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[Disclaimer: Not serious] Who is YOUR early season scapegoat? Based on recent matches and our ABYSMAL form (OUT of the Carabao Cup, only SIXTH in the League, lost TWICE all season and failed to beat the whipping boys) it's clear that the knives are out! So who will you pick? 1. Fabian...

Didn't see this anywhere, but another Boca link this window after Barco and Ezequiel Fernandez

Before we (I) spend hours (days) getting annoyed about how unappreciated we are by the media, I thought it would be good to share these 3 (now 4) Guardian reviews of the season. Makes for good reading: Players of the Season...

Right, looks like we're going somewhere here. £14.1m for the striker we've been looking for, but the big question is: Will he pass his medical? Given that in August, 3 players failed medicals/fell through due to injury (Dwamena, Neto and the defender whose name I can't recall...) and the fact...

So for most, it seems obvious that Hughton has made a massive difference to the way our team is set up. He's meticulous in his preparation and seems to a) know his players and their strengths and b) know his opposition and be tactically nimble where possible. However, two things stand out as...

I know it's been done to death probably, and a cursory search hasn't brought anything recent up, but more and more I watch football and think some rules are in desperate need for change (and some that need re-introducing, or some that would be nice to have). If you could have: - 1 rule scrapped...

Stockdale - 4 - Had little to do, didn't do it well Bruno - 5 - Not great, delivered some very poor crosses Greer - 4 - Lost at times. in a very poor run of form Dunk - 7 - Our best defender by a very large margin Bennett - 6 - Got forward well, put in some decent crosses but thought he was...

I know my opinion on the chap, what's yours?

Under Gus and Oscar the one thing I was always slightly disappointed with was the predictability of selection. For instance, you knew that without fail, Dunk wouldn't play unless injury forced him to, Calderon would be dropped at the first opportunity and new signings would walk into the side...

So given Burnley have invested in boosting their strikeforce, many on here believe he's nowhere near good enough for the Prem, Burke seems to like to re-visit players (mainly loan, I know) and we still haven't truly replaced him for the job he did in the squad, do any of the fine ladies and...

Kuszczak 8 - Some brilliant saves and distributing was better. Had no chance with any of the goals Ward 6 - Got forward ok, defended ok Greer 4 - Distribution was very poor and got sucked in for the pen Upson 5 - Better than Greer but still poor Calderon 6 - Did ok Andrews 5 - Not good Crofts...

Kuszczak 4 Indecisive and kicking was horrendous Maksimenko 5 A bit overawed and lacked a bit of composure Greer 6 Never really given options to pass so went route one a lot Upson 6 See Greer but could have done more for their first Calderon 6 Great ball for Ulloa but left wide spaces down the...

Who will it be? :albion2:

Purely hypothetical of course, but if our Leo was English and had done everything he'd done in Spain here instead, how much do you reckon he'd be worth? I reckon at least £8m...

Kuszczak - 9 - Another excellent game and some quality saves; Bruno - 5 - Ok going forward but to frustratingly lax in possession. Gives the ball away far too much Upson - 8 - Very solid indeed El-Abd - 9 - Excellent Bridge - 9 - Again, excellent and sadly highlight how poor Bruno looks at the...

Watching the Sky coverage and its clear that we don't sign ugly players any more. :kiss:

Kuszczak 6 Did little wrong and not at fault for the goals Greer 5 Poor El Abd 6 Did well Dunk 6 Did nothing wrong and unlucky to be the early sub Bridge 6 Comparitively quiet Lopez 7 Terrible at times but superb at others. Balls of stwel woth the pen Crofts 5 Anonymous Hammond 6 Not bad but...

Kuszczak 7 Very little to do. Unlucky with the goal. Bruno 7.5 Very good as usual Greer 5 Poor El Abd 6 Marginally better then Greer Bridge 7 Still looks great Bridcutt Pretty good Crofts 5 Anonymous Hammond 6 Improved slightly but still not at his best David 6.5 Some lovely touches and link up...

Never makes a run past his man, never does his hit and run move anymore. I'm probably wrong but already tonight he has been in several positions to knock it past and tyrn on the boosters but turned it down every time.

Kuszczak 7 nothing to do Bridge 8 excellent Greer 7 solid El Abd 6 did nothing wrong Calderon 6 not his best but struggles for not being Bruno Bridcutt 5 very poor Dicker 4 worse Hammond 7 solid game did well at cb Buckley 4 poor game by his standards and always offside Barnes 6 shunted all over...