Soppy - I hope it’s not a case of nominative determinism. We’ve already got a couple of full backs who can’t tackle.
McKenna has been a very good player for us and I think might be up to PL with more time. Interesting move for him; I’d have thought there’d be interest in the Championship and...
I think it’s fair comment that Turner is not wholly to blame for Toney’s goal. But to risk sounding like a dinosaur, as a goalkeeper you need to have big balls and be relentless with your defenders about their positioning. Neither Turner nor the Greek lad (nor Horvath from what we saw in the...
Got to agree that we need better than Turner. Not sure what happened exactly with that free kick but the communication between keeper and defence looked poor. Yates looked frustrated with Turner.
I don’t come away from that game too depressed - at least we showed we can create chances with a...
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I respect what Brentford have done as a club but think the mentality of their fans (at least online) is self-righteous to the point of being quite tinpot. I’ve gone for a draw but desperately hope we beat them.
I think it’s very harsh to write off CHO after a handful of games. I think he’s put in some performances that have been decent even if he’s not living up to expectations of him as a youth. He looks like a guy who needs the confidence that can slowly come from a regular run of games.
In one of the Reservoir Red Dog podcasts (possibly the one with Dyche), Paul McGregor mentioned how highly rated Lee Glover was as a youth player. He had the kind of profile BC liked in a centre forward: he could receive the ball, turn quickly, play into midfielders running through. To be fair...
He’s 22 but frequently capable of decisive moments within games. That makes him pretty special at that age in my opinion. Most young players don’t have that composure. The transfer fee is in part a reflection of his potential. I thought it was a good deal for us but not extraordinary given what...
The reaction save from the Fernandes deflected shot was incredible. I think that’s the first time I’ve understood his reputation as a shot stopper. I also thought his handling was pretty good. But unless Nuno thinks he can improve Turner’s composure with the ball at his feet, we need to...