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Reply | Sell Jon Varane ?
at 15:27 14 Jan 2026
Well Kev Gallen and Dave McIntyre wrote Kolli off last season on their podcast as not good enough - which I, and several others, called out at the time.
Now, as all the evidence points to the contrary, they're still failing around trying to justify their (wrong) opinion. Apparently he's not good, he just has big hair and Algerian heritage... hmmmm. Ok.
These are the people btw who said Madsen would never be any good. Now our best player.
So yeah, Gallen, great former player, McIntyre, good reporter.
Both couldn't spot a player if smacked them in the face. |
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Reply | Qpr players from Australia
at 16:18 13 Jan 2026
He was a funny one. Got an out of the blue move to West Brom and then promptly disappeared. |
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Reply | Morrison going out on loan
at 13:52 13 Jan 2026
Been saying since last season that Liam Morrison isn't of the level. He's too slight and weak, not quick and not all commanding or good in the air. Looks like Julien Stephan agrees.
Vale is a bigger shame for me. He looked like quite exciting technical player, big and strong with it, but his total lack pace is problem. He looks stiff to me. That broken back injury may have taken too much out of him. |
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Reply | Kolli
at 10:13 12 Jan 2026
I'm not trying to assassinate Kone's character or say he's a bad player - I just didn't think he played well yesterday. His hold up play was poor and stopped us getting up the pitch.
IMO.
I don't think it's just outrageous or nasty thing to say. Surprised by how defensive people get about it. |
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Reply | Kolli
at 21:17 11 Jan 2026
Got to be honest I’ve noticed that too. |
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Reply | Kolli
at 21:09 11 Jan 2026
Ok so the metric now is - is he better than Sinclair Armstrong and Lyndon Dykes?
Of course he is.
But he was still poor today. Not sure why it’s such an outrageous thing to say. He actually missed the header and scored with his shoulder so he was quite lucky it went in. He’s generally been poor in the air. His heading needs serious work.
He can still be a good player for us. Whether he can be very good is yet to be established.
I really hope he can. The player I saw play vs Wrexham looked very exciting. |
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Reply | Kolli
at 20:49 11 Jan 2026
Is this the name facts about Richard Kone game?
None of them change the fact he was poor today and struggled. |
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Reply | Kolli
at 20:33 11 Jan 2026
Yeah, apart from when he scored with his shoulder, he was poor.
Kolli, Madsen and Dunne looked the part.
Hayden put in lots of good tackles. |
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Thread | Kolli
at 19:34 11 Jan 2026
Showed he has what it takes again today, I felt. Really impressive from a 20 year old. Super sharp touch, great one touch link play and he's so strong.
Interesting to see which players looked comfortable at that level generally.
Sadly Kone looked out of his depth all game.
Thought Dunne did well but then go horribly exposed by Summerville for their second.
For me Madsen looks like a Premership class centre mid. Stood out all game as our Rolls Royce player.
Smyth was the big surprise IMO. Really held his own. Was pretty magnificent.
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Reply | January transfer rumours
at 16:33 9 Jan 2026
Yeah we bought him for £850K
Frankly he’s hit a wall this season. He simply cannot move the ball forward quickly and decisively in transitions and turn overs. It turns promising openings into nothing.
Huge limitation in his game.
Anything from £3 million up we should take. |
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Reply | Ronnie Edwards
at 08:13 9 Jan 2026
I don’t personally feel he’s ever showed ‘great promise’. I felt he was ok, as in, not a disaster, and pretty positionally astute.
Really the cause for excitement was he was young and new and from Bayern Munich.
And most importantly we were struggling at the back at the time and needed a new hope.
But to me his physique is a huge problem. He’s neither quick nor strong. He’s not commanding in any way.
And certainly if he is to progress, which I doubt he can, then he certainly needs to playing week in and week out, not sitting on the bench as back up. |
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Reply | Ronnie Edwards
at 02:36 9 Jan 2026
A few people mentioning Morrison.
He’s not got it. Far too slight, weak in the air, slow and accident prone. Not to mention injury prone.
Signing Edwards signals the end of his time here. Which is the right call. [Post edited 9 Jan 3:57]
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Reply | Ronnie Edwards
at 16:32 8 Jan 2026
He’s a great player, a potential to be a Rolls Royce player.
But £4.5 million is BIG MONEY for a club like ours for a CB when we’ve got a decent set as it is and several big prospects in the position too.
I’d feel it’s kinda… dunno… an over reach perhaps? We need to spend £4.5 million getting a proper keeper and two full backs.
But still, what I think is good sense aside, it’s very exciting. |
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Reply | January transfer rumours
at 14:38 7 Jan 2026
Fair enough mate but your responses earlier irritated me re ‘we’re watching a different player’ etc like I didn’t know what I was talking about re passing - and then when a slew of both stats and opinions backed me up you started questioning the foundation of stats. Which felt a bit desperate. So yeah, felt you were a bit dismissive and then pedantic about the evidence to the contrary.
But agree it’s just an opinion. That’s what it’s all about anyway.
On the wider point. We desperately need a quality goalkeeper and a proper left back we own and can rely on. The two squad priorities by a country mile for me. |
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Reply | January transfer rumours
at 11:28 7 Jan 2026
So you’re disregarding stats now based on your ‘eyes’
My ‘eyes’ don’t agree. Nor do the stats. Nor do his performances this season by consensus.
But it’s clearly a hill you’re gonna die on so let’s leave it there. |
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Reply | January transfer rumours
at 08:34 7 Jan 2026
Yeah I think his passing skills are decent actually. Ok when he’s having an erratic game or the team isn’t gelling it can go down hill. But fundamentally he’s a proficient passer.
For instance, was Dunne a better passer than Mbengue. I’d say not. Can’t think of many RBs we’ve had in recent years who are better passer than Mbengue. So not sure what you’re expecting.
As for crossing. Northern is right they can be totally wild but he also has crosses whip and intent in his locker. Opener vs Leicester being a good example |
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Reply | January transfer rumours
at 07:30 7 Jan 2026
Couldn’t agree less.
His deficiencies are much more of an issue at centre back. Fatal even. He can’t be allowed to play there again.
He’s also, contrary to what you say, a decent player on the ball and passes and carries well for this level.
We have much bigger issues to solve than Mbengue at RB
Left back for a start. |
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Reply | January transfer rumours
at 14:48 6 Jan 2026
Yep agree since he’s moved to RB he’s been good. Occasionally very good. We lacked pace and aggression and ability to carry the ball at full back for a long time.
One thing. He gets over excited if he beats a man and tends to over elaborate and get into a jam and get tackled. If someone could teach him to offload sooner, he could really be something. |
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