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brap2 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 24, 2026 9:43 pm Sadly any time Keane does anything to extend his time at the club a small tear roll down my cheek

Got me that.

And sadly it's true. He does some really good stuff but we can only have one slow centre back at a maximum.

Toddacelli wrote: ↑Tue Feb 24, 2026 11:31 pm Pickford

Patterson O’Brien Tarkowski Branthwaite

Ndiaye Armstrong Iroegbunam George

Dewsbury-Hall

Barry

This but Garner for Patterson.

I like that we have extra height with Branthwaite at left back and we dont lose anything from dropping Mykolenko. But we can't have two slow centre backs unless we're low black all game. O'Brien has to come in for Keane. Garner is our best right back. Move Armstrong centrally where he is best and dr...

Hes shown enough maturity to be trusted in his natural position, well centrally at least, I know we're bot sure whay type of midfielder he'll end up but hes definitely a central player. Hes played deepest, furthest forward, and box to box for Preston. Put him in there and drop Gana. Elite intercepti...

Too sharp and creative to leave on the bench that long.

Hes been fantastic over both spells. Really pulled us out the shit in this second one, raising the standard in midfield massively. But it is time to go after this season. I prefer different types of centre midfielders. Ones you can rely on to break teams down with creative play at home, ones that ca...

Some big home games there for us. I think it'll help the atmosphere and suit our game, against the big teams that'll have more possession.

Textbook midtable team. If we can find some consistent form in the last stretch of games then great, but im not expecting europe.

And to be honest, the difference maker for me is our strikers. They're not good enough. Barry could be in time but at the moment hes not.

Needs u21 minutes if hes not getting played.

I hope he plays deeper at home, and we use Garner or Patterson at right back.

Close with that valley.

TheRam wrote: ↑Thu Feb 05, 2026 10:08 pm

Just chilling alongside Jude Bellingham.

Future England midfield most probs.

He can also do something mad and cost you a goal or the game.

I worry slightly about if he ends up being good and we buy him. Rohl obligation to buy, I’m assuming Grealish for a decent chink, and this fella would be what, £30-40m? That’s a lot of money on three players already at your club. Need to start getting away from loan deals down the line. If this is ...

Dunno about that. We're trying before buying so nothing like the Moise Kean deal.

Are we prepping for an Ndiaye exit with this signing?