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Andrea Orlandi is our most creative player. Would be disappointed if he left.

Indeed. I wasn't saying commercialism wasn't necessary. Just that just because the club will occasionally send out deals like this which might seem ill-timed does not mean they are out of touch with supporters or using them purely as a money-making revenue stream.

I can understand why the email annoyed people. It annoyed me. But lets have a bit of context. This was the same night the club was reimbursing supporters who made the trip north. The club might get some things wrong - and it is fair enough people discussing it when they do without getting...

I was equally miffed when I saw it so soon after what was, in truth, a pretty dire performance.

The email wasn't exactly subtle or well-timed. I can fully understand why some might feed that back to the club. I am sure the club value feedback, if constructive. However, I think it is probably more illustrative of the increasing commercialisation of football in general rather than anyone in...

If you do go to Krakow, visit Schindler's factory as well which is now a museum.

I think we miss having a back-up striker rather than Ashley Barnes specifically. We are also missing Andrew Crofts a lot.

I would start with: Kuszczak Bruno Dunk Upson Ward Ince Stephens Orlandi Lua Lua Ulloa Buckley/March

Agree with almost every point the original post makes - impossible not to. But it is natural and pretty much unavoidable that fans will be frustrated or disappointed from time to time regardless of how lucky we are to have a nice stadium, our recent history etc. And one consequence of being a...

I will happily be proved wrong but I think the academy and player development falls under David Burke's remit.

Strictly speaking Rohan Ince came through CHELSEA'S youth system. He was 20 when we signed him. I think, for context, Liam Bridcutt was only one year old than that. Ashley Barnes was, I believe, 20 when we signed him on loan.

No, can't say we definitely would have won. And not blaming anyone. Just saying, if you HAVE to pick someone, reluctantly, that missed header was the probably the key point in the first game. No shame at all in going out by one goal in a replay to a Premier League team. But that alone does not...

Cannot believe for a second Oscar will have time to spend being particularly hands on with coaching below first team level. His input and experience will obviously help shape the vision and approach to training etc, but realistically I think David Burke will have just as much impact as head of...

There is actually a very sensible argument for having a director of football type working alongside a manager to sign players. Managers tend to have a shelf life or around two to three seasons so are more concerned about the immediate future of a football club and often their signings reflect...

I don't like to blame players for a lack of ability. It isn't their fault. A lack of effort is different, but if a player isn't good enough, you can't really blame them. We all know Peter Brezovan isn't the most consistent 'keeper we have ever had but he doesn't pick himself. As strange as it...

I think a big part of whether people would be happy with this would be the price of tickets. The direct debit is brilliant, but the cost of a season ticket is still among the highest in this division (at least it was last season, so imagine it would be again this year). People will...

I genuinely could not care less where our manager or head coach happened to be born. I can understand the argument about not being used to English football at Championship level, but you could say the same about a lot of English managers as well. Whether it works out for Oscar Garcia remains...

It is probably showing him who he is picking up at set pieces, where he is expected to go for our corners etc or something similar. Plenty of clubs show substitutes print outs in a ring binder or on a tablet.

Too early to tell. It can take time to adjust to football in a different country.

Not overly bothered about the Poyet part of reaching the quarter final. More interested in the potential money it would have made us.