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And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him. And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, “Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.”… 🤭😉

I would like to give Edozie a go - low risk. I also think Aribo was not used to his strengths last season and has a shot on him - he’s much more aligned to a no.10 than a CB FFS! I’d add to that list Bazunu, McCarthy, Manning and Wood, but I doubt any of those will go any when soon.

Isn’t he Club Captain rather than Team Captain? I thought there was a difference but I may be wrong. Generally I would argue there are too many quiet ‘nice boys’ on the team and not enough with a vocal ‘scrapper’ mentality. It’s the one useful attribute Stephens brings - poor otherwise.

My word, makes you realise how poor team management has been. As far as Manning is concerned I hope Still is saying… ”The boys that want to defend can get back to defend. Yes Manning, that means you”!

You said it pal.

Well that shows how little you know about the subject. Autism is not determined by professionals - it is diagnosed and the extent to which the patient is affected is determined so appropriate support can be provided as necessary. Nobody here is stating categorically that Tyler is autistic - that’s an absurd accusation. There’s been speculation that he might have been diagnosed, but if that’s the case he can clearly function as a pro footballer with appropriate support. And fair play to him if that’s the case.

He heard they were going in for Bednarek! 😂😂😂

Well he certainly knows how to pick clubs that will provide the maximum amount of controversy - not sure which set of fans will hate him most.

All I saw in the background was the subtle two finger salute! 😂

Gotta say - 2nd kit looks great. And modelled by Fernandes so he must be staying right? 🤞🙏🏼

We’re all on the autistic spectrum and there are an infinite number of ways it can manifest itself in an individual. Struggling with change is remarkably common among the population, whether that be in home life, in work or just living in general - it’s just that some have better coping strategies than others. It’s not a taboo subject and nor should it be swept under the carpet. I have direct experience with a family member by the way. Whether the condition affects Tyler Dibling is speculation, however the club should be commended for bringing him ‘home’ after his Chelsea experience didn’t work out. How far that ‘nurturing’ stretches now he’s an adult on a senior contract remains to be seen, however my feeling is both parties would like to see him renew his contract…the terms are as always the issue.

No transfer news then? 😏😉

Arguably that’s not correct. Lozenge…suck on that if you will!

The context I’m thinking about is over several seasons - not just last seasons relegation. I would argue that overall squad quality has drifted in a downwards spiral since the days of Koeman’s departure (roughly speaking). Yes, we’ve added some individual quality where needed on occasion (Ramsdale / Fernandes) and that has helped to boost the overall squad quality, but those additions have been restorative - not building an improvement. Take them out and overall squad quality will plummet again. On the flip side, retaining Stephens, Manning, Aribo, Taylor, BBD etc, diminishes overall squad quality but they’re still with us. Each successive season squad quality has been depleted to the point where last season the deficiencies were displayed in all their graphic ugliness. I would argue that to get promotion this season and then stay up, there is an significant improvement in squad quality required (without the loss of our best players). Whether that transformation happens this window, the next two windows or atall is questionable. Is it too much to expect a decent sized club like SFC to retain 7 to 9 players of Ramsdale / Fernandes quality, even in the Championship? I don’t think so…

I think we all know that Stephens and Manning will still be stinking the place out!