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In 20 odd years I don't think I've ever started one of these.
I'm thinking (hoping) we will go with a three man midfield this weekend, with Morgan, Field and Varane. Coventry scored five last weekend! We can't afford to concede too early, and will need to score first to get anything out of it IMO. An early Coventry goal, supporters getting aggy... gulp.
We all want a box-to-box no. 8, but these players are high value and not easy to sign on the cheap. He's young, and a bit slight, but I wonder if we need to start thinking about cultivating Morgan in this role as a long term solution? We know he can get stuck in, he's got bags of energy, and popped up with an absolute thunder-bastard last weekend.
Poku being out actually makes this an easier decision to make, because we can play Chair and Dembele either side of Burrell (or Kone if fit) without agonizing over who gets left out.
Presumably Dunne returns at RB, Esquardinho returns at LB, and Morrison and Mbengue start at CB.
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It's only August and Julien is already being sent to Coventry - Match Thread on 16:29 - Aug 23 with 2197 views
How many new lows do we have to suffer under this board This club used to mean something, what’s the betting for a kelman hat trick next week
And Bowles is onside, Swinburne has come rushing out of his goal , what can Bowles do here , onto the left foot no, on to the right foot
That’s there that’s two, and that’s Bowles
Brian Moore
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It's only August and Julien is already being sent to Coventry - Match Thread on 16:29 - Aug 23 by Wilkinswatercarrier
This the weird thing. The players signed have made us a better squad than last season, not sure anyone can argue Kone, Mbengue etc don't. But then to not play Mbengue, Kone is shocking.
When did we last conceded 7? Was it Sheffield Wednesday back in 1987?
It's only August and Julien is already being sent to Coventry - Match Thread on 16:29 - Aug 23 by Wilkinswatercarrier
This the weird thing. The players signed have made us a better squad than last season, not sure anyone can argue Kone, Mbengue etc don't. But then to not play Mbengue, Kone is shocking.
When did we last conceded 7? Was it Sheffield Wednesday back in 1987?
It isn't remotely shocking to not start with a man who hasn't had much of a pre-season and isn't anywhere near fully fit.
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"a diseased bunch of mofos if there ever was one, their beauty is so awesome that listening to them at their best is like being in some vast dream cathedral decorated with a thousand gleaming American pop culture icons."
- Lester Bangs on The Beach Boys
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