Luton and Derby winning has really tightened things up at the bottom now Anyone probably up to Portsmouth right in it.

De Lange hasn't started a single game for Marseille since joining them 9 months ago. Not sure what that tells you about him or whoever the No 1 is.

So in the last two or three years we've identified Wahlsted and Toth, both highly rated in their countries, but neither looking like an upgrade at the moment at least. The days of picking up the likes of Friedel on a free transfer are long gone. They are just not about in the modern game. The main issue with all keepers these days is they can't deal with corners and set pieces. They get blocked in on their line with the sheer amount of bodies in front of them, making it almost impossible to get to the ball.

Totally agree that an upgrade on Pears would be fantastic but unless someone can come up with a name within our budget that improves the GK position then we are stuck with him (unless he moves on) Toth hasn't impressed in the couple of games he's played although maybe he needs more game time in this league. Keepers just don't command the box like they used too, the standard is as low as it's ever been. The two best keepers in the Premier League, Ederson and Aliisson both guilty yesterday of conceding poor goals. Maybe Michalski will eventually come through, don't know, can't say I've ever seen him in the flesh. Maybe someone who goes to u21 games can give an opinion. But like I say, if anybody can come up with a name to replace Pears, go ahead

Gally pulls 1 back for Stoke !

And Robins, who did such a good job at Coventry struggling big time at Stoke. Just shows it sometimes the club just suits you, sometimes it doesn't.

Weimann out for the season with a knee injury. Big blow that, he is obviously a really good impact sub. Buckley, Batth, Beck and Pickering back after international break

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Don't worry. I'm sure the £10m + we get when Wharton inevitably moves on will all be reinvested in the team as always ! 😡😡

People just trying to make something out of nothing again. They are 2nd in the league with 9 games to go. It couldn't be that he just wants to try and finish the job he's there for, could it ?

Have to admire the attitude after going behind on 90 mins with 10 men ,so has to be regarded as a decent point at the end of the day. Positives Brittain excellent again , mom for me Carter looked like he'd never been away. Kargbo showed he can be a real threat and will only improve with more game time Tronstad making his comeback Negatives Dolan , won't lose any sleep if/when he leaves

He's been unreal. Good to see him back from injury. What a player

An awful lot of mystic megs on the forum atm. Not saying he would have been my choice but at least I'm prepared to see how it goes, unlike some others. He has an almost 50% win ratio over 350 games, better than Eustace, JDT, Mowbray. If it's him give him a chance ffs

If it's true that Adam Owen is having a say in the appointment of the new manager, then this recent link to Frederiksen makes a lot of sense. Frederiksen appointed Lech Poznan manager in May 2024 , a time when Owen was technical advisor at the club and no doubt had a say in his appointment. He then left a month or two later to join us. He obviously knows him and rates him

Frederiksen will do for me. 😄 https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1AMDty5nMU/

Unfortunately for them they don't have a Szmodics to bale them out of the shit either Just got Kemar Roofer in as free agent but he's not the answer

He says it's a managerial story " of a sort", whatever that means. Either way, don't think it's anything to get excited about

And breathe .....

The fact that noone has been appointed yet gives me a little hope that at least it isn't Karanca. If it was, surely they could have named him by now. Just hoping...

Sounds remarkably like transfer deadline day 😃, substitute manager for player

Niels Frederickson now in at 8/1 on skybet, probably just because he got a mention yesterday. ! The only consolation with Karancar being favourite is they rarely come true in the end

Ah right😄 But his CV is actually good, somebody did mention him earlier in this thread, seems better than some already mentioned

That's a good shout 👀. I'd take him over the names already out