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Reply | Have we become a long ball side?
at 13:01 12 Aug 2025
Matusiwa and Johnson were a part of that too. A lot of our build-up in 2023-24 started on the right with Morsy absorbing the pressure and then switching the play to Leif on the other side. With Matusiwa getting to grips with English football and Johnson not comfortable on the ball, it was much harder. |
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Reply | any value in going to a back 3
at 08:57 11 Aug 2025
I'd be very surprised. The Championship is moving away from 3atb systems and they don't really suit possession-heavy teams. Southampton looked pretty dreadful against Wrexham for example. |
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Reply | Doak
at 16:49 7 Aug 2025
He would be excellent but almost certainly out of reach. Leeds, Everton and Forest have been linked at various points this summer. |
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Reply | If Hutchinson moves on, I'd go for Tom Fellows at West Brom
at 21:24 3 Aug 2025
Fellows is great and was the one I wanted us to go for in January. He's not a Hutchinson replacement though, he's a right-footer who likes to get to the byline and deliver crosses in, rather someone who a player who likes to cut inside.
You'd also have the same issue we had with Hackney; convincing a young player to leave his boyhood club to join us when there's a chance of PL interest. |
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Reply | 1-24 Prediction Competition
at 10:05 3 Aug 2025
With all the news yesterday, the thread has dropped down to page two so just giving it a bump to get more entries in. |
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Reply | Omari Bashing
at 10:03 3 Aug 2025
Yeah, it's the exact same situation as Hackney not playing in Boro's friendly last week as he looked to be close to moving here. Nobody was criticising him for doing that.
It's just a shame for us that a few days ago, it looked like Omari might actually be staying (and I say that as someone who had been 90% sure he'd leave) and Hackney would be joining. Now neither of those things are happening.
It doesn't justify the strength of feeling against Omari, just wonder if the fact that it was the second (or third if you include Philogene's injury) in the line of bad news stories for us yesterday contributed to it. |
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Reply | Josh Brownhill
at 09:46 3 Aug 2025
Not very keen on this signing, especially for what he would cost. He was better in the number ten for Burnley than when he played deeper. |
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Reply | Al Hamadi
at 19:17 2 Aug 2025
Yeah, we're not going to get a better third choice than Ali and he looks fitter than he ever has for us. |
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Reply | 1-24 Prediction Competition
at 08:55 2 Aug 2025
Was meaning to drop you a message about doing this again this year! Hoping I do a bit better than last season's shambles of a prediction...
1) Southampton
2) Ipswich Town
3) Millwall
4) Coventry City
5) Leicester City
6) Birmingham City
7) Norwich City
8) Swansea City
9) Sheffield United
10) Derby County
11) Portsmouth
12) Watford
13) West Bromwich Albion
14) Bristol City
15) Queens Park Rangers
16) Charlton Athletic
17) Stoke City
18) Wrexham
19) Middlesbrough
20) Oxford United
21) Blackburn Rovers
22) Preston North End
23) Hull City
24) Sheffield Wednesday
Posted on another thread already, but see below for the reasoning!
https://jacobpowley.substack.com/p/championship-predictions-1st-12th
https://jacobpowley.substack.com/p/championship-predictions-13th-24th [Post edited 2 Aug 8:57]
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Reply | Conor Coady to Wrexham
at 18:04 1 Aug 2025
For most clubs I wouldn't like the signing, but for Wrexham it makes sense. He'll be playing in the middle of a back three in a low block so pace won't be an issue. None of their other centre-backs or the keeper have played above League One before, so it's the one part of their squad where they were still lacking experience. |
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Thread | Gaffr Fantasy Football
at 06:22 1 Aug 2025
https://www.gaffr.io/
Is anyone doing Gaffr fantasy football this year? Essentially it’s the championship version of FPL. Feel free to join the league below once you’ve made your team.
League code: bH0PvolJXUyGuXDGSUT-fg |
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Reply | Signings
at 11:31 20 Jul 2025
Jason Knight
Stije Resink
Sam Surridge/Yousef Salech
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Romain Esse or Ben Doak on loan are probably too ambitious) |
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Reply | Ben Sheaf
at 16:05 19 Jul 2025
I like Sheaf but I'd prefer Jason Knight, if he's gettable. |
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Reply | Lessons from last year
at 08:10 19 Jul 2025
Apart from the midfield, I don't think gelling is going to be a big problem. Our first XI will probably consist of 8 players who were here last season. |
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Reply | Huge position of strength on Omari ...
at 11:09 16 Jul 2025
No chance we get that money. It'll probably be £35m (or slightly more) with a payment structure that's more favourable than the initial offer. |
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Reply | Azor Matusiwa
at 13:54 10 Jul 2025
Footballers’ heights are always hit and miss. Either way, he was in the top 28% of midfielders in the big 5 leagues for aerial duels last season so I don’t think physicality will be an issue: |
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