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The way I see it, ideally we should have at least 2 specialist defensive midfielders and at least 2 specialist attacking midfielders in the squad. Baleba I think is the only specialist defensive midfielder. Yes, we've been playing Gilmour there, Gilmour being a player I like, but he can't...

Billy is clearly a top quality player. But it's an issue of midfielder type. He is playing alongside Pascal Gross, who is a similar ball playing midfielder, who if he has a weak point, it's that he can get done in transition and doesn't have that rare quality which we've been so blessed with...

Gilmour has done brilliantly, I agree. But I believe it's the athleticism we've had in the middle of the park in recent years that we so badly miss. This is why I think we need to bring Carlos through, or possibly find someone like him, but the CM's we were linked with in Jan looked more...

Do you see Carlos getting starts for the rest of the season? I know RDZ used words to the effect of "not ready for PL football", which isn't encouraging. I just think that bringing him through is a strategic imperative. Medium term we're desperate for someone who can win a tackle, cover...

Unduly harsh on Gilmour He's also an inexperienced youngster on a pathway. He'll bulk out and improve in the coming years

Well yes, but I wonder if by then, one of the young centre mids, we've got loaned out or in the u23s will be knocking on the door.

OK, Cameroon must have a decent midfield for him not to make the squad.

Is young Carlos off to play international football next week?

I reckon the lad will bulk out even more in the next 2 or 3 years, maybe he's still growing. He's now getting top level conditioning He'll look some athlete in years to come. And he looks pretty good now.

I could even see him fitting in for one of the top 3 sides in the country

So. Is he starting in the league cup this week?

Ahh, in terms of football chants, it's nowhere near the bottom of the doesn't scan or make sense league

Nice one. Thanks

Well yes. Or you could just put it that we're paying for his potential rather than what he has proved so far in his career. Personally I'm mystified that anyone is going on about the number of games he's played and in what league? If we want proven players we could go for Danny Ings or Craig...

Yep, this is where the transfer market has got to

If i had the chance to swap our CM boys for theirs, I'd say no. Guimares will play a nice pass, but isn't a hard worker. Tonali played well in their first game. Remember though Shearer though is going to milk everything good the do for MOTD. Our boys won't get anything like the sweeping...

I don't agree. Newcastle might win the game, but I don't see us getting smashed in the midfield battle. Their two aren't fantastic tacklers either

This has got to be it. Once the world sees they can rinse TB because he has a few quid in the bank, every subsequent transfer becomes harder. If it is to be no deal, then so be it. We have a competitive squad

Maybe it's all to do with our perilous league position?

I just don't agree with this. Alzate is totally up to standard. I accept there's an argument that he's not a specialist defensive midfielder which is what we need. Remember, the fellas we were looking at signing were 19 and 20. They likely weren't going to come in and improve us straight...