16 Sep 2025 08:50:21
Beto will start sat if fit, Barry needs time, loads of players need time especially if young. Some people need to remember that. I agree that Vardy on 1 year deal would've been good, bit who said he wanted to come here? He has a tidy deal in a lovely part of Italy.
Im not against Ndiaye up front as Dibbling or Alcaraz fit nicely into the attacking 3 behind.
I'd definitely start with Rohl on Sat, especially if Garner is at LB again.
16 Sep 2025 12:46:09
Would disagree with Beto we kept saying if Beto DCL etc had the service they would improve, well Beto certainly now gets the service but he has not improved, myself I would give one of our up and coming talents in the under21s a chance can’t do any worse surely, we have such a good Team now and playing excellent footy, but with the final cog missing a duff striker that we need to change even if it means we go with a false no 9,just my opinion mate.
16 Sep 2025 13:39:19
WTF is a false 9 anyway, can someone explain. If it is a player coming in from deep or the flanks we already have that happening. What position does a BETO not No9 occupy.
16 Sep 2025 15:50:32
The way I see it a false no9 is a Centre Forward who drops deep into midfield getting defenders out of position and then this makes space for the rest of the team to exploit.
16 Sep 2025 18:28:29
Guernsey, which u21? Who has been so good they cannot be ignored? How many have played top flight or senior lower level football?
16 Sep 2025 18:29:04
What kind of football have you false 9 advocates been playing. Because it happens all the time and always has. It is just another midfielder.
16 Sep 2025 18:44:04
Braiden Graham he’s been getting some very good accolades on his play, it’s only my opinion Bunkbeds but we can’t keep putting Beto in while he can’t even hit a barn door mate.
16 Sep 2025 20:29:49
This "false 9" Davey said this and that came from a NewsNow article, where "Davey" hasn't said anything yet again a load of tripe and posted on here as gossip! . The article and suggestion was made by another reporter due to Russell Martin ex Southampton manager being quoted over 12 months ago that Dibling could play as a false 9 as done it in training. Really is embarrassing what people read and repost and gets lapped up and made out our manager " Davey" has said such.
16 Sep 2025 20:34:21
So throw a untried kid in against the world's best defender GB and have the guy that gave him his hardest game last season on bench?
16 Sep 2025 21:19:03
Yep what a stage for the lad.
16 Sep 2025 22:31:33
Guernsey, I get that Beto isn't the answer but neither is playing a youngster like Brandon Graham. If so it would happen a lot more than it does, across most top flight teams.
Jan or next summer i'd expect change but until then hopefully Beto can get us some goals.
17 Sep 2025 07:50:40
Hope you are right Bunkbeds mate.
17 Sep 2025 12:44:22
Worlds best defender?
17 Sep 2025 13:49:56
Me too GB Bud.
17 Sep 2025 14:10:45
Fans often use Rooney as an example of a young player that was thrown in. He was an exceptional talent. Who put him in? Moyes. If Moyes thought we had an equivalent talent, I’m sure he’d put him in. The fact that Graham doesn’t even make the bench should suggest he’s not ready. Expect Beto to start and occupy the CBs as he has done before. Free up space for Grealish and Ndayie.
17 Sep 2025 19:26:22
Probably because he was the last kid to come through and have any impact, jb. The young lad Graham looks very promising, maybe he isn't ready for first team but just putting him on the bench could be a kick up the arse for the other two. We had a great summer window in terms of getting in players of better quality than we had last season, it's just a shame that we couldn't get a new forward in as well. Especially with selling Chermiti, it has left us a bit light in that department which means there isn't too much pressure on the two up top to perform week in week out. Really hope we address this in January, along with a RB as well. Maybe a bit greedy of me but I think that will help us attack the top end of the table in the new year rather than hovering in the lower reaches of the league like the last few seasons.
{Ed025's Note - amen to that BP..
17 Sep 2025 20:02:40
With you on that be mate.
18 Sep 2025 10:27:06
Putting Graham on the bench is massively different to starting him in a Derby.