also not forget one of the other big factors here is us switching from a back 5 to a back 4 When we signed Wilson he was pitched as a specialist Wing Back, not quite good enough defensively to play in a 4 at RB and not as effective on the Wing. I would hope we've spent the time he's been injured and not playing to try and improve his defensive tactical awareness so he can play in a 4 if needed as an orthodox RB. Wing back is also not a position you can play when not 100%, it's a killer! So if he's not fully fit or match sharp the last thing we want to do is chuck him into a position where he isn't quite as comfortable. Think it's different when Sykes plays there as whilst not comfortable he's adapted to the level and can cope mentally, Wilson has had a bigger jump and isn't there yet! Be interesting to see what happens to him in the summer, if we are sticking with the back 4 I don't see him dislodging Tanner at all!

Can remember Kane playing against us for Millwall and just looked a big lump Think he missed a header from about 6 yards and can remember thinking he was never going to make it, wonder what happened to him after that...

I liked Nagy, that game (I think against Huddersfield) where we won 5-2 we played a midfield 4 of Brownhill - Nagy - Massengo - Eliasson and were incredible with Diedhiou and Weimann in front of them! Looked a young hungry side but also had a lot of balance too, think Brownhill played very narrow and allowed Hunt to push on, but Eliasson played very high and wide with Rowe as cover. Huddersfield were awful but I don't think I've ever seen a city side play as well as that one did first half, all young players too so it's a shame we couldn't kick on and keep/develop them further!

I think we would be willing to offer him what Dasilva is on personally. The wage cutting will also occur elsewhere with Kalas leaving and it's already started with Bentley going in January and Palmer in the summer. Think they would have been our 4 biggest earners? It's been made clear the budget is there for players that our deemed worth it and versatility would be massive, I've always liked him in Centre Mid and could actually see him and James working really well as a two in there. That being said, I don't think this will happen... Whilst the budget is there for 'special players' I think we would be more savvy and target areas where it is needed more (CB/CM). Certainly wouldn't be against it but feels like a luxury and not a signing we need

I agree with the above. I think if everybody was available and we were to pick our 'Best 11' it's easily a top 10 side regardless of if we all agree on every player/formation. Think the lack of depth is a real indication of where we've had to cost cut and we've gambled our core of 15 or so 'first teamers' will get us through with help from academy prospects etc. Where we are at an advantageous situation for next season is a lot of these academy players have now had first team football. Players like Taylor-Clarke and Bell almost move up into that 'core group' having had more exposure to first team and as a result are more viable options if needed. Assuming Scott goes we need to be clever on how we spend it, we know we're not going to get another Alex Scott from nowhere so will need to have a clear strategy and plan for the year. But if we can recruit well and increase that core group to 19-20 not including academy products who haven't played first team or King then we will be in a much better situation going forwards! Where we are at a disadvantage is likely losing Scott and Kalas so need to replace with quality there to ensure that best 11 stays top 10 without compromising the budget and leaving us with no depth. Feels like I say it every year but this summer will be a really interesting one as there's so many different potential routes and strategies the club could choose to adopt!

I think we have previously but I disagree at the moment, we've got plenty of players who like to stretch the rules as much as possible. Weimann, Williams, Tanner, Pring amongst others are all very good at it! Don't rate O'Nien, think he's a stretch too far and seems to get a lot of positive attention because of the Netflix documentary where they pitched him well as the 'nice kid, came from nothing' when in reality I think he's a shit. Don't think he stands out as a player either, unsure what his best position is and seems to be missing in most games.

I would be tempted to switch back to the back 3/5 for this game given the players we have injured. The thought of Vyner and Pring/Tanner in a two worries me somewhat, whilst not ideal I think we need to be flexible and try something slightly different to ensure we don't just get bombarded at the back. We aren't going to win many first balls so important we have enough players around to pick up 2nd and 3rd balls, Pring is comfortable carrying the ball out and Tanner is an absolute warrior. This formation also potentially allows Wilson to get half hour if fit enough and can also be fluid in game by dropping Dasilva back and pushing Sykes on if needed. Far from ideal and wouldn't be my go to but needs must... O'Leary Tanner Vyner Pring Sykes Dasilva James Scott Cornick Mehmeti Wells

Got some bollocks on him this kid, few key headers when he knew he was going to be clattered. Doesn't shirk a tackle nor does he hide from the ball. Been really impressed since we signed him, injuries haven't helped him but felt he's consistently delivered 7/10 performances. Today was definitely a big game for him, pushed his game to the next level against tough opposition. Very good in the air considering his height. Always rated this signing and is exactly the sort of gamble we should be making in the transfer market, low risk high reward.

According to Bristol Live Swansea are out the Cornick race...

Just watching some of the clips, if this geezer doesn't get us a penalty we've got no bloody hope! Looks a really exciting signing, whilst not a 'like for like' with Semenyo it certainly fits the profile of the squad and what we need. If we can get the 3 deals over the line today and shift a couple I think it'd been a great window.

Announcements now are essentially used as Marketing tools, most things now get announced late afternoon/early evening as that's when it will generate the most likes/clicks etc. As alluded clubs often sync announcements, if we are very close to Cornick then I wouldn't be surprised to see Semenyo at 5 and Cornick at 6... This would have all been completed late last night/early this morning and don't think there's anything sinister or exciting (Joe Bryan, Steve Bruce, Motorway...) going on...

I've heard that we were targeting two players, Cornick being one and a more physical option! (Don't know who but won't be a huge fee if we do it!) Obviously with the Semenyo funds and wages cleared up such as Bentley and hopefully some others gives us a tiny bit more wriggle room without being able to massively splash the cash!

I can remember when we used to put Flint left wing for goal kicks to try something different. Sadly Fielding was in goal and whilst Flint was tall the header was often won in Dolman row E... Not applying too much blame to the keepers here though, better to go too long and give a throw in on halfway than short and gives the opposition team an opportunity to counter. I posted on the Bajic thread that it would be an interesting summer in terms of Goalkeepers, do we go out and get somebody to challenge for Number 1 or do we go with Max/Bajic next season. Looks like we will get an indication on that in the next week! Seems a sensible move this for all parties, hopefully we can get decent cover in cheap and source a signing elsewhere with the funds be it loan or cheap OOC player

For me it's Weimann Not just in terms of distance covered but the intelligence of his movement and runs. I think work rate is often stereotyped as just 'who runs the most' but I'd be interested in seeing 'number of sprints' as think that's a much better metric, as alluded to above somebody could probably amble about for 90 minutes and cover a good chunk of ground without working too hard. But Weimann has the ability to go 100% right until the end constantly making runs and pressing, think he's a freak in the best possible way! Constantly harassing opposition and officials as well as covering team mates where needed, very lucky to have had him for so long and think we are a better side with him in it! Agree with the Stead shout above as well for similar reasons, I think what was in some ways more impressive about Stead was physically he's not as well built for it compared to people like Weimann

To be fair to Pearson, when Antoine regained fitness Wells and Conway were playing well so he had to wait his turn like everybody else. Antoines injury record concerns me and wouldn't be surprised if that's another reason he took a long time to be fully reintroduced. Seems to get lots of niggly injuries that hang about longer than everybody would like... My gut feel is he will go this window, my concern is that if he does go we actually need two players to replace him. A striker for when we play with 2 up front and also a winger for when we go with 3, I'm not sure there's many players out there like Antoine that can do both! Loved watching him last few weeks, arguably our only player who gets bums off seats, when he gets the ball on halfway you just want him to back himself and beat his msn which has been happening more and more as confidence rockets

I've always liked Tony Mowbray and has always been one last few vacancies I would have liked to see us try and tempt away from Blackburn at the time. In terms of other leagues I don't think Marco Silva gets enough credit, seems to have done a good job everywhere other than a brief stint at Everton where nobody has succeeded! Also been really impressed with the approach and temperament of the new Brighton Manager, will be watching them with interest next 12 months as could still go either way when a lot of the work Potter did gets changed/adapted!

For those in the UK it will be streamed with some bookies via their app such as PaddyPower and Bet365. Obviously no idea as to the quality of these streams, would suggest it would be basic at best...?

Harry Kane for Millwall is always one that springs to mind as I thought he was rubbish that night...

Didn't Mark Wilson make a squad and play whilst with us and we were all shocked during (I believe) the McInnes era... Can never remember if he was a loan or if it was one of those like Lansbury recently where we had them on a short term deal

O Leary Vyner Atkinson Sykes Williams Pring James Scott Weimann Wells Conway Williams as a 'front sweeper', can't remember what game it was last season or earlier this one but he had one of his best games for us in that position. Halfway between a CB and a CDM so can bring the ball out, press but also slot into a back 3/5. Interestingly, it's what I thought Naismith was bought into do but he seems to sweep behind the other defenders as opposed to in front.... Don't want to pick Sykes, would rather have Scott out there but can't afford to lose him in midfield, I want Weimann in the position he scored 20 goals in last season so by default leaves us with Sykes... Pring deserves a shot in his more comfortable postion after some excellent showings at CB, if Atkinson isn't fit then Pring slots into CB with a desperately out of form/poor (let you decide...) JD in front. Think it gives us enough physicality, structure and pace to give it a go on Saturday.

Think the same was said by French Media at the time he signed for us as well so would not be surprised by this at all! Shame really, as somebody said ultimately goes down as a very poor signing which is a real shame after his initial performances. For one reason or another has never really kicked on! Loads of rumours last summer we turned down a decent offer from Watford (I think), felt at the time we should have sold and recouped something for him as never felt he would sign a new deal with us. Will be an interesting career to follow once he leaves!

Makes the Lincoln selection interesting, I was convinced it would be used to start the introduction of Bajic but to me it makes no sense now taking Max out the team even for a cup game. Confidence and performance is high, let the lad play!

For what it's worth, my first thought was Free Kick as thought it was outside the box. However, it does look very similar to the Swansea appeal on Saturday (not seen a replay) which also wasn't given so at least there's been an element of consistency across the 2 games.

From what I've heard and seen he's having a poor season, as another poster mentioned the most in form England defender this year has been Chris Smalling! If they're all fit I'd be looking at starting Stones - Dier - Smalling in a back 3. There's enough pace, aerial threat and ball playing ability there and all three have shown massive defensive improvements in recent years. All have comeback from tough places and slaughtering in the media so will be plenty of mental experience there too which is massive in tournament football. (Not that I think we'll do anything). Would have White and Maguire as back up options based on current form and with Maguire I think it's a useful player to have around! (Sure I'm missing somebody else obvious though...) Sure we'll end up with Coady - Maguire - Mings though...