Donwebbio

Does he talk about himself in the 3rd Pearson?

Not a popular opinion, but unless we have an alternative to bring in or the offer was too good to turn down, I would keep him and play him every week. I think with a run of games he could be a very good CDM at this level. At least he has a tenacity and passion that Skipp lacks.

Would need replacing in the final week for sure. Sooner Skipp go but I don't think that's happening

The links only broke 24 hrs ago, give them a chance. I love a bit of club bashing but not for this. Not yet anyway.

He is a massive jar of Smarmite. Total fraud talking about humility and growth.

Fatawu?

Either of those 2 Burton CB's would be an upgrade.

100% agree with this. His football is outdated and dull and we don't have the players for it but the goals conceded are because we have defenders who cannot do the basics which you would expect from professional players at any level. Look at the first goal yesterday how suddenly from the ball with their full back they have a 3 v 2 overload on the edge of our box. No communication, Skipp in dream land, CB's doung their own thing without discipline and then being half-arsed in the reaction afterwards. We have been defensively shi£ since the first relegation and have done nothing to address it as a club

Hamza is a better CDM than Skipp 100% I reckon. It's a low bar mind.

Just watch Skipp for the first goal. He is just drifting aimlessly while an overload develops behind him. He is a nothing footballer: his passing is ok, his tackling is late and clumsy, his speed is slow, he offers no discernable attacking threat and he is dozy as fuch. A CDM needs elite awareness and anticipation and he has neither. A terrible, terrible, piece of business.

I disagree that it would be difficult to to attract suitable talent to the club. That entire Burton team would be in budget and would jump at the prospect of playing for us for a start. A 3 year contract for 32 yo Burns is not a good move imo considering we have been burnt on aging playing being given lengthy, generous contracts. I was discussing recruitment through the lens of new owners and raised a valid question on whether such contracts would hamper a sale at all.

Do you think our recruitment and contract management has been good so far this summer then?

They have prioritised having 4/5 wingers so RM can double change them out at 60 mins. That is such a hipster Premier league new thing saying that wingers can only play 60 mins. The priority should have been 2 x CB's who had power, desire to be here and be able to pass a football forward with a 90% success rate. Then an absolute monster CDM who could break up play and offer protection to Braybrooke and his smaller colleagues.

There is no way Russell leaves the touchline where all the cameras are focused on him. In NFL the head coaches have Defensive & Offensive Co-ordinators. They sit in analysis booths high up so they can inform the coach on the sideline what they are seeing through a mic system. Football managers don't do that although I remember Big Sam being mic'd up at Bolton back when he was an innovator.

The only slight change this summer has been maybe some actual scouting for the Bristic transfer. Probably Macaroon led. The rest, Cullen, Burns, Chaplin, and then the loans of Watson, Howell must all have been heavily influenced by RM. Crazy in 2026 for managers to have such a say in transfers that have a 3 year impact when managers last a year at best.

I am more that a bit worried that we don't go up or even keep falling tbe other way. I am also worried that our ongoing poor recruitment actually hinders any sale. If I was buying the club and looking at the contracts and seeing Cullen, Burns 4 years, Skipp & Thomas 3 years, it makes me less keen. We would surely be better off not making any more permanent signings and stop bigging a digger hole. Keep it to loans or 1 year free agents. Rudkin, Glover, McAroon, Martin are all useless and should never work in football again

The difference in physical profile was massive yesterday. This is what League 1 is about: size, athleticism, everyone knowing and doing their jobs and a high level of desire to compete. Our recruitment has once again been crap..

Definately posted more in hope than expectation mate! Even 1 change would be a step in the right direction.

If they treat fans like friends instead of customers then they won't go far wrong.

Lets go for it. We need to develop an atmosphere of positivity to be attractive to new owners and to get us all pushing in the right direction again. Here is my team: Stol JJ Okoli Souttar MacFarlane Page Braybrooke Alves Chaplin Burns Bristic Let's get after them and show a good arrogance by showing everyone that we are too big for this league. If we go a goal up lets push for a second and a third. Let's show the world we have hit rock bottom but we are on the way back. COYB.

Messing about buying ageing wingers and attacking midfielders when we already had young talent in those areas when the CB position is a bin fire is so on brand for this club. We have 4 senior CB's (Okoli, Faes, Souttar & Gray). Gray is too raw and didn't make the bench even when we had no other CB's to fill the bench. The other 3 don't want to be here and one of them, Okoli, cannot play RM's football. That position needed to be made immediate priority even if it meant having 5-6 and then letting 2 go late on loan.

His athleticism his below average for a position that requires covering a lot of ground and being able to spring for the loose ball. He is often not where he needs to be and was left wanting yesterday. He has no discernable attacking qualities so he is pretty poor. That pivot requires crisp first time passes under pressure which Winks could do say 95% of the time. Skipp more like 70% which is too low. I called him top 5 worst ever signings with £ involved and I stand by it even though some disagreed. Rudkin should never work in football again for sanctioning that deal.

It seems that Dufkin & co have been totally charmed by Russ and are allowing him to dictate transfer policy. It is the same sh1t that happened under Rodgers and look where that got us. For CB's we want to be looking in Europe, Scotland or Leafue 1 & 2 for CB's between the ages of 22-26 who are ball comfortable but have the necessary defensive qualities required as well as good athleticism. Most importantly though, someone who wants to come here and prove themselves.

You don't have to enjoy it but as a fan you are inexplicably linked to the club and what's happening in the pitch. There is no way I could not track the game and find out the result in the sunday papers.

Bang average today.