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I presume this is just to 'see how they get on' and have a bit of time all playing at the same time. I imagine we'll see a lot of it this season.

Despite his brain fart in the first game, if it is the keeper then surely he'd be an upgrade on Ward. I just hope this doesn't mean Mads or Jakub will go, though. Both are good enough in my opinion and hope that Stolarczyk can come straight back in as the second-choice when he's recovered from his injury. Hopefully this rumour is just a crap journo throwing loads of stories about for clicks and Patreon subscriptions.

Is anyone actually interested in him?

If he doesn't want to be here then fine. He's been decent for us but he's not the difference between survival and not for me. I'd be happy with a Coady-Okoli back two to be honest. Nelson to replace either of those as well. Thanks for last season, Wout.

RIP Sven.

If we can flip him for £80m in 18 months I think that means we've done pretty well on all fronts!

I know it's been said approximately 1,000,000 times in this thread but my god middle lane hoggers just make the road so dangerous. There's empty road ahead in the inside lane, but they consistently tootle along at 60 in the middle on three-lane stretches or lanes two and three on four-lane stretches, forcing me to go across several lanes of traffic if I want to overtake. I don't understand the mentality. If you're that opposed to changing lanes to overtake and come back in again and you want a nice easy cruise and to switch off, you shouldn't be on the ****ing motorway.

I'd like to see Alves, Nelson, Braybrooke and Golding in this one. Monga off the bench would be stunning too.

"More like FoxesTwats" We just can't compete with that

A loan with obligation dependent on survival seems the only way this could happen for us. If Forest aren't willing to spend on both him and Nketiah it could be doable. I'm not holding my breath, though.

In reference to the chat about Cannon, he's shown he can be a good finisher but that's about it. He doesn't do a great deal else and we can't really afford to carry a player like that, especially one who - despite being a talented goalscorer - isn't particularly prolific. Ayew, to be fair to him, isn't prolific at all but he's a facilitator. It's his hard work that has allowed others to shine, namely Zaha, Olise and Eze. Yes he's 33 and not a particularly inspiring signing but could be a decent signing for the squad and free up Buonanotte, Fatawu, Mavididi and Vardy to do their thing. I'm not thrilled by the fee but if he can help the team and give us that bit of guile, resilience and experience then it could be an inspired signing.

I like Nketiah. Could be a good signing for them and would give them good depth in that area of the pitch. If he starts scoring his value will rocket as well. I wonder if we could p!ss off the trees by making a bid for Awoniyi

Barnsley until Jan and Sheff Weds until the end of the season would be ideal.

Just outrageous, both of them.

Nwaneri played for Arsenal's first team aged 15. If he's good enough and there are teams sniffing around, it would probably be a good idea to get him in a squad and let him have 10 minutes towards the end of a League Cup game. I really like the look of him. If he's a Bellingham-esque generational talent then I presume it won't be long until we do see him get first-team action. Whether he is or not remains to be seen. But he does look the business. Though I do worry about some of our young players. Alves, for example, is now involved in first-team training but isn't making match-day squads, nor is he playing age group football or being linked with a loan. Is first-team training alone enough development to see him break through given a bit of time? I don't want to see these players stuck in limbo and then taking longer to develop than they would if they had actually been given a chance. It's good to see Braybrooke playing but it's so obvious he's above U21 level. There are clear weaknesses in his game. Based on last night he misjudges headers a fair bit and can lose possession that way (often making a header on the ball's upward trajectory, seeing it softly loop in the air and allowing an opposing player to challenge him physically for the ball). But his touch, ball control and passing are out of this world. If he's not even where Alves is now in Cooper's thoughts, he needs a loan this instant in my opinion.

Unfortunate end to this game

Monga looks the absolute business

Nice, good to know, cheers

Probably a fair scoreline but not an ideal way to concede a goal. Some nice moments from the young lads tonight, especially with some notable absences. Incredible to see Monga come on against a men's team aged 15.

Oh that's a lovely finish!

Never realised Cover's name is actually pronounced Coh-ver. Unless this commentator has just got it badly wrong for some reason.

Great to see another academy graduate getting game time in the Prem. He probably does need a loan to help him develop but he'll be a decent squad player for us. I think he has the minerals to keep improving.

Obviously extremely early days and it's clear the squad needs improving massively. But the second-half turnaround was excellent. If he can get those players fighting like that all season we might just be alright. Not getting carried away but watching us go for a winner after turning that game around and seeing him stalking the touchline like a lion stalking its prey, I can see the fans falling in love with him very quickly.

I presume Ricardo was benched so we had Justin's physicality up against the athletic Son. I'd say that worked because I saw very little of Son all game. Presumably Ricky and all the full-backs will be rotated to keep them all fresh but both deserve to keep their places against Fulham based on that second-half performance. Ricky could be a good weapon as a super sub as well, if we're chasing a game.