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True, but if KDH is out and obviously Fatawu is suspended for Monday against Ipswich...do you honestly like our options for replacing them? They're our two most creative outlets. We're crying out for a consistent, fit number 8 to partner or step in for KDH.

He did indeed. However, on asking my Reading supporting colleague what he thought of him, he didn't even know who he was 😅. Which perhaps shows the impact he had in his first season in the Championship. I think Casadei is raw, but he's getting better. That's only going to improve with game time. He's probably the best at "crashing the penalty box" and quite unlucky not to have scored a couple more goals this season. He's far from the finished article, but a good option for us.

To be honest, I'm not sure we will anyway. Alves was training with the first team, but then got injured again (to be expected), and we need to be careful with him. As @Ric Flair noted a few weeks ago, Enzo didn't even seem to know who Braybrooke was either. I'd love to see one or both of them play, but at best we'll see Alves end of the season I reckon. Ship has sailed a bit on seeing them this season I fear.

Great summary, cheers @Sly! The only one I hadn't seen there was Smithies. Will have to look into that. If even a couple of those came off it would be fantastic. I'm just increasingly feeling that a lot of it is just smoke.

Oh for sure. I just don't know that we can ship any more out this window. Quite a few out of contract this summer too.

Heard any rumblings of anything happening this window @ramadaone ? Agree it makes sense to be careful with FFP...but I also have a nagging doubt that if we don't strengthen a little, we'll **** it up somehow 😅

What a shit Saturday.

Oh god, Hamza's going to get sent off isn't he?

I get the sub, but this is not going to help us. We now no outlet.

Ugh dreading these last 15

**** sake

Maresca out for Ipswich as well now. Hurray.

Maybe it's my blue tinted specs, but is that not a very harsh red??

Ah that's where I saw the name before! Maybe mentioned in the Twitter thread recently? I think the "administrative issues" were basically that we would have had to pay USG £250k for development compensation or something, but we weren't prepared to, as he left the club because his brother (his agent?) wasn't happy with their trying to send him out on loan to a 3rd tier Belgian side or something like that.

I really like him and thought he looked pretty decent yesterday. Casadei definitely outshone him overall, but every time Yunus got the ball it looked like something would happen. He just didn't get the ball enough. He's not played enough for me to form a full opinion on him, but right now I like him, I just don't think he would be able to step up to the PL as an 8 in the way we play him.

He looked good today, could easily have had a hat-trick if that shit hadn't been saved and he was awarded the penalty. Seems to have a good balance between linking play by coming deep and still lurking on the shoulder of the last defender. Really looking forward to how he develops.

It's been a while since I managed to get to an away game, but I thought upper tier was pretty decent? 😅

He played well today considering he's coming back from injury, and that left foot of his does make a big difference to produce different passing angles. He did get caught quite a few times, and it felt like all of Millwall's threats came down the left, but that's a joint responsibility of Wanya and Doyle, with some support from the middle of the park. I think if say, KDH and Mavididi had been in front of him, he wouldn't have been so exposed.

It looked horrendous right in front of me. How on earth did the ref not give that? Albrighton was livid.

He played really well. Never got shaken by their press, which was very encouraging. Would have liked to see what his passing range is like to figure out which position he can fit best (central or RCB), but with performances like that, he'll get plenty of chances to show us.

Not too shabby at the moment. Observations Bit easy to open up down the left, but Doyle's just coming back and Wanya hasn't played in forever. Stolarczyk doesn't fully look comfortable with the ball, but hard to judge him now we're used to Mads 😅. Lovely goals. When we carve opportunities we look like we're playing against training cones. Ricky P is everywhere. Nelson is growing into the game. Hamza is doing the Winks role well and getting some biting tackles in. Casadei looks pretty good today! That turn from Cannon was tasty. Yunus is doing alright—he's our most creative outlet. Just not able to get on the ball much.

These highlights on the screen are... not highlights. Jeez.

Not far enough away from our goal for my liking 😁

Same, but what's the alternative 😅?

Injured again