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He's an alright enough keeper, and as second/third choice, then fine. But why are we signing back ups when we need first teamers? We don't desperately need another back up goalkeeper.

3 years makes me a bit uncomfortable right now...but if we shift BDCR then I'll feel more okay with it. Sounds like a model pro and has performed at L1 level before, so fingers crossed he can find that form again.

He was an 8, along with Page. Both dropped deep and were picking up the ball then progressing it forwards. Alves the more proactive of the two, felt like he knitted our attacks together really well, and rewarded with two nice goals. I think he operates really well in those sort of half spaces, kind of box-to-box but mainly attacking/creating.

This 11 definitely isn't of the same quality as the first half. Wilson-Brown, Skipp, and Braybrooke doing okay. Don't think we've seen enough of Evans to judge.

What on earth is going on with this commentary team. Constantly mispronouncing Faes and Stolarcyzk's names...claiming BDCR is 25?!

Good exercise so far. Love seeing Alves in full flow. Think they've tightened up on him since his second goal, which is understandable! Okoli scares the heck out of me on the ball, but everyone seems to have tightened up the sloppy passes since the hydration break.

What did he come on?? That's a yellow, surely

He's dogsitting while Vestergaard is locked in talks with Rudkin to cancel his contract. Only one of them comes out of the room with a contract...

So I'd guess...

Winks and Kristiansen both strongly linked with moves away, which is great news, and makes sense they wouldn't be included. It's a surprise Golding isn't in at all considering I think Alves said he looked good in training for one of those snapshot interviews. S Thomas must be off...which I'm fine with tbh. He might be good in L1 but if we can make some cash off him then okay. Vestergaard in discussions with having his contract terminated, so again, makes sense he's not included. Don't think he's even been in training with us?

Riley Carr. Think he's mainly a winger? Quite highly rated from what I recall.

Ghana fans on social media going in on him, hard. They were before the tournament too to be fair, so not just us that can't stand him playing for our team.

Would love to know how much we got for him.

Well, good for him to get out of this mess. Really weird move from us though. He's gone to a club who finished 4th in League One last season, I think? So effectively "strengthening" our rivals if he ends up any good.

Interesting. Maybe extended so we could sell then...?

Cartwright appears to have left. Has just posted on Instagram to say thanks and goodbye. Don't know if he would have made it here, but feels like a shame considering he did alright at Falkirk last season.

I feel like the Archie Collins rumour has been around for a while now, so there must be a good chance it will happen.

Saka and Rashford in, yes, but don't take out Kane and Bellingham for what could be a pivotal chance to finish top of the group. I'd rather us go strong to start and take off players 50-60+ minutes if we're cruising. Other less-high-profile nations in this tournament have shown you can't take anything for granted. And we just got shut out by 11 men behind the ball. Why would Panama play any differently?

I know this is said with good intent, but we have to stop thinking we can sign players of any renown until we're back in the Championship some day. With the level of coverage on them, I can't see any of the players at any of those kind of teams landing at a League One club.

I'm confused by this article. Nowhere in it does it say Martin will hand debuts to these players, just that they, well, exist to be given debuts too. Very misleading headline. That being said, I hope all 3 get a chance.

Less than two minutes into his interview, and he's explicitly called out us selling 23k in season tickets as an exciting thing about the club. Tell me you've been fed lines by Anthony without telling me you've been fed lines by Anthony. Ugh.

No football idea is objectively right. That's kind of the brilliant thing about football. But there is merit in inviting pressure and passing past opposition players, because it takes them out of the game. But yes, if you get it wrong it doesn't make you look a tit. To be fair though, getting most things wrong tends to make people look like tits .

I mean, Ipswich job is available. Looks like a no-brainer to me that he would try for that. Whether they'd have him...not sure. Might be fishing in a bigger pond now. But Edwards is a similar sort of builder as McKenna, IMHO. Then again, apparently Ipswich do this whole "planning ahead" thing, so probably have someone lined up already. Don't really understand that approach tbh. Where's the jeopardy?!

I'm not a fan, but have signings under him been unilaterally bad across his jobs? I am worried about the profile of players we'll sign though (e.g. overly possession focused).

I hope this is another (deep cut) fish and ocean related pun.