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Looking at the forecast, not sure there will be any more play in this.

Massive game for us today. Lose this and we'll be really struggling to get to the knockout stage, given the terrible state of our net run rate. Weather forecast less than promising, though.

Not necessarily if the other incomings are also loans or frees.

Yep, unthinkable only 3 years ago.

Surprised how many of us are picking Coady to start. Maybe that is a reflection of our overall lack of quality, but I thought he looked bang average in the Championship, let alone the PL.

We have an addiction to GKs and CBs.

I see Sussex have gone back to fielding a scratch side today after bringing in a load of first teamers against us.

Middle order let us down big time. Just needed one of them to get 50/60 and we'd have won. Also missed Mike's ability to hit a long ball at the end.

That is a bad, bad result against the team they had out.

Don't do it to yourself.

Never tempt fate!

Hmmm. Surely our main priority at this point has to be some midfield creativity, especially as funds are so tight?

So not an outright creative midfielder then?

A couple of changes - Mike and Salisbury out, with Walker and Wood brought in. Happy for Wood to have a go but never been impressed by Walker. Assume Mike must have an injury?

What kind of midfielder, is he?

Do you think he is really a winger, though, rather than a 10? Not really sure why I'm bothering to ask you this stuff as I'm sure he'll be off to Rennes anyway.

What's your view on how good he is?

Superb player. So sad to hear of his passing at such a young age. RIP Thorpey.

Not at all convinced by this lad but beggars can't be choosers.

My conclusion is that there is no clear strategy at the club. We have become a BTEC version of Man U.

True but I think many fans are so desperate now that they are pouncing on any link at the moment in the vague hope that the club might actually be planning to start the new PL season with a better starting XI than in the Championship.

So he'll be joining Everton then.

Given the mess Warwickshire made of our run rate, looks like the best we can manage is 3rd place in the group, given the form of Warwickshire and Glamorgan.

Nasty bunch down there. Nice to beat them.

Cooper must think he is in some sort of parallel universe working with our "recruitment" team after his experience at Forest where he was presented with a new player daily for a whole summer.