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We are weak up front if Larin gets injured but should we be there or there or therabouts come January and Mumbama hasn't shown he can step up to the level of a promotion-chasing team, you'd hope that resources would be allocated to buy a decent CF. If we don't go up this year, it will be a long time before we are in a position to do so again given the nature of the game so we all have to hope there is a plan beyond the start of the season's squad.

Stop the crosses is the way to go, Manning take note

The difference between them is that Steve Moran stepped up to the first team at a young age 18/19 and immediately showed that he had something special. I think he scored with his first touch on his debut and, soon after, was the PFA Young Player of the Year. Straight away you could tell he was a real talent. Ballard has had some injuries and now, at age 21, he is starting to blossom.

Perhaps they saw the red light and ignored it anyway. For some a bloke capable of scoring a couple of fifties and taking a few wickets, Jack the Ripper would be ok...

Does anybody know of a local chippie that uses beef dripping?

He's only replaced him in the team because we couldn't sign the players we'd initially targeted. He was brought in to push Stephens and Wood down the pecking order and improve the left side of central defence. Doesn't really make much difference but just seems a bit of a revisionist argument to suggest this was the plan all along.

Yeah agree, he's one we'll need to keep an eye on for sure.

Which ever way you look at it he has replaced him in the team, maybe not like for like but he is clearly going to be our first choice going forward, obviously the club wanted another but couldn't get them doesn't stop him being a replacement.

No government could cut taxes, or even logically consider it, until Trump reins in his Zionist fanatic son in law and gets the Straits open again. Agree on your point about youth unemployment, of which the minimum wage increase is part, but only part. We need proper work coaches to not only help with the right openings but also to ensure they’ve got the core range of skills employers need in today’s labour market.

We seem to regularly get bullied first 20 minutes away from home and we then struggle to find a rhythm. Plus Brum had three around Azaz when the ball was played to him which meant we lost possession too often. Tonda needs to find solutions for these challenges. Still think we'll win it.

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The 6ft 8 giant they've signed to play upfront, Ladefoged, looks dangerous judging solely from his career stats and height. Signed for around £4m. One that passed our scouting team by?

4 points a game would be some going 🙂

I may not be quite as confident as Wade but I agree about going strong. Really don’t understand this “let’s rest so-and-so” business. They should all be fresh this early in the season,and in 9 days time most of them have got a fortnight without a game. Lincoln will be up for this - we need to be disciplined, professional and bang on it to get the 3 points we want. The points are not a god-given right and it’s not a meaningless friendly. We’re not at the targeted 4 points a game even without the deduction. We’re just above the relegation zone and need to get in amongst the higher reaches of the table as soon as possible. Full throttle with team selection for the next 3 games before the break in my opinion

Agree with you, we do need to learn to feed him differently to Larin when he is on the pitch. I think he will do OK if we can do that. From a squad perspective though, it would feel a lot more comfortable if we had a viable stronger forward as backup too in case Larin gets injured and the team we are playing needs that type of player rather than the Mubama type. I'm not sure Prince is that guy based on his Salford record in League Two but let's see.

FA Cup is well underway with 2 rounds already played before Sholing enter the competition this Saturday, hosting Andover New Street (Wessex Premier League) in the First Round Qualifying 3pm ko at the Mortgage Decisions Stadium, P*rtsmouth Road, SO19 9PW. The Lincoln v Saints game will be on in the bar before the match Hot food available and new food & drink outlets are now open at the top end of the ground, along with a club shop Can drink pitchside in plastic cups. Free parking. Due to FA Cup rules, no discounted entry is allowed, so Project 10k tickets are not valid for this game. Up the Saints & Boatmen!

Well yes, in terms of the striker position, those who insist we are fine in terms of backup might want to consider why Saints were bidding £5m+£2m on deadline day for Charlton striker Mbick? Clearly, the club themselves thought we could do with one more as cover after all of the departures or they wouldn't have done that, no?

Stephens is pretty average imo , many feel he's alot worse than that! I've always felt he's prejudiced against because he replaced arguably our best ever CB pairing in VVD and Fonte and he's miles off that level and that has stayed with many fans. We all know his weaknesses but overall I thought he was fine last season and he made no more errors than THB or Wood ....but , I'm all for replacing him if we can find genuine upgrades... for me the jury is still out on Wood, Schlotterbeck and the new young lad as well ...let's see what happens.

Tommy Robinson would be proud.

Let’s get it right, we got an away point against a side that’s going to be up there this season and we were well off it. We’re going to smash the fucking gimps or whatever they’re called. No question. Fucking smash them. Start with our best team, including JWP. It’s going to be fucking embarrassing. Total gulf in class. 4-0 away win and that’s taking it easy in the last half hour while we rest players for Swansea on Tuesday. Lincoln City, we shouldn’t even be on the same pitch. They’re shite.

Well, firstly accept my apologies if you do find it offensive and I am a little wary about posting it again. A few years ago on a transfer rumours thread we were linked with John Paintsil. In true SWF tradition all the ‘paint’ puns started so I posted something like: ’I quite like him but my wife’s not keen on the colour’ Please report me to the mods if you see fit.

Russell Martin philosophy shining through

in other news...some "names" here

Fair point 👍🏻