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If Downes doesn't play anymore then we absolutely need someone else. Uguchukwu can't play on his own for the rest of the season.

It won't take much to be better than our centre backs. I'm surprised that this is the position we have gone for given our lack of goal threat but I suppose we leak like a sieve as well.

I'd personally keep Charles and Edozie but if we're looking to upgrade people then I'd be replacing them for the championship before the likes of Downes and Armstrong. I'd personally get rid of Smallbone.

Where's the evidence for that?

I agree that we need to be stronger but Downes THB Armstrong Aribo Archer (Adams replacement) Are not the players I would be getting rid of. If we want to be stronger then keep those and get better replacements for: Fraser Smallbone Charles Edozie Stewart Maybe when we've got rid of them we can start thinking about maybe upgrading some of the others.

Of course but what are the chances of binning off so many decent championship players now and replacing them with great players for the championship who are also good enough in the prem?

Hasn't he turned us down a bunch of times?

I hated the relegation team last time. I just feel sorry for some of the limited players this time and how clearly unfit they are for the job being asked of them. I'm not sure which is worse.

If that is the case then you think we would be selling the likes of Fernandes, THB, Sulemana, Onuachu etc. Downes Charles Armstrong Archer Are all proven championship performers. Selling them now just makes our rebuilding job in the summer that much harder. Potentially we could then lose: Downes Charles Armstrong Archer Aribo Sulemana KWP SAA Onuachu Ugochukwu Fernandes Dibling Which will leave us with virtually no midfielders or attackers at all. We will have to rebuild the entire team in one window which is incredibly risky. I'd be very tempted to keep quite a few of those players for next year even if some of them aren't keen purely because it's going to be too difficult to replace everyone and we would potentially be left with Smallbone, Bree and Bazunu...)

Some of them were the best players in their positions last year. The last thing we want in the summer is loads of new players and even more upheaval than necessary. I just don't see the logic in getting rid of proven championship performers and gambling that we will find better.

Potentially losing Armstrong Archer Downes SAA Could be disastrous for our promotion hopes next year.

Sound alike he plays primarily on the left wing. If anything he's an Amo Ameyew replacement.

This fucking club.

We won a game! Amazing.

Smallbone playing in the premier league sums up why we are where we are.

Delap turned us down.

So frustrating to see how deep we are at times. Nothing for Ipswich to worry about in terms of attacks from us.

Let's be honest he's been shite all season. Biggest disappointment of the season for me with Downes just behind.

He's a loanee with an option so no transfer involved. Also a gamble since he flopped at his current club.

To what end are we improving it? At a certain point you are chucking good money after bad. What matters now is promotion next season and anyone decent who wants to come and stay for that should be welcome. I'd imagine that's a very small group of players at this point though.

The club would be absolutely idiotic to spend a bunch of money now when we will be relegated in a few months. Plus nobody of any use would want to come here and we already have a bloated squad.

Thanks goodness he's out but what sick barbarity these innocent people have endured. Kidnapping and killing young children and mothers, laughing about it and filming his devastated reaction. Just absolute scum.

I did say all other things being equal to be fair. The assumption would be that they have had a similar amount of time on the pitch but I'm sure you can understand the analogy.

Agreed. He was also our captain and supposed to lead by example so he's got a greater responsibility than the players might.

Whilst this is not bad news by any means, if you read the article there's some important context to the headline.