He cant play tomorrow as hes cup tied but he has already played for us anyway so he can only play for us or Burton.

Even in that video, he looks like an absolute madman. Its impossible to truly judge from highlight reels, the defensive parts are all of him wildly lunging in last ditch which is not very promising. I suppose being in the right position to avoid needing to be so last ditch doesnt make for a good highlights reel.

Edun will be playing.

Very easily on a very limited budget to replace a full back playing a considerable part in being 2nd in the league? Pickering is regularly used as an example of comparison, now even if you take as a given that they are at least of equal quality, albeit very different players. Pickering had a particularly low release clause otherwise im sure Crewe would have demanded much more. Players who could have such an impact certaintly arent available "very easily."

He hasnt revealed any information though. I have not denied that he can post what he want and indeed ultimately the main discussion point is about Nyambe, what to do with him and how easy it would be to replace him. He has in my opinion exaggerated Nyambe's weaknesses and underappreciated his abilities, but appreciate that he has as much right to an opinion as I do. The problem is that he is using Nyambe's supposed speculated demands as a major part of his argument. Even if he knows the exact figures that Nyambe is demanding, which as confidential information I would be amazed about, he is (understandably) unwilling to share that therefore it shouldnt be used as a further stick to beat Nyambe with.

Measured and believable as in as cryptic as possible, revealing no information at all?

All speculation. We dont know what he is demanding or what he is on. Im guessing that Nyambe hasnt told you directly so no one can be sure if any rumours are true regarding those figures. Have you seen much of Zeefuik to be able to suggest that he will easily probably replace Nyambe?

Is he even that good at crossing? I dont remember many goals that he set up with crosses, maybe one v Reading at home last season?

In his opinion. My opinion was that it wasnt a penalty, a free kick on the edge of the box only, the second incident was not worthy of a foul/penalty. Brereton was already off balance and very much tried and failed to buy a penalty. The Holmes one was obviously a red card although I would suggest that it likely would have made a significant difference seeing as it was with only 10 minutes to go.

I wasn't convinced by either penalty appeal. For the first, a foul was not given on the edge of the box, but after that Brereton never regained his balance and went down very easily, not a penalty for me. The handball was not a penalty for me either as O'Brien was very close to Travis.

Out of the three impressive centre backs, I would suggest that Van Hecke should be the least likely to get a rest, he was in and out initially including a 3 game ban, and I feel like as good as he is, he would be missed less than Lenihan who has been superb and is captain and also Wharton who is unique to us. Ayala would also be likely to play in the middle. I think that Nyambe is one of the players with no serious alternative in the squad and high potential to pick up a muscular injury who could do with a rest, Rothwell has also picked up a few knocks this season and could benefit from a breather. I think Kaminski is one player who doesn't obviously need resting as a goalkeeper so should play as we try and go as strong as possible to win the game whilst rotating players. Kaminski Van Hecke Ayala Wharton Buckley Johnson Davenport Edun Butterworth Gallagher Dolan

Great news. Alan Nixon talking out of his arse again.

Mowbray said that we may struggle to name a bench on Saturday. Many players have played so much football already and Pickering being out is a huge blow, along with the impending threat of Covid. This has to be the time for Venkys to stump a fraction of the Armstrong money back up. We need new players in to help the main 14 or 15, because after that the quality falls off a cliff.

I am unsure when Rankin Costello ever shown that he is anything close to being better than either Pickering or Nyambe. He is really poor defensively (not his natural instinct clearly) and whilst being fairly steady on the ball, he wasn't the attacking threat that many seem keen to make out when he went forward.

Whether he would or would not have played Rankin Costello is a total unknown and hypothetical. The fact is that Nyambe has played consistently now as first choice for a while and to be honest throughout Mowbrays tenure he has trusted him enough to only sign Paul Caddis as another right back that I recall, instead choosing versatile players already at his disposal to compete with Nyambe. With Rothwell he often has been very inconsistent and has actually matured when trusted in a deeper role that I doubt many if any of us would have suggested. Both have grown and become more consistent over time into much better and more complete players under Mowbray to become key assets of a team 2nd in the table. Plus according to Waggott both (and Lenihan) have been in discussions with the club that have stalled with us offering as much we can, they wouldnt entertain the idea if the manager was the sticking point.

He has played consistently for the last couple of years now, there is nothing to suggest that he is potentially leaving because of Mowbray.

Forest now bidding for Jed Wallace after interest from Turkey. There you go Venkys, an available, top class Championship player who has played in a 2 for Millwall this season and gives proven quality. I wont hold my breath...

Graham was the player of the year, the team he played in had the likes of Smallwood, Bennett, Bell and an aging Mulgrew who were way off the standard hence the bottom half struggle.

The question though is whether it is fair/moral to keep anyone at the club purely to predominantly keep the under 23s in a certain league when it could cost theme 6 huge months of senior football at a key point in their development? I am not sure that it is fair on Vale for example who may not make it here therefore could do with a productive loan spell in the lower leagues to try and make a career for himself.

Totally agree on your point about the cup v survival debate. Winning the Worthington Cup was in my second year as a fan as I was only young but it is still a day that will never be topped. Winning a cup is a rare thing for most clubs but tends to be the best memories. We were also fortunate to see our team play in Europe and it frustrates me as a football fan to see mid table/bottom half Premier League teams surrendering cup runs and even European runs so easily to "concentrate" on the monotony of a league season. That season the Cup win helped to generate promotion for comfortable survival too. Great memories.

100%. The achievement of promotion and the attitude towards the title are mutually exclusive. One deserves praise, one deserves criticism.

https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-united/sheffield-united-blackburn-rovers-given-a-non-negotiable-ultimatum-in-the-battle-for-scotland-attacker-3514447?s=09 Story from the Sheffield side. They wont be giving him away.

Totally without foundation to imply that Mowbray is encouraging bids for his/people he knows to personally benefit, and also that the player is anything but 100% committed.

Mowbray has always made it clear that he doesnt want any of his players to be sold but that any such bids would be considered by the owners, not him.

You havent read my point. Im not saying that if a player doesnt fit in one team then he wont fit in any team. Burke has had a poor career thus far and I dont want him here but thats not my point. Im saying if he was any good, would a top 6 challenger lend a player to a direct rival?