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Looks like they're arranging a Pool veteran reunion at Cobham.

I'm waiting Behdad, I'm waiting with a bated breath.

Enzo not playing well in a pivot does not justify selling him and not bring in a quality replacement. We got weaker in a very important area. And Gusto is a limited footballer, no matter where he plays.

They didn't have to sell him though, did they? Just like Monaco said no to Kamara deal, or Roma refused to sell Kone. Enzo had years left on his contract, and I don't give sh*t that he wanted to leave. They had all summer to get a replacement in, but they were waiting for City 's bid until it was too late. They just chose money, that's their nature.

We shouldn't even be in a position where we have to panic buy. They've known Enzo situation all summer and they've failed to properly replace him. This is pure incompetence.

Our midfield is not the same. We essentially replaced Enzo, Santos and Essugo with Henderson and Barco. This is a clear downgrade. And I wouldn't be too excited about winning our first two games. We wouldn't be able to outscore every opponent from now till May, it's unsustainable.

Disagree completely. Lavia hasn't completed 90 minutes in three years, Caicedo is out injured, Reece is not a midfielder and Barco is a lightweight youngster. Not going to even mention Henderson, he is a hundred years old and is there for dressing room atmosphere. If we don't sign a midfielder before the window closes, we're worse off in the middle of the pitch than we were last season. They really f**ked up at the end of what looked like the best window they've had so far.

Ukraine Bolt and Tosin I-don't-wanna-buy-yo. 😄😁 I know Expressions isn't to everybody's taste but I enjoyed that one.

I think Colwill is looking dodgy at the moment. I know the lad's been out a long time but he needs to improve, and fast. Always thought we needed to buy another quality CB in addition to Lacroix, and still feel that way after watching our struggles at the back in the first two games.

Good move, I think. Experienced and knows the league well, and imo an upgrade on Sanchez. Martinez is not perfect but a solid short term solution to one of our biggest problems. Penders is probably too much of a gamble at this point in time, that'll give him a couple of seasons to develop, that is if he's as good as they believe he is.

Great news. I'm sure he'll do better for Forest than he ever did fo us, but he's nowhere near the level of a player we should be targeting.

We need to sign another midfileder, or even two if Enzo goes, which looks more certain with every day. Supposedly Essugo is being loaned out, which leaves us with Caicedo, Lavia and possibly James as midfield options. Lavia is a walking injury, Reece is not realy a midfielder and also has injury concerns. This match was a great example of our problems. The moment Caicedo is out, we lose any semblance of control in the middle of the pitch. Xabi is an intelligent man and surely he knows that better than anybody.

Having watched Sanchez for some time now I'm fairly confident it's a mental issue. He's a good shot stopper and if things go well he is capable of having solid stretches when seemingly he's doing well and looks in control. But he's also always one brainfart move away from completely losing his confidence and then it becomes an issue not just for him bit for the whole team. Too many mistakes that cost the team time and again. We have to make a desicion, either trust Penders to be the first choice, or go for someone assured and experienced, because sticking with Sanchez after everything we've witnessed over the years is a crime.

To be fair, I think Chalobah is as good as gone to Como. The fact that they've managed to get rid of Garnacho is nothing short of a miracle. Delap will have teams interested, he belongs in one of those relegation battlers. Badiashile and Disasi are a tough sell because you're basically trying to figure out which one is more useless, but someone somewhere will need a centreback. Guiu is probably a loan, Essugo who knows. The bigger issues are Enzo and possibly Gusto. I'm sure if made available there'd be clubs interested but not at the prices quoted by the club.

You're reading my mind, Xabi.

God, I hope not.

Our midfield looks lightweight without Caicedo. Everybody keeps banging on about central defence problems but I literally have no faith in any of our CMs apart from Moises. Enzo is not dynamic enough and too weak without the ball, Lavia spends 99% of the season out injured and Essugo probably needs a loan to play regularly and develop. What we should have done is gone for someone like Bruno G, don't know if it was doable but we need someone like that. One injury to Caicedo and we're f**ked.

Anybody has a working stream?

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Mudryk was absolute dogsh*t before he got banned. I doubt that missing 18 months of football could somehow improve his ability or make up for lack of intelligence. He's just another waste of money we're now stuck with.

I think Garnacho playing over Gittens had more to do with the latter missing a lot of time due to injuries. Not that I have big expectations on Gittens but he deserves a season to show what he's capable of. With Garnacho, we'd already known he was crap before he arrived.

Sorry, if it was posted already. Daniel Finkelstein's arguing with the fanbase.