Bluearmyfox28

This is what impressed me the most with him. That type of movement in the box is instinctive, some pro’s struggle with it throughout their careers. For him to have that type of movement at his age, shows how clever and advanced he is at seeing the game. Very Vardy like performance from the young fella today.

I actually think the wingers are the one position where RM doesn’t really have a preference. As long as they are effective he kinda gives them the freedom to play to their strengths.

Truthfully I don’t have much of an opinion on this until end of the window. If he’s been signed to lead the line then it’s an awful signing, if he’s been brought in for depth and experience then I think it’s a really smart move. No middle ground, solely depends on the rest of the business we do. Players like him and BDCR whether people like it or not are needed in young squads. Likeable guys, hardworking, willing to help the youth and know their role within the squad.

Agreed completely. I really hope Tudor Mendel-Idowu on loan or permanent from Ipswich is one of the winger additions!

Honestly we wouldn’t get promoted with that front line. I know we think highly of our academy lads but we need to be realistic. Right now the likes of Skipp and Mavididi they’re trying to get them out on permanent deals but think they’ll eventually settle for loans. Here’s how I see it ending up based on players wanting to leave and not suiting RM system. Sell / Loan: - Storlarczyk - Sell. - Nelson - Sell. - Faes - Sell. - Okoli - Loan. - Vesty - Contract termination. - Coulibaly - Sell. - Kristensen - Loan. - Winks - Sell. - Skipp - Loan. - Monga - Sell. - Mavididi - Loan. - Fatawu - Sell. Then the squad look like the following: GK - New goalkeeper, Vieties, Begovic/Bausor. RB - Hamza, Aluko, Joseph. CB - Souttar, Wilson-Brown, Grey, 2x signing. LB - Thomas, Joseph, 1x signing. CDM - Braybrooke, Hamza, 1x signing. CM - Page, Braybrooke, 1x signing. CAM - Bobby Reid, Chaplin, Alves, Page. RW - Thomas, 2x signing. LW - Alves, Thomas, 1x signing. ST - Evans, Otchere, Ings, 1x signing. Minimum 11 signings with Chaplin and Ings.

I think that’s the only position they’ll feel is okay with Hamza, Aluko and Joseph.

Realistically I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s more when all said and done. I could see the following being needed: 2x centre back 1x left back 2x centre mids Connor Chaplin 2x left wingers 2x right wingers 1x striker Danny Ings I think that’s going to be a minimum need. I wouldn’t be shocked if they brought in 3 strikers if they don’t think any of the young lads are ready.

People have been crying out for the academy lads to be used this season, whilst also demanding automatic promotion. With the likely outgoings we simply won’t get promoted with a youth side. I would imagine there will be 2/3 of these type signings to guide the younger lads as this squad seriously lacks positive experience.

So with the sales of Monga and BEK, I have it as we have now raised £14.5m profit. Currently on the books we still have around £20m per year. So I think essentially we will still need to sell someone for pure profit or clear someone’s book value prior to being balanced for the year. Selling Fatawu for example, for £15m will put us £3m in profit after balancing the yearly outgoings.

Left Winger: 1) Reyes Cleary - Barnsley, valued around £2.5m. 2) Ilias Sebaoui - St Truiden, valued around £2.5m. 3) Kyrell Lisbie - Peterborough, valued around £1.5m. 4) Rafiki Said - Standard Liege, valued around £3m. 5) Isak Bjerkebo - IK Sirius, valued around £3m. 6) Ben Broggio - Aston Villa, Loan. 7) Joseph Opoku - Zulte Waregram, valued around £3.5m.

Centre / Attacking Midfielders: 1) Rocco Shein - Fredrikstad FK, valued around £2m. 2) Mathias Christensen - Aalesunds FK, valued around £750k. 3) Owen Bailey - Doncaster Rovers, valued around £1.5m. 4) Kamari Doyle - Brighton, Loan. 5) Patrick Kelly - Barnsley, valued around £750k. 6) Isaac Hutchinson - Bristol Rovers, valued around £300k. 7) David Blanka - Banik Ostrava, valued around £2m. 8) Killian Phillips - St Mirren, valued around £750k. 9) Ludwig Thorell - Mjalby, valued around £1.5m.

Salford throwing money around then. Didn’t they just sign Joe Powell too?

He’s still got like £7.5m on the books sadly can’t see it being a permanent transfer, loan deal is most likely.

what would you like sending sorry mate? Smallbone’s stats?

I think personally that’s why we are seeing a slow start, they can’t make deals until the deadwood is moved on, the squads bloated. Hamza I see as a right back, he’s not comfortable on the ball enough for a RM system and would offer you emergency depth should a new signing and Braybrooke not be available. Winks is going to be gone I think there is no two ways about that. Finally, with Skipp I think his book value and wages are simply too high to keep around. What I see happening with him is a loan deal which has a fee to soften the annual cost whilst another club contributes to his wages. So it’ll still hurt but not as much.

I would not be surprised, I had a look at Smallbone's stats under RM in the championship and they are unreal. I was going to put him on the list but thought I might get shot down for it . I am surprised he is only 26! Honestly, I think both Stephy and Monga will go so I see Alves as the back up to a main man out left. RM likes playing inverted wingers which on the left I think is Alves' best role. Hopefully he has learnt to release the ball sooner.

Yeah I have been looking at the No.8's for a RM system and I will be honest they are hard to find! It's like he wants a player fully capable of playing as an 8 but also a 10. They seem like hot commodity's and the ones you do find will be out of our price range. Hard find for the budget and level we are playing at. For what it's worth I think he will want two 8/10's, to leave us with Chaplin, a new signing, BDCR and Page. Preferably a right footer for balance. Kamari Doyle is high on the list already. Great player.

See I have an unpopular opinion of we need to sign players rather than just depending on the academy lads. We have to get out of this league this year no matter what otherwise we are in the shit. We are going to play around 60 games this season so I think you need two starter capable players in each position. For me you get Archie Collins on a free, rotate to keep them fresh and to build competition. Sammy can offer you depth in the 8 role as well I guess.

Great question! hard one to judge because ultimately it is League two. I honestly thought Elliot Watt was unreal and to be honest in hindsight he probably should not be on the list as I was not aware of the actual concrete interest from Italy and Turkey but makes me feel justified on what I seen . Oliver Norwood is just a cheat code at this level, offers everything and is a leader. I would probably rank Sammy 3rd just above Archie Collins, dependent on value as that plays a role on the list. Based of what I seen the one area I am left confused is do you play him higher up in a No.8 role for his creativity and intensity or do you play him in the No.6 role to dictate the game. Good problem to have however.

Thanks mate. I would not be surprised, seems to have a few clubs sniffing around. I seen he might be on his way to Turkey, he is unreal. I don't want watch Scottish football but I am 4 positions in and I already have 4 Motherwell players on my lists, I don't understand how they only finished 4th?!

Defensive Midfielders: 1) Elliot Watt - Motherwell, valued around £2m. 2) Oliver Norward - Stockport, valued around £500k. 3) Archie Collins - Free agent. 4) Luca Connell - Barnsley, valued around £750k. 5) Dogucan Haspolat - KVC Westerlo, valued around £3m. 6) Charlie Savage - Reading, valued around £750k. 7) Lukas Fadinger - Motherwell, valued around £500k. Couple of notes - 1) I know I said below the age of 26, but Oliver Norward makes way too much sense for us to sign for how much he would cost regardless of age. He is a cut above everyone in the league, reminded me very much of the impact Winks had under Enzo. 2) I don't have any league two players on the list, but Sammy Braybrooke looked a class above based on data and on field play. For context he was 100th percentile for succesful passes, 95.4th percentile for chances created, 97.7th percentile for succesful dribbles, 97.7th percentile for touches, 97.7th percentile for tackles and 100th percentile for recoveries made of all midfielders in the league. Unreal numbers.

Left Backs: 1) Emmanuel Longelo - Motherwell, valued around £1.5m. 2) Jayden Meghoma - Brentford, Loan. 3) Merchas Doski - Viktoria Plzen, valued around £1.5m. 4) Reece Staunton - Grimsby Town, valued around £500k. 5) Kolbeinn Finnsson - Valerenga, valued around £500k. 6) Oliver Zanden - Brommapojkarna, valued around £500k. Couple of side notes from this list. 1) I would be very surprised to see us not make a move for Jayden Meghoma on loan. Clearly got a good relationship with RM who gave him his debut at Southampton and also signed him for Rangers. 2) I really hope Reece Staunton gets a chance to play at a higher level and does not end up being one lost in the system of lower league football, he was seriously impressive.

Yup! They are all decent size to be honest, it was one of my requirements to handle the direct nature of league 1. A few players easily would have made this list but were less than 6ft which I think would get found out in the league.

He looked promising when I was watching him to be fair. The only reason he is the lowest on the list is because on the ball at times he looked a little uncomfortable, hard to gauge because of how long his legs are! He looks a bit like a giraffe sprinting at times and not in the best of ways either

very underrated player. Would not be surprised to see him in the top 5 European leagues in a few years.