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I think they missed that irony somewhere. How any team can moan about the behaviour of players when they have Forestieri is beyond me. He must be the worst in the Championship for gamesmanship. On Saturday he spend most of the game rolling around on the floor as our defenders didn't give him a...

I'm not sure anyone wrote him off but there were quite a few who were surprised we chose to spend that much on a centre back when Goldson and Dunk had been so good last season. Judging by his performances so far though he is worth every penny. We look so dominant at the back, especially at set...

Agreed. The competition at full back when Rosenior returns and Pocognoli builds up his match fitness is going to be immense. Another position where we've improved our cover from last season.

Agree with all of this especially the comment about conceding on Saturday. I've never seen a keeper and defenders so annoyed about conceding what was almost certain to just be a consolation (and in a historic win too). Stockdale looked so dejected when walking off the pitch having had a very...

I very much doubt he would be tempted. Ignoring the apparently trigger happy chairman and a club still in turmoil from last year, he's a former Birmingham manager and still popular there. Very much doubt he'd be wanted by Villa fans (for that reason) and he seems more loyal to clubs than that...

It was from open play so Murray would have made no difference although I do agree we look more solid from set pieces now and I think the signings of Murray and Duffy are a key reason for that

I see your point but think more teams will win at Ipswich this year than at Sheffield Wednesday. Anyway, it doesn't really matter, happy to stay under the radar again.

Thought we might have got more as we were playing Wednesday. It's laughable for Iwelumo to say Huddersfield's win at Ipswich, who haven't scored in five games, is a bigger result than us winning at Wednesday.

Absolutely. I didn't think he was a waste of money, I was just surprised we spent so much on a centre back when we had two really good options in Dunk and Goldson. However, watching Duffy over the last five games (after a couple of dodgy moments against Newcastle and Brentford), you can see he...

It would be great if that's true. Paying out £3 million for a manager who has only been there two months and replacing him with McClaren. Could be a few Championship changes with Cardiff and Villa probably close to sackings too.

It's always been clear that Lewis Dunk had potential to be a brilliant centre back but he needed to cut out the rash challenges. This season, so far, he seems to have done that and his game has gone to a new level. He's always had a good range of passing but that pass for Baldock's goal...

Stockdale 8.5 - Nothing he could do about the goal but brilliant save from a long range short and commanded his area well Bruno 8 - Solid as usual. It's hard to believe he's 36 when you watch him Duffy 9.5 - Amazing. What a signing he looks. Won everything in the air (along with Dunk) and...

Agree with this. I think that is what happened with LuaLua yesterday that caused his tweet. If we'd signed a striker, we might have let him go on loan.

Very, very harsh on Hemed. He scored a few penalties, that is true, but he still had a decent return for his first season in English football without them. And, given our penalty issues in recent years, I'm surprised any Brighton fan is so dismissive of a player scoring them.

I think this is a very fair reflection. I'm not sure we'd have challenged for the top two even with signing a striker but I'm sure we won't compete with the likes of Newcastle and Villa after all the signings they've made. I am confident we'll challenge for a top six place again and, if we're up...

So you thought it was worth starting a new thread to offer the same old complaints. Obviously Tony Bloom, Paul Barber, Chris Hughton and Paul Winstanley are aware that we need a new striker. However, you offer Gray and Kodija as examples but both were bought by clubs with parachute payments, as...

Obviously many do but if you're that desperate to leave, put in a transfer request early (thereby giving up any right to loyalty bonuses) rather than waiting for the last minute.

Agreed. That's where he loses the argument. If you want a move, hand in a transfer request initially, not on the last day. He was trying to win both ways by getting a move and extra payments, which he would forfeit by handing in a transfer request. I think he's behaved pretty badly from the...

Fair enough. I thought you meant the other way round. Agree, it is a desperate move.

Because he scored once for West Brom last season and, at 34, I doubt clubs were lining up to sign him.